Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-09
GARRLELDS CRIMES.

trust. AS one oil the advocates OF the peO-
pies rights, we intend, so help us God,
with malice toward none and charity for
all" to see that the people are fairly repre-
sented.
The Republican press are alarmed at the
mass of evidence that is daily augmenting
against this stately criminal, and are endeav-
oring to operate upon the public mind by
directing their attention to his early life, his
pious training and his natural ability.
They are deeply engaged i'll reproducing
his letters, his speeches, and his sermons.
They portray him as innocent and guileless,
brave and generous. They write of his con-
fiicts and of his triumphs and seek to make
such "reminiscences obscure his terrible falls
from grace.
Circumstances have brought this distin-
guished parsonage before the great Ameri-
can people. He has been named by the
Republican convention as their candidate
for President of this mighty and growing
Republic. The people are deeply interested
in him, and if James A. Garfeld's mature
manhood corresponds with all the artist
cally wrought pictures which his admiring
partisans have drawn whilst he was but 4
juryman, we are willing that his partisan
friends may dwell to an unlimited extsnt
upon the pleasing virtues of his youth. u
may bring relief to the scared conscience Of
Mr.. Garfield, and tend to soothe the NORTH
cation of his family, bu. this does not answer
the full demand.
Again and again has Mr. Garfield been
honored by his friends with seat in the
councils of the Republic. He was in posi-
ton to impress upon the minds of his coun-
trymen the fact that his early education
and training had intensified his integrity.
added vigor to his conviction that vice was
degrading, that in the broader field he must
illustrate by his public life and public acts
"that honesty is the best policy" This done
his cary manhood would glow with fresh
beauty. But, unfortunately for Garfield,
unfortunately for his party, and unfortu-
nately for human nature, this was not done.
How many times poor Garfield fell before
Oaks Ames tempted him, in all probability
will never be known, what petty acts of
metnness and duplicity he was guilty of be-
fore his first great fall cannot be stated. As a
member of Congress receiving five thousand
dollars year, he should have been able to
RISE above such temptation. When Oaks
Ames was looking around for victims he
approached Garfield and then and there
injured innocence" fell from its exalted
state to the miserable degradation of bride
taker, sold his virtues, his position, his
manhood, and became traitor to himself
blackened forever his life and character
with crime.
In the presence of temptation he was
weak; greed got the better ofhis convictions,
he took the bride. Oaks Ames had placed
it "where it would do the most good"
All this was done when Garfield protested
to be in the pride and strength of vigorous
manhood, capable and worthy of being a
representative in the national legislature.
Accepting the bride was bad enough-for
such crime there is no atonement. But
associated with the crime of accepting the
bride, there is still another greater, blacker,
more debasing act of perfdy Garfield de-
RShds p9sifHg ap3h tMjtlbI BBiohg,i h9ad aimed
his Maker to witness whilst he swore that he
had received neither stock nor dividends
from Cakes Ames. Then came the records,
and James A. Garfield, the Republican can
didate for President, was confronted with
evidence which convicted him of deliberate
perjury. This is Republican testimony, a
part of the record of the Government 1t is
not manufactured by Democrats for the oc.
casion.
A man occupying such an unenviable pc
sition, whose lips have been blistered with
ialsehood and whose hands have been stained
with receiving bride money is hardly to be
entrusted with the execution of the duties
attached to the first Office under the Gov
eminent.
1t was the five thousand dollars opinion
of General Garfield that the pine block pave
ment, treated by the process of ironizing
was the best of some forty pavements exam
ined by him. His opinion was an unfortu.
nate one, not for himself or his clients, but
for the oppressed people of the District Of
Columbia, that peculiar pavement having
turned cut TO be the most colossal fraud and
humbug that was ever foisted upon an un.
fortunate people.
The Credit Moblier charges against Gar.
field were made b. a Republican committee,
appointed by Republican House and on
motion of Speaker Blaine.
Let il therefore be remembered that the
candidate for the august office OF President
stands charged with BRIBERY and with
PERJURY. The proof of his guilt comes
from the records of his own party The in
vestigation was conducted by committee
with Republican majority, and the verdict
has been rendered GUILTY.
With this record staring them in the face
partisan friends of this man are seeking to
obscure his guilt, to patch up his character,
white-wash his crimes, falsify the record
and, if possible, make him pass muster
But unfortunately for Garfield and his
friends it will be impossible to white-wasll
such record. 1t is too infamous. Circum-
stances corroborate Cakes Ames' oral testi-
mony. The check for three hundred and
twenty-nine dollars paid by check which
Garfield received, settles the question of the
bribe, and at the same time settles the ques-
ton of the perjury.
u Is not possible for man with such
crushing evidence Of his guilt To obtain the
votes Of honest Republicans Partisanism
will not carry honest men To such a depth
of infamy. There are thousands of Repub.
Leans who, whilst they may be attached to
their party, will not endorse bribery and
perjury; their better judgment and better
nature will revolt at such debasing act OF
shame and disgrace. Garfield is to-day yir.
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