The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-08
WHY THEY WOULD NOTSUPPORT
HIM.

cd Uf tuS ItpuUIic<kLS IA SdiACiO . uiS-
triet in 1876. giving reasons why they
could not support him for congress:
FELLOW CIT1zENs:-We who address
you were appointed committee for this
purpose by an Independent Convention
of Republicans assembled for the purpose
of putting in nomination suitable person
as candidate for Congress in opposition
to James a Garfield.
The cause which imLelled the calling
of that convention and inspired its action
are set forth in the resolutions by it ad
opted and printed herewith. To the
ind ctment contained In those resolutions
and the evidence submitted in support
thereof We respectfully call your attention
and ask your candid consideration.
We have no grievances. We never
sought favors at Mr.. Garfeld's hands and
have no personal quarrel with him. On
the contrary we have been among his
warmest political friends and supporters
and now only attack his acts and conduct
in public life and the character he has
thereby attained.
1t is easier to float with the tide than
to row against it and regret the necessity
that compels us to denounce him.
1t is fitting that as true men..we should
seek the cause and remedy for this state
of ruin and We look not far nor long
Corruption in Office and want of wisdom
in legislation loom up before Us. We
review with pride our party history and
achievements, but we now see fraud in
high places eating at its vitals. Its rev.
enue officers were found stealing and
dividing with whisky rings. Its secre
taries sell post traderships. Its Con-
gresham raise their own salaries and
make them retroactive; take great fees
for argument on pavement jobs before
boards of their own creation and pocket
the dividends of great frauds like the
Credit Mobilier. Corruption rides in
81 600 Landaulets, purchased at Govern
ment expense. and Congressman build
palaces at the Capital while the people
toll and sweat under their burdens-they
forget that they are but the servants of
the nation and act as if they were its
owners seeking to wiring from it the great
est number of dollars for their own base
purposes.
The Republican party has done much
to purify itself within itself. Its whisky
ring revenue officers are convicted and
imprisoned. Belknap is deposed and
impeached and only escapes conviction
by technicality. Its salary stealing.
credit mobilier, pavement jobbing Con-
gressmen are mostly retired. James A.
his compeer as a great pavement lawyer
nominated without opposition in dis
trict Republican last year by $500 mai
GRITTY was buried at the polls by Henry
B. Payne, a Democrat, by 2, 500 majority.
The office holders nominated him but
the brave honest people rebuked them.
James A. Garfield fell from 10,935
majority in 1872 to 2, 526 majority in 1874.
sob, what fall was there my country
men," Rebuked, short of character for
truth and integrity, all that is noble in
manhood, almost defeated, he stands
NJ of
and greed.
BY the arts of the orator and demago-
que, of which he is consummate master
he is striving and struggling and may
postpone the day of his final doom but
he bears upon his front the writing upon
the wall, ''naena, naena, takel, atphdr-
SIM"
"Whom the Gods would destroy they
first made mad"
Forgetting his duty to his country and
constituents, in his haste to serve his
bond-holding masters, on the 18th of July,
1870, he committed himself to the defense
of that great fraud upon the people, the
demonstration of the silver dollar and
denounced it's restoration as ''swindle
on so vast scale as to make the achieve.
ment illustrious.
That speech so weak in its logic, and
so damning in its political heresies, and
80 ruinous to the high pretensions to
craftsmanship of its author is suppressed
by the Republican editors of his district
and is only to be found i'll the Congress
sional Record. Holding post offices and
other places of emoIument at his will they
dare to raise their voices only in his
praise.
If the Republican party would survive
it must strike from its rolls the last dis
honored name and select only honest,
true and brave men to fill its high places.
Flaming oratory upon the horrors of
Andersonville and Libby, and the dis
ordered condition of the South are poor
compensation for want of integrity. The
fools who believe that another great Re.
bellion or payment of the Rebel debt are
imminent, are only found in The post
office and lunatic asylums. The people
know better, and that cry of the demago-
que to arouse their fears that he may get
their votes ought to be of no avail.
G.. n. FUTILE.
p. BoswoRTH,
b. III. HINE,
of Lake county.
J. A. GIDDINGs,
of Ashtabula, son of Joshua r. Giddings,
the great Abolitionist.
l.. E. DURFEE,
of Geanga.
L. d. BROWN,
of Portage.
A. YoUMANs,
of Trumbull.
A CARD.
To all who are suffering from the en-
rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous
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