Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-10-29
Taylor's Defense.

The following is the defense set up
by WIN: r. Taylor to the charge, ex-
.plicitly made and sworn TO by num-
Der of persons having cognizance Of
the facts, that he cheated his town or
Union soldiers out of bounty money
during the war:
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 10. l075,--Hon.
c. j. Palme-MY DEAR SIR: In re.
ply to your note of the 10th inst, | en-
close you herewith copy of a letter
addressed by me to Hon. John Black,
of your city, about three weeks since,
covering the subject to which you re-
fer. The allegations of Farr seem to
be sufficiently refuted by the official
records of the State and the town of
Cottage Grove; but, at your special re-
quest, Iappend to that letter an afida-
Wit of the truth of the statements there.
in contained. a..tr ss
The original charge of Farr, as far
as it duplicates my integrity, being un-
"
that all alleged conversations between
myself and Farr, BASED on assumed ad-
missions by me of the origional charge
arc also without truth. 2h
The same may be said as to a multi
tude of other charges now being ingen-
iously manufactured, and industrio usly
circulated all over our State by design
ing men, for the wicked purpose of de-
ceiving the people and defeating the
cause of reform. Very respectfully,
your friend, w. r. TAYLOR.
MADISON, Sept. 81, 1S75.-Hon. John
Black, MiIaoaubee-MY DEAR SIR: thank
you for your friendly expression of conf
dence. am not Indifferent to the coarse
assaults upon my private character. If
they were directed in the interests of truth
or even by ignorant prejudice, could en-
dure them with more patience. But be-
lieve them to be invited by calculating
and unprinciped polititi tns-not so much
to destroy me, as the cause represent.
Many times the past twenty years my
neighbors have chosen me to local posi-.
tons of public trust of much more impor-
lance to them than the position | now
hold; and it is reasonable to suppose that
if had been guilty of the numerous Of
lenses now SO vigorously charged against
me, they would have found them out long
before | became candidate for governor a
second time. hEI4
So fer as the statement of II. L. Farr re.
fleets upon my personal or official integri-
ty, deny it without qualification, | can
not be quite clear as to- all the incidents of
business that occurred during the excite
mens and confusioa of the war. In filling
the town quotas remember that different
prices were paid for recruits at different
times. 1t is quite probable that Farr and
other bounty brokers obtained recruits at
less sum than the contract price paid by
the town, and that the difference was al
lowed to the broker, or paid for such other
expenses as the circumstances seemed at
that time to require. 1t is my recollec,
ton that the average cost of recuits for
my town was less than the average cost Of
many other towns. To any case, howev-
er,any charge that [ dishonesty retained
moneys belonging to Cottage Grove, in
my personal possession, or for my personal
or any other occasion, embczzled any mon
eys belonging to Cottage Grove, is utterly
and wickedly false
You are also authorized to denyin such
manner as you think proper, all other
statements devised by envious and un-
scrupulous politician enemies, and sent
broadcast through the Safe to prejudice
the people against my private or official
character. So far as such statements
impute to me Intentional wrong, they are
all equally without truth. Yours very
truly, W. X. Taylor.
State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Co., S.
William r. Taylor, being sworn, says that
the statement made by him in the forego-
ing letter addressed to Hon. John Black
Of Milwaukee, under date of Sept. 81,
1875, are true to the best of his knowledge
and belief and that all charges TO the con
trary contained in recently published
statement purportipg to give an account
of an interview between Ii. L. Tarr and
himself, imputng to him an attempt TO in
auence said Farr to commit improper acts,
are without truth. w R. TAYLOR.
Subscribed and sworn to this 10Th day
of October, AID 1875, before me,
[Seal. JULIUS MEIswINKEL,
Notary Public, Milwaukee Co., Wis.
Dan axtra-il1dicial oath has