The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23


had dethronsd truth and exalted perjury; 1t
had beat down Consultations, trampled upon
law, bayoneted Legislatures and reversed
the will OF the American people; 1t had
made Colfax Vice President, Robson Sec.
rotary of the Navy, Laundaulet Williams
Attorney Genera. and hundred or more
equally execrable villain Federal OFF,
cials, and was, therefore, ready
to nominate Garfield. Colfax, though
by no means alone in the
infamy of bis record, had been, by q combina-
ton of felonies, lifted somevha. higher than
his associates in crime, and the Chicago Con-
vention, in the frenzy Of its madness, con-
cluded to set up Garfield as historical com.
panion of Colfax. 1t is, therefore. eminently
proper 10 draw a parallel between these two
notorious Republicans This has been done.
and well done, by the New York Sun-so
we'll done that We reproduce the exhibit in
another column. The charges against Gar
field can not be brushed aside and silenced;
they must be met and shown 20 be ground
less. The New York Herald, in commenting
upon them, says:
II the Suns charges are proved General Gar
field is not fit to be President. They are so
utterly damaging, If true, that we reproduce
the Suns statement in another part OF this
paper. The parallel which the Sun draws be-
tween the case of Mr.. Colfax and that of Mr..
Garfield is forcible and striking, and tends to
show that the ruined Colfax is an injured
man Il Garfield is innocent. They had the
same amount OF Credit Mooilier stock assigned
them; they alike denied that they had received
any; the denials of both were rebutted by
strong evidence; but one of them has been
seventeen years in disgrace and the other is
nominated for the Presidency. If the over
whelming ruin of Colfax is just 1t behooyes
the friends of General Garfield to show how
their cases differ. We are willing to judge Of
Mr.. Garfield's defense with the same candor
and impartiality as If the accusation were
new, and as if we had never pronounced
strong opinion against him. But the fact that
the charge is old does not absolve him from
the necessity of refuting 1t.
The grounds of defense thus far offered by
his supporters are as damaging as the original
accusation. They try to belittle it by saying
that 1t is raked Up from the past. Do they
really think that If General Garfield was cor
rupt eighteen years ago that is no reason why
he should not be elected President now?
What Is of real consequence is not whether
the charges are old, but whether they are true.
II tue they are as fatal bar to his election as
Il the offense had been committed yesterday.
Would Colfax be a fit candidate because so
much time has elapsed since his exposure?
The Herald which processes to be the
friend of Garfield, points out the fact that
any reference to the feeling of friendship
manifested by his immediate constituents
will not answer the demand until it is
known whether they acquitted or con-
doned" his crime. Certain il is that he lost
immensely in bis District-about 6 500
votes. The fact that he took but 1929,
which his indiscreet friends regard as too
contemplate to make a noise about, does
not ne et the requirement.. He took 1t as a
bride, and the smaller the bride the more
contemptible the bride taker. The people
must understand this case fully. 1t is vital.
The Republican party has put forth bride.
taker as a candidate for President. 1t is an
insult to the American people. The Gin
cinnati Gazstts admits Garfields degrade
ton by saying:
Cakes Ames allotted $1,000 of Credit Mobilier
stock to James A. Garfield. In point of fact
Garfield never subscribed for 1t; never paid for
1t; never received it; but there was dividend
upon the stock so held by Ames amounting to
S329, which Ames said he paid to Garfield,
which we suppose he did, and that was all he
received, and all that any one pretended he
had received. Garfield denied that he had SUBJ
scribed for the stock, and technically he was
correct; but 1t would have been better had he
told the whole story il 1t was true that Ames
had allotted to and held for him 81 900 Of the
STOCK.
IL would be difficult for the Gazstte to
place Garfield in more humiliatiDg posi-
ton before the country. and still the Ga
zstte remarks that "the Democrats are well
come to all the capital they can make out
of their effort to explode this burnt powder
q second time" The powder, unfortunately
for Garfield, has not been burnt-but the
fire is getting fearfully close 10 it. HIS
friends are sadly indiscreet, and as the New
York Herald remarks. Twill damage him
irretrievably il he leaves his case in their
hands much longer. They have inflicted so
much injury already that it will require ali
his skill to throw their plumbers into the