The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-29

Garfkeldss Credit smobllter ksecord.
In the testimony before the Poland
Committee which was composed of a
majority of his own party, on the 14th
OF January 1878, General Garfield
swOre
81 never owned, received, or agreed
to receive any stock of the Credit
Mobilier or of any of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, nor any dividends or
profits arising from either of them"
After a full and thorough considera-
ton of the entire evidence in the mat
ter before them, the Committee, on the
18th of February, 1878, made their
report to the House, in which they
find that Gariield's testimony was per-
jured. They say:
"The facts i'm regard to Mr.. Garfield,
as found by the committee, are that he
agreed with Mr.. Ames to take ten
shares of Credit Mobilier stock, but
did not pay for the same. Mr.. Ames
received eighty per cent. dividend in
bonds and sold them for ninety-seven
per cent, and also received the sixty
per cent. cash dividend, which, to-
gether with the price of the stock and
interest, left balance of $3.50. This
sum was paid over to Mr.. Garfield by
check on the oSergeant-at-Arms, and
Mr.. Garfield then understood this sum
was the balance of dividends after
paying for the stock.
Now, when the Democratic papers
bring these facts before the people the
Republican journals call it " throwing
mud" Let it be remembered, how
ever, that they are facts from the Con-
gressiona1 record, not trumped up for
the occasion, but the finding of a com
mittee chosen by and from among
Garfield's own party friends.
And here is what the great leading
Republican organs said of the matter
when they had no occasion to utter
other than their honest convictions:
From New York Times, FEBRUARY 10, 1878.
Messrs. Kelley and Garfield present.
ed a distressing figure Their ,partici-
patton i'm the Credit Mobilier affair is
complicated by the most unfortunate
of testimony. uafint li7l 20
From the NeiO York Times, February 20, 1873.
The character of the Credit Mobilier
was no secret. The source of it's profits
was very well known at the time Con-
gressmen bought it. Though Oakes
'Ames may have succeeded in conceal
ing his own motive, which was to
.bribe congressman, their acceptance
of the stock was not on that account
innocent. The dishonor of the act, as
a participation in an obvious fraud,
still remains.
a l,o ;,,.1 Too
timony with reference to the matter
which had been cOntradicted. The
committee distinctly rejects the testi-
mOny of several of the members. This
can only be done on the ground that it
is untrue. But untrue testimony,
given under oath is morally, if not
legally, perjury. -. -4-.-. j.. f.
1t is the clear duty of Congress-, to
visit with punishment all who took
stock of Cakes Ames.
From the New York Tribune, FEB. %, 1878.
James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, had ten
shares never paid dollar; received
S329, which, after the investigation
began, he was anxious to have cOnsid-
cred as u loan from Mr.. Oakes Ames
to himself. ----s-------
Well, the wickedness Of all of it is
that these men betrayed the trust of
thC .pCoDlCgoCCC1NCA buciI COASbitllCutS,
and by evasiOns and falsehOods con-
fessed the transaction to be disgraceful.
From the New York Tribune, Feb. 26, 1873.
Mr.. Ames established very clearly
the point that he was not alone In this
Offense. Ii he is to be expelled for
bribery, the men who were bribed
should go with him. .-.
1t is not at all surprising that in
view of these facts the Cincinnati
on the 7th of June last,
while the Chicago Convention was in
session should have said, "The most
thing thus far at Chicago
is the chatter about Garfield. He has
not a record to run Oh for President"
GARFIELD's chatter about honest |
elections and every elector being per-
mitted I" freely and without intimida-
ion, to cast his law fnl vote and having
t honestly counted, and that the pO-
ency of the ballot shall not be de-
'tr0yed by the fraudulent vote of any
'ther person." in view of the part he
ook in the great Presidential steal of
S7G-7, by his vote destroying the votes
If a majority of the people of Florida
md Louisiana and thereby disfran-
;hising the majority of the people of
he whole nation, is about the cheek
est thing of the season.
GARFIELD says the Congressional