The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-30
Clear Case Of Perjury.

witness, for on the only two public oc-
casions when Garfield attempted to
defend his corruption in the Credit
Mobilier jobbery he put Judge Black
ON the witness stand. In 1873 Garfield
paraded in pamphlet he issued Judge
Blacks letter to Speaker Blaine. in
which he defended Garfeld's share in
the bribery on the plea of ignorance.
Garfield used this letter again in aspeech
to his constituents at Warren. ONO,
September, 1874.
This extract is from Judge Blacks
letter to the N. Y Sun. ..
Twill set down their substance and give my
reply to each one in the order You put them:
1. Did mean in my letter to Mr.. biilne tn"s
stock aud dividends from Cakes Amcs!
Unuucstionably he agreed to take the stock,
ana did receive dividends upon 1t. The letter
plainly implies that he had not conceaie'', nor
tried to conceal that fact from him. But his
admission was coupled with statement when
showed him to be guiltless. a
Judge Black here says, on the lad
mission of Garfield to him, that sun
questionably he (Garfield) aqreedto ta6e
the Credit Mobilier stock and did receipe
dividends on IT,"
Now let US see what was Garlield's
testimony before the Poland Committee.
On January Ii, 1873, he went publicly
before the Committee and sworc upon
the Gospels:
"Ineyer owned, received or agreed to re.
| ceiyc any stock of the Credit MObilicr, or nf
the Union Pacific Railroad, nor any ai'iochds
or profits arising from any OF them.
II this don't make Garfield out a per-
iurer then there is no distinction be-
tween truth and falsehOod.
But Judge Black says Garield's
admission to him that he agreed to
receive Credit-Mobilier stock and did
receive dividends, was occupied with
a statement that showed him to be
guiltless." What was this statement:
Garfield declared that at the time he
agreed to receive the stock and re-
ceiyed the dividends, he was ignorant
Of the connection between the Credit
Mobilier and the Union Pacific Rail
road. This convinced Judge Black
that Garfield was guiltless. r!
But it was a lie! OF that there is con
elusive proof in the debates Of Con
gress. In December, 1867, when Anne
began to distribute his stock, Il. u
Washburne of Illinois, cx.Minister T.
France, and his brother, Govcrno
Washburnc of Wisconsin, exposed tn
, whole operations of the Credit Mobile
in the House of Representatives. AM
showed the magnitude OF the swind! i
r how it was to be contaminated, and II
!: connection with the Union Paciti
: Railroad, just as it isnow known. III
debate was on u resolution Introduce
!. bv +. b. Washburne to reduce tn
r rates of freight and passengers on tn
, | Pacific roads. Garfield was present
: the House during these discussions an
n participated in them. Everybody kne'
e then that the directors of the Unio
G Pacific were contracting with then
= selves to build the road, and that I'll
9 franchise of the old Credit Mobile
! corporation had been purchase
J. for that purpose. To suppose Ga
Il field ignorant Of . knowledge whic
:. was common at the time in the Hou'
+ and elsewhere, and that, too, when Il
Il whole business had been clearly G
70 posed in several debates, wherein
/. had taken part and voted, is to insu
public intelligence.
Is In what o pitiful plight this leav
Dt Garfield. He not only perjured hi
4 sell before tho Poland Committee, b
is he deliberately lied to Judge Black u
It BETRAYED that astute lawyer into gre
ge error as to his motives by an infamo
er deception of bis own confidential a
I'M visor and friend. And this is the SC
Of Of candidate the Republicans have r
en- up for President? -,
" TIE chances are that there will 81
b. be another letter from Judge Black
soon as the Judge gets hold Of the Z.
qressistsal Globe Of l667-GS. provl
n. that Garfield. Is preliminary to his p
sh Jury before the Poland Committee. Il
or TO his confidential friend.-It0stu'
fos.