The Portland daily press., 1878-10-18
N. Y. Tribune.l
Is This q Denial?
Ma rbIe's Cautious state ment.

Mr.. Manton Marble has at last been dlscov-
cred. james Gordon Bennett is the heroic ex-
plorer who adds this greener chaplet to the
African laurels he has already won. At Mr..
Benefits request Mr.. Marble has been "in-
duced to look over the Tribune"
What is the result? First, of course, the
plea of every criminal when compelled to stani
up before the Court, "Not Guilty" After that,
absolutely nothing save pretenee so himsy
and utterly inconsequent that we may well be-
heve the mans brain has been upset by the
shame of his exposure. He pronounces one
telegram, as translated and ascribed TO him, a
forgery, and denies our assertion that after its
date he sent nothing implying belief that the
Democrats were entitled to Florida. And then
comes the amazing assertion that on these two
points hinges the whole arraignment. We
have called this fiimsy. 1t is worse;-it is
childish. Now mark how plain tale shall pus
1t down.
Inc following Is the despatch In question
precisely as we printed it;
ISL
Nov. "a.
Board attempted to count Electoral votes this
morning. We opposed and they adjourned until 3.
Think they are controlled lbyl Republican party.
They said they would count woes they stood on
face OF returns and that was all Democrats wanted.
N.
Mr. Marble says he did not send this, and we
are willing to accept his disclaimer for the
present without dispute 1t is only signed
"M."; and we know that his dispatches are
generally signed "Moses;' We have also
stated some time ago that throughout this cor
respondence MIR. Marble seems to have tele-
graphed not to Mr.. Havemeyer but to Colonel
Pelton. Lat the disclaimer go. The authorship
is not Of the least consequence In Its bearing
upon Mr.. Marbles subsequent dispatches, and
those OF his associates, supplementing and COM
pleting the story, and the pretence that II ia
will be seen on tha hastest reading to be ridicu-
lous. Here are the undisputed dispatches.
We challenge Mr.. Marble to question either
their genuiDeness or the substantial ACCURACY
of our translation; and we give him notice thas
he will soon have an opportunity to stand
cross-examinaton about them under oath, in
the eyes of the whole country.
ITALIA Deco.
Colonel Pelton, No. Is Gramercy Park:
Have just received proposition to hand over at
any hour required Tildendecsion of Board and GER
tificate of Governor for 100000. MOSES.
Manton Marble, tallahassee, Fla:
Dispatch here. Proposition too hgh.(O
TALLAHASSEE, Dec 1.
III. Hduemeyer, No. 10 West 17th ST., Ne1 York
Board fetch may make necessary expense OF half OF
hundred thousand dollars. Can you say will de-
posit Immediately If agreed.
CW Wooley, Tallahasse, Eta:
Telegram received. viii deposit dollars agreed:
(you) cannot, however, draw before vote member
ceived.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 1.
Colonel w. T. Pelton, No. Is Gramercy Park:
can Of Board or his concurrence in Court action pre-
venting electoral vote from being cast for half hun
dIed best United States documents. For $4,000 in
U. 8. notes.) MOSES.
TALLAHASSEE. Dsc1.
Henry Haremeyer, West-17th st ~. Y:
May Wooley give hundred thousand dollars less
ant. Fox.
TALLAHAssEE, Dec. 4. Ts.
W. It. PeIton, No. 80 Liberty-st., ". "
Things eliminating here. Answer Max's dispatch
to-day. W. CALL
Il, Dec.4.
C. W. Wootey, Tallahassee, Fla.
& See Israel and act in conjunction with him. You
must coincide, or you will unincelligblel each other.
Have teegIaphed him consult you. Time impor-
tant. Divided councils may lose all.
mo signaturel
NETWORKS.
Manton Marble, Tallahassee. Fla:
Lima should important in once be concert councils
and better trust you can fox done time him divided
Col. Pelton, No. Is Gramercy Park, NJ Y:
Tell Spain to repeat his message IN my cipher. 1t
is unintelhgible. MANroN MARBLE.
Dec. 4.
Manton Marble, Tallahassee, Fla:
Telegram here. Proposition accepted IL done only
cert. You can trust him. Time very Important and
there should be no divided councils. No sgnature
Dec.4.
II. Hdoemeyer, New York.
Power received too late. Twenty five ten appear to
have Joined with board against contract from neces-
sarY. Jane Charles William. Fox,
ITALIA, Dec. s, '7s.
Colonel Pelton, Grdmercy Park, ". Y:
Proposition failed. Finished yesterday afternoon
responsibility (as) those. Last night Wooley found
me and said ne had nothing, which knew already.
Tell Tilden saddle Blackstone esort legal pro-
ceedDgs) MARBLE.
These dispatches had been before the coun-
try eight days when Mr.. Marble wrote. In all
that time he musters up courage to dlsown one
petty, unimportant message, and to pretend
that on 1t hinges this whole protracted arrange
ment of the ways and means for bribery Mr..
Marble, the American people are not fools, and
they hate hypocrite and q sneak.