The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-30

national government an to be not only
humilitating and disgraceful in the esti<
nation of every honest and Intelligent cifi-
zen but TO irspern the prosperity OF the
people if not The stability Of the govern
ment itself.
m Seoond-Resolved that this deptorable
condition Of the administration of our ma
tlonal government is largely due TO the
eelection to Office and continuance therin oil
corrupt, dishonest and venal men.
Fhird-Resolved that it is useless and
hypocritical, for any political party to
declare for reform in it's pistfoYms, papers
and public addresses Iwhile it insists on
|returning to high official place and :powerr
men who have been VIGOROUSLY connected
with the very schemes of fraud which rem
der reform necessary and urgent; that to
send those TO enact reform who themselves
ueed reforming ato make them honest
is worse than setting the blind TO lead the
bind.
& Fourth -ResolVed that there is no man
To- day officially connected with the adj
m;nistration of our national government
against whom are justly preferred more
and eraver charges of corruption thaB are
nublfcIy made and abupdantly sustained
against James A, Garfield, the present
representative of this Congressional dis
trict, and the nominee of the Republican
conye for re election.
Fifth-Resolved that since he FIRST en-
tered Congress to this day there is scarcely
an instances in which rings and monopo-
lies have been arrayed against the inter-
ests of the people, that he has been found
active i'm speech or vote upon the side OF
the latter, but 10 almost every case he has
been ahe ready champion OF the rings and
monopolies,
Sixth-Resolved that we especially
charge him with venality and cowardice in
permitting Benjamin II. Butler to attach
to the appropriation bill OF 1878 that ever
to-be-remembered infamy the Salary
Steal; and in speaking and voting upon its
final passage. And charge him with COR
Yupt disregard of the clearly expressed
demand of his constituents that he should
vote for its repeal and with evading such
demand by voting for the Hutchinson
amendment ~
Seventh Resolved that we further ar
raign and denounce him for his corrupt
connection with the Credit Mobilier. for
his false deuials thereof before his con-
stituents, for his perjured denial thereof
before q committee OF his peers in Con-
gress, for fraud upon his constituents iu
circulating among them q pamphlet pur-
porting to set forth the fnding Of said
committee and the evidence against him
when In fact material portions thereof
were omitted and garbled.
Eighth-Resolved that We further ar
raign ana charge him With corrupt bribery
| Ia selling his official influence Is Chairman
of the Committee on Appropriation for
| 5000 to the DsGolyer pavement ring to
aid them 10 securing a contract from tht
Board of Public Works OF the District Of
| Columbia, selling his influence TO aid saio
ring in imposing upon the psopIe of saiC
District pavement which Is almost worth
less, at q price three timessits cost. al
SWORD to by one of the contractors: selling
his influences TO aid said ring IN procuring
q contract, 20 procure which it corruptly
paid $97, 900 "for influence :" selling hi:
influence In a matter that involved nc
question of law, upon the shallow preteKl
that he was acting as q lawyer selling
his influence in a manner so palpable and
clear az to be so found and declared by az
impartial and competent court upon az
issue solemnly tried.
Ninth-Reso!ved, That we arraign him
for the fraudulent manner in which he at
tempted in his speech delivered at War
rem, on the 10Th day OF September, 1874,
to shield himself from just censure in re"
ceiving the before named $4,000. by false
ly representing. in said speech. that the
Congress OF the United States were no,
responsible for the acts OF said board, nor
the United States liable for the debts Gre.
ated thereby, when 10 truthiend 10 fact, aa
be then we'll knew, tho said Board of Pub
Ito Works and the officers of said district,
were but the agents and instruments oil
Congress. aud the United States was re-
sponsible for the Indebtedness by them
created.
Tenth-Resolyed, That we arraigu him
for gross derelction of his duty as
member of Congress 10 failing to bring to
light and expose the corruption aud abuse
in the sale Of post traderships fo- which
the late Secretary Belknap was i'm peached
when the same was brought to his know
ledge by General Hazep, in 1872, can only
account for it upon the superstition that
his manhood was debauched By the eorup-
ton funds then By him just received and
in his own purse
Eleventh-Resolved, That tho law oil
1873, known as The act demonetizing
silver, was enacted ia the interest Of gold
rings, bold holders and capitalists, and
against the interest of tax payers, and
without their advice or knowledge. That
this act, by a single blow has seriously
crippled our power to resume specie pay
ments or pay our debt 10 coin That nc
sufficient reason has yet been given fol
this Legislation, SC dishonest and palpable
in its discrimination 10 favor of the SINAI
creditor class and capitalists, and against
the great debtor class and the Industrial
interests of the country. That james A
Garfield during the last session OF Con
gress was the conspicuous defender of thii
crafty attempt to sacrifice the interest of
the people TO bond holders and
foreign capitalists. ThSt when i
was proposed to restore the old silver
dollar TO the place it had held during oal
history as a nation, as legal tender fol
all debts, public and private. he denounced
| the attempt as Il 'swiEdie on go grand 9
scale as TO mike tho achievement ilustri
GUS" and as scheme Of vast raseaAts
and colossal swindlipg."
Twelfth Resolved that neither great
ability and experience or cioqueot .r.i.
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