The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-03
GARFIELD.
WHAT his NEIGHBORS SAY.
Denounced % q Bribe.Taker and Coz.
ruptionist..
Something for All to Read.

On the 7th day Of September, 1876.
the Repuhltcane Of Caraeld'e distr1cs
the Ashtabula district Of Ohio
held q public meeting at Warren: a.,
to oppose that mans return to Con-
gress, and adopted the following r.
solutions. which should be carefully
read aud digested by every voter:
Therefore, Be It by this indeDen.
dent convention OF the Republicans
Of the Nineteenth congressional de-
drict Of Ohio resolved,
First-Thst dishonesty. fraud and
corruption have become 30 common,
notorious and obvious in the admin.
istration Of our national government
as to be not only humiliating and
disgraceful in the estimation Of every
honest and intelligent citizen, but to
imperil the prosperity Of tue people
II not the stability Of the government
itself.
Second-Resolved, that this deplo-
rable condition Of the administra'
ton Of our national government is
largely due TO the election to Office
and continuance therein OF corrupt,
dishonest and venal men.
Resolved, that It % uselees aud by.
poCritical for any political party to
declare for reform 10 Ito platforms,
papers and public addroeAee while It
insists on returning To high official
place and power men who have been
notoriously connected with the very
achemes OF fraud which render re.
form necessary and urgent; that to
send those to enact reform who
themselves need reforming to make
them honest, II worse than setting
the blind to lead tho blind.
Fourth-Resolved, that there h no
man to-day officially connected with
the administration OF our national
government against whom are Justly
preferred moro and graver charges OF
corruption than are publicly. made
and abundantly sustained against
James A. Garfield. the present repre-.
sentative OF this Congregational die.
trict and the nominee Of the Repub-
llcan convention for reelection.
Fifth-Resolved, that since he first
entered Congress TO this day there Is
scarcely an instance 10 which rings
and monopolles have been arrsyed
against the interests OF the people,
that he has been found active In
speech or vote upon tho side Of the
latter. but In almost every case he
has been the ready champion OF the
rings and monopolies.
Stxth-Resolvcd, that We especial
~ charge him With venelity and COW
ardice In permitting Benjamin f.
Butler to attach to tho appropriation
bill Of 1873 that evef- to-be.remem.
bered infamy, tho Salary Steal, and
In speaking and voting tor that mea.
sure upon Ito final passage. And ne
charge. him With corrupt dl0regBrd
Of the demand OF his constituents
that he should vote for its repeal,
ana with evading said demand by vo'
ting for the Hutchinson amendment
6eventh-Resolved. that We further
arraign and den0unce him for BY
corrupt connection with the Credit
Mobiiier, for bis false denials thereof
before his constituents. for bis per
ljured denial thereof before Q commit
tee Of his peers 10 Congress. and f0l
fraud upon bis constituents 10 cir
| culatlng among them . pamphlet
purportlng to est forth tho finding u
said committee and tho evidences
against him, when In fact msteria
portions thereof were omitted OF
&Elg6t-Resolved, That No further
| araign and charge him with corrupt
; bribery In selling his influence u
chairman OF the Committee on Ap.
preparations for $1,000 to the De
0olyer pavement rlnR to aid them ID
securing q contract from the Boar(
Of Public Works OF tho Dis
trict Of Columbia: selling bis influ
once to aid said ring IN imposinI
>. upon the people OF said District
pavement which IL almost worthless
at q price three times its cost, q
sworn to by one OF the contractors
selling his influence to aid said RIM
, In procuring u contract to procure
which 1t corruptly paid 81, 600 TO
influence" selling bis Influence Il
q matter that involved no question o.
law, upon the shallow prete1t that b.
vas acting a. q lawyer; selliog bic Ia
auence in . manner 20 palps6le %,
clear % to he % found and declared
by an impartial and competent cour
, upon % Issue solemnly tried.
Ninth-Reeolved, That 10 arraigl
him for the fraudulent manner Il
which he attempted IN bic speech de
/ livered at Warren, on the 10th day O
September. 1874. to shield himsel
, from just censure 10 receiving tn
before named $4,000. by falsely e
presenting. In oaid speech. that tn