The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16
lCopy Of the Report,l

on Tuesday, Oct, 9th, it was understood
THAT the sincerity of the offer of Mr.. Gar
kfeld to answer all questions would be
Fput to the test.
He protracted his address to an un-
usual length, going over large field of
national politics very elaborately, and
then considered the charges against him
10 considerable length and with great
bitterness. When he had finished his
speech, he folded his arms and said he
was ready to answer any questions in
relation to his public service. There
upon Judge Tuttle, Of Painesville, arose
and said
Judge Tuttle--I understand you to say,
Mr.. Garfield, that you published in the
Cincinnati Gazette, in the fall of 1872,
full and correct statement of all you
had to do with the Credit Mobilier Stock
and that you have never made any diff
ferent statement? Am | correct?
Gen. Garfeld--That is substantially
correct. The Probate Judge Of this
County ought to know all about it by
this time, as he has been studying this
matter Of late very diligently ZAP
plause.)
Tuttle-Does the statement in the
Gazette correspond with your testimony
before the Committee as to your having
seen q list of subscribers, among which
were several members of Congress2
Garfield will say here that l only
gave the correspondent of the Gazette a
general outline or statement, and he
made up the paragraph from reColleC-
ton of what l said to him, and it was as
correct as could have been expected
under such circumstances.
Tuttle-Did you not state in the Ca
zette that you were shown list of sub
scribers containing several members OF
Congress, and did you not afterward
state before the Committee that you had
no knowledge of any member of Con-
gress having taken any stock?
Garfield think l have answered
that to the satisfaction of the audience.
(Appause.) The list shown by Mr..
Train did not amount to anything, as he
gave up the attempt to get subscriptions
to this stock.
Tuttle-Why, then, did you mention
this fact in your Gazette statement
Garfeld-The gentleman ought to be
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he must be the only man who does not
The transactions Of Train and Ames
were entirely separate and distinct,
(Applause.)
Tuttle-In your Warren speech you
denounced me as unfair in not reading
a certain letter you fancied was in your
favor. Now I wish to ask you to eX-
plain why it was that you omitted from
your pamphlet the very gist and core of
the finding of the Credit Mobilier Com
mittee against you, which pamphlet you
prepared and circulated to explain away
the force of that tindingP 1 refer to this
paragraph in the report of the Commit
tee, 0and Mr.. Garfield then understood
that this sum (rsferring to the 1929
paid you by Ames) was the balance OF
dividends after paying for the stock%
Garfield gentleman will find ii
he examines the documents he has been
Juggling around the District, that l pub
lished that pamphlet of 28 pages for the
purpose of showing that the report OF
the Committee as to myself was unwar-
ranted. (Applause.)
Tuttle-If you we're attempting to do
away with the force of the finding of the
Committee, why did you omit in your
statement of that finding the very gist
of it?
Garfield stated the points of dis
agreement between Mr.. Ames and my
sell, and showed that Mr.. Ames first tes-
tilted in my favor, and you are compell-
ed to admit that he then swore to the
truth and thereby exculpated me, or else
you must say that he lied and then con-
demn me on the testimony of liar.
(Applause.) The gentleman can take
whichever horn of the dilemma he
chooses. (Applause,)
Tuttle-I would like an answer to my
question. When you issued your pam
phlet to explain away the finding Of the
Committee against you, why did you,
while pretending to state the finding,
omit the essential part Of it?
Garfield am willing to answer all
the questions the gentleman may see fit
to ask, but don't desire to detain these
people here at this late hour. have
answered the question so that men OF Or
dinary comprehension would be able to
understand it. | am not responsible
for the gentleman's want of brains
(Applause.) l will ask the gentleman
question. Do you believe that | took
the stock?
Tuttls-The Committee that heard
your testimony, and the testimony OF
Mr.. Ames also, found that you did,
Garfeld--Do you believe it?
Tuttle-I do believe that the report OF
the Committee was correct. I believe
you took it. (Cries of $50 do l, and 81
don't.")
Garfeld-Then you are the only man
in the United States of any sense that
believes it. (Applause.) / believe it is
the duty of Probate Judges to admins
ter upon estates, but / think the people
of this county will, at an early day, ad-
minister upon your political effects APP
plause.)
Tuttle--I did not come here to inter.
fere with your meeting; but an invita-
ton has been given for any one to ask
questions, and l have in good faith
sought to avail myself Of the privilege,
/ have been ready to meet Gen. Garfield
and discuss these questions fairly, but
he did not see fit to do so,
Garfield invited you to meet me.
(Applause.l
futtle--Yes, at private interview;
but l wanted public meeting or none,
Now l would be glad to have an answer
to my question if you dare to give 1t.
Garfeld-No man can dare me. |
dare do anything that becomes man.
| applause. l shall not answer that
question again. It does not seem rea-
sonable to keep the audience here, but /
am willing to stay as long as is desired.
Here Mr. Horace Steele interrupted
Judge Tuttle, who was propounding an
other question, by proposing three cheers
for Garfield, which were given, and then
somebody proposed three groans for Tut