The daily gazette., 1880-07-03
Gas7ae1ds Political Cosoardtce.
his ELECTION TO THE cOBDRN CLUE
AND HIS SUBSEQUENT EVASION con-
CERNING 1T,

HIS ELECTION TO THE cOBDEN CLUE
AND HIS SUBSEQUENT EVASION con-
CERNING IT.
From the Courier Journal. a
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Mr. Gar
geld is pretender in politics. He IL
not what he says he is, nor Ii he what
he has succeeded in making some peo-
pie believe him to be. While he would
appear strong he is thoroughly weak,
and whereas he would have the repu-
tatiOn of an independent statesman, he
is in reality one Of the most subservi-
ent of partisans. He is a weak and
not very honest politician. In the ex-
ira session he said more than once, in
open session and in private converse
tiOn, that he would vote for the repeal
of the laws forbidding the use of troops
to keep the peace at the polls. He an
nounced it once too often, however, tor
when his party saw that the Democrats
were about to profit by his promise,
Conger and some other stalwarts OPEN
ly upbraided him on, the floor, and
poor Garfield retreated from his manly
position under cover of a falsehood.
Ten years ago Gen. Garfield made
strong speeches in favor of revenue re-
form, and warned the protectionists
against standing in the way of the ine-
vitable. His accession to the ranks Of
revenue reformers was hailed every
where with delight, and he was made
a member of the Golden Club and ac-
nQnta6 hi 0laaftnn Wkaw.
he was candidate last winter for the
Senate, it was plainly intimated to
him that Ohio would send no one az
representative to the upper house ex-
cept an avowed protectionist. His men,
bcrship of the Golden Club then be-
came reproach to him. For the po-
sition he was seeking he forgot his
manliness, he surrendered his honor,
and he deliberately told an untruth
when he said he had always been o
protectionist, and that he did not know
the character of the Golden Club
when he permitted himself to be made
member of it. The name of the club
was not sufficient notice to him of its
purposes Last summer he voted for
the rider on the Army bill, which IL
now on the statute book, providing
tfat troops shall not be used as po-
lice force to keep peace at the polls
This winter he ran away 10 Ohio 10 es-
cape voting on similar provision,
while all the followers whom, last year
he had led to vote with him, voted the
other way at the command of Roscoe
Conkling and the other stalwarts Of
the Senate.
Garfield has given proof of his cow
ardice, whenever following his better
thoughts, he has stepped beyond the
line of party discipline. The smaller
minded but firmer hearted Of the par
ty can always frighten him back to the
ranks. This element would control
his administration should he unfortu-
nately be elected President !; Conkling
al d the old Grant Ring would revive.
He may know better, but his fears
guide him. But he lacks character.
He is of that soft, flabby nature which
spreads over men like a poultice and
draws the weak and wicked to him.
He is like a great package of fluffy
wool which gathers to itself all the i'm
purities that are floating about in tho
air. 4-af .,.,o
Way down at the bottom he is bad
man. He was one of the most cum
ming of the Republican visiting states
men at New Orleans. The local ras-
Gals found a more useful ally in Gar
field than in all the others combined.
He was as cunning as they and as con-
scienceless. If the true history of the
days when the Louisiana conspiracy
against the Government was perfected
should ever be written, it will be found
that James A. Garfield is as RESPONSE
ble as any one of the Returning Board
scoundrels for the disfranchisement Of
10000 citizens of that State. 1t was
easy for him, after the work in which
he engaged in New Orleans, to take
part in the Electoral Commission,
which completed the fraud. 1
The country knows of the disclosure
of his participation in the Credit Mo-
bilier scandal. II knows, too, of his
persistent efforts during the present
session, as member of the Ways and
Means Committee, to stine the tariff
legislation. He has acted as one Of
the agents of the protected monopolies
of the country. He has been the con-
stant adviser of the two pulp men who
came to Congress to prevent the paper
trade from having free pulp and lower
paper. He is not averse to lobbyists.
AS the Washington Post expresses it
this morning, he has the ''voice Of .
lion and the heart of Sheep