Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-29
REPUBLICAN oPINION IN 1875.


A few days ago the SENTINEL pub
lished a couple of resolutions, clipped
from the New York Sun. They were
the seventh and eighth of the following
list. As some Of the Eastern papers
have republished the entire Proceedings
of the Convention at Warren, Ohio,
where these resolutions were adopted by
Garfieid's own constituents, we cut there
from the thirteen resolves" They
speak for themselves, and for what may
be expected in Garfield's own District.
On the It'll Of September. 1876, the
Republicans of the Nineteenth Con-
gressional District of Ohio. opposed to
the return of James A. Garfield to Con-
gress. met in Convention at Warren,
Ohio, and organized by electing DIR. C.. w.
Ensign, OF Lake, for Chairman, and L. ID.
Brown. of Portage. and Geo. E. Paine. Of
Lake, Secretaries.
On motion G. N. Tuttle and J. B. Bur-
rows, OF Lake, B. F.. Perry, of Ashtabula,
L. ID. Brown, Of Portage, and G. d.
Crary, of Lake, were chosen a Commit
tee on Resolutions, and H. H. Hine. Vim.
E. Bullett, p. Bosworth, J. 8. Easement,
B. +. Perry and R. NJ. Murray were ap-
pointed a Committee on Conference for
Representative.
This Committee on Resolutions, after a
long whereas, said
Therefore be it, by this Independent Con-
vention OF the Republicans Of the Nine
tenth Congressional District Of Ohio, re-
solved
First-That dishonesty, fraud and cor
ruption have become SO Common, notorious
and obvious in the administration Of our
National Government as to be not only
humiliating and disgraeeful in the estima-
ton Of every honest and intelligent citi-
zen, but to imperil the prosperity of the
people, il not the stability Of the govern
ment itself.
~Second-That this deplorable condition
Of the administration of our National Gov
!. anne is largely due to the election to
Office and continuance therein of corrupt,
dishonest and venal men.
Third--That it is useless and hypocriti-
cal for any political party to declare for
reform in its platform, papers and public
addresses, while it insists on returning to
high official place aud power men who have
been notoriously connected with the very
schemes OF fraud which render reform nee
essary and urgent; that to send those to en-
act reform who themselves need reforming
to make them honest is worse than setting
the bin to lead the blind.
Fourth-That there is no man to-day
officially connected with the administra-
ton Of our National Government against
whom are justly preferred more and graver
charges of corruption than are publicly
made and abundantly sustained against
James A. Garfield, the present Representa-
tive Of this Congressional District, and the
nominee Of the Republican Convention for
reelection.
Fifth-That since he first entered Con-
gress to this day there is scarcely an in
stance in which rings and m~onopolies have
been arrayed against the interests OF the
people, that he has been found active in
speech or.vote upon the side Of the latter,
but in almost every case he has been the
ready champion Of the rings and monop-
olies.
Sixth-That we especially charge him
with venality and cowardice,s in permitting
:. Benjamin F. Butler to attach to the appro-
priation bill Of 1873 that ever-to-b e-remem-
bered infamy, the salary steal; and in
speaking md voting for that measure upon
its ina psssage. And charge him with
corrupt disregard of the clearly expressed
demand of his constituents that he should
vote for its repeal, and with evading said
demand by voting for the Hutchinson
amendment.
Seventh-That we arraign and denounce
James A. Garfield for his corrupt connec-
ton with the Credit Mobiller, for his false
denials thereof before his constituents, for
his ~perjnred denial thereof before a com
mittee Of his peers in Congress, for fraud
0pon his constituents in circulating among
them q pamphlet purporting to set forth
the finding of said committee and the evil
dence against him. When in fact material
portions thereof wc-s omitted and sai bied
Eighth-That we further arraign and
charge him with corrupt bribery in selling
his official influence as Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations for SIS, 900 to
the De Golyer pavement ring to aid them
in securing o contract from the Board of
Public Works Of the District of Columbia;
selling his influence to aid said ring in inn
posing upon the people Of said District q
pavement which ia almost worthless. at q
price three times its cost, as sworn to by
one Of the contractors; selling bis influence
to aid said ring in procuring a contract, to
procure which it corruptly paid $67 900
for influence; selling his influence in a
matter that involved no question Of law,
upon the shallow pretext that he was act
ing as a lawyer; selling his influence in q
manner so palpable and clear as to be SO
found and declared by al impartial and
competent court upon an issue solemnly
tried.
Ninth-That we arraign him for the
fraudulent manner in which he attempted,
in his speech delivered at Warren on the
10Th day Of September, 1879, to shield him
self from juHt censure in receiving the
S., 1000, by falsely representing, in said
speech, that the Congress of the United
States were not responsible for the acts OF
said Board, nor the United States liable for
the debts created thereby, when in truth
and ia fact, a. he then well knew, the said
Board Of Public Works and the officers Of
said District were but the agents and in
Of Congress, and the United
States was responsible for the indebtedness
by them created.
Tenth-That we arraign him for gross
direliction Of duty as q Member OF Con-
gress, in failing to bring to light and ex-
pose the corruption and abuse in the sale
Of post traderships, for which the late Sec
retary Belknap was impeached, when the
same was brought to his knowledge by
General Hazen in 1872, and can only ac-
count for it upon the superstition that his
manhood was debauched by the corruption
funds then by him just received and In his
own purse.
Elsventh-That the law Of 1878, known
as the act demonstrating silver, was enacted
in the interest OF gold rings, bondholders
and capitalists, and against the interests OF
the taxpayers. and without their advice or
knowledge. That this act. by . single
blow, has seriously crippled our power to
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