Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-17

that work. on his way from New Orleans
| to Washington he prepares an argument
| in the case. | wish to connect directly
this transaction with the duties of the man
who takes the solemn oath TO deal fairly.
! ii is your duty a. a member of the com
mission to deal fairly The next question
is, what did Garfield do in regard 10
Louisiana? That we can find on page S03.
| say he knew that Louisiana was demo-
cratic by 5000 majority when he sat in
that inner room and had private CONVEX
sation with the witnesses, and prepared in
terrogatOries to guide and control their
testimony, when he was at that work. and
when he was writing n brief to make it APP
pear the other way, he knew Louisiana
had cast democratic majority of 5000,
and here is his sworn testimony on that
subject
q. Did YOU yet any idea how the vote IL
Louisiana stood from the returns
A. | had all those deas that could be got from
the newspapers and the leaders Of the different
parties. We had had of course, very full infor-
nation of that sort.
q. Presenting that there were not some par
shcs to he thrown out by the returning board. it
was very clear that the state had gone for
Nichols and Tilden; was it not!
A. Ii was very well understood by the time rot
there that, it nothing but the face of the returns
was to be considered aud ii every vote sent up
was 10 be treated a legal vote Mr., Tildcn
was ahead.
q. And if every vote sent up VA, i legal vote,
and some more republican votes We're not found
il was very clear that the state had gone for
Nichols and Tidcn1
A.. Yes.
There is your man, republicans, that
you propose to place III the chair that
Washington occupied. voice, No,
never" 1t will never be done. No man
with Il record like that did ever take that
chair and in the kind providence Of an
eternal tod it will never occur. He knew
by the returns that Tilden for president
and Nicholl for governor were elected in
the state of Louisiana, and yet when he
Orleans he staid there Is days, and all
where nobody could find him except they
passed from the public hall through
another room, and there alone. with poor
ignorant witnesses, he prepared inter
rogatories, and talked with them, and
that those interrogatories and that talk
went to the returning board and furnished
the scoundrcs Of that board the pretext to
return against the truth that Tilden was
beaten in louisiana. DO you suppose that
this man was to return to Washington
and become II juror and decide whether
Tiden or Hayes were elected, and to de
eide between man and man whether Hen
bricks or Wheeler was elected vice pres
ident. lie says, on page 7H3:
| heard of nothing Of the kind; that is oi de-
csion then made. | don't think that any Of our
party had heard Of IL for we left in great anx-
icty rs to what thcresnt would be.
Then little further down he says
We went away from that meeting, and within
perhaps three hours from that time at least, by
the first train after that we left New Orleans. |
know there was great anxiety among us all rs to
what the result would br, and we had no word or
hint of it until we had passed Bcllnirc ON Tues
day morning, whena dispatch was received, adj
dressed to some of our number, perhaps to Scna-
tor sherman, giving us the first intination Of the
conclusions Of the returning board.
And what do You, iair-mnded men,
that have from time 10 time taken
your seats upon the Jurors box, what do
you think of the man that is to come on
to Washington to try the cause? Being
anxious in his mind as he leaves New
Orleans, and all the way from that city I'M
til he reached Bellairc, until he reaches
Ohio, he is in Il great state of anxiety, and
then dispatch comes at lightning speed.
"The work is done. The work is done,
and there is no anxiety thence on forever!
The perjury and the forgery is committed.
The people Of the United States have
and majesty and il their glor-
ious sovereignty III the bal
lot box. They have been beaten like the
old lion that had his paws entanged in the
mcshcs of the net The great people of
the United States are beaten, and part of
the work was done in that room, and for
ever from this time Infamous room in the
custom house, and this is the evidence gen
tlcmcn. John {. New you that stand high
rs citizen Of indianapolis, this, is the
evidence that | quoted in my speech ut
Marion. And ! gave page and document
SO full that if you wanted the truth you
can not fall into error, and here is what |
said in that original speech Garlicld's
testimony commences at page 7S9, and
here il is ; you can come and look for your
selves tretcrring To the book, Document
81, accompanying report l20, house of
representatives, third session, 10Th CON
gress Is that not in detail Why it is
more specific than the conveyancer de-
scribes Il piece Of land in Il deed or will.
Now, tomorrow morning, let him who
wrote the article this morning come down
ON his knees and pray Gods pardon, and
go to the ,Io,uHai office and do Justice to IL
ncighbor; aye more than that-do justice
to himself; ave, more than that do Justice
to the intelligence, sentiment and iudg-
ment of the people OF indianapolis, that
he addresses every morning. lie knows
not where the evidence is, and will he now
repeat what hesaid this morning? A lit
tie further docks at the book cant
find it(here il isl; il you are on to 4
thing You will always find tif il is there,
and we democrats are going to stick to this
man until he is sorry he was ever nomina-
ted Applause He may understand
that there is now eneireling him popular
Judgment and Il public conscience that is
more terrible than the fate that awaits the
wicked Here is what the journal says
II this can hc suhstantiatcd, then Gar
field would he disgraced How stands he
now How il il between YOU and me-
between your intelligence and your con.
sciences and minds Aye, more than that.
How is it between vou and yourselves Is
he disgraced? Mess Mr. Hendricks
can substantiate the charge he is disgrnced.
have accepted the issue, without fear;
and stand here in the presence of my
ncighhors, | thank God and your intelli-
gcnce, | am not disgraccd, Mr.. Hen