The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-26
GARFIELD.

JusucE BEIpLEY, Of the United States
Supreme Court, while at Atlanta, Ca, the
other day expressed the firm conviction
that Garfield would be. elected, and that
the whole North would be solid for him.
Gov. Fosrn. says that when bis vote be-
gan to rise in the Chicago Convention
Gen. Garfield turned deadly pale" and
exclaimed: "For Gods sake, can Il be
possible that Sherman will think have
proved untrue to him"
TnR Springfield RcPuUioan says that
"Garheld's sreugth lies in the honorable
Identification Of his name with measures
Of national interest and constructive I'm.
portance. Bis best personal vindicatiOn
Is that he has not failed In the service Of
the people or grown rich through the op.
potunIties Of office"
Or the charges against General Garfield
Senator Hoar seys:
81 was onB OF the committee who iuyes.
tigAted the Credit Mobilier, and wrote the
greater part Of the report OF the commit.
tee. There was nothing In the transaction
which In the least gave me reason TO dis,
trust General GaTfeld's absolute integrity.
| expressed my opinien OF the absolute
honor and integrity Of General Garfield
in this matter years ago. No man, Demo
crat or Republican, who ever served with
Garfield, does, think, doubt that he il
absolutely incorruptible. He has been fol
years on the Committee Of Appropriation
and Ways and Means, controlling the ex.
pendiiuTe Of millions upon millions, and
policies that make and nnmake great bust
ness Interests"
TnE New York Nation independent
says that "GArileld's life in Congress has
been that Of statesman OF the earlier
constructive type" The broad.minded
scholar in iolitics is taken while the ma
chinists art left. To quote the Nation
asain:-
"The stedy constitutiouality and "a.
tionality, live may use the expression, oil
Gen. CARTE DIS course in Congress during
times when most OF his iellOw.Repu6li.
cans lost their heads, have been very re-
mArkAble, ald show that he is not only a
man Of courage, but that he does not in
lhe strife and turmoil Of what is called
practical politics, lose his hold on the
great truth that this Nation, in spite OF its
enormous natural advantages, must live ~
every other human society has lived, by
Remembering, comparing and ioreseeing.'
FREDEEIci o. PRlScE, Mayor Of Boston,
and secretary Of the National Democratic
Committee, was asked recently by a Tribune
reporter for his opinion regarding the Re-
publican nominations. Mr.. Prince re-
piled;
81 think General Garfield is by far the
strongest nan the Republicans could have
nominated. So far as Massachusetts, is
CONCERNED, am sure OF It. Neither Grant
nor Blaine could have carried Massachu'
sets; Garfield, think, can. think he
will unite the Republican party in our
State, and, as tits strongly Republican, he
will beat the Democratic nominee there.
But in the whole country think we can
get man who can do better. New York
Is really the pivotal State; II New York
can be carried by the Democrats We win.
However, Us have said, | think Garfield
Is the beat man the Republicans could
bring forward. lie has good record, and
will do much for the unitlngand strength
ening Of his party"
HENRY b. PAYSR, late Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, says In an In
terview with correspondent Of the New
York H,rud that he and Garfield have
been friends for years. and that when the
latter Is in Cleveland they usually pass an
evening together at isn't likely" adds
Mr.. Payne, with a sense Of Justice which
does him honor, "that would continue
to respect and admit to my intercourse
any man whom believed guilty Of delib.
crate dishonor. No. have never exam.
lned the specific charges against Garfield,
nor acquainted myGclf with his defense
against them. From my knowledge Of his
character, however, should be decided
lyinclined TO believe that he was deceived
rather than guilty-that his ignorance oil
business affairs aud methods was to blame
for any error. No, No! With Gen. Gar.
fields political creed am utterly at yari.
ance. abhor the selfish, centralizing,
iyranicaI, and plundering tendencies Of
the party which has nominated him. ]
should deem his election the greatest Of
misfortunes now, when the greatest Of all
Ia presented for the defeat
Oh any Republican candidate and the re-
OF a sound Democratic gov.
eminent ut Washington. But all this
does not counsel me 70 an unconsidered
assault upon that candidates private hon
or"