The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-09
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SIR: have ieaG yeor speech Of
reported in the Bedford Gozede o.
Sept. 10th, 1878
/ am sorry you made Ibis speech.
AS 3 Democrat, | tell you frankly,
! would rather e you elected than
defeated. In the language Of "0ld
Thad. Stephens used at the tins
Daa Foorhees was oustsd frem the
House OF Representatives. "one voie
may be Of the utmest importaace.'
But | cannoi permit you to be elect
ed at the expense Of my veraoity.
This pointed allusion 10 me was
not necessary. You did not, nor you
dared not, give tbe charge this form
al denial while the Judiciary Com.
mIttee was in session, though you
were invited, and had opportunity
in abundance, 10 dc 20. The Judi
ciary Committee wrote you, while
this matter Was pending before them,
enclosing 10 you a manuscript copy
Of that part Of ny testimony which
related TO you. You answered that
if | said y0a had requested me ID
sell q Cadetship 10 Best Point fol
you, | bad stated that which was noi
true. Ia view of the fact that 1 had
charged you with receiving money
for 8 Cadetship to the Naval Acade-
my al annapolis, your letter created
q smile in the Judiciary Committee.
This letter, your answer, is now on
Gle with the papers. | vas willing
you should have the benefit OF this
technical denial. Furthermore,
stated publicly in Somerset that you
had received money for this Cadet
ship. | stated publicly 10 he to@n
OF Berlin that yea had received mon.
ey for this cadetship. For the truth
of this | refer to John Uhl and Gen.
eTal koontz. John Uhl drove me
down to Berlin, where l went for
the express purpose of stating this &c
q friend of yours, who had heard the
charge from others, but disbelieved
it. 1 have not been 10 Somerset
since the trial of Dole against COT
froth. What then becomes of your
statement that "it was not until al
ter | was nominated for Congress 10
August (meaning August 1879 last,
that | learned that this man Liiley
had given the evidence which is pub
lished liz the Johnstown Tribune.
You will probably not believe that
| read your speech with pain, aud
that | write this with far greater
pain, yet such is the literal ruth.
am not your enemy, though there
are many reasons why should be
~dispieased.
Remember this was none OF my
seeking. l was not q volunteer.
was on the stand giving testimony
in another matter. The question
which affected you was put to me
under the solemnity Of an oath, and
10 such language that there was no
evading it, though am somewhat
of an expert at answering as well as
putting questions. Nay, more,
tried 10 5dte you! gave the evi-
dence with reluctance. The Judi
ciary Committee will bear ne OUT IN
this. II | had been a willing wit
ness, anxious Il disclose all | kuew,
you lg9uld not haze had a scdgtiHa
on schich TO riadicate your assertion
that "the witness contradicts binseii
at least three times"
had long since dismissed this
from my thoughts determined 70
have nothing more 20 do with it,
But what sm ! TO do? You proclaim
a falsehood from the hustings-cell
God to witness, that what you say
is true, Uhen you kaolo, and / kRog,
hat the statement goa then made DGs
ancoaditionaljy false false rs the
letter you wrote TO me explaining the
laws delay" in collecting the money
due my client Dole, when in fact and
in truth you had tue money at loe
time you wrote the letter, aad
had received it ON eighteen months
before you wrote that letter. This
fact was proved ia the Somersei
Court, before a jury composed o.
your friends, acquaintlnces and
neighbors, every one Of whom we're
utter strangers TO ne.
| doubt if you rested well The
night you made that speech. If you
did you are more c%allous thaa ever
supposed you 10 be. / kneW you
w0uld preUaricd.e. But WaS no.
prepared 10 hear'hat yoU had called
or THE GREAT JEHOVAH to
rerify that a FALSEH00D 1Ca,
TRUTH. You may have made the
statement, and probably did, from
sheer r~ecklessness, or pure cussed-
ness.p "Wbom the Gods wish tc
destroy they first make mad' is as
true now as the day it was uttered.
To call God to witness the truth Of a
statement, erery cord and Inc Of
,rhich you kheio 10 b. false, for the
chance of Ii seat in Congress, is sheer
madness. Why are obituaries 50
partial /? Bu, enough of this.
Now, then, COffroth, stand Z? and
listen to me-:
say that you know, aud | know,
that I sold, at your special request, e
Cadetsbip to the Naval School at
Annapolis.
| say that you know, aad kaow,
that | sold the Cldetship foc twelve
hundfed dollars.
| say that you know, and kucw,
that | received for that Cadetsbip two
five huGdred dollar bills and two one
hundred dollar bills.
l say that you know, and ! know,
that | called you from the floor OF the
House of Representatives aud that
we went over to "Sanderson's" where
| laid the twelve hundred dollars on
the table.
/ say that you k1ow, and know,
that the arrangement was thas
should take one-half Of that money
and that you were to take the Other
half.
say that you kaow, aad | know,
that this was your own PROPOSE
ton.
| say that yoa know, and knog :,
that yoa represented to mh that you
had some money matters to arrange
in Baltimore, and that you required
nine hundred dollars.
You know, and know, that | per