The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-21
GARFIELD IMPALER.
He - Denounced n Bribe-raker and
torruptiOutst by "a Republican
Convention in IN ~ ow o. Dis
frict-A Chapter TOR
Honest Republicans
tn Road,

The Poland report of the credit mo-
bilicr briberies was made i'm 1873. In
1874 Garfield received the nomination
for reelection i'm his district the Ash
tabula district of Ohio-where the Re
publicans have always numbered two
to- one against all opposition. He had
the party, like IL machine, at his back,
right or wrong, but there were honest
and indignant Republicans enough to
run him 1882 behind Wikoff the Re-
publican candidate for Secretary of
State. In 1876, still controlling the ma
chine, he again received the nomina-
ton and again ran behind his ticket,
this time LIS, in the important Presi-
dental canvass when the party lash
whipped in Many who in Off years
would have bOlted. And this time the
Republicans of his district who could
neither be cOaNed nor conquered to sup
port bribe-taker held u convention
and took open ground against him. We
reproduce the record:
On the 9TH day of September. 1876,
the Republicans of the Nineteenth Con-
grcssiOnal District of Ohio opposed to
the return of James a. Garfield To Con-
gress met i'm convention at Warren,
Ohio, and organized by electing DR.. G.
w. Ensign, of Lake, for chairman and
l.. ID. Brown, OF Portage, and George +.
Paine, of Lake, secretaries.
On motion, q. y. Tuttle and j. Il.
Burrows, of Lake B. +. Perry, of Ash
tabula; l.. ID. Brown, of Portage, and
&. ID. Crazy, of Lake, Were chosen "A
committee ON resolutions and III. III.
Hines, William +. Hulett, =. Ellsworth,
j. ;. Easement, B. +. Perry and X. NJ.
Murray were appointed "A committee on
conference for representatives.
This committee on resolutions, after IA
long whereas, said:
Therefore, BE IL by this indepeInient
contention Of the RcDubiicdns Of the
Nineteenth Congressional District of
Ohio, resOired,
First-That dishonesty, fraudand cor
ruptiOn have become 81 common, no.
torious AMI obvious in the administra-
tion of our national government rs to
be not only humiliating and disgraceful
in the estimation of every honest and
intelligent citizen, but to imperil the
prosperity of the people if not the sta
bility of the government itself.
Second-That this deplor,bIe condi-
ton of the administration of our ma
- tttt tb tflt
election to office and continuance there
in of corrupt, dishonest and venal men.
Third-That il is useless and hypO-
critical for any political party To de
clare for reform in its platforms, papers
and public addresses, while il insists on
returning to high official place and
power men who have been VIGOROUSLY
connected with the very schemes of
fraud which render reform necessary
and urgent that To send those to enact
reform who themselves need reforming
To make th.m honest is worse than set
ting the blind to lead the blind.
Fourth-That there is no man to-day
officially connected with the admins
tratiOn of our national government
against whom are justly preferred more
and graver charges of corruption than
are publicly made and abundantly sus-
tanned against James A. Garfield, the
present representative of this Congress
siOnal district and the nominee of the
Republican convention for reelection.
Fifth-That since he first entered
Congress To this day there is scarcely an
instance in which rings and monopo-
lies have been arrayed against the in
terest of the people, that he has been
active i'm speech or Vote upon the side
of the latter, but i'm almost every ease
he has been the ready champion of the
rings and mOnOpolies.
Sixth-That We especially charge him
with venality and cOwardice i'm permit
ting Benjamin +. Butler to attach to
the appropriation bill of 1873 that ever
to he remembered infamy the salary
steal; and in speaking and voting for
that measure upon its final passage.
And charge him with corrupt disre-
gard OF the clearly expressed demand
OF his constituents that he should vote
for its repeal and with evading such de-
mand by voting for the Hutchinson
amendment.
Seventh-That we further arraign
and denOunce him for his corrupt con-
nection with the credit mobilier, for his
false denials thereof before his cOnsti-
tuents, for his perjured denial thereof
before II committee of his peers in Con-
gress, for fraud upon his constituents in
circulating among them "A pamphlet
purpOrting To set forth the finding of
said committee and the evidence
against him, when i'm fact material pOr-
tons thereof We're omitted and gar
bled.
sEighth-That we further arraign and
charge him with corrupt bribery i'm
selling his official influence rs chair
man of the committee on appropria-
lions for 5000 to the DeGOlyer pave
ment ring tn aid them i'm securing
contract from the board of public works
of the District of Columbia; selling his
influence to aid said ring in imposing
upon the people of said district pave
ment which is almost worthless at
price three times its cost, rs sworn to by
one of the contractors; selling his in
fluence to aid said ring in procuring a
contract, to procure which it corruptly
paid S97 900 "fOr influence ;" selling his
influence i'm matter that involved no
question of law, upon the shallow pre-
text that he was acting as lawyer,
selling his influence in a manner so pal
pable and clear rs to be found and de-
clared by an impartial and competent
court upon an issue solemnly tried.
Ninth-That We arraIgn him for the
fraudulent manner in which he at
tempted i'm his speech delivered mt War
rem, on the 18th day of September. 1871,
to shield himself from just censure i'm
receiving the before named S5,OO, by
falsely representing In said speech that
Congress of the United States was not
responsible for the acts of said board
nor the United States liable for the
debts created thereby, when in truth