Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-29


terest nv those who huvc hern told ~
ot late TINT Mn Gariield'a
election alone viii protect the working
man against cheap pauper Mhor
llopSr u REPRESENTATIVES,
MAsttNateN lRu, VI, 1850,
nrNE SIN Yours III relation t. the
Chinese problem came daily TO hand.
| take il that the question ii employees
Il Gully il question: of private and cor
porate economy, and individuals or
companies have ne right 10 aap kt5oe
Whts thew Cul qt il cheapest.
We have treaty with the Chinese
government which should he religious.
is kept until is provisions are ahroga
81 hN the action Of tho general govern.
ment and | am not prepared to shy.
that il should H. abrogatcd until our
great manufacturing Interests are con.
Nerscd III The matter u labor, Very
truly yours, i 4. GARFIELD,
IL l. Money EMPLOYEES Union.
Lynn, Mass
IS SEN NuRk
MIN IoRE, Oct. u The political
sensation of the day here was the let
Ter published hy tile Truth, with MI the
prominence display typo could give il,
puplnrtiue t. have been written Ivy
Garfield. and advocating nh extended
Chinese immigration Al the demo,
cratic headquarters the letter WAS
seized upon with aNldttN a4 highly
available campaign material. II was
II once sent t. the printer, mud hy
noon thousands Of copies were being
scattered through the mails to all
points Of the compass The democrats
put the utmost III Truth i MS
sertion that il has the original letter III
is possession and can fully suhsmnuuto
lis gcauineness. 'fhoy think il is i'll.
together the best campaign document
they have rot hold III yet, lnrly this
morning Chairman Bhrnum. of the
national committee, sent IL the Truth
office for the original letter. II was
taken up to headquarters md there
compared with specimens of tinriield's
handwriting by experts III pcnmanshlp,
and also Nv Mr.. Barnum, hhrum 81
Hewitt, Samuel J. Randall and other
prominent mem Messrs. Ilarnum and
Randall, after very careful exnminn-
ton, said that Jhc letter wns genuine
beyond the possibility of i doubt. Mr.
Hewitt, in his speech 1T Ghickerng
hall tonight snd Tint ho had oX.
amlncd the letter and there was no
doubt Of its authenticity lie said ID
was enclosed IN enc Of the ollicial en-
yelopes Of the house Of representatives
Late this afternoon u telegram from
Mentor was published IN one of the
papers, in which Garfield was repre-
sented is pronouneing the letter II
forgery.
II il understood that Truth will 10.
morrow publish il in facsimile, To-.
gethcr with specimens ~ Garfield
penmanship AL republican llcad-
quarters the general expression &c
opinion wns that the letter was n for.
gerry, more IN lrss skillfully concoctrd
"A the same time they arc preparing Il
plausible explanation Of the letter, to
serve Ill il correction of its bad effect if
IL authenticity Il proven.
Mr.. Iicwitt's language III abiding To
the alleged Garfield letter III CHECKER
inn hall, Tonight, Was ar follows
some people mny incline 10 pro-
notincc il il forgery. | nm familiar with
Gen. Garfield signature, have com.
pared il with his letters in my posses
sion, and have no doubt ii Ii genuine,
If il bc j forgery il i thu work Of Il
consummate artist III thought after
examination there WIS thr slightest
doubt If ~ authenticity would not
refer To IL; but ii nccfOds with THE
course Gen Garfield always took on
questions affecting the interest Of the
employees. Observe the concluding
language We have treaty with the
Chinese government, and mn not pre-.
pared 70 say TINT il should be nbro-
gated until our great manufacturing III
ternsts nre conserved III the matter Of
labor. How could they thus be cDn.
served except by bringing down the
price of our own labor u the level Of
Chinese WaVesT
Ihis evening, since the receipt Of
Garlield's disayowal If the letter, Mar.
shall Jewell and other gentlemen nj NJ.
publican headquarters state that the
letter II undoubtedly forged; that III
the letter and spirit il Il altogether iii.
like Mr. Garfield; that plenty If peo-
ple could be found III closely initiate
lis handwriting, aud TINT the alleged
finding of tic letter In tile effects of
person IL III itnelf 4 stiapiei.
ons circumstance.
Tie Times correspondent bas just
fen tic letter Oh the Chinese question
To he Gark+MAs II II writ.