Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-10-29
For Congress,
HON. JAMES M. SCHLEY,
4 OF ALLEeANY COUNTY.
A PARTING WORD.

A PARTING WORD
On Tuesday next the presidential contest of
1880 will terminate 1t is to decide whether
freedom of speech, freedom of the press and
all the inaienable rights of man is to be re-
vived and perpetuated, or whether fraud,
corruption with prospective despotism and
Capitalization of power is to be continued.
During the present campaign we have
labored earnestly in behalf of the Demo-
cratic party, conscientiously believing the
principles advocated by it better calculated
for the common good of our whole country
than those Of the opposition. We have not
written or published line against the Re-
publican party that we thought untrue-for
we have used words of condemnation Of
the heresies and damnable doctrines sought
to be given 10 the people as gospel truths.
In the course of the campaign we have
revealed to the readers of the SENTINEL that
Gen. Jas. A. Garfield, while chairman of the
Committee on Appropriation ofthe District of
Columbia, accepted bride of $4,000, known
as the DeGolyer paving contract swindle
We have proved that, as Member of
Congress, he negotiated stock in the Credit
Mobilier swindlc of the government, by
which the United States would have been
defrauded of millions of dollars in money
and millions of acres Of land, to advance
the schemes OF avaricious railroad specula-
tors.
1t has been also proven that Jas. A. Gar
field manipulated the returns ofWest Felici-
ana Parish, of Louisiana, in such manner as
to lose that State to the Democracy in 1876.
James A. Garfield also vote d for and took
his share of the Salary Grab.
We have proved, that before Committee
of investigation, j. A. Garfield sioore that he
knew nothing about the DeGolyer contract
or the Credit Mobilier swndle, by doing
which he became a perjurer, and the evidence
we have advanced proves him SO.
James A. Garfield is an avowed friend of
Chinese Cody labor and persistent foe of
our native born toilers as is shown by his
letter to Morey, of Lynn, Mass, in January
last. See his4 letter.
When J. x Garfield opposed the Chinese
immigration bill during its passage through
Congress, he acted the sentiments of this
letter. When J. A. Garfield followed that
bill to the White House and helped persuade
Mr.. Hayes 10 kill it with his veto, he was
thoroughly carrying out the "brutal" senti-
ment of the Chinese letter.
When GcG Garfield voted to make every
mechanic and laborer in the Government
employ work two hours longer for days
pay than the aw requires, his official act
was in perfect harmony with the views ex-
pressed in the letter.
As a tow-paih boy he did honor to his
calling; as Minister OF the Gospel he sold
his Lord for less than thirty pieces of silver,
and as soldier he proved a coward in the
face of the enemy by deserving his compan-
ions in arms for seat in Congress, in which
he is now using his best endeavors to hui
initiate the working men of the United
States.
View the record of Hancock in COMPARE
son with that of Garfield, his opponent in
this campaign.
Educated at West Point, he honorably
fulfilled every obligation imposed upon him
by that institution, even those obligations
which are uninteresting to the outside world
and govern soldiers through life in their
All fhar nd xxh; oh 10,
Grant ilagrantly violated IN his abuse OF
Hancock, who would not reply to Grant.
Educated by the United States and with
additional interest in the maintenance o.
his country he felt duty bound 10 take NJ
arms and fight for the Union, which he did
and made a record as a soldier to be cnvied
As statesman in our opinion he has bu
one eq1al, that is in the Hon. Jeremiah
Black. lis every act and utterance indi
Gates this beyond dispute.
He scorns dishonesty. If elected we ma,
expect an honestly administered government
He is brave, and revealed II in unchaininl
the Southern people.
The above comparison is sufficient, w
think. 10 convince every man of the prope
ticket b. vote. AS for Local Option II !
no party measure and is left with the peo
pile. Bu, we sincerely hope that ever!
Democrni will go 10 the polls early am
vote, sec that your neighbor is there am
deposits his, leave nothing honorable o
honest undone to via in the coming strug
gle. Guard well your rights and libertie
10y yi,iiant care Of the ballot box, and
'Strike W. your affairs and your fires,
Strike itr the green graves Of yoer sircs,
God ana your native land"