West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-10-02
Who He Thinks Fills ''thc whole
MonSnr" az Hcpu BIICunisn."


NEwTUKa. W. VA, Sopt. ..
Editor AIqUS:
uon'J L. hoke spoke at this place
ON Thursday night AZ was literally ad
vertised. With all respect To- him. II
must in truth bc sal ! chat tho audience
was an exceedingly small Jue. ana th,
speech poor, Disappointing all who heard
him. AT the same time tho Democratic
club meeting had az largo q crowd, and
ana 1t was only a. ordinary woa,ly
meeting.
The honorable gentleman said thnt
James Abraham Garfield auud the
whole measure Of Rcpubhcamsm." and
l believe hc knows. There has not been
measure brought forward. thowevor
in'am"ush in Congress, since the Re
publican party c,uuc into power that he
has not endorsed. There has not oripi
mated a corrupt ring that he has not
winkcd at, nor a scuuudrol cxpollcd
Iro'd orgross, or charged by articles of
i'm eachmont with whom ho has not
sympathized. Orcuurs" he oils the
whole measure of republican, .m." lie
flied IT whom ho reported the SALARY
grab bill and voted for it anG pockctod
tho money And when his constituent.
held meetings and domain ed IL. lac
wrote n letter iustiNing II, aad said that
Giddings Increased his pay, and was
reelected, and why should leo oe singled
ont for tho visitation OF their wrath. But
the people became t.orou, ,hly aroused
and lac sueakcd back aud con tossed his
crime, like every other criminal. turned
State evidence, and under the prstonse
OF Smittpu conscience, carried the mons
ey into the treasury AMI demanded that
the est who tool, i, be condemned.
He "hllod tho whole measure Of Re-
pubIicauism' wncn he yotcd for tho
Pacific Railroad bill, o. which .i
Is. Washburu, IA Republican said in his
place IN congress- "Nirs ON my rcspon>
sibility AS representative ] pronounce
this ns the most monstrous and nngraut
effort To- over reach tho people that can
bee iouAd in nll thc loI.smtlyos accounts
OF the country"
He mn q the whole measure of Rc-
publicaHism' when he agreed to take
ten shares OF Credit Mobilicr stock. and
when investigated, sworc he did not res
ceivo dividend thereby adding NOR.
jury to bribory, and, a. II wcro. heapin0
lie wh'lo measure Of Rcpublicanisu,
rounding fuil. Ito says he borrowed it,.
Too tiIu. The Poland Committee savs
he agreed To- take ten shares. and was
paid his dividend 10y Amos. "IIo filed
tho fun mcysure of RrpulIcauism''
when he rocoiyrd the hube from De
Golycr an Mcclellan o.; 30 900 to ndyo.
cate rotton pavement and pay Tor il out
OF tue peoples mouey. The connection
OF James Abrllnm GarG ald with the
Presidential steal 81 1875, ought 10 con-
denim him IL nothing else was against
him. Ho denounced the electoral com
mission bill, aud excepted a place IN the
commission and did more 10 choat and
swindle the people Of tie United States
thm justice Bradley. No honorable
man would have stopped to "a pnsitjon
ON commission viii II ho believed 10
be unconstitutional. Ifhe believed II
unconsiitu i.nal then rc was hvuo.
critic and kuavc to accept position "a. a
member % body, mot in vocation u
law, but according To- Hoko, Tho Glla the
whole measure OF Rcpubiicanisn."
How can an homes; voter, consistently
cast his ballot fDr james Abraham Gar~
Held, with such = record, tried ami cons
yicled by iis own party, or for j. r.
H0ke. the Republican nominee for con-
grc7s. who pUb'ici declares, liat u tbior
q peuurcr. and e bribe aker, nils the
Inli measure Of spubiicauism. "
Yours, Iyoy