Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-09-30
More Republican Testimony
Against jarnes A. Garf ele.

More Republican Testimony
Against James, A. Cart; eIe.
On the 7th day of September
1876, the Republicans of the Nine
teenth congressional district ol
Ohio opposed to the return OF
James A. Garfield 20 Congress met
iu convention at Warren, Chio
and organized by electing DIR. G.
w. Ensign, of Lake, for chairman
and L. D. Brown, Of Portage, and
George E. Paine, of Lake, seare
taiies.
| On motion G. N. Tut and J. B.
Burelrows, of Lake, B. f. Perry
of Ashtabula, L. d. Brown, OF
Portage and q. b. Crary, OF Lake.
were chosen a Committee on Reso-
lutio8s and H. H Iliue, William
E. Hulett, p. Boswo,th, J. S.
Easement, B F. Perry and Il. NJ.
Murray. we're appointed Com
mittee on Conference for Repre-
sentative.
This Com % ittee on Resolutions
after Il long whereas, said.
Therefore be it by this indepen3-
ent convention Of she Republicans
OF the Nineteenth congressional
district OF OHIO resolved
F'i,st-That dishonesty, fra I'D
and corruption have become so
common, notorious and obvious In
the administration of our national
government as to be not only hu-
initiating and disgraccful in the
estimation Of every honest and in
tellicent citizen but to imperil the
the prosperity of the people If not
the stability of the government
itself.
Second-Resolved that this
deplorabIe condition Of the admin
istra'ion of cur national govern
ment is largely due to The election
to Office and continuance therein
of corrupt, dishonest and ,enaI
men.
Thii d-Resolv d that it is use
less and hypocritical for any polit-
ical party to declare for reform in
its platforn.s, papers aud public
addresses while it insists on re-
turning to high official place and
power men who have been Dotori-
ous.y connected with the very
schemes of fraud which reDder re
form necessary and urgent tha at
TO send those to enact reto,m who
themselves need reforming to make
them honest is worse than setting
the blind to lead the blind.
Fourth-Resolved that there is
no man today officially connected
with the administration Of our
national government against whom
are justly preferred more and gra
yer charges of corruption than are
publicly made and abundantIy
sustained against james A. Gar
field, the present representative ol
this congressional district aud the
nominee of the Republican con-
vention for reelection.
Fifth-Resolyed that since he
first entered Congress to this day
there is scarcely an Instance in
which rings and monopolies have
been arrayed against the interests
of the people; that he has been
found active liz speech or vote upon
the side oi the latter. but in almost
every case he has been the ready
champion OF the rings and monop
olies.
Sixth-Resolved that we espec-
tally 4rge him with venaIity and
cowardice IN permitting Bejamlu
+. Butler to attach TO the appro-
priation bill of 1873 that ever to
aforementioned infamy the S larry
Steal and in speaking and ting
for that MEASURE upon its final
passage. And charge him with
corrupt disregard of the clearly
exp: ess cd demand Of his constit'
ueEts that he should vote for its
repeal and with evadiug said de-
mand Ly voting for the uutchin-
son amendment.
Seventh-Resolved that VIC fur
ther arrcign aid denouuce him +,
his false deDials with the Credit
Mobilier, for his false denials there
OF before his constituents, for his
pejnred denial thereof before 8
committee of his peers in Congress-
for fraud upon his consti uents iI