The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
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lBuaaIo Express, Feb. 20. 1878 ]


Our own opinion, based on such hasty
consideration as we have been able to
give the facts is that Dawes 10 innocent,
that SCoheld and Bingham have been
guilty of an impropTitty which should
subject them to censure and that Kelley
and CARTEL have 80 misrepresented the
facts and endeavored to disguise the
transaction as lean that more severe
punishment would not be ont Of place.
Buffalo Commercial, Feb, 81
The prominent Congressman whose
names were first used in connection with
the Credit Mobilier were Blaine, Dawes,
Kelley, Bingham, Scofeld and Garfield,
and beli ides these, Vice President Col
fax. Mr.. Blaine comes out Of it without
a stain upon his record. His colleagues
certainly did hold the stock, and lied
about 1t.
Newark Daily Advertiser, Feb, 49, 1878
For ourselves we are inclined to agree
absolutely with the report of the COM
mittee. Its unanimous adoption is strong.
ly in it's favor. and the whole tenor Of
tie document is backed by the evidence,
It is plain that Dawes, Garfield, Coltax
and the rest were willing to make
a small investment in a fat job in q State
corporation.
concord Monitor, Feb, 20, 1871
The Republican party cannot and will
not take upon itself the sins of Colfax,
or Patterson, or Ames, OF Kelley or Gar
field. Rather it will be true to it's mis-
sion and place the seal of condemnation
on them all.
indianapolis News, Feb 20. 1871
If the Credit Mobiliers are to be pun
ished it will be unfair to stop with A
and B in the alphabet. Goclear through.
Ames and Brooks are bad, but no worse
than Colfax, Dawes and Carrie d.
Indianapolis Journal, Feb 20, 1881
As to the other members of the House
who are more or less implicated in the
business, W., Bingham, Kelley and Gar
field, the committee report the act to the
House without recommending any ac'
ton. Every honest man will y that
they did wrong thing, The people do
not elect men to Congress to enable
them to enrich themselves by invest.
ments opposed to the public interests
They do not deserve Censur|, and whe'
ther Congress administers it or not, we
entertain no doubt their constituents
will.
TCincinnati Commercial, March 8, 1881
Garfeld's noble soul was sadly per.
turbed. He looked upon the scene with
grave apprehension, and regarded this
unseemly persecution of the righteous
with such horror that his soul was sick
within him. He came near making a
fatal blu der once. After Ames had tes.
t Fl I'd the second time as to the guilt Of
Garfield, fixing it upon him clearly and
unmistakably, the General at once mott.
fed them that be would C ne before
them and refute this vile SANDERS that
the mendACious man from MassaChu.
setts had poured out against him TIE
day and the hour came, but simultane'
ously came not Garfield. He had heard
that Ames-who was then reluctantly
producing he receipts that Patterson
had signed-bad in his possession other
such documents to prove the correctness
of his testimony in respect to others,and
the gallant General, wncse flashing
blade was wont to CLEAN adown the
line in the CORY days of the past decade
found that to stay away was prudent and
he never appeared. The complaCent
committee forbore to question Ames
further as to Garfeld's statement and
his own, and the papers wese conse.
quently never produced.
[Cinoinnati Com mercial, April 8, 1881
Patterson, Kelley, Garfield and the
rest, all marked with the political small
pox. ...
[Cincipnau Commercial, June 7, 1891
The most contemplate thing thus far
at Chicago is the chatter about Ga field.
He has not record to run on for Presi.
dent
From Resolutions adopted by a Republican Con
vention in the Nineteenth District Of Ohio
September 7, 1876
That there is NO man to-day officially
connected with the Administ alton of
our National Government against whom
are justly preferred more and graver
charges Of corruption than are rublicly
made and abundantly sustained against
James A. Garfield, the present Repre-.
sentative of this Congressional District.
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