The national Republican., 1867-02-28
GIDEON L.. WALKERS SPEECH
BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRADE
HIS CARD TO FORNEY.


HIS CARD TO FORNEY.
A person who signs himself &c. l..
WALKER" published o communication in the
Chronicle Of yesterday, which was probably
dictated by JoHS w. FoRSEY to cover his
own tracks. threads like his Occasional
trash. Here il is:
4 FALsEuooD NAILED.
wAsHISdroS, February %, 1887.
To the Editor Of the Chronfcis!
DIAN Sin Ny attention was called this morn.
ing 10 the following statement, published In
paper those demise had supposed had long since
occurred, viz:
Mr. walker, in the meeting Of the Board Of Trade
last night said the Potomac railroad has .ucessded
that they employed John W forney for political effect;
mitss In favor Of the scheme aud that fornsy got tol
70 ihisi
Now, sir, I know not what mlnion Of John W.
Garrett could have been within the sound Of my
voice last night whilst was making few obserya-
tions before the Board Of Trade Of the city, but
| every syllable Of the above statement is false
did not utter ono word as stated above; but, on
tho contrary, I said nothing like II; and further
state that not one dollar Of money was paid to my
knowledge TO aid the passage Of the law permitting
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad TO enter the
District Of Columbia, and defy the person who
made the above report to show that any money was
/
paid for l." or that said anything Of the kind as
| stated In the article above referred TO.
You will please insert this to correct any errone.
Gus impression that may have been set ahoat BY
| the above article.
Yours, respectfully, @. L. WALKER
On account Of the Board Of Trade, com.
posed Of many excellent gentlemen whom
we highly respect, we regret that the para
graph, alluded to, appeared in our columns
on Tuesday morning last. We printed it
because il struck us as a most extraordinary
statement for any man to make in public
meeting. 1t did not surprise us to learn that
FoRNEr was interested in the Potomac Rail
road Company. 1t did not surprise us to be
told that FoRSEY was "well paid " for wha'
he did. But II did surprise us to learn tha'
at public meeting Of the Board Of Trade
any man should rise and declare that th'
Secretary Of the United States Senate hat
been employed to obtain report from IN!
Of the committees Of that body for any pur
pose whatever. The report of the proceed
ings OF the Board Of Trade was brought I,
our Office on Monday night, immediatel,
after the meeting adjourned. We had N
room for its publication, but made the para
graph about Mr. WALKERS statement, be
cause it appeared tous to be SO extraordinar,
in its character. The reporter who brough
it to us stands unimpeached in this commu
nifty for truth and veracity. He is too wei
known even to be doubted. He had no ot
} ject in making the statement other than I
} faithfully perform his duty as journalist. H
had no knowledge Of Mr.. WALKER, no intel
est in the Potomac road, and entertains non
other than the best of feelings towards tn
Board of Trade. The item was published a
matter OF news only. We do not wonder
however, that WALKER and FoRNEY and thc
Board Of Trade are confounded. After Mr.
WALKERS attempt, not only to deny that HI
made the speech, but to injure the RErUBLI
CAN for performing a simple act Of journal
istic duty, probably to crafty the Scnatoria
lobbyist, We have requested the reporter t
| write out from his notes the speech Of Wal
t KER, and publish it elsewhere in to-day's RI
: PUBLICAN. We have been compelled to pul
sue this course in selfdefence, after the abu
| sivc statement made by Mr.. WALKER in hi
card to the Chronicle 1t will be seen b.
, the report that Mr.. WALKER did say, abou
FoRYEY, just what we stated in the paragraph
We believe the reporter. There is yet NOR
to this than we have stated. There was nc
r q little labor performed on Tuesday to kee
, WALKERS erpose of FoRNEY out Of the othe
b Washington papers. With this explanatio
= We drop the subject for the present.