The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-22

Judge Black Is General Gardeld',
witness, for on the only two public oc.
ca<ions when Garfield ATTEMPTED ~
defend his corruption in the Credi,
Nobilier jobbery he put judge BLACK
on the witness stand. IN 1878 Garfield
paraded in q pamphlet he issued Jud0e
Blacks letter to Speaker Blaine. In
which he defended i;arfield's share IN
me bribery on the plea Of ignorance.
Iarleld used this letter again in speech
20 ms constituents at Warren. Ohio.
September. 1874.
Ibis extract j. frnm Judge Black )
letter 70 the ~ y. Snn-
will set down their substance ard riva -
rrpiZ " eacn one IN the order YOU put Them.
=. III ! mean IN my letter to Mr.. Blaine that
6eueral Garfield Acknowledged the r.reinf -
stoek snt dividends from Oakcs Ame~s
nlne-r1onAbiy be- agreed % take the stock.
plainly implies thar he mad not concealed ns,r
tired 70 conceal. that Fact from him. l,ur Ma
zimlsston WAS coupled with statement which
shovel him % Dc vsiilrles-.
Judge Black here saws. on the .ad-
mission Of Garfield to him. that "un-
questionaoly he (Garield) aqrced 10 THE
fAs Credit Hobiiier st0ck and dit rcceire
diridezts On Il"
Now let us see what was Gar.ield-s
testimony before the Poland Committee
On January IA. 1875. he went publicly
before the Committee and swore upon
the Gospels:
never Owned. received or agreed "a -
eeiFr any sTpex ~ the treiit Mohilier. or or
tn Untgn Pacific Riilrnai. mr. ans ,iivIlend-
81 profits arising from any q them"
Ii this don't make Garfield out a per-
jurer then there j. no distinction be-
tween truth and falsehood.
But Judge Black SAYS Garfield's
admission to him that re agreed 10
receive Credit-MObilier stock and did
receive dividends. was coupled with
. statement that showed him To b.
zuiltless-" What was this statements
IIariield declared that nc the time he
Agreed TO receive the stock and re-
sefved the dividends, he was irnorant
4 the connection between the Credit
and the Union Pacific Rail
'oad- This convinced Judge Black
hat Garfield was guiItless-
But il was lie, OF that there i con-
lusIve proof in the debates Of Con
'ress- In December, 1867, when Ames
.egan TO distribute his stock. r. b.
Nashburne Of Illinois, ex-AIinister 10
rance. and his brother. Governor
sashburne OF Wisconsin, exposed the
Thole operations Of the Credit Mobilier
the House Of Representatives. and
bowed the magnitude Of the swindle.
ow II was TO be contaminated. and its
onnection with the Union Pacific
'aiiroad. just as IL j. now known. The
eDate was on resolution Introduced
r b Nashburne to reduce the
Afes Of freight and passengers on the
aclnc roads Garfield was present in
le House during these discussions and
ir.icIpated in them EVERYBODY knew
len that the directors Of the Union
acific were contracting with them- Y.
Ives to build the road. and thai the
anchiSe Of the old Credit Mobilier
'rporafion had been purchased
7 that purpose. To suppose Gar
I'D ignorant Of knowledge which
- common At the time in the House
u elsewhere, and that. too. when the
hole business had been clearly ex-
SEED In several debates. wherein he
q taken part and voted, is to insult n
lblic intelligence. a.
In what 4 pitiful plight this leaves I
lrfield- He not only periured him. =
= before the Poland COMMITTEES. Int n
deliberately lied to Judge Black and \
traved that astute lawyer into gross
ror n 70 his motives by an Infamous "
ception Of his own confidential adj - y
er and friend. And this il the sors -
candidate the Republicans have out
for PRESIDENT ~
Ire chances are that there win still
another letter from Judge Black a.
'n - the Judge gets hold OF the Con.
'sstrr1l Globe OF 1S67-68. proving
Y fairfield. NJ preliminary 70 his Der. u
y before the Poland Committee. lie! 81
MS confidential friend. -xVlsJurQA -