Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-25

IN making a denial. lie said the letter was
brutal. ani 50 think. How Is he hunting th.
forgcr, lie hrs had arrested . man whom
do not know. and for whsts For libel in saving
that Mr.. Garfield Is u liar. Now, if every man
who calls him a liar was to be arrested there
would be but few Of us len. lie now appeals
TO every manly Democrat To denou,ice the
forgery, while thst IL Is a forgery rests oniv on
his unsupported ,lsniat. Ny personal relations
with Mr. Garfield were always pleasant. lie
is M attractive man. and never saw his .upc-
rior in poiat OF intellect. but he has not The
courage OF his convictions.
This. like all the other statements Of Mr..
Hewitt, was published the next morning in
the Democratic newspapers. and was tele-
graphed all over the country as the only
offset OF the arrest of Philip and the damas-
ing disclosures which each DAYS court pro
ceedings we're making. On Friday evening
there was final Democratic rally at Ter
race Garden. That was the day on which
Mr.. Hart had escaped Imprisonment for
contempt Of court BY producing the original
letter and its envelope. The tell-iale pos,
Office marks on the envelope and the eras-
ures had been discovered and the fact of
the forgery was established beyond dispute.
Something desperate had to be done to
Offset this. The next morning was the crit
zeal one for the conspirators. The 100000
copies Of the paper containing the forged
letter. which Truth proudly announced had
been sent TO the Pacific Coast by the Demo
cratic Committee, would reach their des,i-
nation on that day. Mr.. Barnum did his
part Of the task by sending GU, this astound-
ing lac TO al! the Independent and Democrat
ic editors of the country:
NEw IoRk. Oct. 20. $50
The Garfield letter Is not u forgery. Mr..
Joseph Hart. publisher of Truth, was honor
ably discharged this morning BY the Republi-
can Chief Justice Of the General Term of the
supreme Court OF New York. the Hon Noah
Davis. WILLIAM II. BARNUM. Chairman.
Mr.. Hewitt attended the Terrace Garden
meeting. and was too hoarse to be able to
speak. But the moment was too critical To
allow his words on the Garfield SANDER TO
be lost. and they were printed in The World
Of Saturday morning rs part of his ''in-
tended address" VIVA, he said w.s;
But whether The letter BE- genuine or not. Il
csnno. be denied that it, sSnti mcni- aud dec.
laratious are In full accordance with the vote.
Of General Garfield, aud the course Of the Re-
publican party on the Chinese question. By
this course they have planted themselves upon
the ground OF favor to Chinese emigration.
They cannot escape this position BY any new
declaration. s, thi. late day IN hostility To 1t.
This vas the end. The campaign was
practically finished. Mr. Baruum's dispatch
va. worthy pinnacle for such a tower Of
SANDER. His dispatch reached the Pacific
ooas; simultaneously with the fac-simile Of
the forged letter. and in all probability
saved California and Nevada for Hancock
II could no; be ooniradieicd until MONDAY,
and everybody knows tina; lie with forty
eight hours the start cannot be oscriaken in
as many DAYS
We submit the evidence wthou, argu-
men. II any Democrat concerned can
read it wi;hou, humiliation and profound
sorrow, he can do What none of his friend.
are able 10 do