Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-10
WITHDRAWING GARFIELD.
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., WASHINGTON, June 29.-Noted re-
publicans at Washington. whose names
would excite surprise if given to the
public, advocate the policy OF withdraw
ing Garfield. and OF substituting another
candidate. whose record is not tainted
with venality and dishonor. They think
the party is not strong enough to carry
such load, and that deteat stares them
in the face if it be net relieved. This
idea is by NO means confined to u small
circle, but has extended to important in
Huences, and finds favor among the
friends of more than one Of the aspi-
rants who were defeated at Chicago.
The suggestion Is impracticable,u be-
cause even ii a new name could be put
up without once more assembling the
national convention, that step would be
regarded as a complete surrender OF the
presidential contest. But that such
proposition should be entertained IN
any form, or. become a topic OF discus,
sion, is evidence of the Decentralization
caused by Garfield's candidacy, and of a
want OF confidence in his personal ill.,
tegrlty. "'t A.' I'd. f-.' "-
The republicans at the capital, who
are familiar with the daily walk and
life of Garfield, know full we'll that the
Credit Mobilier corruption and the De-
Golyer bribe are mere incidents in a
career notorious for JobberY and tor hy-
pocrisy. His votes and the influence OF
his position IN the house OF representa-
tives have been huckstered about Wash
ington for years in almost every scheme
of spoliation before congress. The per-
sons who bought and sold him, ,ot course,
have an interest in concealing their Grim
inal completely, and Investigation has
barely scraped the surface OF his habit
ual traffic as legislator. ID.
Considering his talents and his oppor-
tunities, Garfield has generally got less
money fnr his support of jobs in con-
crew who have made merchandise OF
votes on the floor. He has usually been
in the hands OF sharp Intermediates,
who have made him pay dearly Tor pre-
serving venal secrets. Thus, Dick Par
sons, OF Cleveland, who was hired by
the agent of DeGoiyer and Mcclellan
to buy Gartield's influence as chairman
OF the appropriation committee, pocket
ed 10000 for that service, while he
only gave Garfield So 900, although. as
he swore, he had agreed with HIM to
'share the tee."
AS business corruptionlst Garfield is
| not IA success, though he has contrlved
| to make himself easy in circumst stances,
| and might have been much richer than
he is, il the faculty of exactlon had been
added to his easy virtue in taking bribes
Morally rotten, and defiant of opinion.
he has constantly required ready money,
and he usually accepted whatever sum
was offered without stopping to consid-
er whether it was an equivalent or not
tor the service rendered. ..--...
| For these and for other reasons which
may be made known hereafter, the
nomination of Garfield fell flat at the
capital, not so much from disappoint-
ment on the part OF the Grant, Blaine or
Sherman men, as from knowledge of
his character and the conviction that it
could and would be assailed successfully
as wholly unworthy of the place to
which he aspires. Thus tar his oppo-
nents have practiced the utmost for
bearance in referring only to those
points which Investigations by congress
have made clear. --.
| Whenever the time comes to consider
Mr.. Garfield in his capacity rs a Chris
tlan statesman, and to strip oil the man
tie of hypocrisy which has covered q
foul interior, the country will see au OBJ
ject to be loathed. 1t Is the dread OF
this exposure, superadded to what is
already known, that induces repubii-
cans Of established reputc to urge so
desperate a resource as the withdrawal
| OF Garhcld,s name from the ticket as
the only means of saving the party from
| disgrace as we'll as from defeat