Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-01
AN UNFORTUNATE TRUTH
WE'LL SUBSTANTIA TED.

DeulocIutlc votes, MI HOW'LL hhlu
"When the bill was proposed many
Democrats were in favor of IL | say
it frankly, though got cheated. Some
prominent Republicans, among them
Gen. Garfield, were opposed to it, ]
asked him to support it, lie said he
was opposed to it because it required
the judges to investigate and 60 behind
the returns. He knew that he couldn't
sit on such q Commission, because he
had been in Louisiana and helped
manipulate those returns, and if Il
Commission went behind the returns,
james A. Garfield would be invosti
gated. He therefore voted against
tho Electoral Commission bill but
aiterward he was put on that Commis.
sion because he said that the Comnis
sion would have to 20 behind the re.
turns, and 60 to the bottom and learn
the truth of the matter He was on
that Commission, and, at the first vote,
voted not to go behind the returns,
thus violating the sacred and solemn
oath that he took when he became
judge on that Commission This was
a clear case of following party behests
to the injury of his own conscience.
Relative to Garfield and the Credit
Mobilier matter, Mr.. Hewitt raid :
"When General Garfield was nomina.
ted, his Credit Mobilier record was
brought up against him. 1t was
answered by q letter written from
Judge Black TO Mr. Blaine That let
ter was deemed the best defense posi-,
bic. landed in Europe just as Judge
Black was about to set sail for home
| said: Judge, they're using your
letter to Blaine as evidence of Garfield &
integrity in the Credit Mobller bust
ness-what are you going to do about
itP Il don't know, be answered, 'but
| shall do something when | get homo,
and then he explained what he has
since put in writing, but not as fully as
be talked to me. Garfield sent fol
me, said Judge Black, not as coun'
sci, but as a friend, and asked him il
he did agree to take the stock, and il
he had the dividends. He said that he
had both agreed to take the stock and
had received dividends. | asked him
if he thought there was any harm in
doing it at the time if he considered
it bribe. He said decidedly that he
did not, but that be considered il
simply as an investment--a good plan
to make money. Then | said that the
case was clear; to say that he did take
the stock but that, when he saw 0
color Of barn in it, he gave il up.
Garfield agreed TO do all that his
friend, Judge Black, advised, but sub
sequently the men who had received
the stock met in committee room
and agreed to swear that they never
took it, and they stuck to it. Now,
Gen. Garfield has appealed to all hon.
cot Democrats TO do him instice.
claim to be an honest and manly Dem.
ocrat, and | challenge him to deny
this, and to produce the letter on the
the subject that Judge Black wrote to
him. He is one OF the honest Demo.
Gratis who will do him justice"
Another instance of Garfeld's nsin.
cerity was related by Mr.. Hewitt: "On
the goth of February, 1879, or there.
abouts, Gen. Garfield standing in his
place in the House, with book bound
in the official sheep in his hand, said,
laying bis hand on the book, Here is
the evidence that never has been con-
tradicted and never will be contradict.
ed, that Samuel J. Tllden was the
author and fnisher OF the election
frauds of 1868 had heard the charge
made from the stump, but never from
such source. ] walked to General
Garfeld's place and asked him to let
me see tie evidence. The book lay
on his desk. He hesitated, and said
that he was about to return it to the
library. ! said that | would return it,
and | picked it up and opened it. The
first thing read was Mr.. Tilden's dc.
nial of any knowledge Of the famous
circular, and then the words OF Judge
Lawrence, who investigated the mat.
ter saying that for some reason the
circular had been prepared and oircula.
ted without the knowledge of MIR. Til.
den. | walked back to Gen. Garfield,
handed him the book and asked him to
read the passages. As he read |
watched his face, | will do him the
credit to say that he blushed | asked
him what he was going TO do about it.
He said he would take back the charge
as soon as he could get the floor. He
didn't do it. | spoke to him again,
and he said he'd correct in the Record.
Next morning the Record came out,
but not corrected Now, Gen. Garfield
appeals to honest and manly Demo.
Gratis to defend him from slander when
be himself slandered Samuel J. Tilden
as he did, and then refused to take
back the charges after his promises,
and after the proof given that his
charges were false. have said this
with no satisfaction to myself, but
simply as an act of justice. The Amer.
ican people should know the character
of the man they are asked TO elevate
to the seat once occupied by Washing.
ton"
FIxED.-The Republicans of North
western Pennsylvania are dcluding
themselves with the idea that Galusha
A. Grow will be elected United States
Senator They thought Blaine would
be nominated at Chicago, but he was
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