The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-11-03
The Proof Thickens.


letter to III. l.. Morey on the Chinese
question, published in the Truth, OF
New York, and republished in nearly
all the newspapers of the land, accum-
ulates rapidly, and the authorship OF
that letter is fastened upon Mr.. Garfield
beyond doubt. He denied it, and claim
ed ii to be a clumsy forgery, but fair,
candid examination of the evidence
and circumstances warrant the ASSET
ton that Garfield wrote the letter.
OF course if he wrote such a letter,
he is just such man Ms is capable OF
denying it. He denied the Credit Mo-
bilier stock on oath, and yet the proof
was SO plain that Poland, Republican
Congressman, reported to Congress that
Garfield did take the Credit Mobilier
stock, and received 1929 in dividends
thereon over and above paying for the
stock. He denied the DeGolyer bribe,
and it was fastened upon him 10y un-
disputable evidence.
We think he wrote the Morcy letter
because it was i'm keeping with his
record in Congress on the Chinese ques-
ton. There is nothing in the letter
that shows him up in as bad light as
his votes i'm Congress. He favored the
Burlingame treaty, by which the Chi
nese We're allowed TO immigrate here.
The Democrats i'm Congress passed a
bill restricting Chinese immigration.
Garfield voted against this bill, which
is in keeping with the sentiment of the
letter. His Fraudulency- Returning
Board Hays vetoed the bill passed by
the Democrats, and Garfield, true to
the sentiment Of the Morey letter, vot-
ed to sustain the veto. His votes in
these three instances, viz: in favor of
the Burlingame treaty, opposed to re-
stricting Chinese immigration, and sus-
tanning the Presidents veto, are more
damnable than anything in his Morey
letter.
The Republican leaders denied the
existence of such man as Morey, when
10. his mother comes out i'm an affidavit
and proves the fact that there was.
His family physician states the same,
and shows n medical account, giving
name and number of street where he
lived. The existence of such thing
as the Employers Union was denied,
and ii has been established beyond
doubt.
The administrator of ii. l.. Morey
found Garfield's letter and sent it to
the editor of Truth, and that is the long
and short Of it, and is positive evidence.
Here is the letter accompanying it:
New YORK, Oct. is, 1850.
Dear Sir:-In administering on the
effects of the late Henry l.. Morey, /
found the enclosed letter, which | send
you with the accompanying card, which
was sent to me in Lynn by somebody
in this city as an answer thereto. l am
of the opinion that there never has
been i'm this country for hundred
years such thing as free trade; there
Is not much danger Of it now. We
have a greater danger. / am truly
yours, JOHN w. GOODILL,
OF Lynn, Mass.
Another evidence of the genuineness
of the letter is the effort of Republican
managers to get hold of and suppress
the letter. Marshall Jewell, chairman
Of the Republican National Committee,
was 30 anxious about the matter that
he agreed that Dittenhoeffer, Attorney
for the publishers of Truth, should have
good Office under Garfield If elected
If they would acknowledge the letter to
be fraud, and wrote the following let
ter to Garfield:
Confidential.
New YORK, Oct. 26, lSS0.-My Dear
General Garfield: think that Truth
was deceived about the Morey letter
though they thought 1t was genuine
Finding 1t IL not they have consulted
their lawyer and friend and through
him offer to come out and say 80 plain
ly, the only consideration for ii Icing
consideration for Judge Dittenhoeffer,
their friend and counsel. BY considera-
ton, mean that you and myself
should know and recognize il as Judge
DIS act, and the obligation, if any,
should be from you to him for it, So
far as could have assured them that
you would so consider it. II is a great
service to-day, General; it is their prop
osition and / have accepted it. Yours
very truly, MARSHALL JEWELL.