The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-17
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.raanesA. GARFIELD for Presideut.
New fork Sun. II
Gen. JAMES a. GARFIELD of Ohio,
was ncminated Tor President by the
Convention at Chicago on the thirty-
sixth ballot, yesterday. In making
this nomination, the supporters Of
Mr.. BLAINE took the lead, and the
other anti GRANT elements in the
Convention promptly followed. The
Imperialist phaianx remained un
broken, and stubbornly cast three
hundred and six votes for GRANT
down to the very end. EGf8 |
In considering this nomination,
We desire first of all to thank Con
for the defeat of Grant and the de-
cisiye overthrow Of the Third-Te r
conspiracy. It is. an event on which
the American people in a body may
well offer up rejoicings to Heaven;
and the friends of liberty and of the
rights Of men in all nations under
the u should join with them in the
manifestations of their heartfelt
| gratitude. agtsse=s,
Butts Gen. Garfield such o man
that patriotic citizens Of the United
States can well and wisely support
him for PRESIDENT Can the ,execu
tive authority of the Republic be
tsafely Entrusted to him? These are
1.-THE Questions which every voter
4 should now ask; and we answer
calmly and emphatieally that he is
mot such a mar.
The character of Gen. Garfield
can be judged by the following con-
sp6cuous facts. a
When, in 1872, the Credit Mobi-
.llier bribery and corruption among
members Of Congress were first ex-
posed, Gen. Garfield was one among
those accused. He Immediately pub
tlished a letter expressly and posi-.
.ltisely denying that he had any share
lin il. Next, on Jan. Ia. 1873, he
appeared before the committee of the
.tHouse of Representatives, and under
oath declared: ~ never owned, re-
ceHed, or agreed to receive any
lsfeck of the Credit Mobilier, or Of
1.-The Union Pacific Railroad, NOR ans
dsuidesd or proJatsaarising from ei
; ther of them" h
But on Jan. %, next following, The
Hon. OAKEs AMEs was examined be
) forest the same committee, and proyet
by record evidence, partly in Gen
Garfeld's own handwriting, aitha
Gen. Garfield had had stock in tn
| Credit Mobilier, and that he had re
. ceiyed dividends ~thereupon. Mr.
flames also testified that Gen. Gar
llfeld had visited him subsequent t
!. the commencement of the inyestiga
9 ton by the House, aud had endeay
tlored to induce him to swear befor'
the committee that money thus pal
him as dividends had been delivers
to him as q loan; and yet at the yer
4 same time that he had endeavore
: to procure this false testimony frou
diMf. Ames, Gen. Garfield had Gale
/ upon Ames to pay him an additions
sum of money on account OF tn
Credit Mobilier, claiming that til
diyidends be had already receive
had not been as large IS they shsal
haYe been.
& A perjurer. and a man who a
Z tempts to snborn perjury, is not !
= to be President
2 One other important feature in ii
history Of Gen. Garfield, Is his r
i. lation to the DE- GoLYER paving col
70 tract. One De GoLrER had made
,Sf contract with the ;SHEPHERD Ring
Isl Washington to put down alquantit
I8 of patent pavement. Gen. CARTEL
II was Chairman of the Committee c
-1Appropriations in the House ofRel
"a tesenta.iyes. In order to pay Fl
: this patent pavement, an approprii
lion was needed from Congress. I'll
y sum of FIVE thousand dollars WI
8. paid to GEN. Garfield on behalf
ID De Geyler, and appropriations :
ID the amount of millions of dolla
. .were thereafter granted to the Was
ingten Ring, the appropriation +
the De Goyler pavement being !
at cluded therein. .eu<x ga
isE These are some-o of the facts in t
be public record ofJAMEs A. CARTEL
- now the Republican candidate
y Presidsnteo of the United States.
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