The New York herald., 1876-09-03
KILPATRICK'S BOMBSHELL.

HOW HE DEMOLISHED THE ''CHRIsTIAN EDI-
TOR WHO STOLE HIS letter. CAVALRY
CHARGE ON THE DEMOCRATS.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Sept. l.
good deal of noise has been made over letter
written by Gepera fitzpatrick and addressed Cover.
nor Hayes, but mailed, in which the General
stated that money needed Indiana If the State
was to bo carried for tho republicans IN October.
Fitzpatrick made speech in indianapolis Oh Wednes-
day night, in the course OF which he said:-
You have no doubt read OF letter wrote while in
your city a few days ago. ihiei stole IT, and the
duty to publish II. VOL, wrote that letter-lcbccrs)
ana stand by it, iRenewcd cheering.l Aud chal-
lengc any man to point out single word sentence
that conveys corrupt idea or intention would DO
the last man In the world to propose corrupt thing TO
any one, and especially such pure, honest ana
fearless man as Governor Hayes Cheers Had /
done he would have spurncd me viper and
driven me from the canvass OF this campaign-as he
ought to have done. had rather die than do dis
honorable thing knowingly.
But what did say IN that letter. said that the
independent movement in this State might hurt Ben
Ianin HARRISON That's so. And it's the only thing
that can hurt INN | said further, that the people OIL
this State were carrying on the campaign without tho
ana OF outside money. And that IS 100. Tnay arc
CALAMITY and earnestly fighting the campaign upon
their own resources They haven't yet received cent
from outside sources. man must be fool 10 think
that they keep 100 speakers in the field circulate
documents OF all kinds, pay $50 or 500 day Tor post
aye and telegraph tolls without money But they are
dong all this without assistance when we know that
hundreds and thousands OF dollars OF Tildcn's money
coming into tho State to corrupt voters with in be-
half OF democracy.
am charged with corruption by the editor OF the
Sentinel Now, ict me read despatch sent by this
Chrisan editor to his paper from tho Democratic
Convention alter the nomination OF Mr. Tilden
General Fitzpatrick here tho nop-over despatch
Introduced with huge head lines, charging that the
nomination made by Morrssey, and that
the Chairman was plant tool In the hands OF Norris
scy, who really controlled the Convention. Resuming.
the Speaker sad, Those wero the sentiments OF The
and yet in few days he had brought his paper
and cried. Gory glory Tilden is the pcope's candi-
datcn THIS man IA minister, who breaches here in
your city, ana yet he supports Tiiden for the Presi-
dency, Knowing full well that his chie supporter Is
Jonn Morrissey. an unreformed gambler. (Checrs.)
Having dsmountcd tho knight of the Sentinel, Gene
raj Fitzpatrick proceeded to make little development
quite significant anything in his commun,ca-
ton. He said
Now have painful duty to perform, and one that
should not have attempted but or the bitter attacks
made upon me- have lotter--tsensaion and laugh
ter)oue that the democrats ought to read, and one
that they will remember through all time (Cres OF
"Read ~" Read it!') will read it after little
explanation. You know that you have never
been able to have n iair election IN this
State, owing TO the manipuations OF democratic
voters from Kentucky [rhc speaker then read from
Colonel Charles W. Woolieys letter 10 Governor Sey-
mour written at Cincinnati just after the atter's de-
feat Tor the Presidency In lsts, IN which he says that
$4,000 we're sent into Indiana and S25 700 10 Ken
lucky. through Hendricks and that TO- 600 voters
im ported into this state at that time.
Is
('Aus Brvwn") who visited Louisville, kentucky,
few days ngo He asked before gong, letter oil
ommcndxtion from Governor Hendricks 10 Mr. Water
son, OF the Louisville Courier Journal that tho
people down there would know what kind OF man hc
was and that they could trust him, anu that would
do all that he expected And here IL the lett
producing III You see other folks get letters as
we'll the CHRISTIAN editor of the Sentinel I've
In politics before. QLaughter.) Tho following is Mr..
Confidential
SATURDAY. August TO- 1876.
DEAR GovERNoR-It is my intention Louisville
Monday business aud while there some
Political matters OF which II l. that should
the details. Ii had letter you Mr.
simply sayi that democratic citizen to whom
he talk conidcnally IL would satisfy him that
scaled my Office Rest not misuse the
letter or compromise any one. Yours truly,
AUSTIN H. BROWN.
Now, there's letter worth something; n lcttei
with IN II. It's the production OF Mr. Austin H.
letter has been photographed, and havo u hundred
copies or so with me, which Will distribute anon.
the audience so that they may see the genuneness
the document The original I'll keep, for fear there
some democrat in the audience and recent expcrenc,
warns me TO keep CORES spondence out of his reach
This letter will be printed Tomorrow morning in al
the papers in the country, and IL Will then be IN orde
Tor Governor Hendricks To explain and Tor Mr. Brown
TO explain and for Mr. Wattcrson to explain. Will,
they doing this, and when they We finished thi
Sentinel and Dan Voorhees, Won't have anything iurthe
to about letter