Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-16
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Neneral Garfield and the Mad
SlinKeFs.

AyinB " UeoPatloI a. oeihoi'
have ,.een stuck BY the recoil and fnC
themselves wallowing in the mire the,
have prepared to throw. The boomerang
has come with such terrific force tina
the machines lie almost buried ont O
sight and the character Of General Gar.
seld shines out brighter than ever be
fore. The mud singers have not made
. target OF Garfield because they con-
lidered him vulnerable, but because Of
The natural evil propensity of the heart
which impels them TO throw mud at
every thing purer than themselves.
Had either Grant, Blaine, Washbnrne,
Rdnunds, Sherman, Window or any
ether trusted leader of the Republican
party been nominated, the same amount
Of mad would have been thrown at
them, for it was prepared and had to
Be used. OF course they did not know
thRt Garfield was to be the man, and
his sudden nomination took them by
surprise, but then there he was, the
mud was ready and there YVES nothing
Tor them to do but to go to work at him
ut once. The experienced mud fingers
like the ''EVery Evening" and Sea
rette," are trained to the trade and
possess splendid nerve. The whittier
their object the straighter their ain
and the steadier the delivery of their
Ddious, fll-savored vollsys of filth. Gen
Tal 6arfeld's life whether as a
boy or man, mule driver on
The canal tow path, a teacher or
preacher, Q citizen, soldier and !
legislator has been lived in open day,
70 be read and seen of all men, and II
has been a noble clean life. This how
ever is but strong reason why that
life must be overhauled by the mud
fingers aud bepsattered, Something
was needed and that quickly and go
they let go the volley concerning the
alleged transactions Of General Garfield
With Cakes Ames in the much talked
OF Credit Mobillier affair. We do not
suppose that any charge would have
been made against General Garfeld'sI
good name and character had he not
just been made conspicuous as the Re L
publican candidate for President. Mr.. Il
5arfeld's actions in reference to the
ETsditMobillipr with that Of other mem. Z
bsrs Of Congress, became the subject Of
r Congressional inquiry some years ago ?
and after most rigid examination it ?
allied to find that the General was in 0
ADy way guilty Of any Improperly, or G
STsn indelicacy in his transactions B
with Cakes Ames, the then manager ?
and manipulatOr Of what was called the y
iredit MObillisr. 1t was shown that a
General Garfield. who was poor man, Z
Like many other very worthy men, had &c
TO borrow a small sum of money, not 81
thuusands Of dollars for the purpose of La
speculation and for which q heavy in CT
ssrest was paid, but only $500, barely SC
to meet little exigencies for N
shioh he was not fully prepared. The W
General happened 10 borrow this small oi
suR Of money from Cakes Ames and r.
hence all this mud singing. 1t
II is not denied that Ames taking az
advantage Of Garfeld's cramped fnan- 81
'iAl condition did make him an Offer of m
took in the credit Mobillier, but It was TO
ully shown in the investigation tina, 10
DR.. Garfield declined the offer and the 10
little obligation of $500 was paid of to
seisre any of the credit Mobillier trans. NJ
setions are alleged to have taken place. on
Aasr all, though it was clearly shown Y
hat out OF an unimportant business II
the loan Of trihing sum 90
VI money as matter of personal SC gi'
ssmmodation, and out Of an ctfer never re-
accepted, arose this enormous fabric oil
'eousation and suspicion though Gen.
nal Garfeld's personal honor was thor 'n'
'ughly INDICATED by that inves.iga- oo'
ion, yet in the face OF these facts the '"'
'eandal ia revived simply to enable bis
ppenents to bedauo his fair anne with "
'olitical mud, now that he Is a capdi- ~, ~
late for the chef office in the gift of
be people. Not only has General Gar g..
cid the report Of Congressional Con -.
aittee of inquiry which might be in -,
uenced by political bias, to clear him
rom all gully completely in the affair, -.
vat he has the best Democratic test.
0ony III :he nation to show that he
vas innoceut. That testimony is from Is
J" leSs conspicuous ard shining light Co,
q Democracy tLar the Hon. Jeremiah m :
!. Black OF Pepssylvania, who was fire. con
nsntly spoken Of as a Democratic Yal
residential candidate, and who in mn
times was one of the most R.