, 1879-02-12

LII II ~ hAEit AAfAA%HBGs - "bA' <"~ |
question Of National rs. Stato Sovereignty.
md Of honest -. dishonest elections aud
tho Democrats, bosidea ohampioning tho
wrong side In each Of those Issues, will BIZ
accountable to tho people for tho cost md
,inngers OF IN extra session OF Congress rs
means for achieving III unworthy political
object.
PELT0N's CONTRADICTIONS AND EVAs1oKs
Tho Associated prosa dispatches covering
tho anbiect of tho cipher investigation wcro
necessarily very moagrc. a careful rending |
Of tho e<rbatim reports published IN tho
Now York Tribune discloscs glariug conflicts
of evidence as be!weon different witnesses,
n,.t sl1nrp contradictions in tho different |
brapches of tho testimony Of individual wit |
nesscs. Thus, Col. PxEroN tcstiAoa that tho /
now famous complicated ctphor used in tho
bribery communications was "gottcn up
just befora WEED left for 6ontll Cnrolinn--
that day." 1Io swors tint It was prepared
in room ut tho Everett House on tho evo
Of WEEp's departure. In nnswer to qncs-
ton he said that I" II was certainly not got
ten up bsforo election" On the contrary.
Mr.. WErp SWORD not only that the ciphcr
wns not cotton up on tho Jay Of lis dcpar-
tnre, Int Tint ho ha4l had 1t long time, mud
had used 1t in Ohio at the time of tho cleo.
ton. Doing prcssel, be admitted that llo
obtained 1t from "PE1!ToNt acting Secretary
Of tho National Democratic Committee"
Thia is important as showing that PxLroN
deliberately lictl In order to mike 1t appcar
TINT tho ciphor VIM n hasty affair. Tic
trapped himself very stupidity, too, since 1t
s evident TINT 1t would have taken n bigger
nan ;" tlan pELToS ut lenst wook to in
vent and porfoct tho cipher In question,
which was extremely cunning. :.
Tlloro Is sharp contradiction between tho
| testimony Of PELToa mud CoopEn. CoopEn
swcnrs tint ho saw PKLToN nt tho ,nomeut of
| Eis departure for Baltimore, TINT ho gavo
lin cipher, anl Htated that ho might wnnt
to draw for some money. But In answer to
tho question, " Did his expression convoy to
you TINT ho wanto.l large sum llo ropliutl,
j" Not definitely at all in any shnpe." On tho
coutrary, pE1ToS tcs.sfcs TINT ho said to
CoorEn, " I mn going over to baltimore to
meet Mr.. NEED to Koe what thero is In tho
mntter md may want SG0, ,D0U or $AU, ,000."
Ilo sweans Tint ],s explained to Cooper tho
1laturu OF WErp's corrupt proposition in gon-
cral terms, mud particularly that he might
want tho largo sum Of moncy na1uod autl
ndds thnt lo tiun believed CoorEn would
send tho money " II tho circumstances were
nll right and It coultl be arranged ~; thu. he
'swaa satisfied with tho roplies Of CoopKn.
Tho discrepancies in pKLroS's testimony
aro lnauy a,.J great. Fur instance ho swcarss
that l,o proceeded to baltimore with tho pur.
Inso Of investigating WgED's proposition to
purchase Electors, under an arrangement
with CoorEu 10 telegraph for money, pro.
sid&d he should find Everything oil right.
but under cross.examinntton ho swearH thai
lie telesrarhed for tho money before l,o moi
| WEEp! Again, lao hwoars TINT ho accepted
tho propositions OF MAuuLE aud WEED fol
tho purchase ot tie Returning boards oi
Sl30. .CtN,, soIeiy on his otcn rx!1H'nsdiIity u
Intending 10 Gull tho National Democrat.
Conl,!llttco together nnl submit them to thu
Lody. l}uing questioned ns 10 ths timo /
, would tnko 10 accomplish that result, 10 TO
, p1sl ono or two tluys. And, holug furtho
. questioned, ls atln,its TINT, fru.n tbs tin,e O
, tho acceptance o: tl'o propositions to til
time hu received notice thnt thu thing VII
up" he lneala no effort whatever to conyen
| thu Committee! lie cycn Bwears tint Ii
never liu.csl Tho subject to my meinhcr O
tho Coh,nIittue, showing, infrrentially. in til
= strongest possible ,4.;l,l!cr Ahat Ills rrotens
!. Tint hu expected to got tho money fro1
' tho Committee or AMY member G
i 1t was utterly talse. To swoara that upo
/, his rvtt,sa fron, baltimore hs unclo c1prcsse
o strongly his disapprobation of lis ctzorts /
/, bny tho Returning Doard of South Carolin.
\ Int fails 10 remember single word Of sue
Il | .lisapfrobation, apd atlmitl that ho not onl
IL ru1uaiued nh inmate OF lsia unclo's house, b.
q continued negotiations for thu purchase I
II tie E!ectora! yoto OF Florida by precisely Il
Il sau,a corrupt u,ean2 NJ those employed
j. the aouth Carolina negotiations, and a!lcgt
Il to have been severely roprobatcd by II
!. TlLDEa.
ID lIa was examined ot length iu regard
10 his testimony given before the hlonToN Coz
/. mittes III January, 1877. aud 1t was d
10 closed that Oh that occasion his evidence,
ID tho light Of latet Developments, WAS q tiss
Of of tho grosseat prsyaEications. lie swea
70 that bls. TlLnEN md tie Natioual Deul
iii CRITIC Committee selected tho visiting stat'
o. u,en, MAanLE, Wnxp, WooLLzr, and t
10 r.st, md that they wose as worthy Of cor
liz dsnco as any members Of the Dem
C. cratic party. He swears, however, ii
Id Ao stuliously concealed froul !
10 TlLpkN aud tile meulboEs Of thu katiot
LIZ Democratic Committee the propositions