Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-10-26

1910, unotu& OUT that there nHu been
some corrupt Transactions relative to
Credit Mobelier stock referred them
yes igstion Of it TO a Committee. The
House of Representatives as well as
the COMMITTEES were both republican.
Cakes Ames, republican, who con-
trolled and had the stock in hand,
upon being examined by the Commit
tee, under oath, implicated several
members, among them, to the sur
prise Of Congress Jas- A. Garfield.
The evidence was conclusive against
all and not against one more than
another The Committees report
condemns them all but the republi-.
can house could only afford 10 expell'
two, Ames and Jas. Brooks, demo-
crat Of New York. Having punished
one on each side, the moral republi-
can party in Congress, resisted all eff
forts Of the democrats to award equal
punishment to all the guilty, clearly
for no other reason than that the
others were prominent members of
their party. Garfield was not only
reported guilty of equal corruption
but the report condemns him addi-.
tionally for perjuring himself IN the
matter. His friends admitted that
he was guilty but that his supposed
poverty tempted him to take the
bride and that his good natured
pliancy caused him to yield to the
wishes of other knaves to interpose
perjury to protect himself and them,
SO that this pure preacher (for Gar
field was a preacher) accumulated.
upon himself such mass Of moral
filth that TO touch him was contami-,
nation. Why did the republican par
ty vote for such a man? Numerous
other charges, proven beyC nj ques-
ton, could he added DO this mass
against this republican angel, but it
Is unnecessary to repeat them in
this little controversy. f.. 49,, .-
Occasional thinks all these charges
are mere calumnies, gotten up by
subscriptions and dishonest derha-
gogues." Why sir, the principal
charges were presented by republic
can committee of Congress. I@don
ask him to take democratic state.
ments, but won t he believe his fell
low republicansi2 Are they "uuscru-
pulous and dishonest Pc Let him re-
fer to the, Congressional proceedings
in connection with this matter and
he will be satisfied, unless indeed, he
relies upon the short lapse of time
since; it took place and puts in the
knavish plea, of dead issue. y But
/ will not ask Occasional to take a
democrats word for these charges.
| give below some extracts from lead.
ing republican papers whose unwill-
ing testimony he will not exclude
unless indeed he believes that an cleo
ton by the republicans can cleanse
ftom all sin. i,s.# az. (. :. EEa.:- % 5....
The New York Tribune of Feb. l9,
1873, speaks thus, IN regard to Credit
Moba!ier:l = rs a.e8 is "a .......'s
James A. Garfield of Ohio had ten
shares. he never paid dollar: re-
eeived 1929, whicir after the inyesti-
cation began, he was anxious to have
considered as loan from Cakes Ames
! to himself These men betrayed the
trust of the people, deceived their
constituents, and. by their evasions
and falsehoods, confessed the trans
! acti0ns to be aisgraceful. i'',' - Sc.
| Harpers Weekly March Is, 1873,
edited then as now, by George Wm.
Curtis, under a picture of James a..
| Garfield, published these words
! Disgraced in the eye Of the public
| for owning Credit Mobelier stock,
which was in fact and intent a fraud
upon the Government Also for De-
!. ceit and EvasioR-The High Trust
of Legislation -Nlisussd-The People
viii not long respect the Laws If
they lose respect for the Law-mak-
Mr.. Garfeld's case is like Mr.. Kel-
.,ley's, with the exception that the
check for 1929 has not been found.
The Cincinnati Oo0s0acrcial, April
3, 1873, said So -ae+ $50 .. B..
"Pattison, Kelly and Garfield and
the rest are marked with political
snall,pox." as .t.ls go as 80 50
Occasional considers himself vaeci-
mated and does not fear the disease.
/ could give quotations enough
like the above to fill.youE columns
and wOuldy do so, il / thought it
wonld save the soul of poor Occasions
al. i see clearly from his last card
that it is a desperate undertaking
and the most that can be done. will
be to appeal from this would be lea
der to those be woald miSlead ar
). 1E.z sa-as So = So OBSERVER.
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