The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-28
GOV. TAYLOR'5 DENIAL ;,


MILwAUKEE, Oct. 10, 1875 Hoo. G.
J. P0ln2e-M DEAR SIR In reply to
your note of the 10TH inst, Iinclose you
herewith copy of a letter addressed by
me TO Hon. John Black. of your city,
iahout three weeks since, covering the
subject to which you refer. The allega-
tioas of Farr seem TO be sufficiently re
! futed by the official records of the state
and of the town of Cottage Grove; but,
at your special request, append to that
letter an affidavit of the truth of the
Statements therein contained.
| The original charge of Farr, as far as
it duplicates my integrity, being unfoun-
ded, 1t follows as matter of course that
all alleged conversations between mysel:
and Farr, based or assumed admissions
by me Of the original charge, are also
without truth.
Tue same may be said as to q multi
tude of other charges now being ingen
iously manufactured, and industrlously
circulated all over our State by designing
men, for the wicked purpose OF deceiv-
ing the people and defeating the cause
Of reform. Very respectfully, your friend
w. R. TAYLOR.
MADISON. Sept. 81, 1875. Hon John
Black 1fjIa0Get7see u MY DEAR SIR
thank you for your friendly expression
of confidence. I am not Indifferent to
the coarse assaults upon my private char
(acter. If they were directed in the in.
terests of truth, or even by ignorant pre-
}iudice, [ could endure them with more
patience. But I believe them to be in.
vented by calculating and unprincipled
politicians-not so much to destroy me
as the cause represent. Many Times
the past twenty years my nsighbors have
chosen me TO local positions OF public
trust Of much more Importance TO them
than the position I now hold; and it i:
reasonable to suppose that if had been
guilty of the numerous otfenses now sc
vigorously charged against me, they
would have found them out long before
IL became candidate for governor 6
lsecond time.
So far as the statement of Ell. L. FArT
reflects upon my personal or Official
integrity, deny it without qualification
[ cannot be quite clear as TO all the Incl
dents of business that occurred during
the excitement and confusion of the
war. In filling the town quotas re.
member that different prices were paid
i for recruits at different times. 1t is
quite probable that Farr and othel
bounty brokers obtained recruits at /
less sum than the contract rrice paid by
the town, and that the difference was
lellowed to the broker, or paid for snct
other expenses as the circumstance
seemed at that time to require. 1t is M
recollection that the average cost Of
recruits for my town WAS less than tht
average cost for many other towns Ii
any case, however, any charge that
dishonesty retained moneys belonging
to Cottage Grove, In my personal pos
session, or for my personal use. or tha
I i'll any other manner on this. or any
other occasion, embezzed any money!
belonging to Cottage Grove, is utterly
and wickedly false '1h
i You are also authorized to deny in
such manner as you think proper, al
lother statements devised by envious
and unscrupqlous political enemies, and
sent broadcast through the STATE TO prsj.
udice the people against my private OF
official character. So FAR as such state
ments impute to me Intentional wrong
they are all equally without truth,
W. r. TAYLOR
i State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, S.
William r. Taylor. being sworn, says that the
statements made by him in the foregoing letter
addressed to Hon. John Black, OF Milwaukee,
under date of Sept 81, 1875, are true to the best
4 of HE knowledge and belief; and thaEan charges
to the contrary, contained in recently published
n riU f0fa
| ing to him an attempt to influence said farr TO
commit improper acts, are without truth. as
! WR TAYLOR.
Der, A. D. 1875. before me. -
| JULIUS MEIswINKEL,
Notary Public, Milwaukee Co, Wis.