, 1880-06-14
GARFIELD VMDloATED By OHIO.

: The campaign Of defamation md sIanllor
nG,tlllst Geli. Guriiell has already begun. lie
Is imeuscl by Democratic usgans and orators,
within three days OF his nolntnnti0l,, of sev-
tral Df the most serious crimes II, tile cnleii
dur, md the others, It is presumed, ARE held
fl reserve to be sprung upon him IN detail ~
tho campaign advances. This Inns been the
experience of EVERY cnndt1ate for tho l'resi-
coutse, b. tho experience Ut Con. Garfield.
Fortunately he Is better preparcA than sul,le
Of Ills predecessors t0 meet tie assaults Of his
encllIies. His triumphant yintlication from
every dispersion upon Ills Koo.l nanle Ii ns
certain sla that the Hun Of election morning
will rise.
TmE TRIBUNE does not propose ut t1,is
tlmu to enter up specific tlcnIals Of tho
various canpnign r1urbnehs tint hnye nj
ready bcen brought out by tic Democracy 10
injuro Gen. Gurlield. Tho absurd nature Of
s&nie ot them Is s8lf-agItlei.t. They aru
propagAtod With I. reckless zcal tint Is be-
gutten Of ignorance alltl malice, al,d ii per-
Dllttetl to 70 ullclnllenge1 would surely de-
feat their own PURPOSE.
Tlus0 charges and all others that iaalico
could invent or circulate lnyu already been
once tried, and Gen. Gartlold has been
acquitted OH every ono OF them. In tho old
Ashtabula District Ut Ohio he las one OF
tho most Intelligent and conscientious coI-
stltucncics to be found In tho United States.
Succeeding tho great orator anil statesman,
Joshua X. Gitldlngs, Afr. Garfield has served
that constituency In Congress without II
break for eighteen years. III 1874. Wien tic
reaction agstIllst tho Republican Adtninlstrn.
tlon wAs strongest, md nlnny Congressuel,
weru dcfeatUd Oil charges Of complicity witt.
Credit Alohilior or tho Salary tirab, Mr.. Gar-
lield was returned hy q majority Of 0,34B over
his Democratic opponent At this tllno even
Ills political AtlvcEsarles testified to hls per-
sonat reel!tHt.e. Senator Thurman especially
a.lmlttel tl,nl slpra WIS nothing IN my of l,s
slander0us charEca against Mr.. Garfield, a,sd
It WIS III return for the manly cal,dor Ut tts
unsought tlefense that tho Inter said Ii, his
speech beforp The Ohio Legislature last
winter:
Many years ago: " tho l,s storm of party t'ght-
sfies aimed ut tho character md reputation uf
public 1n9 when It WAS eTo1 fur his pnrty III.
tsrst to ni, sns x.not1 G'atnor aKlst II n'1 ,, &
lit thu campaign, nl thu stun1p,-WhUn inun ar,
ns likely u MY tlnklnd things aa ut uny puce III
tiofsi,so and kIinl,iess for io wklah shal over
| forgot 20 lung ts live.
Stnca 1874 Mr.. Garilalal l..s bcen thrco times
returned to C0ngrcss by thu peupio OF TINT
district, md nlWnys by incruusGd najor(ties.
Tho people there know lin. They I.uye CALI
vassptl the s0.cnllcil "ellnrgcs," Iii the press
| oil the stunlp, ald elsewhere. aud by unalal-
| NOUS collsvnt iald tfiam to rest. For years
| they ti1ye not oven be0Jl heard Of. M friend
or fuo isns sought ~ raiso tiien. They have
been exploded. III tho wor.ls of Mr.. Conls-
ling: ":I'l.o powlor llas beet oil
burnt olcr." II l,pru Is my con-
s.itusncy III tbs United Status that
would Moyer !l1lvu forgiven an actua!
wrors.tlotng proved IN public servant 1t Is
this sulno Aslttabula District Of Ohio, whero
tlle standard OF political morality !s higher
nit! tile Judgment nlure severe tlan il, at-
must any othor district III the country. The
fact tRt h1r. Garfield hui retA,NNd the co,,tl-
de,,cu Of this people III un unusual legree Is
sufficient proot Ut his fidelity aud ,oror, II
my w0ru .inedetl,
but lle has tl.ld still more striking axpurl-
rnco OF public ostroln md appreciation. Not
only the AshtAbnlA district, but tlle wl,olo
Statu OF Ohio. l!As lately united to to lin
honor. lle stulhpca tic Stato with Foster
during the lust campaign, ui.1 1t WIS well
understood then TINT Republican snceess
would uluan tho elevation Ut tho Ashtahula
lNan to tho United 6tatex Senate. lio whs
running agasnst Thurman, tue ablest md
most popular Democrat III Ohio. Tic
Legislature liad been Rerrynlal,dered by
tho DoMocF,.ts. GARFIELD stu.npol the
State. Thurman stNtupea tho Stats. 'Ihv