, 1876-10-15

thus specially state the facts, and to branc
the proceeding as an official outrage OF tht
most disgraceful character.
| POLITICAL FORGERs.
It was expected that, when the October
elections we're over, the Chicago Times would
abandon its fac-simile falsehoods and it,
forged letters It was not believed that past
offenses would be apologized for, still it was
hoped that no new ones would be commit
ted. Yet that paper, in its issue of yester-
day returned to its Literary Bureau fabrica-
tons as follows:
| OF Gov. HAYES sympathy and absolute lden-
| t1ncation with the Know Nothing League there is
not "a shadow OF doubt, Us the appended explicit
note from himself testiaes:
1t,.as 9 Sn9f 1acf e. 81 4 ?s y @
DEsE Silt Your fsyoT ot III sad lgth ins RECEIVED;
me4san Xasaa 81 psaed u ss
thanks your high appreciation Of myself. Trusting;
s' 4caain S'gss your % M It. H&TEs
| This note from Gov. HAYES clears the situation
| like sunshine.
This letter, preceded and followed by q
| mass of verbiage, is paraded before the read
ers Of the Times as if it proved something,
| was something, and yet the editor knew that
| the letter was forgery, and that the crime
had been exposed. He attempted to pass
| counterfeit bill, when all the world knew the
note was worthless. This particular forgery
is No. of the series. The first one Was
furnished by the Literary Bureau of T11DEs
j. Co., manufacturers of spurious fac SMILES,
campaign ISLANDERS, Know-Nothing scares, etc.
iy>y Ia tn a
Times and other passers of counterfeits-
editorial showers OF the queer. That was
speedily detected, exposed, and its circula-
ton stopped Then the Bureau manufactur-
ed the letter given above, and recommended
it to the trade as fine specimen Of the
f'bogus." No sooner was it in circulation
than the cheat was discovered. The editor
Of the Cincinnati Volksblatt, suspecting the
forgery, addressed himself to Gov. HAYES
Private Secretary, MIR. 4 E. LEE, and
promptly received the following BY tele-
graph:
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 14.-Col. L. 4Mark6reik:
There was never any such letter written. There is
not word OF truth in the whole etory that Gov.
HAYES, either by letter gr otherwise, ever cx-
pressed such sentiments. A. f. LEE.
To another German inquirer the following
explicit dispatch was also sent:
COLUMBUS o., Sept. 13.-DEAR S1R: It Is not
true that Gen. HATES was Know Nothing, or that
he has given any assurance Of sympathy with, or
Endorsement Of, declarations against the naturaliza
tion Of foreigners, or the privileges of naturazed
citizens. He is opposed, rs the Republican party
Is, to any sectaran interference Catholic other
wise, with political affairs.
You can dcnounce one Of the roorbacks of the
campaign uny charges inconsistentwith these facts
Very truly yours, A. E. LEE,
Private Secretary
These responses were made public some
weeks ago. and yet the Times republishes the |
falsehood-a notorious, exposed, confessed |
lie. We're the writer Of the editorial in the |
Times to attempt to pass forged check, or |
utter counterfeit note, he would be sent to
the Penitentary. Where else would Court |
OF conscience or Of morality send him were he
tried before it for trying to pass on the
public counterfeit letter, knowing it to be
such The only plea in palliation Of the
crime would be that everybody knew it Was
q forgery, and that the writer was only
simpleton.
And that is the only plea. For what can
the Times expect to accomplish by such
shameless prostitution Of the power Of jour
nalism? Does it expect, by turning Cheap
John and peddling stale lies day after day, to
deceive Republican voters.-men of intelli-
gence,-and persuade them into belief in
these falsehoods, SO that, angered at HAYES,
they will vote the Confederate ticket? Is it
The part Of reformed journalist, is it one of
The methods of reform campaign, to obtain
votes by fraudulent pretenses? Are the pol
tics Of the country to be reformed by for
gerry, and is honesty to be secured by dis
honesty? It has hitherto been customary to
appeal to the reason Of an opponent by argu-
nents. It is now proposed to appeal to his
passions with falsehoods, and defraud him
nto voting against his principles, his con-
'ictions, and his party. A person guilty OF
;uch practices is openly condemned by all
lecent men, and is regarded with secret con-
empt by the party in whose interests he is
aboring. And this is the latest illustration
II the Independent journalism Of the able