The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-30
sAUQUAIfkHs NAti0NAL DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE, 1888 FiTTn AvESuE.
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TO The Editor Of he Eseniag Post
SIR; My time is so occupied with measures
to defeat Oh desperate attempts Of the Re
publican managers to control the Presidential
election by bribery aud fraud, that NAV
justly complain that am compelled to turn
aside for the moment 10 notice the shameless
assault upon me in the Ereniag Post Of Sat.
urday last. Its editor knows very well thai
nothing has been done in relation TO the tel.
egram OF Mr.. Jewell, the Chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, to the Cal.
leetor OF Key West, announcing his shipnen,
OF men TO that place, to justify n eomparisou
oil the matter to the rummagiug OF an over.
coat accidentally left hanging in hall.
The telegram, as the hbellcr was fully
aware, was accidentally included in a bundle
OF kilograms received by a subordinate Of
NINE m the regular course Of business. for
me express purpose OF examination. There.
lore, be properly learned the contents of the
telegram No good citizen will deny that II
had disclosed an intention 10 assault and
roo an individual, IT would have been nv duty.
when the iaet was reported to me. 10 tale
measures 10 prevent the preparation OF the
crime. Does the EreaiRg lost hold that a
IS lesser crime to invade q State and rob R,
OF us Presidential vote and OF the choice offs
olhcersY Hit does, differ from il, and am
willing to abide by the Judgment Of uprigbt
and Intelligent men Of every party. if Inc
EreHiAg fost admits the crime 10 Be rs great
then u IS IN the position Of abusing me for
doing what every honest man must commend
But the EreHiHg Post preiends that before
using the telegram should have injured n
The guilty party what il meant. Who ever
heard before that criminal whose quill was
accidentally discovered should be advised az
the TACT before steps we're taken 10 prevent The
accomplishment of his intended crime
was not called upon TO give Mr.. Jewell an
opportunity 10 make the absurd pretence thai
the telegram was a warning against Demo.
eratic repeaiers, because knew that sncb a
preieHce would be false. Mr.. JEWELS Ian
guage ia the telegram was not that Of A ma,
exposing au intended crime by his adyeysa'
res but that Of one declaring his own wort
II expressed no warning, but Announced n
tact, and that fact was the sending of 35O men
to Florida b. Mr.. Jewell procurement
Besides how absurd il is, afler Inc wh;n;ng
cry about solid South,u 10 frigh,en he
Northern people from voting for a gallsn.
Union soldier, to ask them to believe ia, ,hs
democratic party we're sending reneaters -
the South to make Il solid
AS 70 the pretence that the men were SAINT
70 FLORIDA TO work on railroad, why should
the hepublcan National Committee trouhle
itself about railroad laborersY
The taiseHess Of these prelences IA shown
5y the fact that though Mr. Jewell has the
Custom House and the Posi- Office at his com.
mann, and the telegraph company, naturally
annoyed BY the mistake il made, IS an xionsto
nelp nlm % The utmost, and the owners ofthe
vessel. will give him all the Information tbev
have, be 10 unable 70 connect any pomocva,
with the sending OF the men, or 70 ahow mai
they we're 70 work upon any railroad, excent
the fraudulent one upon which Mr.. Jewell
sought 10 lay track to The White House.
Inc fact remains beyond Controversy that
Mr.. Jewell has been caught 10 an attomnt IN
carry The Florida election b. fraud. Ege,v
sensible man knows that the success az snok
schemes must be fatal to tho perpetuity Of ~.
publican institutions. Yet The Ereaiau pbst
IS silent when such attempts are made. bul
eager to help the guilty 10 escape when thev
are caught. Il winks at the crime, and final.
those who expose i. When tho paper was
edited by Bryant and Leggeli Il had hirh
rank, BY reason Of the elevation Of h tone
and the sigor with which it denounced eyers
wrong. How great the descent 70 is prsses,
course WiLLlAn II. BARsrn