The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-01

tion ~ the conclusion N The Returning
Board" And nhat ~ on. fair minded mrn.
that have from time 70 time taken your seats
upon the Jurors box, v hat d. Won think II
The man that y 20 come on % Washington 70
try the cnu-ef
\ Being anxious IN his mind a. he leaves New
Orleans. and All the MAY frnn hat city until
ne reaches iicilairr. until b. reachr. Ohio. he
i 10 great siaie ~ anxiety. aud then a dis
patch comes Al lightning speed,
"rHE WORK y po~E F"
The work l. DONE" and n ere a. no anxiety
theace On forever The perjury and the r-rg-
cry ~ committed. The peOplr ~ tue United
states have been beaten IN their might and
majesty nnd IN their GLORIOUS sovereignty 81
The ballot box. They have been beaten like
tile old lion that had his paws rnfnnglel in
the n.eShc~ ~ the net. Tue great people ~
tn United states ARE beaten. and part ~ the
work Wa done IN that room. and foreserf from
til~ time Infamous room ln The Custom
house, and this j. the evidence. =. ntlrinrn.
John q. New. You that stand high a citizen
Of inuinnp polls. thi- j. fbt id~nce that I
quoted ia speech at Marion And gave
page AMI document - fiiil that II YOU 1nffrn
the truth Aon could not fall into error and
here l. wknt ! raid In TINT original speech
"ssarncld'- testimony commences NJ page
80 and here Il =. Sou can come and look for
yourselves lref-ring q, the book. " Docn-
nemt 81, accompanying report No. 40. House
81 Representatives. ihnd session. Forty fifih
toneres- II that u not Ia detail. Why II n
more -pecificthan the conxcyanccr describes
4 piece ~ land IN seed or Will Now to-
morrow morning ~ hiin VINO wrote tho ar
ticlc tht- morning come down upon his knees
ana pray GDd'~ pardon. ruu 20 - the journal
and 10 justice 10 nsigLbur: aye. more than
that DO justice ~ himself aye-n"re than thar
do Justice a. the int llisencr. sentiment. ard
judgment ~ the people Of Indianapolis that (
ne addresses every morning. lAppatise-l He /
knows whore the evidence H. and will lie now
repeat what he SAIL thlS morning. little
iul Their. docks ~ "A book Ican't iindif-fhcge 4
y = II u you are on - thing you Will always
md y II u = there, and We Democrats are gO- 4
ing % stick "a this man until he j. sorry he J
was ever nominated applause. H. may
understand that there j. now rncircing him
= popular Judgment and a public conscience X
that l. more terrible than the fate which
awaits the wicked. Here H. what the Journal
say : II this can be snhstantiated, then \
lsAriied would be disgraced." I.nughfer.l 7
How stands be now How j. II between You 4
and mc-bctwecn your intelligence and Your
How l. IL between you and yourselves j. lie
di~gTacedy Unless Mr. Hendricks can sub
staniiate the charge he j. di-gracei."
rHAvE ACCEPTED THE ISSUE
without fear; and I stand here In the pres
enc" ~ my neighbOrs- uprearicus applause.
which lasted several minutes ~ hank tod
and your Intelligence. / am not di-gracea.
lApplause MIR. Hendricks offered no proof
~ the charges In the Marion speech. and has
nnne since he NOT produce any. The 4
CHARGE i unsuppcrtcdby amy evidence worthy
SELF lApplause This J. harder on GARFIELD \
than any thin. ever said. A voice That's \
y give i 90 him, Tom Now. gentlemen.
thi~ man, that thus came aud conducted him.
self ~ the city 81 New Orleans ana helped 70 4
prepare the case. and helped - Get a fAl-. re-
turn from a false and prrurra Returning
Boari-Le came on hi May North a. far Z
NJ Beilairt, and was otcr-aken hy the light. 4
ming informing him and hf> cD-con-pirafors.
A. he SAT IN the palace car. ofthc decision that \
they ha1 procured In the city ~ New Orleans. Il
know how lawyer feel when hiS en-. TIA.
been submitted I know the anxiety which
drives sleep and quiet away when lie of prop
erty may depend upon the result made ~ the
iurs. liut surely never expires la, SELF in n
regard ~ thsit anxiety, ~ Garfield dill when
he -aid they ieit New Orleans very anxious
about the result. and when the result cstlne ali
anxiety disappeared. His work was com
picteds and an honest rstslrn was defeated.
Hc came on 10 Washington. and then what do \
YOU think he did when there Was iii prD-
posed In C0ngress-the hin that did finally +
paste appoint commission composed III \
nve members 81 tire House and rve members
~ the senate and I've members of the Su-
preme Court ~ hold a conference upon this
great issues When that bin vas pending
GARFIELD cor Ur
and said no. II must not DO: and here are the
reasons thar he gave. Let me give you. in his
own words. II can. il l. in very flnr print nnd
diffcnlt 70 read speaking ~ the bin then
pending In Congress- he says lfhiS wa- GA the
18th 81 january he got lack "a Washington
hy the "a Of December, and the bill came up
Tor consideration n the House. Whether the
upon the right Of President and Vice prcsi-
dent, and Garfield opposing the hill. uses this
language 4 IL assumes the right of Congress
% 70 down into the colleges and inquire into
al ire acts and facts connected with their
',crk II assumes the right Of Congress 10 ~
'ii~f into the States 70 review the act Of es-
~ .hccr, 20 open every ballo; box, and 70
"a alfline every ballot cast by 700 oOOof Amer
leans" That was Gaffield's objection to the ,
Il IL did pass and these fifteen men
we're appointed under the Law, Il would be
their duty 20 20 back OF all technicaIities
and returns. and 20 pass upon the
ballot. box and see how the votes were and To
decide the case upon the real truth. And Al
ter that. when the bill passed and he became
one ~ the fifteen, he voted every time that
they should no. open the door IL investigate
hut that the law closed the door, and said that ,
kellogg'- certificate and the q rtiffcafe ~ the ,
Returning Board was stronger than Law and
The Constitution and the Judgment II Con- I
gr~-. And his vote was tie eighth vote :
against seven that decided that they should
not - behind the Returning Board. ZAP !
plau-e.l What would you think ~ me a. a !
lawyer II YOU would hear me express my
opinion upon question ~ Law. have no {
doubt about A. and address the honOrcd Court {
and say IL WAS the law well fixed and decided, ;
and the next day came % be a member ~ J
the tribunal topaSs upon individual and pub I
he right according to law, and that next day .
say what said before l. not the law. and 1 \ !:
decide against You upon the statement 0f the
law different from that had made the day I
before. A. Sir. Julian sail. when he stood in !
the House IL was Garfield speaking, hut when
he was put upon the Commission It was the !
party {
DEMANDING POWER. MONEY. AND OFFICE. /.
Applause. let me read Won this oath he !.
look take IL from Mr.. Julans speech ~.
James A. Garfield, do solcmnly swear that / 4
will impatiaily examine and consider all :
questions submitted ~ the Commission Of
which am member, and a true Judgment
render thereon agreeable TO the Constitution
anti the laws, 80 help me God" Applause |;
and laughtcfl They say he is preacher I
Laughter.l don't pretend 20 be anything bnt d
4 wicked lawycr-that's all; but there l. not :
wealth enough in the state Of Indiana 10 get
me. in my place In tho House or in the senate :
u the United states 20 say II You pass this
NV hold that II opens the door o. inve~figa- 4
ion. ana we can rs down 90 New orleans and
ascertain how the vote was IN fact. AMI :
lien after l 60 upon the Commission % a
urn around and say that the Returning i
Ioard anu its findings T. conclusive up0n
~ and we can not investigate az all. would 4
not DO Il for thousand years Of tenure ia :
he great office for which he is candidate.