The Columbus journal., 1880-11-17
RFIELD.
What Oath" Says About Him in a
Democratic Newspaper.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER Dem.

is not worth in New York more than
will bring him an interest Of S6,OOO
a wear. while Garfield has been DO
ing little but pay interest on money
owed for the past ten years. re-
member once, about the year 1869
or 20, that Garfield said to me one
day: "Do you know that little -
(the correspondent of al Ohio news
paperl is trying to ruin me9" was
not aware of il. and asked him bow
IL was. He has been saying in his
newspaper" said the General, "sys-
temstically, that am a rich msu-
that 4 have made money by ways
that are unknown-that | have built
and paid for q house. Now" said
Gen. Garfield, "a friend Of mine who
has taken a warm interest In me and
my family discovered me here living
IN boarding houses around Wash
ingtoD City, my children without
the privacy or the room TO get
wholesome training; and II l hired
q rented house II generally took sll
my salary, snd l was slipping back
iustesd of forward, with a growing
family. This friend had a little
money, and be found me cheap lot
of ground, which managed to buy,
and on il be put up house, and !
psy the interest on the cost of that
house to him, giving me q nominal
ownership OF it at q very reduced
rent: because, out of what we hsd
and some few other things we were
able to furnish this house. i can't
90 about explaining how happen
to have a house in Washington" "
said GARFIELD "but that is the whole
basis Of those insinustiOus."
lam induced to believe that Gar
ield does not make great mistakes
in his selection of friends. Only
respectable men feel like coming
around Garfield. His conversation
is not of the tone to interest losfers,
fstterers, and satellites. Old Jerry
Black took him in, but that veners-
bic and insincere old satyr never
had much faith in human nature,
and sold his faith in himself By
huckstering around the Courts 10
Washington years ago. Garfield e
election 10 the social extinction OF
Jerry Black, who has been for many
years tolerated by Republicans un-
der the superstition that somewhere
In his nature burnt the dim lamp OF
philosophy, or at least of fidelity.
/ connect the fact of Garfeld's
having his own house In Washing
ton with his nomination at Chicago
AZ soon as he obtained a home he
prepared study, In 1t, and diligent'
IL went to work preparing his in
aumersble speeches. and appearing
before colleges, societies, and relig
ious bodies wherever be could put
In his work, with finished, round
ed, intelligent address. Person:
who called on him from various
parts OF the country found him
gentleman inside of his doors, ant
under his own roof-tree. Ii they
hsd found him in clearinghouse
With half Q dozen staring clerks oI
motley colleagues iosfang around th'
balls, they would never have con
s.dsred him for the Presidency. Hi
bone In Washington he could liv'
Ia during . part OF the recess I"
Congress, convenient to the llbrar,
Of Congress aud the law library
without any additional expense. Ii
the recess he kept up his law stud
les. aud, II he had any law cases
made his brief aud authorities there
With Q thirst for learning he wen
to Europe one summer on q littl'
money he had put by; but he tool
his wife with him, who also loved q
learn and to realize her readings.
Every cent Garfield has ever gain
ed, and the little credit that has beel
offered TO him, he has invested il
the business and accomplishments o
public life. He was able to enter
tsin his constituents, but always il
the plsinest way, and without apol
ogy. After he had secured per
manent lien on his district il becsm
necessary that he should have NOR
of q home in IL than his little cot q
Hiram; or his wife's fathers hoss
at the same place. Therefore b
bought bis farm, paying some of hi
own money down, 10 keep With
reach of the City OF Cleveland, th
emporium OF Northern Ohio, wher
his popularity has been CROWN
ever since 1853. This was the wis
forethought OF his friend, no les
thsa his own. II he should have I
retire from Congress the practice G
law in Cleveland was more certsi
than the law in any of the sms
towns on the Reserve. He said {
me, q few months before his nom
nation: You hsye never seen IN
fsrm2 The tremendous amount G
work put on me In Congress-peI
hsps because ! was willing to wor
and seem 70 be able to stand a goo
deal Of IL was threatening m