New-York tribune., 1876-10-07
THE xx1ID CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

CARD PROM GEORGE W. sMlIH-HE TAKES
ISSUE WITH HIS JUDGES AND THINKS AS ILL
OF THE SENATE AS IT DID or HIN.
TO the EdftOr Of the Tribune
SIR: AS your columns adopt the charges
against me recently published by The Utica Herdtd re-
speetfuy brief space in winch to state the real ch
acter Of the personal made in the XXId Congress
sional District That nomination would have been folly
indeed ON the part OF the highly intelligent and respecta
bic convention making it-compOscd a. 1t was or eN-
Judges leading lawyers and citzen5-had they DeeVeu
that there was any just for removal from the
oice of county Judge. OnSthe contrary they beieVed
that the prosecution was persecution by my then all
powerful political enemy, Roscoe COnkng ana that the
Judgment was dictated by him to Senate under his con
troll Believing this they showed the courage OF their
opinions.
Touching the special allegations embodied IN your
summary have TO say that word Of proof has any
where appeared that ever shared with the Assistant
Provost Marshal and his lmy) law partner one dollar
the fruit OF any fraud in recruiting Otherwise The
bang of the prisoner Norton not authorized by me-
but Judge Bacon prescribed the terms upon which
he was to De baied TO enter the army my judicial con-
nectiOn with it being confined 70 taking the ackn0Wedg
ment Of the bond prepared TO be used before Judge
Bacon by reason Of the absence of that Judge from town.
That 1 never shared in the bounty received by my
partner, aud that his fee divided with another
mariner with whom he was then about to be associated
has been amply and repeatedly proven. That heiu
back the bond given III the oyer and Termner from
prosecution is not true and every lawyer knows IL was
not possible for me to stay its prosecution
The charge relating to taking pay Tor drawing military
afdavits was never denied. 1t done openly VIII
out any idea that it violated the obscure statute when
operated as prohibition, and the same was true o
large proportion Of the county judges OF the state
Moreover the charge laid before the Senate did not ge
that il was done cOTTuptly or knowing 1t to he Eioalv
of law Here whore the facts are known 10 IAN ana
intelligent man believes that had any cOrrVpJ agency
In recftpq with The Provost Marshal or any OoOl cSt
Not dollar of corrupt or unlawful gain from snch
source was ever traced 10 my hands, nor was ever
guilty of any unlawful connected Nth that bus
or guilty any unlawful completely with any oIocl Ut
bounty broker. -. H.
grounds of its Judgment false or trivial FROM PO-
Itioal Judgments dictated by power seeking revenge
there is an appeal TO the public Were the charges tuel
Is the quest with all just and iair men. was hvIi
mated because OF the strong conviction ict by hepuo
pans as well Democrats that nave Deen tDt Vctl o
a wicked conspiracy, that power has u)usil delaHeI
an innocent man false jud meuJ ana tlat Wnti my
aCeusers GdiuCe that Judgment tey appeal 10 hOlhhS
better than their own cOusumuiated crime.
A great newspaper, in dealing Win such a question:
will exhibit judicial temper and respect lucal meihUis
You know only the decision obtained in the senate
whether lust or true you do nos know and you Wili
with this political Judgment and with my aocuseIS on
syerv material charge Nor do think Il too much 70
ask Of an lust await without ptJudgneht he re-
suit OF the debate upon which am about 10 enter before
The electors OF the XXIId District. GEO. " SMlIh
JegIiDier. y. l., SEPT. 10, 1916.