The Rock Island Argus., 1880-10-25
Garfield the Enemy of Labor.


chinese question worries the Republicans
lit is a bombshell in the camp which
they cannot get away from. AS is custom
ary with the Republican press the usual
style of argument lite lie" is used. but
that don't dlsprove the fact that the letter
is 10 the handwriting Of James A. Garfield
They say Garfield denies it. but who has
seen Gar6eld's denial over his signature2 ?
| They say no such person as II. l., Morey
ever lived in Lynn-but it is known that
such a person did liUe just outside the town
of Lynn. They say that the Employers
| Union" never existed-but it is known that
| it did exist, and that Garfield was con-
suited The St. Louis Republican. one Of
the most cautious and conservative papers
| in the country says of the letter.
IF Garfield has denied the letter on the
Chinese question attributed To him, way
is his denial not spread out Ia the Repub-
| lican papers over his own signature
| There is a great deal Of clustering talk
about its being forgery, but what is said
about Garfield denying its authenticity is
suggestively shadowy. A plain, pointed
and direct denial of the letter over his own
signature would have been the proper
thing, but il does not seem TO have been
| forthcoming He has heretofore shown
himself quite able to deuy what he knew
to be true and he should not be troubled
with any compunctious Of conscience IN
| this case"
Garfield denied that lie ever received
1929 in Credit Mobiiier dividends. and yet
he vas proven to have received that
amouut by a Republican com usittee Of in'
vestigation in the face Of his denial.
After he had deliberately lied about it,and
vehemeUtly dcniod il, he was proven gully
and then he begged O0kes Ames to "let
it go Gs loan so that he (GarGeldl
might be vindicated, but Oakcs Ames de
clired to perjure himself for Garfield
bene6l and the guilty stain remained.
4 that itpe (l873). the Republican press
deLouuced Garfield as unworthy the c0n
fidcncc Of the people and the Harper
| HeeklY carto0ned him as ono who was
gully Of fraud anu untruth. And even
as recently as the late Chicago convention,
oa!y ii few days before ,ho nomination, the
Cincinnati Commercial (Rep.) having in
mind GaIlie Ids rotten record said-"It is
sen%a,ss, this chatter about uolniuatiag
Itariivld-he bas not the record 10 ran on,
ana should Tot be considered in connection
with the presidential candidacy. It would
be suicidal to nominate Garfield.
| Other Republican papers were equally
frank, bct the convention got into hope
less wrangIe and in un,hinking moment
nominated Garfield for Spite
Garfield has favored every land grab
steal. every job that has come before con-
gress during his term as member of that
body. His entire official course has been
in favor Of rings aud moUopolies, aud
against tue masses. NV that he is a
candidate it is sought to smoothe out the
rumpled record, but the task will fail,
Garfield cannot brush aside this letter
by merely decying tho same, which he
has not over his signature. lie cannot
afford to poop pooh the letter. it is too
grave a mater for lightly treating it, His
managers make a mistake in sDrposIng the
people are all fools. fer the people will be
very apt to believe it is true and that he
did write the letter.
Some of the most responsible men in
the country say the letter is genuine.
T Evidence is obtainable that II. L. Morey
was not myth, and that the Employer s
Union dad exist. The handwriting has
been compared with other letters from
. Garfield and pronounced genuine BY
gentlemen whose honor is upquestioned,
and until this array of evidence is remov'
Ied.- Garfield stands before the people as
the enemy of the laboring interests. Hi:
record is in full keeping with the tone o.
the letter and the genuipeness of tht
episte has not been disproved.
No workingnen can vote for Garfield
after this letter. To do SO will be tt
express a preference for the avoved
enemy of working classes.
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