The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-18
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following verbatim report Of the speech
My FELLow-CITIzEss When / ate
my breakfast this morning had no thought
of addressing my fellow Democrats and
other citizens Of the city Of indianapolis
this evening. But on reading the India.
napolis Joun,ai found that the proprie.
tor OF that paper had called my personal
veracity 10 question. | have nothing to
say TO the subordinate writer Of that paper;
! choose to hold the proprietor responsible
for what appears in it, What | shall say
tonight will be mainly 10 reply to that
article. ! shall expect the owner Of that
paper with whom | am on personally good
terms, to be the gentleman tomorrow
morning to see to Il that this reply is as
fully reported in that paper for his readers
as his calumny Of this morning was. Zap
plausS. | shall see that copy of my re.
marks, which | submit to you, ara pre-.
sen,cd TO that paper for publication.
now challenge, bliore the citizens Of this
great city who support that paper, that il
shall appear. Applause. A month age
| made a speech at Marion, in this State
and in the course Of that speech | spok,
Of tho very questionable connection tha
james A. Garfield, the candidate Of tht
Republican party, had with the great Pres
idcniial fraud Of ls7G-T7. Ispoke Of hi.
connection as one double 10 its character
and worse than that of any other man now
living. spoke Of him 10 connection Will
the preparation Of the case at New Orlcan.
for his party, and in connection with the
fraudulent examination Of il at Washing
ton; and in that double respect consider,
ed him more responsible for the great out.
rage upon the American ballot than any
other living man. [Applause.l May
call your attention to the article as it ap-
peared in the Journal.
''lt means the endorsement and support, in
the most positive aud offensive manner posi-.
BILE, Of the Presidential frauds of 1861. He
had more TO do with ii than any other man,
and was the only man who occupied toward
it double relation. Aaer the election Gar.
field won't to New Orleans at the request Of
Gen. Grant. Without authority Of law, as a
partisan, he went there TO assist his party in
making up case, and after his return to Wash.
ington, Of all his associates, he was the only
man who took his seat upon the Electoral
Commission. Byeyery sentiment ofiairplay,
he should have been excluded from the jury
box by his own sworn statement of what he
did in New Orleans. Garfield had charge of
the returns in West Feliciaua Parish. In one
Of the inner rooms OF Packard Custom House
he did his work, examined ailidayiis, and,
tkaxf (,.ll
pared, or had prepared, additional interroga.
tories TO bring them within the rules adopted
by the Returning Board. Testimony so re.
vised by Garfield went back TO the Returning
Board, and the result was that West Felicia
ma, with its Democratic majority, was thrown
out. In Washington Garfeld's vote was that
Congress could not go behind the returnsthus
made As agent for his party he helped to
make returns by manipulating evidence, and
as jury for the nation be held such evidence
as conclusive and binding. In respect to the
action Of Congress on this question, have
thought and said that wrongs done to indiyid-
uas were swallowed up and lost in the greater
outrage upon the people aud their institutions.
But in respect to James A. Garfield, other
considerations arise. He accepted tperhaps
sOueht} place upon the tribunal that was to
decide not only questions Of public right, but
also claims OF individuals to great offices. He
did that when he had formed purpose to
decide against those whose claims were sup
ported By the prepOnderance of the vote. He
was disqualified by his formed aud avowed
purpose, and also by his participation in the
work. For that | challenge him
before the bar Of public opinion, and do this
in the name OF public and private right; in
the name Of justice, fair play, and universal
law.
"This is a specific charge Of corruption
against Gen. Garfield, Assuming, 70 be-
gin with, that the election of Hayes was
an assumption which, as a law
yer, MIR. Hendricks must know is not only
unwarraniable, but false, he asserts that
Gen. Garfield had more to do with it than
any other mau. Proceeding to specify Mr..
Hendricks asserts that Gen, Garfield went
to New Orleans as partisan, without au.
thoriiy of law, as II any law were necessa-
~ to authorize man to 60 TO New Or
leans, aud that while there he took charge
Of the returns from West Felicana parish,
and in one Of the inner rooms of Packard's
Custom House. manipulated the returns
and prepared aiidayils aud interrogatories
10 make out case. Ii this could be sub
Gen. Garfield would be dis
sraccd. Unless Mr.. Hendricks can sub
Itantiate the charge he is disgraced. He
,iFered no proof Of the charge in his Ma
ion speech, aud has offered none since.
He cannot produce any. Tho charge is
by any evidence worthy Of
belief On this point we call attention 10
DO following letter which we have lust
received from D. J. NJ. A. Jewett, former
y ofNew Orleans, now Of White Oaks, New
Mexico
"To THE Enron or rms JoeRxAL:--It has
,sen my intention 10 keep out Of politics du-
ing 1850, and concentrate my attention on
ny private affairs. But note, ia Mr. Hen
lricks's Marion speech, certain charges, az.
Getting Gen. Garfield, vhich seem 10 demand
'oiicc from me. They are included in the
nclosed slip. [Sbp copied above.
Those iamiliAr with events IN Louisiana,
d 1876, willremembef that the Republican
'ariy insrusted the active management Of the