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


Messrs. Editors Occasional" Is
still quite unhappy about the con-
struetion Of his language in regard to
the adage ''that aA Is fair ia poll
tics" He cannot relieve himself and
every step he takes places him far
Their into the mire where left him.
/ viii not now press him deeper in,
since / suppose after the frequent at
tempts and failures at explanation he
regrets he ever exposed himself as he
did. Possibly as he has found out
that such position is wrong, he may
not carry it into practise and that
viii De at least one step from the rot
ten carcass of fepublicanism. In re-
gard to Garfield, Congress in, I think,
1873. finding out that there had been
some corrupt transactions relative to
Credit Mobelier stock, referred them
yes igation Of it to Committee. The
House Of Representatives as well as
the Committee were both republican.
Cakes Ames, a 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 republic
can house could only afford 10 expell
two, Ames and Jas. Brooks, a 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 a 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 beytnl ques-
ton, could be added to this mass
against this republican angel, but it
- unnecessary to repeat them in
this little controversy.
Occasional thinks all these charges
are mere calumnies, gotten up by
''unscrupulous and dishonest dema-
gogues. Why sir, the principal
charges were presented by republi-
can committee of Congress. / don't
ask him to take democratic state
ments, but won't he believe his fell
low republicans ? Are they "unscru-
pulous and dishonest p 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" 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
froIa all sin.
The New York Tribune of Feb. 10,
1873, speaks thus, in regard to Credit
Mobe!ier:
James A. Garfield of Ohio had ten
shares; he never paid dollar: re-
ceived 1929, which after the investi-
CATION began, he was anxious to have
considered as a 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
actions to be disgraceful.
Harpers' Weekly, March Is, 1873,
edited then as now, by George VIM.
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 Evasion-The High Trust
of Legislation Misused-The People
viii not long respect the Laws if
they lose respect for the Law-mak-
ers.
Mr.. Garfeld's case is like Mr.. KEEL
ley's, with the exception that the
check for 1929 has not been found.
The Cincinnati Commercial, April
3, 1873. said:
"Pattison, Kelly and Garfield and
the rest are marked with political
smallpox"
Occasional considers himself vacci-
mated aud does not fear the disease.
l could give quotations enough
like the above to fill your columns
and would do so. if / thought it
would save the soul of poor Occasion
al. / 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 he would mislead.
OBsERgER-