Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-09-30

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1ence against him, when in fact
material portions thereof were
omitted and gafbled.
Elght-Resolved that We futile,
arraign and charge him with cor
rupt bribery in selling his official
Influence as chai,m,n o. the Com.
mi'tee on Appropriations tor So
600 to the DeGolyer pavement
ring to aid them in securing a on
'rnct from the Board of Pubic
I Works OF the District of Colum
bia; selling bis Influence TO aid
said ring in imposing upon the
people of said Distrir. a pavement
which is almost worthless at a
price three times its cost. as sworn
to BY one of the contractors sell
ing his Influence to aid said ting
in procuring a contract. to procure
which it eorruptly paid $97. 900
''for influence = sellin bis ipfu :
.epce sn a matter that involved no
question of law. upon TIE shallow
preteXt that he was acting as a
lawyer: selling bis influence in a
manner SO palpable and clear as to
be- so found and declared by an
impartial and competent court
Upon an issue sole,nnlv tried.
Niuth-Resolved that We arraign
him for the fraudulent manner in
which he attempted in his speech
delivered at Warren, on the 18th
day os Septaaber, 1874, 10 shield
himself from Just censure in re-
zeiving the before named S5 600.
bv falsely rep, esenting, III said
speech. thas the G ngress OF the
United States were not reponsible
for the acts of said board, nor the
United States liable for the debts
created thereby, when In truth and
in fact, as he then well knew, the
said Board Of Public Works and
the eOofficers of said District were
but the agents aud instruments of
Congress and the United States
was responsible fer the indebted
ness by them created.
Tenth Resolved tina: we arraign
him for gross dcreliction of duty as
a member of Congress in failing to
bsing to light and expose the cor
ruption and abuse i'm the sale of
post tradcrslrirs, for which the late
Scerctarty Bcli;nap was impcashcd,
when the same Was brought to his
knowledge 10y General Hazen, in
1872, and can only account tor It
upon the sapposition shat his toan-
hoo! was dcbauchcd by the cor
rnption funds then by him just re-
ceivcd and ia his own purse.
Observation-Disclosures that the
Jaw of 1873 known as the act de-
mcnetlzing silver was enacted i'll
the interest of gold rings. bond
holders and capitalists and against
the interest of the tax payers and
without their advice or knowledge.
That this act, by single blow has
seriously crippled our power to re-
sumo specie payments or pay our
national debt in coin. That no
sufficient reason has yet been given
for this legislation, so dishonest
and paIpable in its Discrimination
in favor Of the small creditor class
and capitalists and against the
great debtor class and the indus
trial interests of the country. That
James A. Garfield during the last
session OF Congress was the con
spicuous defender of this crafty at
tempt to sacrifice the interests Of
the people to bond-holders and
foreign capitalists. That when it
was proposed to restore the old
silver dollar to the place it had
held during our history as a nation
as a legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private, he denounced the
attempt as ''a swindie on ST. grand
scale as TO make the achievement
illustrious" and as ''schene OF
vast rascality and colossal swind>
ling"
Twclfth-Resclvcd that neither
great ability and experience or
eloquent partizan discussion of the
dead issues of the late war, will
excuse or Justify past dishonesty
and corruption CT answer AS a
guaranty of integrity and parity
for the future.
ThirtcentI-Resolved that be-
lieving the statements in the fore
going resolutions :e- firth we call
not without stnlitying our mans
hood and debasing our solf-respect,
support at the polls the nominee of
the Republican convention OF this
district for reelection, nor can We
without surrendering our rights AS
electors and citizens, sit silently by
and see man so unworthy again
to represent MS in the national
Legislature The strong in the
! conviction of right we call upon
the directors of the district irrespec-
tive oftormer or present party at
t.,<.bn,ort ,,,fo 1ociro bopncf nny-