The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-07-31
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New Orleans Democrat. |

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The New York World and Cincin
Inati Enquirer of 18th publish as news
an extract from the opinion Of Justice
Swayne, of the United States Supreme
4 Court, in the celebrated case of Chit
tendon VS.. Mcclellan, in which Gar
fields part in the infamous DeGolyel
swindle is characterized as corrupt
4 sale Of his official influence.
A On the I'd of July the Democrat
published from the Albany Argus botl
the decision of United States Judge
Farwell, of Chicago, in the same case
and also the decision Of Justice Swayne
delivered at the October term of the
Supreme Court, 1879; 50 that the World
and Enquirer were considerably behind
in their publication.
| How any man aspiring to be Presi-
dent can face such a terrible ariaign-
ment by the Supreme Court of the
United States we confess our inability
TO understand. The following is an alb
stract from Justice Swayne's decision:
"7,Ae agreement NTH Gen. Garfield,
member Of Congress, 10 pay him S.
900 as contingent fee for procuring q
contract a0dich mas itself made to depend
upon a future appropriation By Com
gress, achich appropriation could only
come from a committee of ao1lch he scas
chairman, aOaS sale Of official antz@-
ence which no eel can coUer agaiast the
plaimest principles Of public policy. No
counselor at lar wAile holding high
office has right to put himself IN a
position Of temptation, md, under pre-
tense Of nealing legal argument, exert
his o6fcial influence mpop puJlsc officers
dependent on has future actions. Ger
family courts Of .jssstice mill moper lend
Themselves to enforce contracts obtained
by such Influences"
Justice Swayne, it must be remcm-,
bered, is a staunch republican and is
still member of the most august jul
dicial tribunal in this country, and he
has declared in the. plainest and most
manner that Mr.. Garfield
is dishonest and dishonored man.
Justice Swayne mist be regarded by |
sven the most intense radicals and |
~armest personal adhereuts of Garfield |
rs an nnitnpcachable witness. He was
he organ of the court.; he had Judi
,ially examined into all the circum-
stances Of the case; unqnestionably he
rave Mir. Garfield the benefit of every
ioubt, and if it had been possible
would have absolved him from any and
III blame, but he was compelled to find
hat the whole transaction was swindle
md that Garfield had received a bride
o commit a corrupt act as chairman of
he Committee on Appropriations of
he National House of Representatives.
With this dreadful decision staring
i'm in the face, any attempt at explain
ng away the DeGolyer business were
worse than idle, and Mr.. Garfield, what
yer may be the result of the election,
5 henceforth disgraced and dishon-
red man. His election to the Presi-
ency would not wipe out the stain, !,
or can he ever hope to blind the world
0 the fact that he has proved recreant
D the high trusts reposed in him, and
asely battered away his official integ- (,
Ity and personal honor for money.
he republicans are welcome to. their
for no convicted perjurer
nd bribe-taker can ever occupy the
osition of Chief Magistrate Of the
American people.