Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-10-29
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The Times on Gov. Taylor's Affi-
M davit.

tSoSo sWoS uuTinS tue pres
ent campaign has frequently shown q
leaning to the Reform party in the
present contest in this State, but has
maintained that there was no principle
involved in the struggle and that it
made very little difference who won.
1t has been inclined to make light
of the charges against Gov. Taylor.
The manner Of his denial seems to
have convinced the Times, however,
that there was something in these
charges. In Saturdays issue it: has
an article, wherein after an introduc-
ton in which great effort is made to
be facetious, in Analyses Gov. Tay-
lor's denial and affidavit in the follow
ing damaging manner, the italics be-
ing the Times, own AS well as the con
fusion Of Cottage Grove and Sun
Prairie: av
The Ludington party has begun By
charging that Governor Taylor, who
stands for the opposing party, divided
loot with bounty shark some twelve
years ago. This charge was repeated
often, and with variations, and sup.
ported by affidavit, and supplemented
by corroborative conversations alleged
| TO have been held at different
times. Therefore, it was vehemently
asserted that the I.udington party
was "the friend Of the people.
At last, however, Mr.. Taylor, wht
stands for the opposite party, wrote 8
letter to Reformer about these charges
and just now he has made an oath thai
the statements contained in that lette
are true. Therefore, it is asserted
most vehemently that the Taylor par
| ty is "the friend" and the only true
party cf Reform.
| Now while, be it once again remark
ed, it doesn't make half a hay-seec
difference to the commonwealth u
Wisconsin which party whips in thu
fight, yet if the question, Who is thu
i friend ? depends for its answer upol
the affidavits and counter-afidayits il
she bounty-brokerage matter, ther
must the honest yeomanry be con
strained to take the arm of the Lud
ington party, and turn very icy
shoulder to the Taylor party. Mr.
Farr charged that he divided will
Taylor certain money, that he, Farr
as bounty broker, was paid by Tay-
lor, who disbursed the bounty none,
raised by the town of Sun Prairie
To this Mr.. Taylor replies: l. "SC
| far as the statement Of II. Z. Farr re-
fleets upon mv personal or o6icialinteg
riW, [ deny it without qualification.
2. 1t is quite probable that Farr, ant
other bounty-brokers, obtained re
cruits at less sum than the contrac
price paid by the town, and that the
difference was allowed to the broker
or paid for such other expenses as the
circumstances seemed at time to re-
quire." (What other expenses?) 3
"Any charge, that | dishonesty re
tanned moneys belonging to Cottag'
Grove in my personal possession, OF
for my personal use, or that I in any
other manner, on this or any other oc
casion, embe zaled any money belonging
to Cottage Grove, is utterly and wick
edly "false.'
1t will be, observed that Mr.. Tay
lor was not charged with emJezalins
moneys belonging to Outage Grove
but with djviding brokerage Nth Farr
and this, the real charge, he does MOI
deny. He practically admits tina
brokerage was paid to Farr out o
moneys raised by Cottage Grove t
recruits, and he does not intimate tina
there is any thing wrong about Farr
receiving this brokerage. If there
was nothing wrong about it, the bro
kerage was money belonging to Farr
after he had received it, and not "mon
ely belonging to Cottage Grove" Mr.
Taylor does not deny that he received
portion of Fairs money, received
by the latter from Mr.. Taylor out Of
the bounty money raised by Sun Prai
rie. The fact that Mr.. Taylor is sc
careful to go all around this point,
| without touching it, is calculated tc
leave the impression upon the mind
of one who reads his letter that he did
receive money in this way, and per-
haps by way of defraying ''such other
expenses as the circumstances seemed
at the time to require IF he did
receive money in this way, the people
of Wisconsin will not ask any body to
draw their differences for them.
Mr.. Taylor's curious letter to Mr.
Black closes with a conveyance of a
sort of power of attorney to the latter
"to deny in such manner as you think
proper, all other statements devised
by envious and INSCRIPTIONS political
enemies, and sent broadcast through
out the State to prejudice the people
against my private, official character
That is, Mr., Taylor kindly authorize;
Mr.. Black to certify, in general and
particular, to Mr.. Taylor's spotless pri
vate and public virtues. Kindl