The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08

against whom are justly preferred more
and graver charges of corruption than
are publicly made and sbundantly sus-
tanned against James A Garfield, the
present representative Of this Congress
sional district and the nominee of the
Republican convention for reelection.
Rssotced, That since he first entered
Congress TO this day, there is scarcely
an instance In which rings and moncp-
olies have been srrsyed against the in
terests OF the people; that he has been
found active In speech or vote upon
the side of the latter, but in almost
every case ne has been the ready cham
pion OF the rings and the monopolIes.
RsS0tced, That We especially charge
him with venality and cowardice in
permitting Benjamin F. Butler to at
tsch TO the Appropriation bill of 1873
that ever-to- be-remembered iufamr,
the salary steal; and in speaking and
voting for that measure upon its final
passage. And charge HIM with cor
rupt disregard of the clearly expressed
demand of his constituents that he
should. vote tor its repeal and with
evading such demand by voting for the
Hutchinson amendment.
ResOLued, That we further arraign
and denounce him for his corrupt con-
nection with the Credit Mobilier, for
his false denisls thereof before his con-
stituents, for his purjured denial there
of before a committee of his peers in
Congress, for fraud upon his constitu-
ents In circulating among them PAM
phlet purportlng to set forth the find
ing of said committee and the evil
dence against him, when in fact mate
rial portions thereof were omitted and
garbled.
ReS0lDed, That We further arraign
and charge him with corrupt bribery
10 selling his official influence as chair
man of the Committee Or Appropria-
tons for $4,000 to the De Golyer pave
ment ring to aid them in securing a
contract for the Posrd of Public Works
of the District of Columbia; selling
his influence to aid said ring 10 impoE-
ing upon the people of said district a
pavement which is almost worthless, at
q price three times its cost, as sworn to
by one of the contractors; selling his
influence to aid said ring in procuring
q contract, to procure which it cor
ruptly paid $97, 900 "for intiuence":
selling his Influence in O matter that
involved no question of law, upon the
shallow pretext that he was acting as
lawyer; selling his influence in q man.
ner so palpable and clear as to be so
found and declared by an impartial and
competent court upon an issue solemn
ly tried.
Resoloed, That we arraign him for the
fraudulent manner in which he at
temped In has speech delivered at War
rem, on the 18th day of September,
1874, to shield himself from Just GEN.
sure in receiving the before named |
$4,000, by falsely representing in |
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 in fact, 80 he the n |
we'll knew, the said board of public |
works and the officers of said district |
were but the agents and instruments of |
Congress, and the United States was
responsible fer the debt by them Gre
ated.
ResOlced, That we arraign him for
gross dereliction of duty as member
of Congress in failing to bring so light
and expose the corruption and abuse
in the sale of post-traderships, for
which the late Secretary Belknap was
when the same was
brought to his knowledge by Gen.
Hazzen, in 1879, and can only account
for 1t upon the superstition that his
manhood was debauched by the COZ
ruptlon funds then by him just re-
ceived and in his own purse.
ReSotoet, That the law of 1873 known
ss the act demonetiZlng silver was en-
acted in the interest of gold rings,
bond holders, and capitalists, and
against and in the interests of the tax
payers and without their advice or
knowledge. That this act, by single
blow, has seriously crippled our power
to resume specie payments ar pay our
nstional debt 10 coin. chat NO suffi-
cient reason has yet been given for this
legislation, SO honest and palpable in
its discrimination in favor of the small
creditor class and capitalists and
against the great debtor class and in
dustrisl interests of the country. That
James A. Garfield, during the last SEES
sion of Congres, was the conspicuous
defender of this crafty attempt to sac
rifice the interests of the people to bond
holders and foreign capitalists. That
when it Is proposed to restore the Old
silver dollar to the place it had held
during our history as nation as a le-
gal tender for all debts, public and
private, he denounced the attempt tas
q grand swindle on go grand scale as
to make sphievement illustrious" and
''ss a scheme of vast rascality and CO.
lossal swindling."
ReSOlUed, That neither great ability
and experience nor eloquent partisan
discussion of the dead issues of the
late war will excuse or justify past dis
honesty and corruption or answer as q
guaranty of integrity and purity for
the future.
Resolred. That believing the state
ments in the foregoing set forth, we
cannot without stultifying our man
hood and debasipg our self.respect sup
port at the polls the nominee of the
Republican convention of this district
for reelection, nor can we without sur
rendering our rights as electors and
citizens sit silently by and see man
so unworthy again sent to represent US
in the national Legislature. That strong |
in the conviction of right we call upon |
the electors of the district, irrespective
of forms or present party attachment,
who desire honest government, to unite
with us In an earnest, faithful effort to
defeat the reelection of Gen. Garfield |
and elect 10 his stead an honest and |
raIta1Nl.