Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-10
TAPPAN CONVICTED.

Our Patriotic neghhor,n his last, boldly repea- |
ted his Wholesale charge of forgery, and with his
usual brazen-faced audaciy accused the Wing
presses Of adopting the principle that "a lie well
stuck TO is as good as the TRUTH We now give
the PROOF, aud we call upon the Patriot 10 give
IT, or to comics that it acts upon the reckless prin
cipes which it has been so ready to charge upon
us.
From The Steubcnuiiie Ohio) Herald
THE PROOF.
The Globe having recently inserted, that 1t had
authority for denying the statement heretofore
made by Mr.. james Wallace, of a conversation be-
tween him and Benjamin Tappan, Esq, in which
the latter expressed himself in favor of specie
currency, the effect oil which stated by MIR Tap
pan, would he TO reduce labor TO ~ | 2 cents
day, and wheat to Is cents bushel, &c, we have
been furnished with the following affidavlts from
Mr.. james Wallace and MIR. James Little, both re-
spectacle wooden manufacturers and Adam Wise,
Esq, at the time of the conversation machine
maker, and now justice Of the pence all of Sleu'
benville-We understand, also, that the facts set
forth in the depositious, he sustained by other
individuals. Any further remarks on our part is
unnecessary.
DISPOSITIONS.
Personally appeared before the undersigned,
james Wallace, who deposas and says, That n
short time previous to the last October election,
he had n conversation with Benjamin Tappnn,
Esq, one of the Senators in the Congress OF The
United States, fro the State OF Ohio, during
which conversation MIR. Tappan remarked, "You
manufacturers, MIR Wallace, stand very much in
your own light, that you do not go with us for
the hard money system, and You would go with
us ifyou did not look through other people spec.
tacles." This deponent enqured ho,o the nlnnu-
facturcrs were to he benefited by the adoption OF
that system? Mr. Tappan replied, that ''tcages
were entirely too high in this country, and that
there was no reason why labor should not he ms
cheap in this country as in Europe. 1t is the
Banks continued Mr. Tappanl that kept up the
price of labor and The price of produce; you can
put down the banks labor will he reduced TO
eleven pence day, wheat to sixteen cents BUSH
ell, and every thing else in proportion. The Sub
Treasury will produce this effect-it will put
down the banks, and reduce the price of labor
and the products of our country. 1t will he the
best tariff the manufacturer can have; and instead
of being compelled to ask your government for
protection, il will enable the American manufac
turer tn compete with the English manufacturer
even in his own market
JAMES WALLACE.
State Of Ohio, jefferson C3,,nty, IS.
Personally appeared before me undersigned
Notary Public, within and for the county of JEFF
ferson, James Wallace, who being duly sworn
deposes, and says, that the foregoing statement
by him subscribed, is true in substance and
in fact Witness my hand and official sen al
Steubenville, this 2Oih day of July A. d. 1910.
H.. s. J.COLLlER.
Notary Public, left. Co. Ohio.
At the same time and place came James Little
who being duly sworn, says that sometime previ-
GUS to The late Election, the deponent had "a con
versaon with Benjamin Tappan, Esq. in which
Mr. Tappan observed, that it was the Banks Ina
kept up the price of labor and the price of pro
duce, and if we could put down the Banks ant
bring everything to the specie standard, instead 0
goods being brought to this country, we coulC
take our goods to Europe and undersell them.
JAMES LITTLE.
Sworn and subscribed before me this Goth Ju
ly, 1910. J. COLLIER, Notary Public.
At the same time and place, Adam Wise, VIII
being duly sworn, says, that some time SIM
he had conversation with Benjamin Tap
pan Esq. in which Mr. Tappdn remarked, that I'll
banks were great injury TO the mechanics, tina
they the banksj kept up the price of produce, an
that every dollar which the banks received fo
interest or on loans, was just much taken OF
of the pocket of the laborng man. Mr.. Tappa
also said that the banks ought to be nut dowI
and then we should have nothing but speci
currency, and that it would be much better for til
mechanic if it were So ADAM WISE
Sworn and subscribed before me this goth Ju
ly, 1910. J. COLLIER, Notary Public.
1t seems now that Michigan editor saw tn
statement of Senator Tappan's sentiment in q
exchange paper, and naturally surprising that I'll
avowal was made in the Senate, he so stated. Hel
was all the error; an error merely as to the plac
aud not as to the sentiment. On this error, Tia;
pan and the locoiocos predicate wholesale charge
of ialsehood and forgery. But the creatures al
cornered at last We repeat our demand of II
Patriot: publish the PROOF, and the who
TRUTH, as it is.