The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
GARFIELD IMPALED!
He is Denounced as Bride Tsker and
COrruPtionist by Republican Con-
vention in His 0A District.
A Chapter for Honest Republicans to Read

The Poland report Of the Credit MobiIier
briberies was made in 1873. In 1874 Garfield
received nomination for reelection 1 his
District-the Ashtabula District OF Ohio
where the Republicans have always num-
bered two to one against all opposition. He
mad the party. Ike a machine, at his back,
right or wrong, but there were honest and
indignant Republicans enough to run him
9. 500 behind Wikoff. the Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State. In 1876, still
controlling the machine, he again received
nomination, and was again run behind his
ticket, this time las. In the important
Presidential canvass when the party LASH
whipped in many who in off years would
have bolted- And this time the Republicans
OF his District who could neither be coaxed
nor coerced 70 support brike.taker held
Convention and took open ground against
him. We reproduce the record:
On the 7th day of September, 1876. the Re.
publicans of the Nineteenth Congressional
District OF Ohio opposed to the return of James
A: CARRIED to Congress met in Convention at
warren, y and organized by electing Dr, e.
W. Ensign, of Lake, for Chairman, and l.. ID
Br3wp; OF Portage, and George K. Paine. of
On motion u. n. Tuttle and j. b. Burrows. of
Lake, B. 4. Perry, OF Ashtabula: l.. ID. Brown,
of Portage, and &. ID. Crary, of Lake, were
d Hine, William E. Huett, p. Bosworth. j
s Easement. b. +. Perry and r. NJ. Murray.
were appointed a Committee Conference
for Representatives.
This Committee on Resolutions. after a long
whereas, said:
Therefore, Be it by this independent Con-
vention of the Re pubIicans of the Nineteenth
Congressional District of Ohio resolved,
/. That dishonesty, fraud and corruption
have become so common, notorious and obvi-
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Government as TO be not only humiliating and
disgraceful in the estimation of every honest
and intelligent citizen, but to i'm peril the nros
per1ty OF the people II not the stability OF the
Government Itself.
2. That this deplorable condition of the ad
ministrstion OF our National Government Is
largely due to the e.ection TO office and con-
unuance therein, of corrupt, dishonest and
venal men.
political party TO declare for reform in its plat.
forms, papers and public addresses while it in
sists In returning to high official place and
power men who have been nOtOIiOuSly con-
nected with the very schemes fraud which
render reform necessary and urgent; that to
send those to enact reform who themselves
need re forming to make them honest is worse
than setting the blind to lead the blind.
That there is no man to day officially
connected with the administration of our Ma.
tional Government against whom are jUstly
preferred more and grayer charges OF corrup-
ton than are publicly made ana abundantly
sustained against James A. Garfield, The pres
emf representative OF this Congressional Dis.
trict and the nominee OF the Republican Con-
s. That since he first entered Congress tn
this day there is scarcely an instance in which
rings aud monopoles have been arrayed
been found active in speech or vote upon the
side OF the latter, but in almost every case he
has been the ready champion OF the rings and
monopolies
g. That we especially charge him with
nality and cOwardice In permitting BENJAMIN
+. Butler to attach 10 the appropriation DILL of
he kasarear
Salary Steal; and In speaking and voting for
that measure upon lis final passage. AND
cearly expressed demand of his constituents
that he should vote for its repeal and with
evsding said demand by voting for the Hutch
inson amendment.
z. That we further arraign ard depounce
him for his corrupt connection with the
Credit Mobilier, for his raise deniaIs thereof
before his constituents, for his perjured denial
thereof before Committee of his peers in Con-
gress, for fraud upon his constituents in cfrcu-
lating among them pamphlet purporting to
set forth the nndlng OF said Committee and
the evidence against him, when in sct mate
rial portions thereof were omitted and garbIed
g. That we further arTaign and charge him
with corrupt bribery in selling his officiai1in
fuence as Chairman of the Committee on APP
prlations for 5000 to the DeGolyer Pavement
the Board of Public WORKS OF the District OF
Columbla selling his influence TO aid said
Ring in imposing upon the people off aid Dis
trict pavement which Is almost worthless at
a price three times its cost, SIS sworn 10 by one
of the contractors; selling his Influence TO aid
SAID ring in procuring contract, TO procure
selling his influence in matter that involved
no question OF law, upon the shallow pretext
that he was acting as a lawyer; selling his in
huence in manner SO paipable and clear as
TO be so found and declared by az Impartial
and competent Court upon an issue solemnly
tried.
O. That we arraign him for the fraudu-
lent manner in which he attempted in
his speech delivered at Warren. on the 18Th
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just censure in receiving the before named
$500, by falsely representing, in sand speech,
that the Congress of the United states were
not responsible for the acts of said Board, nor
The United states liable for the debts created
thereby, when In truth and in fact, as he then
well knew, the said Board OF Public Works
and the officers of said District were but the
agents and instruments OF Congress and the
United States was responsible for the indebt-
edness by them crea ted.
10. That we arraign him for gross derelic-
ton of duty as a member of Congress IN
failing TO bring 10 light and expose the corrup-
ton and abuse In the sale OF post traderships,
for which the late Secretary Belknap was i'm
peached, when the same was brought 10 his
knowledge by General HaZen, in 1872, and can
only account for IL upon the superstition that
his manhooI was debauched by the corrup-
ton funas then by him just received and In
mis- own purse.
IL. That the law of 1873, known as the
act demonetiZing silver. enacted in
the interest of gold rags, bondhoIders and
capitalists and against the interest of the tax
payers and without their advice or knowi-
edge. That this act, by a single blow, has Sc
riOusly crippled our power 10 resume specie
payments or pay our National debt in coin,
That sufficient reason has yet been given
for this legislation, so dishonest and palpable
In its discrimination In ftvor OF the small
creditor class and capitalists and against the
great de btor class and the industrial interests
OF the country. That James A. Garfield during
the last session OF Congress was the conspicu-
Gus defender of this crafty attempt TO sacrifice
the interests of the people TO bond holders and
foreign capitalists. That when it was pro-
posed to restore the old silver dollar to the
psce il had held during our history as a
Nation legal tender for all debts, public
snd private, he denounced the attempt as "a
swindle on so grand a scale as 10 make the
achievement illustrious" and as a scheme of
vast rascality and colossal swtndling."
u. That neither great ability ana expert
ence or eloquent partisan discussion of the
dead issues of the late war will excuse or JUS
tify past dishonesty and corruption or answer
as a guaranty of integrity and purity for the