Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18

DCech, certain charges, a1ec'inS us
ZEN. Garfield, which seem to demand oi
Office from me. They are included Us
, the enclosed slip. [Slip copied TO
bove.l ~ ",
Those familiar with events III Louis W
ana, in 1876, will remember that the u.
epublican party intrusted the actlve !H
Of the campaign to my III
lands. AS member of the repupn.
,au general committee OF counsei'anu
chairman of the subcommittee oi' &c &c
evidence, l supervised the prepara- :, !.
ion OF the case for the returning =.
board and committees OF congress- "
assisted by the Hon. II. ). CampoeA. u
then Judge of the fourth olstric. 81 !.
court of New Orleans, La, new o. a
Morey and John Ray, OF Ouachlts' =
aud the Hon. B. l. Blanchard.
am in a position 10 state that the
charge affecting Gen. Garfield is Ell, '
tirely false. He could not have hao
auy such connection with the case as I
charged, without my knowledge. NOR
is the charge sustained by any evil
dence' which the democratic agents
were able 10 collect in Louisiana:
The protest and affidavits i'll the west
Feliciaua case were prepared oy my
chief clerk, James l.. Hagius, Esq.
a;toruey-at-law, now, l think, OF
Mount Vernon, Ind, aud james I.
McArdle, Esq. then and now OF ne"
Orleans, under the personal super
vision of Judge Campbell.
Copies of ali papers affecting any
parish were prepared under my ul-
rection, for The use and informatlen
of the republican visiting committee,
of which the Hon. Ohm Sherman was
chairman. From these copies tne
members of that committee, Garhelu
included, obtained their first Know
ledge of the case in detail.
Garfield and his associates conduct
ed themselves in Louisiana with rare
discretion. For example, Gen: Gar
field aud myself never met i'll Louis
lana. 1t is manifest that had ne de-
sired to exert any influence III 'he
preparation Of the republican case,
he would have sought, necessarily,
first of all, my private stflce..
regret that my distance from III
diana will unduly delay this denlai;
| regret still more that l caunothall
, the lie at the place and in the pres
[ ence where it was uttered. very re-
spectfully. d. j. Nj. A. JEWETT.
| | w ulJC Odhs, 4NC" MIA ivy AAo5
Ii don't this evening substantlate
evcry material charge, 1 will ask no
!. man to vote against James A. Gar
5 field. Applause Every single charge
| The substance ef every charge, ! Will
!. make good TO the Intelligence OF this
i great audience tonight, and you
Y shall be the jury and if do, then
S the journal has said in advance that
;. Garfield is disgraced. Applause:
1 What did l say, gentlemen l saiu
!. that Garfield went to New Orleans
!; immediately after the election foul
/ wears ago; that he participated II
: manipulating the evidence and pre-.
II pairing the case for the returning
II board, and that upon the evidence
j. which he and others thus prepared
p the returning board made return
" against the men that were elected FOL
II the men that were not elected-tha
IF is the charge. l wish to dispose o
is one witness that the Journal intro
,e duces first, and l will not occup.
At much of your time in that task. Ii
e. that letter you will observe that Jew
n. EFT undertakes TO say in sentlmen
10 and substance that Garfield did no
,u call upon him while down there
ir therefore, he observed great dlscre
al ton while down there. That woul
net question, but l will read you
10 gentle men, from this mans own les
r. timony before the committee OF col
H. YreSs. This same man that tile Joul
g. nal cites as authOrityin this case CAV
his evidence before the commute
nd composed of democrats and republ
,,- cans, and in that testimony lie give
IS the reason why he did not see ia
., ,;e;t cf foi q n "a
er | will read it to you:
,c- O.-About that time were the Vlsl
m iun statesmen down there? AYE
to Q-Did you have anything 10
III. win them? A.-No, sir; nothll
", whatever.
As, Q.-Why not? Al did II
nd care to.
all Q.-They were members high
,an the republican party, and high i'll Il
raj counsels of the nation, anu yt
of were secretary of the republics
ex- election committee, and were cogI
wa zant of all the tacts-what was the
in in the character Of this or any G.
roe cumstances which made repulsl
ma and kept YOU and these visiting stat'
ms men apart? A.-Nothing that
his know Of; but my duties did not .brl
,eu me into contact with these gent
re men, as we always had corone
nal inquest held over US after every ell
hin tion. | cared to know as httie
ing possible. Mr.. Butler asks the III
bV Question; that is, old Ben, as we
ing in the habit of speaking OF hl
less Laughter aud applause.l
ma [The question as read by the spea
ASH was inaudible to the reporters
con- Oh account of laughter and applaa!
arms Aft you choose to put it i'll
arty way.
MIN NJ. Butler-I am only carrying
for your parallel. You purposely ave
e as ed meeting with visiting statesl
nee, lest YOU might know too much
this what is going on. Is that it? /
said Without casting any reflection u
we're them, yes.
,ater This witness swears that he av'
+ in ed knowing anything that those
lmes ting statesmen were dong, Dect
ions he did want to know what was &C
ohtN OH there, as he would probably b
as 10 10 answer under investigation af
,blic ward. SO will spend no more
lu.ls upon hln. Now for Mr.. Garl
when himself. and he gave his testinl
ncide before the same committee vi
sup oath:
f the Odd you visit New Orlea'
his the month of November, 1876!
i also | did.
ratio Q.-What time in the month
him YOU 20? Al think it was the
l., uud day of November that we arrive
; and New Orleans.
s'lce' The 14th day OF November
!mme diately after the preside
rrup- election of 1876. and he was
ssum- with John Sherman; he was
.ction with Kelly of Pennsylvania,
,uup- many others whose name l will
Hen delay you to repeat. In his testir
Y un- t.c says that they left New Or
: that TO return to Washington City o
nth II lst day of December. SO You
lug to observe that James A. Garfield
5 that at New Orleans, reaching there 8
rleans Il week after the presidential
ity OF ton, and staying there eighteen
AIRY t. What did he do while there
v Or charge-and the journal says i
/. took supported he is a disgraced IN
West charge that he occupied an
OF the room of the custom house, ass
ustom TO him, and him alone, and i'll
IL.