West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-03

"TmE mills Of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly fine.i
This is an old adage, but, nevertheless,
true. We have never ceased charging
the Republicans with corruption, bride
taking, ETC., and they as often deny it;
but the people arc nevor slow to know
the bottom facts, and growing tired Of
corruption arose in their might and
hurled them from power, but by the
greatest fraud of the age lhoy have re-
manned in possession of the Executive
department.
The fight is now upon US again. Tho
Republicans ask to be given control of
Congress, and to be allowed to con tinue
the administration of the Executive
branch Of tho Government. Upon what
ground do they ask it2 What new
thing have they done since they were
rotudiated 10y the peoples What kind
of men do they put up for the highest
Offices in the gift Of the peorle2 In our
issue OF the 10Th ut. this las. question
was answered fairly, but our Rcpubli-
can friends say that "Mr. Garfield can
explain the charges with which the
Democratic partisan papers arc persecu-
thug him." and such like excuses and
evasions.
1t always affords US pleasure to show
that we are fair, that We do not mean
10 say word untrue or exaggerated;
for this reason we are pleased to repub-
lish what was said of Mr.. Garfield by
two the most influential, and most ex-
treme. Republican papers published in
tho country the New York Times and
the New York Tribune; and when this
article is perused by the reader, we ask,
as special favor, that 1t be handed to
a Republican neighbor, for we know
that our Republican friends like to read
from the Times and Tribune We wish
it remembered that this was said in
1873, when the whole matter wa, fresh
before the country.
First hear the testimony of the
lines:
"Of the members referred to Messrs
Kelley and Garfield present a most dis
tressing figure. Their participation in
the Credit Mobilier affair is complicated
by the most unfortunate contradictions
Of testimony which the committee do
not undertake. TO unrayel The only
possible comment on their cases is that
had they taken n perfectly upright
course III the matter, and refused to
have anything TO do with the stock, no
occasion for contradiction could have
arisen"
Now we take up the Tribune and
hear the thunder louder and louder:
Lot us gather up the ends from all
this snerl of testimony and see, if posi-
BILE. just whore we stand. Read the ev-
idence. With varying degrees of guilt
or guilty knowledge, every man of them
with one exception Oar. Blaine), has
been obliged to confess that at some time
he had held this stock, and at some
time-under stress OF conscience, let lis
hope, though that is not fully proven
got rid of it. Now let us go slowly
over the list
James A. Garfield of Ohio had ten
shares; he never paid dollar; received
1929, which after tho investigation be-
gan he was anxious To- havo oon.idered
as loan from Oskes Anes to himself
y 4
These men betrayed the trusts of the
people, deceived their constituents. and
by their eyasi0ns and falsehoods confes-
sed the transactions to be disgraceful.
Pass no resolutions. Drop it where it
H. Remand the whole business to tho
people"
Those Of our Republican friends, who
love truth and respect honesty, wo ask
you to sit down and think over your
candidate and remember that MIR. Gar.
field solemnly denied any connection
with this matter. His denial was made
in the most solemn form which men
have devised for the protection of JUS
tice against falschood. In the name Of
God, with the penalties of perjury full
in view, ho swore that he had "neyer
owned, received, or agreed TO receive
any stock of Credit Mobilier, or of the
Union Pacific Railroad, or any divi-
dends or profits arising from either 90
them"
As to the other question, we answer
that they have done, and propose to do
nothing;-they simply rehssh the
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