The Portland daily press., 1880-09-10
Democratic Tributes to Garfield.
Crdit Mobilier and De Golyer Mere Mud
Throwing.

THE EDITOR OF THE LOUISVILLE COURIER
JOURNAL.
Henry Watterson's Letter to the New York Demo-
cratic meeting, July 20, 1880.
"The truth is, General Garfield though a
kindly man, and a man as am persuaded,
who would not do dishonest thing for his
own sake, or its own sake is a partisan of a
piece with his party"
SENATOR THURMAN AND THE WORLD.
from the New York World, october 10, 1881
Senator Thurman lets up General Garfield,
of Ohio, in this amiaOle fashion:
"Oakes Ames swears that Garfield got ten
shares, and Garfield says that he did not do
anything of the kind. There was good deal
of talk but no proof against him and am COM
PEELED to say that Garfield gets out of it better
than anybody else, and on the whole, there
was not sufficient evidence to fasten the cor
rupt.on al his door,"
After considering all the testimony, on the
whole we concur with this view of Mr.. Gar
fields connection with the Credit Mobilier.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA
From statement before Garfield was nominated !
81 will tell you whom think the Republi-
cans should nominate, and whom 1 consider
their strongest man; he is a true man, a man
OF principle, and would make a good Pres-
dent for US all. Personally consider him the
best man you could nominate. L refer to Gen!
James A. Garfield, OF Ohio"
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
fFrom an interview In the Augusta (Ga) Chronicle ]
"As to the Credit Mobilier matters with
which General Garfield has been charged,
believe he was altogether innocent of them
1t will not do for the Democratic party TO
throw mud at General Garfield, because if
they do they will elect him."
THE WORLD AGAIN.
from the New York World, May 3Oth, 1921
In the midst of the organized carnival of cor
ruption which has been going on now SO many
weary months and years at Washington, it is
really satisfactory to catch glimpse now and
then OF honesty for honesty's sake, and with
out consideration OF party. General Garfield,
Of Ohio, is q Republican, but it is his simple
due which we gladly pay him, to admit that he
has done more than any other single member
of his party during the last session of Congress
to show that it is not impossible for a man to
act with a Congressional majority, and yet to
keep his self-respect and the respect of honest
men.
JUDGE JEREMIAH s. BLACK.
[From an intervi- W in the Philadelphia Press,
Aug. 80, 1901
With regard to the Credit Mobilier transac-
ton have said, and always will say, that
believe that General Garfield told me the
truth about 1t. He would not do anything
else. I watched the development of the inves-
tgation, and l saw nothing in that to alter my
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hands were clean in that transaction, ys he has
ALWAYS kept them, but he unfortunat ely
adopte the false defences of those who we're
guilty and who expected Cakes Ames to swear
them through, instead of standing on his own
true and good defence and leaving the guilty
70 their fate. There was his devotion to party.
1t was urged upon him as party necessity,
and he yielded to that consideration, as he al
ways will. His party demanded the sacrifice,
and he made it. For that reason the Credit
Mobilier affair has not hurt him with his par
~, and will not and ought not. believe firm
~ In General Garfeld's personal integrity,
and base my Judgment upon an intimate
gnowledge of his private walk and converse
ton.
CONGRESSMAN VIM M. SPRINGER OF ILLINOIS.
(From speech to his old neighbors in june 1891
My friends, the Republican party has nomi-
mated as its candidate for President, James A.
Garfield, of Ohio (derisive laughter); man
wha has long been in public service, long beef
the leader of his party, and who stands to-day
the mightiest warrior of them all, the greatest
Republican of the Lower House of Congress
lSensation.] l know James A. Garfield by be-
ing with him in the Lower House of Congress
for years, and know that there is no Repub-
lican of that party ADLER than he. l see that
the newspapers are making charges again st
his character, but, my friends, 1 cannot say
that they are in any wise true.