The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-10-09
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trine on the subject, and showed il
to be incontestibly right. FEis sin
ccrity was unioubted, for, like tho
rest ol lis, he engaged in Tic caus,
us n labor Of love, e,without fec oruny
reward except the thanks Of trul
men.
sUcIF WE'RE HIS TRUE CONVICTIONS
But when he come To denl with
the same subject in his political
capacity he surrendered everything
to his party. He voted for a milf
tary despntism and u regular sys-
ten Of kidnapping md murder in
MI the States of the South. In .he
same act were other provisions
which lie certainly understood to
be in direct conflict with every ar
ticle and every section Of the Con-
stitution. In all this he did not
transgress, like others, in ignorance
or in passion; he sinncd against
light and Knowledge and OIL Il cold
calculation Of partisan policy. It
is nm infinite pity that such Il man
should he not only false to his
country but fllsc to himself.
WHAT MAKES ALL THIS VERY MUCH
WORSE
is his tlenunriation Of General
Hancock for saying that the mill
tary was constitutionaIly suborti-
nato to the civil power, and that
liberty was still tho Inheritance Of
the American people; for these
were propositions which he him
self had asserted and knew to be
true.
1t might DO expected that the
course Of Il man so influenced
would frequently dcilect from the
straight path, and one great ab.
bcration we cannot but remember.
Mr.. rtLDES WAS ELECTED IN 1876.
* false return was the only rO-
source against him. I tlo not be-
live that General Garfield, If let
alone, would commit an election
fraud any moro than he would
steal a horse or a sheep. But when
the managers Of his party demand
ed his aid in a great swindle he
could not refuse. Under that CO.
ercion he went down to Louisiana
and there found it absolutely GER
tain that the Tilden electors Ind
been "duly appointcdn at q legal
and full poll, SO peacefully conduct.
cd there was noteyena squad.
bic about it in tho whole State.
And the appointment SO made was
attcstcl by and recorded Upon
tho certificates and oatlls Of cleo
tionZolticers adverse to-the ap.
pointces in all their feelings and
wishes.
THERE WAS no EARTHLY EXCUSE
FOR DENYING THIS;
no contradiction of it would be
honest. 10 count the State for
Hayes was 4 thing that could be
done only by imputlcnt and un.
mitigatcd fraud. For 4 time I
hoped that General Garfcil'S share
in that great crime hal consisted
in passive acquiesence, and / am
surprised by tho proofs recently
brought forward of his active as-
sistance in its preparation. His
| Judgment rs q member Of the
Electoral Commission was Il thing
to be expected, for he must long
before that have convinced him
self that q fraud was us good Il way
us any other of clecting 4 Pycsi-
dent. In II political game he did
not think thAt anybody had moral
sense enough to abstain from
throwing n die which he himself
had loaded to win the stake.
This liability to be rushed into
evil courses by his party associates
has brought upon him odium
which he does not deserve in tile
transactions of the Credit NTobiIicr.
Tho stock distributed by Oakes
Amcs was intended to influence the
legislation of Congress corruptly.
Hc and the company who put it in
10 his hands meant business, and