Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-02
THAT CHINESE LETTER.
The Prosecution Forced to Ex-
haust All Expedients for
Delay.
Extraordinary Evidence Afforded by
the Lettero of Marshall JEWELL.
philips Innocence Made Plain.

Special to the Courier Journal.
New YORK, November Senator
Barnum, chairman of the national
democratic executive committee, was
interviewed Sunday at his home in re.
lation to the Garfield labor letter.
The senator said the g~enuineness of
that letter is now so fully established
that it should be clearly impressed up
on the minds of those who would be
affected by the policy it declares.
Philip was arrested, not upon a direct
charge of forgery, but upon a crimi-
nal libel. Tho case has proceeded
sufficiently far to show conclusiYely
that he is innocent, and the prosecu-
ton have been forced TO exhaust ev-
cry e%xpedient for delay, to prevent
Philips cOunselfrom carrying out their
avowed purpose Of establishing beyond
eavil that the letter was written by
General Garfield and received by Mr..
Morey. The principal witness for the
prosecution has been shown by the
testimony Of well-known republicans,
given in open court, to be unworthy Of
belief under oath. The evidence Of
the postmaster at Washington has
been entirely overthrow and its in
correctness shown by his own admis-
sions. The existence of Morey as the
agent of the employers union in Lynn
has beon positively established by a
number Of witnesses, including his
own mother,
THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EVI-
DENCE
Of all that is afforded by the letter of
Marshall Jewell, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, to Gen.
Garfield. This letter Nj. Jewell ad-
mits to be genuine, and it is so plain
that he is entirely unable to explain it
away. 1t shows that he promised the
friend and counsel Of the publishers
of the Truth a consideration meaning
a high Office, to which Garfield would
, appoint him, if he would admit that
the letter was not genuine, and sup
press proofs in his possession which he
mad shown to Jewell. That is TO say,
: those who charged the paper with
forgery were willing to bribe it to adj
nit the truth Of the charge. These
facts and circumstances clearly estab-
fish the guilt of General Garfield as
the author Of the letter which he SC
tardily repudiated. He has himself
described the sentiments Of the letter
t as stupid and brutal" although hC
very distinctly advocated them il
congress.
THE CHINESE LABOR QUESTION
directly affects every industrious citi
zen. The present attitude ofthe re
publieans is that while p~retendin,
great friendship for the laboring man
they favor the election Of a candidat,
who is the advocate of a policy which
would reduce our artisans to the leve
of coolies for the benefit of monopo
lists; that laborers should be bough.
7 at the cheapest possible rate. In thii
, matter Gen. Garfield is only in aecor,
, with his party and their aristocratit
doctrines recently advocated by Sena
tor Conkliny and Others. | am conf
: dent that the people of New York vii
decisively repudiate such doctrines b.
their votes on Tuesday next.
The Truth OF this morning pub
I. fishes the following in additional il
regard to the receipt of the CARTEL,
cheap labor letter
|, THE MOREY LETTER.
ell Tue Truth herewith presents I
70 Messrs. Stoughton, Bell, Davenport
a Bliss, Jewell, and the republican
a party in general, with its best compli
e ments, the following moroccan 70
their breakfast this morning
NEW YORK, October 18.-Dear Sil
a In administering on the effects of tn
a late Henry J.. Morey, | found the ia
closed letter which / send you wit
/ the accompanying card, which We
sent to me in Lynn by somebody j
this city as an answer thereto. | al
., of the opinion that there never hi
d been in this country for a hundre
.e years such a thing as free trade; thel
is not much danger Of it now. W
have a greater danger. | am tru.
i vours ,JOUN w GoonTTT