The silver state., 1880-08-18
An Old RepubHcats ana Ohio Man on
she PolisscaI sTsuafion8
The Caicagu Nominee an Able HAN
and am Eloquent Man, but Unfor-
trmately Corrupt Mani
HANCOCK A SOLDIER, A PATRsOT,
AND A STATESMAN.

| UvVerbor CT Onlot anu Supported LIN
coin and Grant for President, was elect
ed Attorney General of Nevada on the
Republicans ticket, never was Demo-
craft. and is one of the most indepen-
dent public men, politically, in the
| Stats FOR on the coast, for that matter),
the SILVER STATE, believing that his
views on National affairs would be in
teresting to it's readers, sent represent
| atve to interview him. The reporter
found the General at leisure, and stated
The object Of his visit. as follows:
| Reporter-General you have been
travelling ia the East, recently, and at
tended the Chicago and Cincinnati
Conventions, have yon any objections
TO giving your views on the political
| situation?
Gen. Clarke-Not the beas5. 7 have
no opiniens that ! desire to conceal
and no knowledge that will not freely
give you.
R-How were tho nominations of the
Chicago and Cincinnati Conventions re-
oeived by the public.
| Gen. Generally very well; that Of
|; General Hancock particularly So. As
far IN I coald judge, the Demoerrts
were entirely satisfied. Garield's NOM
ination was NOT received with rs much
unanimity or enthusiasm. The Grant
faction were sore and disappointed, and
the Liberal and Conservative Repubh-
cans dissatisfied. Gax6eld's nomina-
ton was made without reflection, aud
was tribute to his eloquence and per-
sonai magnetism, rather than to- his
worth.
R-You nre from Ohio, and as law
yer undoubtedly conversau5 with the
record of Gen. Garfield as a public man,
" hat syour opinion of his connection
with the Credit Mobilier and DeGolyer
affairs?
! Gen. C-I have studiea Garfeld's
connections with the Credits Mehilier
and the DeGolyer transactions very
closely, an4s from the standpoint Of an
independent voter, and with an earnest
desire to acqait him, for admire his
great ability very much. Among other
things, / have studied his own defense
of his connection with Oskes An1es,
ard considered what. his friends and
partisaDs have written touching his
connection with the DeGolycr. job and
I hauc reIuctantly been broVght 10 tie
judgment thot he is Gailsy an bsti cases
In 1873. whsn.the event was fresh,
when witnesses were all living. Mr..
Gartield's connection with Credit Mo-
bilier was invcstigateshby a. committee
consisting OF honest and able men,, four
Republicans, fosr Democrats and one
Liberal Republican, and after hearing
and considering all the testimony, in
cluding MIR. Garields, whos you re-
| member, swore that he never subscribed
for or owned o share of the stock,
unanimously" condemned him, putting
nm precisely schere they pat Schayicr
Coya1.. They not only found him
guilty of accepting the bribe, but, in
effect, convicted him of false swearing.
No new evidence has been presented
since that report was made. The Re-
publican party then tried and con.
Pdenlned him, and the aohole country ac-
cepted The report. 1t seems to me that
every honest man il bound by the re.
suit, at least until some new evidence
is sound.- Those who now attack the
report have no.more reason to support.
theA than though they should attack
the verdict of an honest and intelligent
jury, without hearing evidence.
The facts in tho DsGolysr matter are
simply that Dc0olyer and McClelland
had D. patenta pavement which they
wanted to have adopted blythe Board
Of Public Works of the, District. of Co.
lumbiaA Mr.. Garfield was at the time
Chairman of the House. Committee of
Appropriations. II. was intendeds to