The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-23
THE cRINRsE QUESTION:.


The Union tries to come to Gsrfeld's
rescue by publishing sort of ridicule of
the business, butt it will find that it won't
work any benefit to Garfield to dodge this
matter. A mere denial wont do nor viii
purported interviews with Republicans do
any good. 1t must be proven to be for
gerry. and not merely denied. Garfield
denied that he eyer received 1929 from
Cakes Ames before an investigating coma
mittee of his own party. but it was
ed that amount as dividends on Credit
Mobilisr stock. and the Republican com
mittee which tried his case, was SO
fully convinced that he he'd re
ceived the dividend, not with
standing his denial, that il found him
gully, And then everybody remembers
how Garfield after he was caught beyond
escape. begged Oakes Ames to ''let it go
as Loan. This conviction of Garfield.
Der. was by a committee OF his Own
political faith-not Democratic commit
tee. Now if he would deliberately deny
the receiving Of the Credit Mobilier divi-
dent when only a Congressional position
was st stake, how much more readily
be would deny the authenticity of the let
Ter just unearthcd when the Presidency is
at stake
Garfield must bring more than denial
Offset OF this letter to disprove its authcGs
a.. ~. l.
lightly
The Union tries to DO funny 10y referring
in slurring way to Senator Bsruum and
Hon. Abram Hewitt who pronounce the
letter genuine. This will do 10 good
they are known as reliable gentlemen and
their word is as good as any Republican,
who can be produced, But these are q,
| the only oros who declare the letter gem
uine Some OF the best exp, RS in y, y
Y ork have compared the letter with Other
letters FROM Garfield, and unhesiJatirgly
declare it genuine, even the smallest de
tails being perfect,
The purported manifesto from manu-
facturers representing $4,000. 600 of cap
sal the Union seems to think ought tc
settle the matter, but it don't and wont
Authority just.as good as they. say thai
an employers Union did exist. and thai
| Morey is not myth.
The evidence is against Garfield. anG
when his tainted record is considered -
when the people reflect that be deliberate
~ denied before congressional committee
that he had ever received q dollar o
Credit Mobiher stock and it was afterwardi
proved that he lied about it. and that be
did receive. 1929 in dividends on Credi;
Mobiier, and how he whined when dis
cover ed and begged to have it consit
cred loan. so that he would
not be hurt poIilicsl)y.-when the people
ponder over these facts. they are willing
20 believe that Garfield wrote this letter
favoring the employment Of cheap labor
which would practically degrade labor to
the level of serfs Gar6eld's entire course
in congress has been on the side of cor
poretions and monopolists. Every IanG
grab. railroad steal. and job that has beer
brought before congress IN the Guise o
subsidy" has been favored by Gar
Eeld,-a fact which the of6cia
records Ga congress prove beyond
contradiction, he lag acted with tht
rings in ashington.an in 1878 was COZ
demned By his own party press for com
plicity 10 the Credit MobiIier scheme.
and sftsryards in the De Golyer grab.
Garfield at pFesent stands convicted o.
being in favor of depressing labor, and hi
denial will not wipe: out the iudispgtGble
evidence which exists.
No workingman can vote for Garfield
after reading his letter Oh the Chinese
Iquestion. 1t proves him TO be q
lhypoeri,icaI pretsnder. unworthy the
suffrage of spy laboring man.