The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-18
The ISLANDERS against Gen. COf-
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The following article, which we copy
from last weeks JohnstOwn Democrat,
assigns TO The Johnstown Tribune, jacob
NJ. Campbell, who is the power behind the
Tribune, the BedfOrd Inquirer, and last,
though not least, William Lilly, the posi-
tions they are entitled to occupy, owing
to the polluted flood of SANDER they have
let loose on the head of Gen. Coffroth
/ The campaign Of SANDER instituted hy Jacob
NJ. Cdmpbeli and the Johnstown tribune, ana
followed by the Bedford Inquirer. against the
character OF Hon. 4. H. Coffroth, is disgusting
to fair men in the Republican party, and put
ting vig0r and determination into Democrat IS
. 10 MAKE an effort 10 defeat this campaign of
. SANDER and abuse. The Tribune charged Mr..
CpUrnth win seInng cadetshlp, 10 young
man named Bersvin!, who resided at Saxton,
Bedford county. and produced in evidence the
statement OF w imam Llly, or washington
City. Nr. Lilly is one OF the lilies that toll not,
proDable yarns. He is known in Washington
City ats policy man. man who is able ami
willing to furnish witnesses ready stuffed
win any kind OF evidence desired, aud is a we'll
known pcrjurer and subOrner OF peTjurers-
He ~ a man without character or conscience,
ana Tor a consideration wouid swear 10 any
thing. His testimony would not be taken in a
court OF justice and his evidence where he is
EhoWh Is damaging 70 the party VINO pays him,
He is not one OF the lilies OF the valley. but
lily livered liar. lie is in short a notorious
dead beat And the assertion that he was or is
a Democrat is as big lie as Lilly is himself.
But last week : publication in the DeM0eTGt
or the letters Of John Fulton, Esq, Superinten-
dent of the Cambria Iron C0mpany's Mines,
ana the Messrs. Berwinds' letters in reply, fiat
tened out the cadctshp slauGer so transparent
ly thin that the sIanderers have been daz.d and
confused, and arc now prepared TO admit that
their attack so far on the cadetshp is a shame
less SANDER; and propose now to say that it
was some other man who bought the Cadetship.
As their sIauder about Bervind has so com
pletely failed and reacted on them, their paid
and with Jacob M CampbeIl's money in his
pocket is willing to swear that Hon. \. II.
CChrCth is the man who stole Charley Ross and
struck Billy Patterson. And Mr.. LiIIy's testf-
m 10 hg-
lieved about rs much as anything else he may
= Hence the bedford Inquirer of last week con-
tains sanderOus letter from the rcdOubtaUle
LILLY against General COfroth in reply to a
speech made by him at Dem 1cratic meeting
recently held in Bedford. by the testimony of
Lilly published in the Tribune, and in pamph-
let now being circulated by Campbell, Lilly
swears, that he did not remember the name Of tie
cJdet-fid not remember JglD the cddetShjp 10Is
tgr-dtL not kRoU Uhsre he paid the nlOncB 10
C0frOtb, Now, this miserable cspurchased beat
over :wO years after this sworn statement was
made, says the cadets name is Charles Philip
kuhnharJ-that the moreytwas paid at san
derson 3, and the appointment was made on
the Attn day or June, 1865. 1t is plain 10 all
when he made his statement under oath he
swOre falsely, or he now utters a falsehood,
But il it not self-evidcnt that both his state
ments are false: ana that Interested parties
have paid him for themI He stands forth
sen -admltted petJurer, Ihat Is ms business,
ana the men who are now using him are sub
Oruers OF perjury. The JOhnstCwn Tribune
says the cadet was BcTwlnd, and produced Lii
ly's statement to bolster it up. and Jacob n.
Campbell bad the Trib7ue'S charge and Lfly's
staten ment printed N pamphlet form and CirCu-
lajcs that pamphlet now Lilly ana the Bedford
Inquirer say it was kuhnharT. Was there ever
suCh palpublc lie ? Did ever before any set Of
liars 50 bunglingIy mix themselves up? Both
are shameless and infamous falshOods When
the liars are answered they change their tune.
The important question Is what had Cam pbeIl'5
money to do with getting this last statement
How much money has jacob NJ Campbell paid
this bold ScCundTCl TO swear his soul TO hell
VIII any sensible man believe this falsehOOd
any longer after this Illuminating confession OF
perjury 10y Lilly? We think not.
The iOhDStDWn Tribune must now change its
base, it must print another pamphlet and ad-
NIT II lied about Berwind.
Gen, COfTOth appointed one naval cadet on
the recon- endation uf John Fulton. ESQ, one
on the recommendation OF Hon, 3. F. Meyers
and one on the recon- men faTi0u Of the late
Hon. J. w. DickcrsCn- OF Bedford county
Mr.. Fulton has fully vindicatcd Gen. Coff roth
in the appoint meut OF Berwiud- MIR. DickersOn
is dead and Lilly knows this and has probaS
hit upon the young man he recommended in
order TO save Fimself and his instixatOrs from
crushing contradiction and expose similar TO
the Herwiud case, 1t is more than likely that
Lilly : last statement was fixed up by one OF
Campbells hcnChmen in Bedford. Gen. Cof-
tToth Is determined to find the whereabouts of
kuhnhHrt and have him expose Lilly's last lie.
Tho public may expect new lie against Gen.
CoFTOth in all the issues Of the Tribune and
Bedford IHPttTer until the election.