Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-06-17
Jag. A. Iaaraeld as President.
New York SUM-

In considering this nomination,
we desire first of all to thank
God for the defeat of Grant and
the decisive overthrow Of the
Thild-TeiI:i conspiracy. tits an
event on which the American
people In body may well offer
up rsioicings to Heaven; and the
friends OF liberty and OF the
rights Of men in all nations un-I
der the sun, should join with
them iii the manifestations Of
their heartfelt gratitude.
But is Gen. Garfield such a
man that patriotic citizens ofthe
United States can we'll and Wise
ly support him for President?
Can the executive authority Of
the republic be safely intrusted
to him? These are the questions
which every voter should now
ask; and we answer calmly and
emphatically that he is not such
a man. VgIfa 81
The character of Gen. Garfield
can be judged by the following
conspicuous facts: foA
When, in 1872, the credit Mo
bilier bribery and corruption a.
mong members of Congress were
first exposed, Gen. Garfield was
among those accused. He i'm
mediately published a letter ex-
pressly and positively denying
that he had any share in it. Next,
OH Jan. IA, 1873, he appeared
before the committee of theiIouse
Of Representatives, and under
oath declared, II never owned.
received, or agreed to receive any
stock of the Credit Mobilier, OF
, Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
nor dny Dividend or profits arfi-
sing from either of them"
But on Jan. % next following,
; the Hon. Cakes Ames was ex-
amined before the same commit
tee, and proved by record evil
dence, partly in Gen. Garfields
own handwriting, that Gen. Gar,
J field had had stock in the Credit
MobiIier, and that he had receiv.
: ed dividends therupon. Mr.. Ames
5 also testified that Gen. Garfield
had visited him subsequent t.
t the commencement Of the inves
} tigation by the House, and haC
1 endeavored to induce him t.
E swear before the committee tina
the money thus paid him as div
idends had been delivered to hin
as loan; and yet at the yer.
same time that he had endeayor
Q ed to procure this false testimo
4 ny from Mr.. Ames, Mr.. Garfiel'
. had called upon Ames to pa,
q him an additional sum of none,
I on account of the Credit Mobi
: lier, claiming that the dividend
e he had already received had no
g been as large as they should hav
3 been.
A perjmer, and a man who at
tempts to suborn perjury, is no
fit to be President.
One other important featur
/ in the history Of Gen. CARTEL
e is his relation to the De Golye
! paving contract. One De Col
i yer had made a contract wit
h the Shepherd ring i'll Washing
e ton to put down a quantity OF
i patent pavement. Gen. Garfielt
: was Chairman of the Committee
It Oh appropriations in the Hous
e of Representatives. In order t.
pay for this patent pavement, al
appropriation was needed from
Congress. The sum of five thou
sand dollars was paid to Gen
Garfield on behalf Of De Golyer
and appropriations to the amour
! of millions of dollars were there
after granted to the Washington
Ring, the appropriation for TIM
!, De Golyer pavement being IN
, Guided therein.
F These &e some of the facts il
e the public record Of James A
Garfield, now the Republican
candidate for President of th'
ITnitad States ..