The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-18
The BADLY Besnirched.

bnye the hardihood to attempt defense
Of the conduct Of Jas. A. Garfield. an con-
nection with that Credit Mobilier trans
sction. but unfortunately for them-nud
Mr.. Garfield, not the slightest founda-
ton upon which u erect even the frail'
| est fabric OF such nature, can be dis
covered, and in sheer desperation. his
would be defenders are driven to the ne
cessi,y of resortipg to all manner Of sub
terfnges, in the vain hope Of binding
the American people To the facts in his
case. The principal weapon OF their
lnme defence ilge Blacks letter
having become avery boomerang i'll
their hands by furnishing he most pos
itivc evidence OF Mr.. GaTfield's perjury,
when he swore before the Poirnd
Committee, January Il, 1873, az ner'r
orned, rrceirrd or Ggrrei 10 reeeire. any
stock Of N, Credit NoJilicr or OF the Union
Pacific Railroad, nor any diridend' or profits
drising from ether Of hem.' Judge
Black, a Democratic lawyer, employed
by Mr.. Garfield especially to defend his
case; in the letter TO which Garfields
friends have so frequently and fondly
referred. says: "He tGarficldl had not
the slightest suspicion that be vas being
taken into ring organized for the pur-
pose of defrauding the public. nor did
he know that the stock was in any way
connected with anything which came,
or could come. within the legislative
jurisdiction Of Congress.
The letter. from which the above is
pertinent extract, was written 10y Judge
J. S. Bluck. Mr.. GmGeld's counsel in
Philadelphia. February Is, 1873. three
days prior TO the report Of the Poland
Committee, which declared rs follows:
The facts in regard TO Mr.. Garfield,
as found by the Committee, are That lac
agreed with Mr.. Ames to take ten shares
OF Credit Mobilier stock. but di not pay
for tie same. Mr.. AmCs received the
eighty per cent. dividend in bonds aud
sold them for ninety.seven per cent. and
also received the sixty per ceut. cnsh
dividend, which together with the price
OF the stock and Interest, left balance
Of 1929. This sum wss paid over TO
Mr.. Garfield by a check on the Ser.
gcant-at.Arms. and Mr.. Garfield then
understood this sum was the balance of
| dividends after paying FOR tho stock"
This is the fral report of the Con
Gr"ssi"unl Committee. composed irinci-
pally Of Mr.. Gatfrld's political friends,
nft'r n careful examination into all the
facts OF the case. while the letter uf his
legal conns,l, Judge Black, addressed
To james G. Blaine threr drys before
the conclusion Of the work Of the Com
mitirc and doubtless intended to exert
an Influence with the Committee, favor
Hble To his client, merely attempts to ex.
hnnnrate him from the charge of
bribery | which opinion appears to have
been nnshnrrd by the Committed and
undeninhly conyicts him OF perjury. Yet
this is the letter the Strlwarts now have
the THIOntery to offer lis evidence of Mr.
GnTficld's Innocence in the Credit
Mobilier matter, together with the ut
ternnces Of lIaiirg journals touching
the same prior to the verdict of the
Committee. but carefully abstain
from mention OF the emphatic expr,s.
si"ns "f those snme journals, after the
conviction. .. t... .... S.ar'
The leading Republican organ. the
New York Times, Oh the day following;
Feb. 10Th. said: "Mcssrs. Kelly md
Garfield present most distressing fg.
urc. Their participation in the Credit
Mobilier affair is complicated by the
most unfortunate contradictions OF tes.
timony." " go
The Tribune Of the snme dato said: !:
"James A.. Garfield Of Ohio. had ten
shaieSi hover pnid n dollar; received
1929. which, after tho investigation
began he was anxious TO havo consider.
ed "a loan from Mr. OUkcs Ames to
himself" Again oil the 2Glh the Tri.
ban. said: "Mr. Amcs establishes very
clearly the poin, that he wns not alone
in. this offense. II he is to bo expelled
for bribery, the men who woro bribed
should 60 with him" ... ,..........
The above Is an accurate record OF
tho case, aud NIL the efforts Of Mr.. Gar.
fields political friends to sweotcn IL will
provo nbotiive. They arc cold and
relentless facts indolibly recorded upon
the pages Of history.