Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-06-16
james A. Garfield for Presi.
dent.
from the. New''York SUM-

General James a, Garfield, OF
Ohio, was nominated for President
by the Convention at Chicago on
the thirty.sixth ballot. In making
this nomination the supporters Of
Mr.. Blaine took the lead, and the
anti-Grant clements in the Conyen-
ton promptly followed. The i'm
perialist phaIanx remained unbro-
ken, stubbornly cast 3O6 votes Tor
Grant down to the very end.
In considering this domination
we desire first Of all to thank God
for the defeat Of Grant. and the de-
cisivc overthrow of the third-term
conspiracy. It is an event on
which the American people in a
body NAV well offer up rejoicings
to Heaven and the friends Of lib
erty and of the rights of men in all
nations under the sun should join
with them in the manifestations OF
their heartfelt gratitude.
But is General Garfield such a
man that patriotic citizens of the
United States can well and wisely
support him for President ? Can
the executive authority of the Re-
public be safe intrusted to him !!
These are the questions which ev-
cry voter should now ask and we
answer calmly and emphatlcally
that he is not such a man.
The character of General Gar
field can be judged by the follow
ing conspicuous facts:
When, in 1872, the Credit Mo
bili.r bribery and corruption among
members of Congress were first ex-
posed, Garfield was one among
those accused. He Immediately
published a letter expressly and
positively denying that he had any
Share init Next, on January IA,
1873, lie appeared before the COM
mittee OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes and under oath declared; 81
never owned, received, or agreed to
receive any stock of the Credit Mo-
bilier, Or Of the Union Pacific rail
road, nor any dividend or profits
arising from either Of them"
But on January %, next follow
ing, the Hon. Cakes Ames was ex-
amined before the same committee
and proved by record evidence, part
ly in General Garfeld's own hand
writing. that Gen. Garfield had had
stock in the Credit MObilier, and
that he had received dividends
thereupon. Mr.. Ames also testified
that General Garfield had visited
him subsequent to the commence
ment Of the investigation by the
House, and had endeavored to in
duce him to swear before the COM
mittee that money thus paid him as
dividends had been delivered to him
as a loan; and yet at the very same
time that he had endeayored to pro-
cure this false testimony from Mr..
Ames General Garfield had call up
on Ames to pay him an additional
sum of money on account Of the
Credit Mobilier, claiming that the d.
vidends he had already received had
not been as large as they should
have been.
a pcrjurer and man who at
tempts to suborn perjury is not fit
to be President.
One other important feature in
the history of General Garfield is
his relation to the De Golyer paw
inc contract. One De Golyer had
made contract with the Shepherd
Ring in Washington 10 put down a
quantity of patent pavement. Gen
1ral Garfield was chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations in the
House of Representatives. In Or
Ter to pay for this patent pavement
IN appropriation was made from
Congress. The sum Of $4,000 was
paid to general Garfield on behalf
If De Goyler, and appropriations
o the amount of millions of mill.
ons of dollars were thereafter
granted to the Washington Ring,
the appropriation for the DE Goyler
pavement being included therein.
These are some of the facts in
he public record OF James A, Gar
ield, now the Republican candidate
or President of the United States.
And yet, Notwithstanding all this,
he mischiefs of electing such a man /
President would all seem blessings
ompared to the results which
would have followed the success OF
srant and the third term.