The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-30
GARFIELD's GUILT.

AS we expected, the Republican organs
have commenced the unwelcome task Of
whitewashing Garfield. The Republican
candidate for the august Office of President
is charged with BRIBERY and with PER-
JURY. A bride is "a price, reward, gift or
favor bestowed or promised. with view TO
pervert the judgment or corrupt the conduct
of Judge, witness or other person." Cakes
Ames bribed James A. Garfield. q member
of Congress; corrupted him, debauched him,
with Credit Mobilier stock and dividends
Perjury is "false swearing; the act or crime
of wIllfully making false oath when law
fully administered; or the crime committed
when lawful oath is administered, in some
judicial proceeding, to person who swears
willfully, absolutely and falsely In
matter material to the ISSUE"
Garfield is charged with these crimes. The
proof of guilt comes from the records of his
own party. The Poland Committee I'M
earthed them, exposed them, set them in
order before the people. The charges and
the proof have a Republican parentage.
The investigation was conducted by Com
mittee with Republican majority, and the
verdict has been rendered guilty. James
A. Garfield, the Republican candidate for
President. is guilty, and now the Republican
press seeks to obscure his guilt, to patch up
his character, whitewash his crimes, falsify
the record, and, il possible, make him pass
muster. The Chicago Tribune, whose editor
John Sherman has proclaimed to the
world won't do to tie to, has
begun the whitewsshing process
According to John Sherman's estimate,
the Tribune is eminently fitted for the work,
but the Tribune makes poor Roadway. 1t
seeks to show that Cakes Ames swore two
ways, but at no time did Cakes Ames swear
that Garfield was innocent. On the contrary,
taking his whole testimony, and Garfield's
guilt is as vivid as if it were written in let
tiers OF lightning. But unfortunately for
Garfield and his white-washers. circum-
stances corroborate Cakes Ames' oral testi.
mony. The check for 1929, paid by check
which Garfield received. settles the question
of the bride, and at the same time settles
the question of the perjury. But as far
back as 1876 when the bride and the perjury
were fresh in the minds OF the people,
James A. Garfield's immediate constituents
took the matter in hand and expressed their
views upon the question Of his guilt. A
Republican Convention met in the town of
Warren, Ohio, and organized and reported
series OF resolutions. There were thirteen
resolutions reported and passed. We give the
following as showing what Republicans in
Gsrfeld's Congressional District thought of
him in 1876:
!. That we further arraign and denounce
him for his corrupt connection with the Credit
Mobilier; for his false denials thereof before
his constituents; for his perjured denial
thereof before a Committee of his peers in
Congress; for fraud upon his constituents in
circulating among them pamphlet purport-
ing to set forth the finding of said Committee,
and the evidence agsinst him, in which, in
fact, material portions thereof were omitted
and garbled.
s, That we further arraign and charge him
with corrupt bribery in selling his official in
huence as Chairman of the Committee on APP
propriations for 5000 to the De Golyer pave
ment ring TO aid them in securing a contract
from the Board OF Public Works of the Dis
said ring in imposing upon the people of said
District a pavement which is almost worth
less at price three times its cost, as sworn to
by one of the contractors; selling his infiu-
ence to aid said ring in procuring a contract,
to procure which 1t corruptly paid 1900 "for
influence" selling his influence in a matter
that involved no question of law, upon the
shallow pretext that he was acting as a lawyer;
selling has influence in a manner so palpable
and clear as to be so found and declared by an
impartial and competent Court upon an issue
solemnly tried.
Is. That believing the statements in the
foregoing resolutions set forth, we can not,
without stultifying our manhood and debas-
ing oUr self.respect, support at the polls the
nominee OF the Republican Convention of this
District for reelection, nor can we, without
surrendering our rights as electors and citi-
zens, sit silently by and see man so unworthy
again sent to represent US in the National
Legislature. That strong in the conviction of
the right, we call upon the electors OF this
District, irrespective of former present
party attachment, who desire honest govern
ment, TO unite with us in an earnest, faithful
effort to defeat the reelection of General Gar.
field, and elect in his stead an honest and
reliable man.
1t will be found impossible to whitewash
such record. 1t is too infamous. Such
man as Garfield in the White House would
be, if possible, worse than Hayes. II is not
possible for a man with such an odious
record to obtain the votes of honest Rspub-
lIcaus. Partisanism will not carry honest
men to such depth of infsmy. There are
tens of thousands of Y ann hlicans who thouch
they love their party, will not indorss brib-
cry and perjury. Their consciences, their
better judgment, their better nature will all
revolt. Garfield is to-day virtually dead; his
record brushes him. The peo-
pie, honest and truthful, will not permit
such a man as Garfield to disgrace the Amer.
lean name by occupying the White House.
A Fact to be Deplored.