The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16


pray Gods pardon, and 60 to the Jour
nal Office and do justice to neighbor;
ave, more than that-do jnstice to the
intelligence, sentiment and Judgment of
the people of Indianapolis, that he ad
dresses every morning [Applause.l He
knows now where the evidence is, and
will he now repeat what he said this
morningP
A little further (ooks at book can't
find it-(here it is); If you are on to a
thing you will always fud It ifitis there,
and we Democrats are going to stick to
this man until he is sorry that he was
ever nominated. ApplaIse He may
understand that there Is now encircling
him popular Judgment and a public
conscience that is more terrible than the
fate that awaits the wicked. Here is
what the Journal says:
"If this can be substantiated, then
Garfield would be disgraced." Langh-
ter How stands he nowP II W
between you and me-between our in
tellgence and your conscience and your
minds? Aye, more than that How is
it between you and yourselves2 Is he
disgraced? "Unless Mr.. Hendricks can
substantiate the charge, he is disgraced."
| have accepted the issue without fear;
and I stand here in the presence of my
neighbors; [nproarious applause which
lasted several minutes taank God and
your intelligence I anu not disgraced
TApplause. "Mr. Hendricks offered no
proof of the charges in the Marion
speech, and has none, since he can not
produce any, The charge is not supper
ted by any evidence worthy Of belief"
and the evidence is Garfield himself
TApplause That is harder on Garfield
than anything | ever said. A voice
That's it, give it to 'em, Tom."]
GARFIELD AND THE ELECTORAL COMM zion.
Now, gentlemen, this man, that thus
came and conducted himself at the city
of New Orleans, and helped to prepare
the case, and helped to get false return
from false and perjnred Returning
Board; and he came on his way to the
North as far as B7llair, and was overta-
ken by the lightning informing him and
his co. conspirators as he sat in the pal
ace car of the department, that they had
procured in the city of New Orleans. l
know how a lawyer feels when his case
has been submitted. l know the anxiety
which drives sleep and quiet away, when
life or property may depend upon the re-
suit made by the jury. But surely
l never expressed myself in regard to
that anxiety, as Garfield did when he
said they left New Orleans, very anxious
about the result, and when the result
came, all anxiety disappeared, His work
was completed, and an honest return
was defeated. He came on to Washing.
ton, and what do you think he did when
a bill was proposed in Congress-the bill
that did finally pass? To appoint a COM
mission, composed Of five members Of
tn House and five members of the SEN
ate and five members Of the Supreme
Court, to hold a conference upon this
great issue. When that bill was pend
ing, Garfield got up and said, no, it must
not be-; and here are the reasons he gave.
Let me give you, in his own word , if
can; it is very fine print and difficult to
read. Speaking of the bill then pend
ing in Congress, he says this was on the
25'h of January, he got back 10 Wash
lngton on December I'd, and the bill
came up for consideration in the House.
Whether this commission should be ap-
pointed to pass upon the right of Presi
dent and Vice President, and Garfield
opposing this bill, uses this language:
1T assumes the right of Congress to 90
down into the colleges, and inquire into
all the acts and facts connected with
their work, 1t assumes the right of Con-
gress to go down into the states to re-
view the work of every officer, to open
every ballot box, and examine every
ballot cast by 1000, 900 Americans" Tn Il
vas CART 9ld's objection to the bill-that
if it did pass, and that these fifteen men
appointed under the law, it would be
their duty to 60 back of all technicali.
ties and returns, and pass upon the real
fact of the case; to go into the ballot box
and see how the votes were, and decide
the case upon the real truth. And after
that when the bill passed, and he be-
came one of the fifteen, he voted every
time that they should not open the door
to investigate, but that the law closed
the door; nd said that Kelloggs Certif
cate, and the certificate of the Return
lug Board, was stronger than law and
the Constitution and the judgment OF
Congress. And his vote was the eighth
vote against seven that decided that they
should not 90 behind the Returning
Board. Applause What would you
think of me as lawyer If you would
hear me express my opinion upon a
question Of law; l have no doubt about
it, and address the honored Court, and
say it was the law, we'll fixed and deci
ded, and the next day came to be a
member Of the tribunal to pass upon in
dividual and public right, according to
law; and that next day say what l said
before is not law; and l decide against
you upon the statement of the law di .
ferent from that had rade before. As
Mr.. Julian said, "when he stood in the
House 1t was Garfield speaking, but
wh.n he was upon the Con- mission, it
was the party demanding power, money
and Office" Applause. Let me read
you this oath he took. / take it from
Mr.. Julian's speech: II, James A. Gar.
field, do solemnly swear that l will inn
partially examine and consider all ques-
iinna auhnoikted IN tho Cnnn nniaaion nj
which am a member, and a true judg-
ment render thereon, agreeable to the
Constitution and laws, so help me God"
[Applause and laughter They say he
is preacher. Laughter. Idon't pre-
tend to anything but a wicked lawyer
that's all; but there is not wealth enough
in the state of Indiana to get me, in my
place in the House or in the Senate o
the United S ates, to say; If you pasl
this law, l hold that it opens the door tc
investigation; and we can go down tt
New Orleans and ascertain how the vote