The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
JAMES A. GARFIELD.

On the It'll day of September, 1876
the Republicans of the Nineteenth
Congressional District, met at War
rem, Ohio, and passed a long string
of resolutions against the reelection
OF Mr.. Garfield TO Congress, among
which we find the following, and ask
our Republican friends to read them
and remember it was their own par
.ty that passed them, and against the
man they have nominated for the
Presidency: 2a fir ="
Fourth-Resolved, that there is no
man to-day officially connected with
the administration of our national
government against whom7are justly
preferred more and grayer charges
of corruption than are publicly made
and abundantly sustained against
James A. Garfield, the present rep
resentative of this Congressional
District and the nominee of the Re-
publican convention for reelection,
Fifth-Resolyed, that since he
first entered Congress to1this, day
there is scarcely an instance in
which rings and monopolies have
been arrayed against the Interested
the people; that he has been found
active in speech or vote uponythe
side of the latter, but in almost eve
~ case he has been the ready cham.
pion of the rings and monopolies.
Sixth-Resolyed, that we especi,
ally charge him with yehality and
eowardice in permitting Benjamin
f. Butler to attach to the appropria-
ten bill of 1878, that eyersto beire-
membered infhmy, the Salary Steal
and in speaking and voting for that
measure upon its final pussage. And
charge him with corrupt disregard
of the clearly expressed demand OF
his constituents that he should VOTE
flor its repeal and with evading said
demand by voting for the Hutehin'
son amendment.
Seventh-Resolved, that we fur.
ther arraign and denounce him foi
This corrupt connection with the
fCredit Mobilier, for his false denials
Thereof before his constituents, fol-
his periured denial thereof before o
committee of his peers in Congress
for fraud upon his constituents in
circulating among them a pamphlet
purporting to set forth the finding
of said committee and the evidenct
against, him, when in fact materia
portions thereof we're omitted ant
lgarhled.
~Eighth-Resolved, that we furthei
arraign and charge him with corrup
bribery in selling his official infu
ence as Chairman of the COMMITTEE
on Appropriations for $4,000 to tn
DeGolyer pavement ring to aid then
in securing a contract from tn.
Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict of Columbia; selling his infu
ence to aid said ring in imposin,
upon the people of said District
pavement which is almost WORTHLESS
at a price three times its cost, a
sworn to by n Of the contractors
selling his influence to aid said rim
Z in procuring a contract, to procur
t which it eorruptly paid $4,000 "fo
!, influence" selling his influence in
matter that involved no question {
law, upon the shallow pretext ths
he was acting as a lawyer; sellin
e his influence in a manner so palpab,
s and clear as to be so found and d
g clared by IN impartial and comp
tent court upon an issue solemn
tried.
= Ninth-Resolved, that we arraie
8 him for the fraudulent manner
g which he attempted in his speech d
4 livered at Warren, on the 10Th ds
, of September, 1874, to shield hir
:, self from just censure in receiviI
/ the before named $4,000, by false
e representing, in said speech, tn
te the Congress of the United Stat
were not responsible for the acts
said board, o the United Stat
liable for the debts created thereh
v when in truth and in fact, az he tn
< well knew, the said Board of Publ
n Works and the officers of said D
IF trict we're but the agents and instr
. ments of Congress and the Unit
u States was responsible for the j
z. dehtednass nv them created.