New-York tribune., 1879-01-03
THE DRUBBING OF Mr.. PATTERSON

in the Government Printing Office.
THE DRUBBING OF Mr.. PATTERSON.
TIE sCATHI>G IETTrR wBITTFS TO TIE COLORADO
MEMBER BY SENATOR TELLER.
lBi TELEGRAPH 70 TIE TRBUSEI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The general tone of COM
ment upon Senator Thurmau's letter to the Potter
Committee is that II pointless and thin especially
III comparison with the prompt response of Senator
Blame.
An effort has been made from another
quarter however, to bolster up the Dem
ocratic end of the controversy. and fur
nsh something tangible in the way of Repubh-
can outrages, to divert public attention from
the 'ludicrous failures to uncarth anything
in New-York or Massachusetts, Represen-
tatlve Patterson, of Colorado the member
of the House whom one assumes
10 believe was ever elected to it. published ID this
mornings Post letter addressed to Senator Teller
in which charges of intimidation and bribery IN
wholesale PROPORTIONS are brought against the ko-
pubhcans OF Colorado. 1t was supposed
that the Subcommittee would leave to-day
for the South. and the publication Of Nh Pattersons
letter was timed at to give no opportunity Ter
reply, while at the same time furnishing material
for a Democratic attack in the rear durlng Mr..
Teller's absence. The tenor of the letter can be
gathered from the following which was handed TO
Mr. Patterson this evening:
MIR PATTERSON THOROUGHLY SAT down on.
UNITED STATES SENATE CUtNBKP,
WASHINGTON, Jan. >. lN19
The ION. THOMAS NJ PATTERSON, House OF Representa-
arcs Washington, D. c.
DEAR SIR: Ihave your letter Of the 3lst ut on The
recent election Colorado can but think you have
prepared letter furnishing reasouAoI" excuse
10 vo~ friends outside OF Colorado for your defeat at
the late election and your anxiety 70 rush into print
with II IS pretty good proof of this view OF the case
your charges are so far from the truth hat you cannot
expect 10 make people believe them, much less ~ prove
them.
You saw that thIrtv-six depuy-Sheuf- were appointed
IN the CITY OF Denver II Tins Is so and hno" noun
iug Of this except what Is contained ia your letter.
there were SIX " these deputies az each poll m cry
containing os 600 people The voters m Colorado
IN. both political parties composed Of active,
intelligent and aggressive men. and think It Is SAFE 10
s1v that in no other STATE IN the Union can there ne
found greater proportion OF sefreau ana courageous
men than in Colorado and I suppose you Will clam
that the Democratic party has It's proper portion
Of that class Of mau which ! shall not deny. Unlike
some other stes we very few OF the men whose
spirit has been broken by years Of bondage ana what
few We have do not vote the Democratic ticket
l. It possible you mean 10 say thar the intelligent
Democrats Of Denver cry frightened from the eX
ercse of the dearest right Of citizenship by th, presence
Of SIX depuy-shefs poll with the very Significant
and startling words across their breasts deputy
sncrf"l You know that any attempt on the
part Of the deputies 10 nave 4u'''''i'N ~
the !es.l voters would have called down on tAelf
heads The lud!-uati0u not only Of !, mocrats
lut Republicans. The assertion that any Dem
rcfrs who were legally enItlcd 10 vote were
by sucn means deferred H'n ''''l-' o.
SANDER on the Democracy oil O"'"''""' VIM
know their nights as Wei as any o.H'' t''i'1 ..
sur and dare ID mann ain them You know very wei
that the dcputysheTs were only terror 10 IN men
imported by your Ps'I'Ic1l "i'-'s nun ''-'-7
vote III Denver
You say tnat the Republicans gained the victory uy
c,rrr frauds the proGi.a use money and ;tmida
E''-9 . --.,.,,-.l -,,,t,,er- t,-a. " l., ,au
uon o. tue most "pplO''' -
mean say that IN Colorado a. Is a'E,N j" many ''
- u.to,, -t,es yiolencp was rcyortpd 10 at any Iou
INV , ~, in any, ,otinr precfrl.t before.
on Hecuoh u"!' OF J" any ''9 -.
election II YOU do viii that no such charge was
e,.rr1aie to nv knowledge, by any other Democrat,
and You cannot produce one ".'i">7 VII" VII ''-''
your assertion Aon 90 ho' SUI nun. -
gnu ~" ' - ~, .,,. ,,.,.,,. .l mud dead
Won deny my assertion made IN the Senate as TO the
,s nj ,onpv by Dc Democracv ana yOU IN turn charge
Use ol uon'! ~ '"' - -.., .,,...,.- -,
the Republicans use ol mono! lA N"'' IL 'o"-7 ia
the state suppose you viii not deny the Ph.c'Se ''
Eepq'Iean ne"S'ol., az y, ,b. r,rtc II was
I'd. -. ..... en-. r,.,,.,,ra.ria ,arli-
IT,, ,o,. sponiip- large amount of money. and The
I ,,,,,i, y,,rs the organ OF the party frequently
taun,cd the Republican conm''c' Win ' I'''' % '',
the ch'rn'n o' you. ,, ~ colorado with
reokIps sncss never before exhibited IL colorado ana
- ,.,, are .l.,nI.red Won had some Personal KnOwl-
-, a., ev,.u,,t1rc Of money. A. To the depletion
eog' VI 'lo "a 49,. -, , ,,,. Tor ,,f - v,n,.-
Of the railroad treasury thdt VIII DC " l"''''i Va '
nation quite you anu SOu
,,,,l4 friends will care 10 inquire into
loiIV"' ''''i'' ,,, -, , ,.,,,, -rirliD., fo
1t. The Republicans OF O"lo'"'o "'' l''' "-
a,.a, ~, tie ,roaieare use o. money and for my
H~,' 80, 80 - M t,-,s an, informed they are with
self VIII say 30 ID" % -l ,ta,a+ ,1o, ,,c rail