The Evening critic., 1882-08-02
DISPUTE ABOUT GARFIELD.
a Stalwnrt Newspaper Rctorfs upon
iln HnIIhrnen Orgnma.

the Haifbrced Organs.
In Wow OF Gall Hamllton's rghtoously indlg-
nunt words against those newspapers which
did not hesitate TO malign and slandor Con
oral Garfield while aliyo and In tho full pos
session of his powers, both of mind and body,
but assumed to become his personal organs
and champions whom he was stricken down by
the nssassin, and nfter no was dead, 1t may bo
worth while to SEQ Just what papers thoy woro
and who were tho persons In control OF their
columns at the timo OF tho publication of tho
slandorous matters
Tho New York TTibun6 OF February 10, 1873,
thon under control OF tho same Whitelaw Reid,
who now is editor and principal owner said OF
tho Credit Moblier Investigations
"Jamcs A. Garfield, OF Ohio, had ton shares;
he mover paid n dollar; received $500, which,
after the investigation began, ho was anxious
&c have considered as n loan from Oakes Amos
TO himself. These mon betrayed the trust OF
tho people, deceived their constituents, and,
by their oynsions and falsohoods, confessed
Hdtper's Weekly OF March 10, 1879 edited
then by George william Curtis, the Same gen.
tleman who now controls its columns undera
picture OF James A. Garfield published these
"Disgraced in the eye of tho public for own:
Ing Credit Mobilier stock, which was In fact and
intent fraud upon tho Government Also for
Deceit and Evasion-The High Trust OF Logls-
lation Misusod-The People Will not long re-
spect tho Laws II they lose tho respect for tho
"nir. Garilelds case is like Mr.. Kolley's, with
the exception that the check for 1920 has not
been found"
The Albany EreiitH1 journal OF February 20,
"Air. Dawes emerges with n complete vindi.
cation. We think Mr.. Kelley, Mr. Garfield, and
como of the others do not stand quito 80 we'll"
Tho Utica HeIdld, paper owned and edited
by Ellis Ii. Roberts, under date OF February
%, 1873, said
dTho Republicans aro not only In favor OF
the expulsion of Amcs and Brooks, but or
severely censuring, II not expeiling, Kelley
Tho Buffaio Ergyess ono OF tho most phari.
saical OF all the press In the country, while
the Chicago Convention was In session said
this;
velopment Of the 'ohio idee '-one word for
his candidate and two for himself. Indigna-
tion at Garheld's manifest dupllclty is WIDEN
ing rapidly. Some OF Sherman's friends openly
accuse Garfield OF treachery. The Secretary
was telegraphed late last night that Governor
Foster and Garfield were plotting to sell him
out In tho latter's interest"
And then comes tho Cincinnati Commercial.
on the I'D OF April, 1873, the Commercial, then
controlled, as now, by Mnrat Halstead, saidi
are oil marked with political smallpox"
And on the 7th OF June, 1880, on the eve Of
the nomination of General Garfield at Chicago,
"The most contemplate thing thus far at
Chicago is the chatter about Garfield. He has
not record to run on for President"
the best and most generous thing tho Clncin.
natl Comn'erctaI could hnd to say OF General
Garfield was:
"His entanglements in small transactions,
which have been largely advertised, show, not
the rascal, knowing every trick and covering
every turn, designing wrong and conspiring
for concealment, which is the character to be
Stunned and despised, Dut the awkwardness
OF inexpericnce and inaptitude in those affairs
where acuteness is essential and smart men
flourish. He was poor and had power, and,
about
practical man-not TO be driven from public
| life like Senator Gordon; and yet those who
were experts managed to involve him In affairs
| that his pursuits had not enabled him to un.
| derstand, and that have subjected him to an
noying misconstruction."
The Indianapolis Daily Ne,cs said, in 1873,
that Congress- must not stop with expelling
| Ames and Brooks. "It must go through tho
| alphabet-Colfax, Dawes, Garfield" &c.
be re recognized as the % principal ones % Of The he
| Halfbreed persuasion. In not one OF the so,
| called Stalwart journals OF the country can be
found any such cruel and malignant slanders
| history is only called to public attention
| because these very yiperous libellers OF the
| dead President are constantly endeavoring TO
| use the name aud memory of General Garfield
10 break down the present Administration and
| discrcdit those Republican papers which, in
tionsIy supporting it. Truthfaiiy did Gail
| Hamilton say, in her article in the North
| american:
| "The assassin's bullet did not nre into him
sudden virtue. 1t was there before. But
| within these ten years the same lips that laud
| him now have spoken of him in language VIC
| should be 10th to recall. l Wish to
| incitc no rancor; nothing but repentance and
reformation. can only pray newspapers to
60 back, not over their nelghbors' fies, but ovor
| their own, and find the articles, some OF which
| ] hold in my hand at this moment, and which
/ cut from their columns in their day for nc
definite purpose, but only to see whether the
salvation of the Lord would ever come. y
N 1n IN nj N N m nj n N n
bitterly of Democratic mud.throwing, bu
nearly every clot OF mud thrown at Genera
Garfield was scooped up from Republican
puddle"
In view OF these things, would 1t not be wei
for some OF these newspaper defamers 10 SIM
q little lower?-Indidndp0ii Journal.