Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22
Very Lame Defense,

voters of the Nineteenth Ohio district, in |
answer to the charges brought against
him on account of the Credit Mobilier |
transaction. 1t is simply, to great ex-
tent, reaffirma;ion of Mr.. Garfilld's
before the investigation COM
mittee, but it contains tho following siugu-
lar appeal;
If there be citizen of the United States
who is willing to believe that for 1929 l have
bartered away my good name, and to false
hood have added perjury, these pages are not
to him.
If there be one who thinks that any part of
my public life has been gagged on 50 low Il
Level as these charges would place it, | do not
address him.
address those who are willing TO believe
that it is possible for u man to serve the
public without personal dishonor.
To any one really familiar with the
facts it is apparent Mt once that there is
dsingenuouS about the state
meut in the first sentence quoted. 1t
never was charged that Gen. Garfeld's
induceneut to enter into this transaction
was lut putty rum VI NbSpI WhNu
actually received. He became the virtual
owner OF stock worth al least 50 600 on
which the 1929 was merely part of divi-
idend and other dividends on which had
paid for it without Mr.. Garfield putting his
hand in his pocket to advance single
cent. No Que who has intelligonily
studied the testimony doubts that MIR.
Garfield could have obtained possession CT
the stock and the subsequent dividends Mt
any time up to the exposure of the trans
action but the same reasons which led him
to deny the ownership later prevented
his assertion Of his rights
He manifests in this very defense his
unwillingness to have this matter judged
by an impartial weighing of the evidence,
aud pleads his personal character when
that character il the very thing under
investigation, and after it had been i'm
peached by committee OF his fellow
Congressman. Did Mr.. Garfield mean to
intimate in this queer defense that the
committee OF congress WHICH hstereu 10
it and refused to accept it, was not will
ling to believe that it is possible tor
man to serve the public without per-
sonal dshonor2"
This defense, which our esteemed COM
temporary, the Morning Meas, points out
q.
tnls morning, appears 10 US AZ utterly
Inadequate and even childish. II is an
-, o-.-,
appear iroin 'he 'eruict vi oonRreSsiohai
committee which certainly was not biased
..;..,. A.. csJ. 10 ~ .,,.-,,,..,. -,
"s"'n'' mt S"''ieiu " 'uo 'si'o"' "a
personal friends ard adherents. 1t will
mt sorve tha nurn,ee songb. ,rd il f.;l,d
f' '''
10 accomplish lis immediate obJect with
GRANT MANY nf ihc Ohm RpDublican voters
~, =,
To whom IL was addressed Inc New
York Herald. which hes been urging that
c...,, co.so,a It'll .,lo a,..a
oere'ni 0Aiio'" 'H"'' i'nhe "" eAP'ai'''
ton or defense of the charges against bin,
h,, ,i.oa, A., ,,.;,,,o, th;, On o,,,,a a,,f,o
nas ai'auy p''''''" WIS ''-'hi'' "''ieHh'
and says of it:
| Much has been said within few months
mast rspecinlly ly orators and organs uf IN
| Ernuhiirnn faith on the unhnn,v rnnditio,,
! of n rrent nara mt ON the defensive by thr
record of its candidate, and i'm view nf thf
| document referred 10 Rcnnblicous will have
| new reason To reflect dreuIy on that unint
md oven To consider that If "A marty OH Nh,
! defensive il badly ar "A nnrtv On tIc drr.n.
! siyr vithont any defense IL certainly In A
much more lameninblp position GENERA
Garfield il exrrr1ini,ly ,,enernns in his staff.
tions that are not asked in this connection
Ills generosity indeed in giving abundant
information on poiuts ns 10 which thor,. MA,
mo- duult. il in irounrtion 10 tLe rinid strict
ness of his delivery on particulars Ms to wlicl
,,i ie 1pusi "''m my ,u''tI H"'.Si,f,
Mobilicr and the people already knew JUS
ml IT. VII t. IT, Eve statement o. tlle Tor
themselves the secret of their game, Ms if t
y:rv Sccrery ,,narantnod H. innnn, t' of H.
persons who received part of the spoil Bu
~ Nrt,,n ~ nun 10y 10 MY" ll,a' Miivl
part of the game, of COURSE, and the
paiu ior ~ sllped IonEre''inyh no
HELM them along bv leaving them alone. hi,
.icli. Garfield accept a valuable consideration
rountry and fine answer nm, IL, is moi ' sotislar,or,
He says he had loan, Evidence enough t
s nar ,'i L i"Pmial j"uft H. Oh lial l4I, ,i
n new trait of vacilhtion. The accused II
turns 10 tllat statement OF lls c'st wilicl Il
had proved his comnllcity. vel holds ON To- th
loan theory which was a prcviucation due I
oripino statrm'nt IN H. fsIs" ~ Tn, Il il ~,
strange if in Il case whore every defense mad
H., poor u ill1'i siioa l'pI W. "lio 10 ue'''
wo 40 mn, dorh, ,h,, eli, :, = 60,
ev,ress;on NJ tho v;ew all ,nr-.i,aico
man mil, ,oLo os .h;s o,,,,,t.5 a,rons.
Tho ;r,,,s,;o,o, ,or.;,an ~ .o,xs,
ho1;.,a, tho. .,,o,,o 49, a;e .,.;,I ~,
does 30 ~iiiiuily, ana Tor some imprope
feaSori out no unbiased maA can doul
that the New YORK HeFam would pret'
that successful defense OF Gener
: GARFIELD should he presented The HeTd
, mas no l'keing for being too closely col
hned to single candidate, and yet
3 some adequate defense OF Gener
0 GARFIELD IS not forthcoming 1t is almo
J driven to the support OF Gen. iancocl
1t is, We believe, strongly disposed
s accept anything really going to prov
. that the Congressional Committee erred
e rejecting General Gsrti4ld's testimony {
b false, bat it cannot with any self-respe
r or consistency accept a mere rehaah Of Il
o rejected testimony Us vindication of Il
r original testimony Il was the Heyn