Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-10-19
From the Galveston Bulletin, Oct. lU,h.
THE EXECUTIVE PLANO.
SECRETARY SEwcoNB 10 THE FROM
-Two SIGNIFICANT LETTERS.

-rwo SIGNIFICANT LETTERS.
| We have rccci ccd the followir,
;, lot,or from tho Secretary ofSlatc
James p. Nowcomb, in relation I,
the State ESocutivo Piano, whicl
VIC publish, as this shameful mat
ter was first ventilated by uS
AUSTIN, October, 7, 1872.
Editors Flakes Bulletin;
GENTLEMEN--l notice an articl,
from your paper copied in the Aus
tin Slanderer, alias Statesman
making statement to the effect thu
l had obtained n piano from Messrs
Goggan l. Bro, of your city, b,
false prctenccs. The simple trull
is, was induced to step int;
Mcssrs. Goggan's establishment
and ono Of tho firm insisted upon
selling mo piano for tho Govern
or's Mansion. l stated to him tha,
ono was needed in tho Mansion, rs
the old one owned by tho Stat.
was worn out, but thcro was nc
money to pay Tor it, unless the Leg.
islaturc made on appropriation for
tho purpose. After much insisting
on the part Of Mr.. Goggan, 1 said
to him he could send the piano and
run tho risk Of the pay, pledging
mysolf to use my efforts to SEQ him
paid.
The Legislature failed to pay for
this piece Of State furniture, and
Mr. Goggan has not ceased to dun
for his money. He know the in.
strumcnt was purchased for the
State, and after the failure to pay
for it l offered to return him the
instrument, not in tho least iniur.
cd. Every one knows, who knows
anything about the Governors
Mansion, that by provision of the
Constitution the State must furnish
it, and that the purchase made of
MIR. Goggan was in good faith up
on his own terms.
Newspaper SANDERS will hardly
pay the interest upon Mossrs.
Goggan $ piano, and an entcrpris-
ing merchant would not bo guilty
Of pcrpctrating such ISLANDERS.
Respectfully,
JAS - Npwrn>T0
Mr.. Newcomb has no right to
charge tho Statesman with boing
the sIandcrcr, rs the Bulletin first
published the facts, and is alonere =.
sponsible for the truth of tho state
ncnt. Messrs. Goggan & Bro. en-
phatically deny that Mr.. Ncwcomb
stated there was no money to pay
for it, unless the Legislature made
an appropriation for the purpose,
or that they insisted on the pur.
chase. Upon such Il statement, 1.-The
vcricst simplcton knows that not il
merchant would part with his
wares. But MIR Newcomb docs not,
on his side, omphaticaIly dcny that
he did not state TO Mr.. Goggan tha,
several admirers Of Gov. Davis do.
sired to present him with a piano,
one which would belong to his Ex-
ccllency, and not to the State, and
that this piano was sold and dcliv.
cred because Mr.. Newcomb said he
would collect that atamountsubscrib
cd, and pay for tho instrument
presented.
Had Mr.. Goggan supposed that
an appropriation by the Lcgisla.
tnro was necessary TO pay for the
piano, he would havo Interested
himself at the several sessions of
the Legislature to get tho appro.
priation passed, but We challenge
Mr.. Newcomb to show that Mr.
Goggan ever broached claim of
tae kind to mem ber of tho Lcyis.
laturc, especially to one of this
county, which he most likely would
have done, Or has tho former ever
writton to Mr.. Newcomb asking
him TO press tho appropriation.
Mossrs. Goggan emphatlcally de-
ny that they knew the instru ment
was purchased for tho State. They
say it was purchased by Mr.. Now
comb rs n present 10 Gov. Davis, to
be paid for by him, with time suifi-
cient to collect tho subscribed con-
tributions from Gov. Davis admir-.
crs. Mr.. Newcomb never offered
TO return tho piano, as We will
show. Gov. Davis offered to re-
turn it only when Mr.. Goggan Wis.
tied Austin.
We now rcpublish another letter
from Mr.. Sewcomb, which appear
cd in yesterdays issue, as follows
AUSTIN, July II, 1872.
He'1TS. Gog7an j. Bro, Galreston.
GESTs-l sec no way of settling
for that piano but to put it up at
auction, and sell it to the highest
bidder. The Treasury lookup has
entirely closed out my prospects
tor money. 1 have Oh hand $3.50
ten per cent gold bonds, issacd by
the Turner Association, wurth par.
interest promptly paid, and # YOU
are willing IL lake them rs purt
pay, VIII s'nd them to YOU, and
give you my note for the balance