The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-04
CALUMNY SOON ANSWERED.
HARDLY PLEDGED BEFORE IT rs
IOLLOWED ny TRLTH.

supporters OF Hayes and Wheeler VOuch-
ina for the Integrity Of Gov. TtIdeu-The
Michigan Iron C0mpnny-SoIid Currency.
I'm yesterdays Times was prominent
sritce repeating certain charges made against
Gov. Iilden by the Chicago Tribune, aud other
papers, in relation to the Michigan Iron Com
pany The Times published a portion only Of
reply indicating Gov. Tilden from the charges
aud signed by leading citizens Of Marquette,
including several supporters of Hayes aud
Wheeler. That reply IN full Is IS follows:
Marquette. Mich. Sept. IA. 1876.
Charles H. Palmer. Esq. Pontiac ma
DEAR SIR; Your letter Of the LIST inst is received and
the Chicago T,ibnq. aud other papers relative to the
or Improper" connection with the Michigan Iron
COMPANY, any other iron company IN iue :, g,tn or
r,sey" are Absolutely ana iosly Ease aud bsse fsGr
6s. never been sued in n. county Of there
s M s .@ss ' e. s% u e Ss' S any
sgS. ne has pe1 o. property to oa
INV SUI" "'''''''' '''' '''p''' f 2GTs' WHITE.
The undersigned residents OF Marquette county, do
going Peter wae tsi % .l FaS
y. Olcott, b. ii. Merritt,
HHsGrS SsrS Saf'0r0p' j. oS Hd1 fRo,na.
William Burt. j, ffrcy Coles.
George =. Cummings. John Outnwsitc.
Hr m A. Burt IL Nelmore.
g v. ,sorrel, Henry L. Hopsins.
II. f. Pcarse, JOnn e W ru
Pau Arch, +. u. Palmer.
IIca slS1I Bsrnes fre @ %a'iBS Te...
B =. Cnilos, q. v. Cavis.
Il ;. thompson, Eiwsrd s. Hardy.
5. M. Lew, r. NJ. spalding,
ID J. scON le
state Of Michigan. County q Marquette Francis
10 hereby certify that all the signatures appended to The
Known to me 10 oe the geauine signatures Of Wei
known members Of the Republican party Of Marquette
en SnS sss efgy ap' S sS a ne be Judy
sun commenced against him In tins county.
Witness my hand anu the seal Of said court al Mar.
BY SAMUEL E. Brnsr, Dsputy - ''' ''''''-' N''' ~
CHICAGO sept. 60 1870.
have always voted the Republican ticket, aud II I
live VIII yo,e Tor HAYES snd wheeicr. hope they viii
hood to effect tnSt snd have read he FOREGOING let
ger ofPeeI White and eneeruy add my certificate TO
.Ons ESoSisisa no O'n As 0'Ns NIP b. StHxr Sef
As regards the OF small notes or drafts by any
COMPANY IN Msrqpeite county with which Mr.; 1lden
any one has ever lost cent or 9een wronged in the
eLrvELASD, Sept q. 1870. ''N
Relative to Mr. Tilden's relation to Lake Superior in
,sse'ts Or business nave never any Act other
mot sanction 6y Silence he faise ststenepts When
have been made relating 10 Mr. rieen. LAKE superior
CIEvELASD. o., Sept. 20. 1870.
lMr lutte Is a Well-knowb citizen of Cleveland
tertsts
MIR. white said yesterday to a Sun reporter:
The times publishes what purporls to be a 70
port from VIM A. Gaystt, Internal Revenue
Agent, to the Commissioners Of Internal Revenue,
submitted In 1874 IL contains much In regard
to Gov Tilden that MIR. Gavett did not report.
he assertion that Gov. lilden and 1 were direc-
tors OF the Michigan Iron Company Is repeated
com amy. nor did Mr.. q vett so report.
The Hon. |. A. Hubbell, N. c., never told Mr..
Gaveit That Gov. alden was a director Of the
49, So, / quote the Times article. when the
poor, nard-worKed miner, or other person hold
lng this money liron uraftsl desired TO remove
10 OF visit some other State. or even the lower
ri of Michigan, he or tney must 10 to the
bank Of Peter Waite Uildens partner and
oro1her director Ia tue Michigan Iron Company,
Ar. huoUell Informs mel or To some other
bank, and pay from 10 10 per cent to exchange
Iron money" for legal e .rteucy.' MT. Hubuell
never 20 Informed VT. Uavett, and he-neyer SO
reported. Gov. Iilden never " A. my partner Ia
any Other sCuse than that we were Americans
ana menbers OF tue DemOcrauc party.
he largest rae OF discountever paid upon
these drafts was onc-h NJ Of one per cent. the
current rate for New YORK exchange. When
tue state bank notes were ia circulation the DIS
count upon the notes Of apparently sound banks
was often IS hiRh as ten or Lfteen yer cent. The
discount ON the state bank notes Issued before
Tue war WIS often higher. A man could buy
Just Ms much uour aud clothing In the open
market with hye-Goilar draft Us be could with
a nNe-d Dllu greenbacA.
d" Ine entire tx chArgeable on the spurious
BANK notes ssued by tue mining companies Of
We upper peninsula u Michigan amounted To
tl.lc.6JI, aud out small pro portion OF tins was
ever 1Nlu' | quote the Times editorial upon
charger. Tue best LAWYERS Of tue United
StAle- II We given opinions ~ the effect that
these small drafts were not tax bic.
thirty years before GOV. Tiden ned an inter
est IN that region mining comp MES Issued
these drafts. II WAS region frozen IN during
SIX months of the year, and currency could not
be obi ined easily from the banks. Contrary TO
tue unes assertion the New York Mining Com
pauy uid not begin t. J. sue drafts until AOout
1861 The Chrs Iron Company did not BEGIN TO
Issue drafts until 1879"
a Reporter of IHE Sun learned at the ONCE OF
the GINS Mining Company, 10 this city, yester-
Day afternoon, that the company's issue OF
drafts Is much under $lOO0,O,0, and that every
drait has been honOreI upon presentation.