Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-03
New York, October both, 1910.
pu1IAnr1rlllA. Oct. 26. $50.

PnrLApELPuIA, Oct 20, 1910.
Sir.-A letter received BY me Tins morning from the
city Of New York, has informed me that al political
meeting held in the Park, on Saturday last yon made
a speech in which you spoke OF me as ioows,-l quote
thu words Of the writer "John Swift the Mayor OF
PHILADELPHIA was 4 willing and guilty participation IN
the frauds of l:.S and IL by his influence over
In. officers in his employ that they successfully
prrpetraied-lt was BY The continuance and manage
ment OF Col Swift that the scheme vas successful.
| have r,gh, 10 ask you, whether on that occasion
YOU used that language any TO that eject and res
pec,uly request that your reply may nf sent lmcoi
atey after tie receipt Of this lfyou have made such
charge against me, you viii not, ! presume, hesitate
10 ayow it, That there may be no mistake as to my
motive in asking you this questions beg 10 say that my
official station and the Of the charge will prevent
me seeking any redress except that which the law or
any appeal 10 the public mind may afford me. send
YOU SIR, a respectful request,-l expect an immediate
and unequivocal reply.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, yours, etc.,
JOHN SWIFT.
D. F. Butler, Esq.
New YORK, October p, $40.
| to ! o'clock, p. NJ. )
Sir. replv 10 your letter Of yesterday, prepared
by me for the mail Of this afternoon, has been left by
me in another part of the city, and WILL therefore, not
reach you until the mail tomorrow
lam, sir, very respectfully,
Your o5cdient servant,
B. F. BUTLER.
John Swift, Esq, Philadelphia.
NV YORK October 2Sth 1S40.
Sir: At the closing Of the mail Yesterday, address,
cd YOU brief mole, acknowledging the receipt Of your
letter of the Goth, and mentioning that was accident
ally prevented from transmitting y that mall letter
" hch had prepared IN reply 10 your communication.
As that letter was ,hus detained, and as desire TO
state fact not then in existence, make, instead Of 1t,
the present communication.
Before the receipt If your letter, had drawn up Tor
the New York Standard report Of my remarks at the
meeting in tins city, Saturday last, which report
was published in that paper IN Monday the goth, and
|r,-pubshpd in the Evening Post OF the day In
that report you will find passage IN relation 10 your
self very similar the contained in your letter
bu, mt like that detached from lie context, stand
ne MS an isolated remark. In my speech published,
YOU will find The grounds well as the character OF my
uninadv versions on your conduct.
enclose Won Sip from, tn, Evening Post, contain
nr ,h- report aud also conia nna published tor
IN first rln- IN thai paper, correcting Il fact,
grd N your affidavit 10 exist ihr nidaviis IN
winch ms speech founded and Withdrawing that
part of my REMARKS winch rested that Of fact
Before prepar nr that note, ! verbally informed The
Editor of the S,ndtr The report wh oh apprn red
II, his paper of Monday morning would hr rcpub shed
n tin Evening P"st with a c"rrerti"n from M, wh eli
d...mcd It inst T. sul,iHn aud requested hun t.
rpub-h such correction IN til" Standard ii Iur-day
which liz promised IL do 1t did n"t appear,
however in consequence, h. SINCE INF rinrd me- II
an unt"nti MI OMISSION. but i has Tins nnng been
rcpuhshrd in his paper, with written request from
me- Enclosed you have also, 81 from lhr Standard
Of this day containing the note and accompanying re-
quest.
Trusting that you will consider this reply sufficiently
unequvocni and prompt
! have the honor to remain
Your obedicnt servant,
b. +. BUTLER.
JoHs SWIFT, Esquire,
Mayor Of Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
.Note-hlr Butler having this day seen the affidavit
of John Swift Of Phiad-lp ha, in which ii Is stated that
he was not the Mayor Of that city in November, lS
takes the earliest opportunity act of justice to the
public and himself well as TO Mr. Swift, entirely to
withdraw that pa his anmadversions the conduct
of Mr. Swift which was founded on the supposltlon OF
his being then in otfce.
The error of fact by which MIR. B. was led TO make
these unmadversons, appears in the affidavit ot X.
Swartwout as well that of Stevenson and Mr. H.
spoke exclusively from them. But whilst he takes
pleasure in making this correction, he feels hound 10
add that if Glenworths statement 10 Stevenson, as
sworn 10 by the latter and the testimony of Stevenson
in regard TO his conversation with Swift, are 10 DC
believed Mr. Swift in April, 1882 when he DOES mol
DENY he Office, entered into the like arfangemc nj
as in 1888 and evinced his readiness repeat 1t again
in 1870 that if Stevenson is 10 be believed, the AMI
madverslons admitted TO be napplicable to Mr.
Swift official character and duties in 1887, would yet
| annly ia him in l-3) and 1910