The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-26

ling FIRE by the New York Herald, New
York San, Chicago Times and other in
nucntial,. independent newspapers
They publish his sworn testimony be-
fore the Credit Mobilier Investigating
Committee, and the findings of that
committee contradicting it. Some
party organs which believe that con-
yentions are infallible and cannot err,
are endeavoring to defend General Car
field, bu. the New York Times. the
leading Republican paper of the United
States, does not print syllable in his
favor The Rochester, New York,
Herald, a strong Republican paper,
which defended Garfield for a while,
now suggests that he withdraw from
TIE ticket, and that the Republican
National Committee fill the vacancy.
Il says:
The Republican vote alone will not
elect its candidate this year. The large
and increasing independent or floating
vote must 90 had in his favor or he will
be beaten at the polls. That cannot
be secured without enthusiasm for the
head of the ticket, and it must be APP
parent, even to the dullest political OBJ
server, that the Republicans are already
fighting sulleDly and with great embar-
basement, a retreating battle. The
Democratic organo at first made the
mistake of hurting epithets and obnox-
ioua phrases at the candidates, but
theT have discovered their mistake and
also, see that in the plain facts there
Is weight enough to sink the Republi-
cali ticket beyond redemption in very
few weeks unless a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION comes soon, and the sooner
tie better. 1t is not pleasant to tell
these truths to many of our readers,
who have not yet fully comprehended
tie load they have assayed to carry
IN, shouldering the Chicago ticket;
but we believe we are rejecting tha
secret thoughts of many of the most.
experienced and discerning Republican
leaders of the country. The Democrats,
unfortunately for the Republicans,
have official documents and even the
records of the COURTS in their favor
Mr.. Garfield, in the De Goiyer case es-
peciallY was very deeply implicated,
and the decision of the court in the
suit OF Chittenden against De Golyer,
ard Mcclellan distinctly declares that
the said plaintiff, and the said Board of
Public Works, then we'll knew that it
1as not the arguments Of said Garfield
as lawyer, but his influence as a
member of Congress, having power
over the appropriations to be made
tLat the plaintiff had sought and OBJ
tanned and paid. for; and therefore the
contract was illegal, against policy and
void" What 10 to be done with such
proof! How is it to be explained
away: Tho proof of innocence to.he
effective in a political campaign with
the floating vote must be over
whelmine. It is enthusiasm that the
Republican ticket needs, and it is en-
- i
lack with such heavy judicial censure
Of its head resting like nightmare
upon the canvass.
Under these circumstances, what
will be the probable course of the
party? To us it is conceivable that
either M1. Garfield himself will dis
cover that it would be folly for him to
hold on TO the nomination SO inconsd-
erately thrust upon him, or the leaders
OF the party will find it necessary to
request him to withdraw in favor of
some man who car, rally the masses in
favor of the Republican cause. We
l i've no reason to. believe that such
step is now contemplated by any one,
hat the accommodating pressure of evil
dence against MIR. Garfield may compel
tie Republican National Committee to
take some such action. Should it be
carried out, who would be Garfield's
successor? There is probably but one