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10 tho Editors Of tie Psansylsana Inquirer

10 tho Editors Of tie Psavylvana Inquirer
and Courier: 4
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. II, 1888.
lSR: | have this nom mt pelused the /
letter Of ]. B. Cox, published in yes
terday's Inquirer His late official
station, as a member of the conven-l
ton, induces me to notice the stale |
Islander which he again repeats, and
which, I nosc pronounce to be utterly
and absolutely false; no matter from
vhat source il may haze proceeded or
lshal proceed. Inever did, upon any
occasion, public or private, whether
at the courthouse in Lancaster, or
elsewhere, declare that, ''if knew
! l had q drop Of Democratic blood in
my veins, ! would let it out, or any
words to that effect. This ridiculous
story is withoat a shaaow Of founda-
ton.
i The first version of the story was,
that / had used tie expression in an
Grafton which / had delivered, at
, the courthouse in Lancaster, on the
, 4th of July, 1915. The Grafton
, itself disproved this assertion, and
. then, after Mr.. Cox had made it a
$ subject of debate before the Reform
Convention, in May last, one of the
: papers at Harrisburg solemnly announ-
!, iced that the expression had been used
J, lby me, on the floor of the House of
a Representatives, in this city, in reply
: Ito Governor Floyd Of Virginia, and
d that it could be proved by a gen
:. Itleman who had formerly been a
" Democratic Representative in Con-
e Igress from Pennsylvania. The sceneis
lnow shifted to the COURTEOUS in
+ Lancaster, and a certain Anthony
&c McGlinn isthe witness. He states that
|, ga number Of years ago, one eve
It ning," whilst was addressing a polit.
n ical meeting there assembled, he had
d heard me use the expression already
l stated Tin an emphatic manner, with my
n right hand elevated above my head
y He does not state the year when this
d expression was used, nor the name Of
i any other person who was present al
le this public meeting.
D. 1t does not seem to have occurred
at to Mr.. Cox, that if had uttered
D. such sentiment as that attributed
to me in the court-hou at Lancaster
it would Immediately have been beart
by hundreds of people-that it woult
Immediately have become the subjec
of universal remark and universe
n condemnation, and that it would hav'
n been severely and justly commented
at upon in tue newspapers of the day
ur Had it been true, there would hay
BY been no occasion for him to resort t.
[r. Anthony Glinn to prove the charge
be nor to conversation alleged by MI
"a Ford to have been held with Mr.. Pete
ng lShindel, who, although a respectable
lat is an aged man; and from defect {
of memory, incident to that period {
i'd life, must have COMPOUNDED VIVA
pit may have been stated to him b
nd others, with what be had heard himsel
Ma But / again repeat, no matter WI
has been or shall be the witness, tt
mt tale is utterly, and absolutely false.
III Shortly after the SANDER was mad
ed subject of debate by Mr.. Cox,
Or. the Reform Convention, a number
IS, the oldest and most respectable CT
ofIizens of Lancaster, without distin
he ton of party, signed a certifcar
r." disprosing the charge, so far as it WI
ct possible for a negative to be prove
ne which was placed and still remains
, it the hands Of one of my friends
vas After what had been said in reply
in Mr.. Cox, by Mr.. Porter and NJ
he Reigart, who must either have heal
,ti- the expression, had it been used
81, heard Of it Immediately after, / deeme
ore it wholly unnecessary then to publiS
lge this certificate.
lrt, Yours, very respectfully,
the TANIES PTTNHA NAN
the We have said, il the commence
rty ment of this article, that We woul
lti- at this time, publish nothing
zen refutation Of this charge, but NJ
ut Buchanan's own letter. We ha,
at however procured copy of tho CO
en-, tifcate, to which Mir. B. refers an
Ter, give it publicity below for the fir