Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22

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in Louisiana. Ii l. rnanif,stthat haa be dosired
% exert any infuenos IN the prep4raticu q the
RepublcAn cas- b would have sought, lecr sssir-
lily, fret q all, my Own private ono
Idon't know about that 1 don't
know whether be would have
sought him OF not; but in that
letter you will observe that Jewett
undertakes to say in sentiment aud
substance that Garfield did not
call upon him; therefore, be Oh
served great discretion while down
there. That | will not question,
but | will read you gentlemen,
from this mans own testimony be-
fore the Committee Of Congress.
This same man that the Journal
cites as authority in this case gave
his evidence before a Committee
composed of Democrats and Re
publicaus, and in that testimony be
gives the reason why he did not
see Garfield and the other visiting
statesmen Of the Republican party.
| will read il 20 you.
Quesiion.-Aboui that time wer, the visiting
statesmen down thlr5 Ausw5r-Nt,
Odd you hsys anything 20 O. with than
A-No ~. uofhlnc whatever
Q-why not Al dbl not csr, % have.
Q.-Thsy Vere members Ligh nm authority IN
tho Republican party, and hish On thc counssls
Of the Nation, and you were thea Secretary ol
the Republican Election Committee, md wcrl
ooxnirani Of al the fllts-what vac thCrt m
this Character u yOurs or N the circum-tances
which made = repulsiCn and kept you and thCsl
Visiting statesmen apart A.-NCthin- that
know Of. but ny duties dil not bring ne into
contact With theso gentlemen. and IS vg always
had = Coruner's inquest held over rs after every
election. I oarca 20 know as litilc 4s possible.
Mr.. Butler asks the next ques-
ton that Is, old Ben, AS we are in
the habit of speaking Of him
Laughter and applause.
O.-Mr Builer-About the death Of the CORPSE
The vitness-Well # you ohoos- 60 put Il m
Q.-Mr. Builer-I am only carrying oct your
parslleL You purpOsely avoided meeting With
visiting stsicsucn les, you mizht know too much
S 9 sss' sg,9 5 5a B A saI 70.
fiction upon then, yes"
This witness swears that he
avoided knowing anything that
those visiting statesmen were do.
ing, because he did not want tc
know was going on there, as he
would probably have 10 answer IN.
der investigation afterward. So
will spend no more time upon that
witness.
Now for Mr.. Garfield D nSelf
and he gave his testimony efore
this same Committee under oath
he SAYS in answer to this question
/ "Did you visit New Orleans 10 tho ulol.a 81
November 1872 Ada.
/ Q.-what time in the month I'D you 20 A.
think Il wa. the 18th day u November thai We
arrived az New Orleans.
The l4th day of November was
Immediately after the Presidential
election Of 1876, and he was there
with John Sherman; he was there
with Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, and
many others whose names ! viii
not delay you to repeat, but he ar.
rived there on the l4th day Of No.
vember, and further on in his ties.
timony he says that he left New
Orleans to return 70 Washington
City on the first day of December
So you will observe that James A
Garfield was at New Orleans, reach
ing there about a week after the
Presidential election, and staying
there eighteen days. What did be
do while there | charge, and the
Journal says if it be supported, be
is a disgrsced man. | charge that
be occupied an inner room Of the
Custom House, assigned 10 him,
and him alone. and IN that room he
saw the witnesses, black aud white
of Louisiana, and he conversed
with them alone, and when their
testimony was not made out salts.
factorily 10 him, be suggested 10,
terrogatories that should be put C
them, and those interroga'orie'
went to the Returning Board
and that Returning Board made q
report against the men that were
elected. That is what ] charged
him with. ] say TO you, that il
letter by letter throughout that en-
tire accusation, / will make it gooC
TO you tonight by his own evi
dence. What does the Journal sa,
to me }! That ! have furnished u
reliable evidence, when / have re
ferred by page and document t,
the sworn testimony Of Garfield
himself. What did be do! W,
will come to that now. First, gen
tlemen, | said that they distribut
ed the Parishes among these Wis
ting statesmen, and that 10 the dis
tribution OF the Parishes for inves
tigation and manipulation, th
Parish Of West Feliciana fell I,
James a. Garfield. | will rea
what he swore to, and after "a
night it shall not be before the in
telligence of Indiana what Hen
bricks said, but the question nov
shall be what Garfield said Ar
plause. In his answer TO a que:
ton, he says:
"Thercupon, in order 70 make our work If q,
animation and our knowledge Of the case A. ~
az possible, the suggestion was adopted that a
testimony relating 70 one Parish Be given 20 On
, man, and the testimony relating 20 another Pa
Z esh should BE- given 20 another man. Among n
Parishes that were contested were the two Pa
J ishes Of Felieiana, and believe that the Chah
man, Mr.. sherman, assigned those Parishes
Mr.. Parker and myself, saying that We could q
, vide them between Us a. We chose ! sugyests