Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-28
Sensational Revelations Promised.


The Union recently referred TO some Sc 1T
ling facts certain stalwarts are going to give
to the public touching the Presidential Cam
paign Of 1880, which facts are intended to
bring odium upon the half breeds and their
cause forever. In the same connection some
of our esteemed Democratic contemporaries
are now reproducing the following remarka-
BILE article, which first appeared In Hugh
Hastings New York Commercial 4dUsrttSsr
on the Sth OF April last, in the belief that
the statements therein made VIII be sustain-
ed by revelations shortly TO be made.
cat the Dorsey dinner, Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid boasted OF his knowledge Of the Sc
crets OF the campaign, but ne did not tell
ali that little letter will tell, that he has
kept more securely from the public than
John Hay did the midnight bulldozing
letter that he bcasted Garfield was not even
allowed TO touch. Had he told all be knew
OF that campaign, and Of the doings OF the
persons who pulled the mcss hidden wires,
of the promises made, and the means used
TO achieve success, g sensation would have
been pr0duc q more startling and
more disgraceful than any chapter
In American politics, and there are
some pretty black ones, too. R i'd was
nearer to Garfield aud those who realty con-
Quoted the campaign than the National
Committee, which did its work before theey
of the country. The relations be sustained to
Jay Gould and the fact that the IFibuns was
and Is the recognized organ OF the railroads
and corporations, gave him connections and
opened avenues such as no one else con-
trolled. Beginning as jay Gould's stool
pigeon, 1t naturally followed In the per-
formauce Of his degrading duties that he
should act as the go between In ali base ne
gotiations. He was the most available man
In the country for carrying into execution
the plot that had been formed. He could
approach Garfield, lay the plans before him,
exact the promises that were demanded, aud
then carry blood money TO Ohio. That he
made all possible use of these opportuni-
ties will become public in due time. This
will explain his presumption in debating to
and bulldozing the President Of the United
States, for It will expose to all the
world how he obtained his ascendancy over
General Garfield. IL VIII beN shown that
this political purist, whose paper denounced
bossism during The Senator's fight last year
and whose cry, Down with the bosses, was
made the rallying cry OF the half breeds, was
at that very time engaged in exercising in
fluences upon the President such as no
other Executive had ever been subjected to,
Ii all these facts be true, It will be seen how
completely Garfield was IN the clutches OF
unscrupulous coHspirators and why White
law Reid presumed to write bulldozIng
letters to him, which John Hav insolently
read but did not permit the President to
touch. A black chapter will be unfolded,
sooner or later, and when 1t is the country
will see what kind of men surrounded
President Garfield and the Influences that
controlled his official action. The truth is
bound to come out"
And now will the truth come out at last2
Rumor says it will, and that very quickly.
Ii 1t does come, what washing In public of
soiled Republican linen there WIN be, to be
sure! "The truth according 10 Republican
authority is" says the Troy Press, 'sthat the
monopolies, the rings and the office holders
bought the election Of Garfield and knew
their man when they did it. This much
has been believed all along, but the people
are interested in knowing how the money
was raieed and who had charge OF the dis
bursements. 1t Is known that Mr. Garfield
in person Struck the star route ring.
His my dear Hubbel letter proves that.
Did he write other letters asking for cor
rupting funds ?'' Give us the truth. Re-
cent rumors tend to confirm the theory that
Roscoe Conkling is preparing broadside OF
damning facts and revelations concerning
the campaign of 1880 that will, when made
public, astound the country, and dismay, II
they DO not actually destroy, what Hugh
Hastings irreverentlY calls the 'eGarfeld
gang" Let the black chapter be unfolded,
no matter what hearts may bleed In conse-
quence of the unfolding. We are very GER
tain the country can stand 1t If the Republi-
can party can.