Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-08
MORE INVESTIGATION.
NOW GARFIELD WILL RECEIVE A GER
TiFicATE OF CHARAcrEn-TAIE
THE RECORD.
rhe Washinglon coIrespondent oI


The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Mercury gets at the
facts in this way
IL is definitely settled that at the
meeting OF Congress in December two
lines of inquiry will bo act On foot In
the House OF Representatives with the
design OF putting the Republican party
on record for the next TOUR years. The
first will be u reopeu'ng of tue Credit
Moblier business IN view Of Garheld's
recent denials and OF the statement
made by Judge Poland that i he and
bis Republican colleagues had known
Of the latter testimony which has since
come TO their knowledge, they would
not have declared that Garfield was
guilty of bribo taking and perjury.
This statement Of Judge Poland gives
reason for making the investigation,
and the Democrats have had no chance
to do it before, as the whole matter
was formerly in Republican hands.
That Garfield was guilty in this affair
of double crime none but extreme
Radicals doubt and il is the intention
OF the Democrats to bring this guilt
home TO him in such manner as 10
compel the Republican party which
nominated him to assume the respon'
sibllity Tor this
CRIME AGAINST THE NATIONS HONOR
and to answer for it TO the country, OI
course this will not prevent Garfield,
taking bis seat, but before be does sc
the House will place itself on rec rd
4 by declaration that james A. Gar
field has been found guilty OF double
crime Of bribe. taking and perjury, anc
in the judgment Of Congress ought tC
be forever disqualified from hold nl
any position Of honor or trust under
the Government, and that in view o
his record il becomes the succeed
T ing Congress to keep close watch OF
the revenue and the distribution o.
offices On this record Republican,
will have to fight it out for the nox
four years, and it will place the advan
tage politically with the Democrats.
The second line OF inquiry will b.
the alleged frauds by which the Stat,
of New York was carried by the Re
publicans for Garfield, and this will b,
done with no idea OF disputing Gar
fields title to the Presidency, but will
the idea of calling the attention o
Congress to the system of white slav
cry at the North by which the employ
ers drive the clerks and workmen u
, the polls TO vote as they dictate, ant
10 outrageous interference Of Fedora
Marshalls with voters and challenger
on election day. investigation will
show that there never was an election
in which the votes Of 80 many mel
were cast by their masters as at tn
one Just past There is not manu-
featuring village in the North where
majority of the workingnen were no
forced to vote as
THEIR EMPLOYERS DICTATED.
Anu lOtTt II NOb u NiluRt vi WY Y
the North where money was not use,
, TO purchase the votes of men who's
/ necessities were pressing, or whose e,
innate of the value OF the lranchis
was low. SO far as the electoral vote
of Connecticut or New Hampshire ar
concerned, they simply represent whit
I instead OF African slave pens, and wi
+. be given 10 Mr.. Garfield--as il will b
, lit will 20 on record as representa-
merely morality as low as ever a
tached to the auction block, 1t will b
j proved that nine million people, equal
:. divided, stood still, in order to 81
}. whether the vast sums Of money COZ
}. tributed by stock brokers, nationi
bankers, monopolist corporations, an
> tariff beDe6ciaries could be successful
y used in New York City, TO hire {
+ compel ten thousand Democrats to vol
n against their convictions or possibly
!, hire twenty thousand men who ha
no right to vote, TO kill the fairly .,
pressed voice of the honest electors {
Q New York. When this record is mad
up by Congress and placed before th
public, the Democrats declare that the
J. can go before the people with cont
q dence that Radicalism will be stampe
out efiectually in 1884.