Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-21

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ital Hotcl2 Ain the ontry.
Q.--Do you both boardthorcY A.
Yes.
Q.--Did he offer you any money
A.--Ho didn't offcr me: he said they
were offering 30 much money
Odd no ask you 10 pote against The
bill? A.--Ycs; l told him was in
favor of the bill, and OF course II was so
understood that should vote against
the bill.
Ole wanted you to vote against
tho bill2 Ale said II wo uld vote
against II there was $500 for me.
Q.-Two hundred down and two
hundred If the bill was defeated ? A,
--Hc didn't exactly say "do,ca' but |
understood II so.
Odd he say he was authorized
by anyperson TO make the ofier' A.
No, ho didn't say that | understood
him to mean the boom company would
pay that amount.
notice you close your letter by
quoting from the somewhat different
statement Of Mr.. Conrad before the
senate Committee, and assure the pub
lie that the above testimony was not
to be relied on. Not being the result
of "calm thought and reflection" |
therefore presume that any discrepan.
cies between the above quoted tcsti.
mony, and that quoted in your letter,
is to bc accounted for as the result Of
"calm thought and reflection" rather
than from any motives Of protecting
the reputation of former friend, or
from forgetting any part of the inter
views, during the two weeks elapsing
between the two statements. Tho
high characteryon have yourself given
Mr.. Conrad in your own statement
before the committee by asserting TO
quitea number of incidents that you
had forgotten solely on the ground that,
because Mr.. Conrad so stated they
must be true, gives me 80 high an esti.
mate, of his reliability and character
that | confess / am alta loss to recon-
Gle the two Statements upon any other
hypothesis than that of "calm thought
and reflection" You say you deem it
unnecessary to publish u card from
Col. Hartshorne, but "without consult
ing him refer all parties to him in ref.
ference TO your position ] would
respectfully suggest that You are doing
yourself a great injustice, not too late
yet to be remedied, by publishing tes-
timonials of character from ten gentle
men who enjoy no personal acquaint-
ancc with the people of your own
county, and the character Of many OF
them unknown to them and dependent
upon your own biographical sketch for
eulogy and distinction, in preference
to one from Col. Hartshorne. over.
look, however, to some extent the over
sight and appreciate the fact that the
statement ofthe ION gentlemen referred
10 are oil voluntary contributions, and
it has probably never occurred to Col.
Hartshorne that your character de-
manded any vindication from him,
knowing so well the high regard and
esteem with which you are held by
your constituents and that your public
life has ever been characterized with
the utmost purity, honesty and virtue;
even like Cesar's wife, "above sus-
picion." ! would however suggest---
not that your vindication is incomplete
without it-that as a matter of con-
venience and comfort It might be ad.
visable yet tor Col. Hartshorne TO
volunteer statement TO the public,
thus relieving himselfof the annoyance
ofpersonally imparting the information
You have so kindly referred the public
TO him for.
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