Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-10-06

AhS ~'1i-eIL -=StLcT.
This letter seems destined to
equal to that of the Scarlet letter os ny /
Hawthorne For msby years The f,;oEt at
tho Hon. John n. Read have ols;med 1O' /
credit for him for having signed i eis
more than six months the fact has 80, 'N
peatedly mentioned by the papers in ,ba q
rior of the State, and pot one vo-3 - iau-
was given to the statement, for ,ban S'oa
sponGence with Mr.. Da::zs was ,oss:I, SO'. |
the question might have been ,r; cor.In1. S'
settled. Indeed it was not mill lhe Ag...
Cable ceased to work that any denial -,,-D% r.-
tempted. Even now Mr. Read dee No T-S -. y
it. Sir. Carey, who oace wrote a boaL
political economy. and who seems 70
ready as bis distinguished father. II.
Matthew Carey, to rerder aid n -
in d.stress-Mr. Carey fenies :, " uP0
that on searching ile Of this rsner /, say'
the name was printed John I and ~. - <.a ,la'
VI. Read. but lie docs not anna :. iOlf
prosecuted his search further 10, - nave
looked into ono of the nialy other ma na..
which the letter was printed. sno,L
pedient is then adopted. Tll5viho a.
ample of Gen, Harrison il 1916. r. -.
of Mr. Read convene committee, and o..
resolve mainly three things Ist. Tia. u.
john NJ. Read was at sou.c tine OUT -,
Free Trade man. u That he has -
converted, possibly by Mr. Carey's J,[,
Sd That he never signed the letter. ~,
these resolutions. together with an e,;,l,.,'
written by one Of the Comn,i:tee f., =.
North american. are gotten NJ araxsg-..
he sent in a circular 10 the iry3magte-s 6i, n,
State. The public will ask where !, i,
statement of Mr. john NJ Read. vIoi..
particularly referred to as residing s,y
240 Madison street Whz-e Is CJi FEn.,.
statement. for his name certainly was avgs,-
ded to the letter below that Of Nr R.;
and although he publishes Mr Carey. eEa.
rial. he is careful not TO say. whether v.
Read signed the document or not. Am.
all where Is the statement Of Ir. JJag
Head written over his Own propc. L!
Was the F printed for Vi. ana vi, TIE *.
in Mr.. Dallas possession at a future IN
show this, and therefore, inre Hr Read Z
deny it? Ga this point the public want I,
the statement of Ihs political econonlsi e /
phlanthropist, or even q: candidate f-:a. |
Guhernatorial chair, bu; II the mau tu,
who of ali Others, must k2nE Tle:aT =
signed the paper
Nov for the truth Three dsiy Iabr
have said that there i .uch man =, Jo-a
T Read. and that ne lives - No. 2tu Ma
ison street So there =, aDd Just as r5,-:c;-
table a citizen as any oU tie COMMITTEE L.
is said he approved the conduct # NJ !i,-
las in giving the casing vie, and 81 he i..
lust as much 80 as Mr. J-iu VI Res; u
/ not one Of tbis CuEnn...i=a sG3 not oac
j our Black Rcpul:irsr czlte'.lro' aiias IN
venturcd To say that john i Read srr
5 signed that letter IT, k-s,v bc;'rF. +
! thew or their candidate III rau>.l an Regis
to be made of Mr John T. Eral, =: J..
/ house NJ. .40 Madison street aal Tcs
emphatieaiIy solJ ty h.tn that afts- as-.zs
! taxed his memory - the u:tern:ar:. Re "a.
! no recollection whatever Of having N.1si
rhe litter. or ever having sui l.. lie -
several tunes given the s>ue zusBtT - .sssI
/ who Eavr csli,'i uu him, ana hs ss.i s-sgs
similarly to any W:to u,ay shosss 10 ca. -
or in futurc. Thi; ~,il PIT be ceRtFxsai
nv any Commi;te or Y zay Elite; : T.
City sc Philadelphia. / :; gsiF. hosts .
truthful. - ihis state - talurs, - zT' 'l'
impres>;o .let Jui.:. E. 4NI aat 5-s2A
Read signed the lettsr?
BIZ: --alir. he Y:E~r-t 81 }.r Rear IS
! mittee is Ice Of miserable preYsr.eIls
/ It reminds u "f tie criminal who cyBi,5,'
the murder, but Protes'.,t SeheIsentlr sEss'I
| all knowledge Of 'hs -F9 ~. The CogHs-
tee deny the signature "f she jes'er bs
freely admit that ;hcir candidafe vas oEce 4
Free Trade man Gould they have doas
otherwise? Dare they DENY, that, when
member Of the Legislature. he "a: the Tsns
est Free Trade member in the body: :'''-
they deny. that. when the famous Tssola's-
OF 1924. To instrGct cur Senators and requsi
nUr nenib bers 10 favor tariff. vas offers.,
Mr. Read violently opposed Z, ami i1t
when IT passed Icy sc:e q! yeas All '
navs. Mr. Read v,t,G against il: tSee 4 u
ournal 1923 and 1924, page +iSl tE
they point cut one line from his pen rs'-i@
ing these opinions? VIII they deny il'1
every political sprech on the subJcc;
thirty years afterwards, &c rc-lteIaiea III
win they deny IN the face of tie ic'El
thot. when be accented his present n'H1s
) ton, he asscnted IL the most cautions ten,
merely to the general sentiments ai pH.:
expressed in the doings Of the t91''nn5
but declined to say one word III favor oi u
: tariff? Above al. will that COMMITTEE De-,
or will Mr. Read deny, that, IN reIg f''
: years. he has criftcn l..c most UsLrdJ J,''"A
articles that hare appeared N -a' CO '''' \.
a leading daily joUrnai Of ibis Nae,
this poiut We wish to touch lightly qn4
: are compelled. Ia go further i S'I1
this fact over Mr.. Reads own signst1'
produce broadsidc.
Finally. it seems. from The report q
!, Reads Committee. thai the excuse ~
free trade sentiments is, that he he'll =
common with Webster. Not -, NJ
Mr.. Webster abandoned his II Iei'' ~
;, Read advoc ated them for forty yIas
T. wards Mr. Webster vas the MAN y" a1' r..
e of the tariff policy in 1921, when VI, l,r.
d was speaking and voting in toe LsGs Egg (
of Pennsylvania against It. HUE,
Y many years Mr. Reads chief business .fr
q answer on the stump the spee'he;s :. - :,
IS Webster aud Mr.. Clay, and 10 'l,' 'I'. ~
l. know his temper, we need not say '.'' !
;. vorthies were handled without Elo'IS'