The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-26
THE BEST DEMOCRATIC TESTI-
MONY.

In partisan warfare, where blackguard-
ism becomes business, and tratluction a
trade, the most unjust and uniustiliable
methods are, rs matter of course, re-
sorted to. to blacken the regulations of
political opponents. Gen. Garfield has
not escaped the common lot of Presiden-
tial candidates. The Democratic press
is hashing and rehashing the stale SIAN
der of his implication in the Credit Mo-
bilier frauds. AS a refutation of this
most unreasonable libel, the letter of as
prominent and respected man as Judge
jeremiah S. Black ought, and will be.
accepted by every one as final. No man
will undertake to cast any doubt upon
the honesty and sincerity of so conspicu-
GUS a jurist. Judge Black, as his letter
attests. is satisfied that in all the trans
actions in question, Gen. Garfield was ell
tirely upright and disinterested. If this
miserable charge of unknown origin and
vague definition is the most that can DC
brought against the Republican candi-
date, there need be no defensive warfare
Judge Black has settled the whole mat
ter. But so triiling a matter scarcely
needed settling. The history, character,
and position of the man, the unbounded
and cvcr-incrcasing confidence of his con-
stituents, the solid satisfaction of the
party with his nomination, are satisfac-
Of
may add that in a tolerably protracted
history of Presidential nominations. we
do not remember one in which So little
of deprecatory criticism has been posi-
Bile. Since the days of jackson, every
man even spoken Of as Il candidate for
President has stood, as it were, within
the light that beats upon throne
Every incident in his history is traced
and every incident is noted. We are
asked in the case of General Garfield to
believe that a man who has risen from
the humblest position in life to the high
est, who has been time and again chosen
to Congress with always large majoritieS
by a constituency eminently conspicuous
for intelligence. who has served with
honor and distinction in the Union army,
and who has been for years the foremost
man in his party i'll the House Of Repre-
sentatives, whose private character is not
only above reproach, but whose personal
reputation is the pride of all who know
him, should imperil sHch well-earned
fame for the paltry sum of 1928. 1t is q
manifest absurdity which every intelli-
gent and dsnterested elector will instant
ly reject. With a full knowledge of. and
after thorough investigation OF, all the
facts of the case, Judge Black wrote this
letter. 1t should forever set at rest and
silence General Garfield's traducers.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb, ., 1873.
Ny DEAR SIR;
From Me hrginning cfMf Mresffgotion
r0ncerning .W. IMes Hse n Mr rrrdH
Nobitier, IGelierrd Mat Grn. Garfrld Was
free from all guilty connection rHh Mat
business. THIS opiniOn ~ds fonnded MOI
merely on my confluence in his Integrity.
b"t on some special kno'cledge IF his case.
! may nave .o'I you an ABOUT IL III con
Hers@,oa Il nal des''e no" 10 repeat IL
ny way ol ian.tttiei, ,
1 assert uiilesitaiIlkiy tliIt' whale'er
zen. uar'leiu may lale ao,'e VI tqfHofFe
10 ao' ne aeted III profound ignorance VI
TIC nature ana eiafaeief 81 tle lHiiig
which hir. Alhss was proposing 10 sell:
lie had NOT thG slightest Suspicion that
ne Was 10 pe aakeh a,i.o , inas nagani1ho