The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-07-14
"WARRENs LETTER"
HARRISBURG, PA, July 10, 80

III view Oi buS luuhl cNOAlN9 iA AN'e
ton to Gen. GarGeld's great wealth
and how he has accumulated it /
wish to call your readers attention to
the following facts During General
Garfeld's seventeen years career in
Congress, a portion Of the time serving
as chairman Of the committee on ap.
preparations, and disbursing over a
thousand million of dollars, out ofl
which position he could have realized
millions if he was dishonesty inclined,
ho never accumulated any property
to any great extent, and that to day |
he is comparatively poor man. All
of his worldly possessions consist of
house in Washington, which cost him
$11, 900, for which at the time he
purchased it he had TO run in debt,
and his farm 'Iawnfeld," in Mentor,
consisting of $50 acres, costing him
about $4,000 In addition to this
he put about $4 800 Improvement on
his house and about 81 800 in stocking
the farm. The total value of his
property foots up about $4,000
From this should be deducted his
debts, amounting to $4,000, leaving
him possessed of about $4,000 This
is the accumulation ofseventeen years
service in Congress and his law
practice before the Supreme and u. S.
District Courts. This statement of
the condition Of General Garfeld's
financial status was furnished us by
Hon. j. p Robson, the confidential
business adviser of the General, a gen.
tleman perfectly familiar with all the
details of the Generals possessions"
Would not this show the utter freedom
Of General Garfield from using his
official position to enrich himself? The
foolish charge in relation to the Credit
MObilier have long since been explo-
[ ded by letter from Judge Jerry
Black, a leading Democrat of this
State, while the talk in regard to the
De Collier business is so absurd that
it is not worth while discussing it.
. The Democratic sheets, recognizing in
Gen. Garfield a formidable foe, have
. stopped to the vlest calumnes in their
endeavor to injurc him, even going SC
far as to say that he was about to be
, withdrawn. think it would be better
: if both sides would call halt In theil
4 "mud Singing" at the men and discus!
; the parties who put them forward
! The Democratic nominations are
/ rather at variance to what they have
n formerly given us, as they for theil
head have a soldier and for their tai
a hard money banker, while thei
. principles for years have been agains
t both. Their arguments have been fo
: free trade, Gas they are now) sof
II money and the burying of sectiona
. issues, and the advocation Of civilian
4 for the head of the government. TIL
Repu olican policy has been exactl,
J. the opposite; we have placed at tn
d head of the government men who wer
- statesmen as well as soldiers, and VIII
a were actually engaged in the fel,
% during the war endeavoring t
1T preserve the Union, not remaining a
e home writing letters favoring com
:. promise.
/ The Republicans were the first t
fly to the defense of the country, tn
Democrats following when the pa
y was increased to SIG a month, and
n bounty Of 5000 allowed, and thei
- homes were threatened and needle
If defense. The Republican administra
Iy ton carried the country safely throug
l. the war, liberated the slaves and sine
er August 81, 1865, have reduced ii
y public debt 1925, 100000. The redu,
10 ton in the annual interest charge h'
in been S71 100000. The total amour
Of interest saved by this reduction
$568, 1886, 900. There is record wort
., studying. The last Democratic a.
~ u, ministraton we had nearly betrayc
he the government into the hands Of Il
al rebels. Shall we risk the experinel
al again Our last Congress was Den
IL ocratic one, composed partly of reb
r. brigadiers who from 1861 to SO we
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