The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-10-02
]. S. BLACK ON GARFIELD.

HOW GARFIELD THINKS TREAoHERY TO HIS
COUNTRY FIDELITY TO HIS FACTION.
The following letter from the Hon. j. S.
Black, of Pennsylvania, sent in reply to an
invitation to attend the great Democratic
mass meeting of Thursday evening, but not
received in time TO be read that evening,
will command the attention Of thinking men
of all shades of political opinion,
BRooKIE, YORK, Pa, Sept %, 1880.
GENTLEMEN cannot attend the meeting
Of the Democratic Republicans at the city of
New York on the 23d inst. But can as
sure you of my concurrence in its object,and
If time and space perm tied | could give You
a reason for the faith that Is within me.
In public affairs General Garfield does
not act upon his convictions; when he passes
into the domain of politics his conscience
loses its grip and for his party he is willing
to do any wrong which will promote their
interests, or play any card ,how false soever,
| which will win them power. This surrender
of his moral and mental integrity is the con-
! ditiou upon which he holds his high place
| in the affections of the party he belongs to.
| Treachery to his country is fidelity to his
! faction. If at any time in the last fifteen
| years he had supported the constitution aud
laws in spirit of pure justice, refused 10
lclile himself with election frauds, with
held his cuuntenance from executive cor
ruptiun or denounced the forcible install
ment Of thieves in state offices, he would
have converted himself into a Democrat aud
been expelled from the communion of the
anti-constitutional party.
General Garlield's public career furnishes
/ at Z pl IN.
ton than the history of any individual
have known.
Mr.. Tilden was elected in 1875. A false
return was the only IesOurse against him
General Garfield went down 10 Louisiana
and there found it absolutely certain thai
the Tlden electors had been "duly appoint
ed" at legal aud full poll, so peaeeabIy
conducted that there was not even squad
ble about il in the whole state. Aud the
appointment 50 made was attested by an,
recorded upon the certificates and the oath
!, of election officers adverse to the appointeei
in all their feelings and wishes. Their
was no earthly excuse for denying this; n
!. contradiction of it could bo honest. T
> count the state for Hayes was a thing tha
. could be done only by impudent and uD
mitigated fraud. General Garfield gave hi
: active assistance in that great crime. Iii
judgment as a member of the Electoral Com
'' mission was a thing TO be expected, for b
A must long before that have convinced him
IS self that fraud was as good a way as an
other Of electing a President. In a politics
d game he did not think that anybody ha
y moral sense enough 10 abstain from throw
,, ing a die which he himself had loaded /
1f win the state.
The Credit Mobiler stock distributed b
"a Oakes Ames was intended 10 influence th
n. legislation Of Congress couuptly. He an
81 the company who put il into his hanC
meant business, aud that business was bril-
h, cry, General Garfield agreed 70 take ii
stock, and idd actually take dividends upo
H..
D. They had but one answer, aud that vi
a positive denial Of the fact that any stoC
te had ever been taken by them; and ON IN
~ line they expected Mr.. Ames 10 swear the
through General Garfield united in ma
IT. ing this false defense. Their witness fail,
P them, and they were all convicted.
H. Faithfully and hopefully yours,
m j. S. BLACK.
a. The Hon. Augustus Schel, chairman Al
members ofo0Inmittee.