Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-08

ltCL MOulu hdN Nos y ANPAJ
would impress its Republican readers,
who have been kept in ignorance of the
facts, that had manufactured lie out
Of the whole cloth, and that there was
absolutely no bottom 10 the charge,
save my bare assertion.
Now. the purpose of this commuaica.
tion Is to present for the consideration
of the Post two or three propositions in
t bis connection. The Post complains
that its candidate has been greatly
wronged by this charge. If 80, it will
be glad of the occasion to show up the
wrong and dIsabuse the minds Of
many OF its Republicans, and all of its
Democratic readers, and at the same
time com pletely oblterate what is left
OF me and my speech since its criticism.
I therefore challenge the Post to deny
and refute with proof, any one or all of
the following propositions:
l. I challenge the Post to deny that
Gen. Garfield, the Republican candidate
for President, while acting as Chair
man of the Committee Of Appropria-
tons IN Congress, and as such Chair.
man holding the purse strings of the
Nation, did receive the sum Of $4,000
from the agent ofa company which was
seeking an appropriation through this
committee, for large pavement con.
tract in the city Of w ashington.
2. challenge the Post to deny that
Gen. Garfield has admitted that he re-
ceived said sum of $1,000, as above
stated.
3. / challenge the Post TO deny that
shortly after the said $4,000 was so paid
to Garfield, the Committee Of which be
was Chairman, appropriated several
millions of dollars for carrying out the
contract with the company who had
paid Garfield the SAID sum Of $4,000.
4. If you admit land Garfield admits
IlD that he received the said sum of s5,-
900, as stated above, l challenge the
Postto find any other terms by which
to define it, than as fee or bride.
6. If you say it was accepted as an
attorneys fee, challenge you 10 show,
| Q) that Garfield was ever licensed to
practice law as an attorney; (2) that be
performed any service as lawyer In
return for said sum OF $4,000; (3) or
that he could even as lawyer, proper
ly accepta fee in a case in which he
was acting as judge as we'll as attorney;
| (4) and that the United States Supreme
Court and the United States Circuit
Court at Chicago (the latter 10 this very
case) have not decided that such con-
duct is and was contrary to public
policy"
6. You must take one or the other
horns of this dilemma. 1t was either
o fee or brIbe, and whichever you
choose, will ask you to say, in the
face of such an official record, whether
you think q candidate for President,
resting under this-say strong sus-
plcion-is fit to be foisted into the
highest Executive Office OF this great
Nation, and to occupy the seat rendered
sacred by George Washington
Now, the Post has not only given me
proper occasion, but the right, through
its criticisms, to propound these inquir'
les and make this challenge.
propose that the Post shall ethel
answer them or refuse to answer.
don't care which course it takes. Il
shall neither dodge nor evade an ans
wer, Or refusal to answer, By any bluff
ing or clustering, nor shall it escape tai
task l have imposed by any mere per
sonal and puerile attacks upon tn
writer. 1 propose to hold its heaC
down to this mess Of porridge, until !
either eats or refuses to eat-until il
swallows or spews it out. The people
shall know what it does or does not d.
in the premises.
The Post is recognized as not onl,
, the organ, but the mouthpiece OF th'
4 Republican candidate for Governor il
this State. The people have right t.
|; know how he and his chosen journa
stand upon the issues Of the hour
, whether they are honest enough to NEE
them or seek to deceive and blind th'
people.
And the people shall know. 1t l
cowardly to thus dodge, evade and de
, ceive the masses upon matters OF vita
moment.
, l propose that at least upon the mat
ter in question the people throughou
{ this State shall know just what answe
c the Post can make or refuse 10 make
It's reply or refusal to reply to thes
propositions shall follow its champion
through every county Of the State II
, L;. oor,noion for Tho CovernOrshiD.