Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-10-30
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 80, 1880
FORGERY! -!
Desperation of the Democratic
Party---Finding their Mud
Singing Tactics did not
work, they Resort
to Forgery.
Honcst Democrats OF ChebOygan will
You Uphold n Party that Does
not Hesitate to Resort to
Forgery to Advance it's
Homeless (,AmsQP

Forgery to Advance It's
Hopeless Cause?
The campaign draws to a close and it
is well to calmly. conscientiously, and
as citizens seeking the welfare of your
country, consider well how you shall
vote next Tuesday. On the one hand
you have the Democratic party; party
without principles, party with record
they are ashamed of and hence, their
only stock in trade, during the campaign
has been "mud-slinging" and misrepre-
sentatiOn, and as last resort to save
have not hesitated to COM
nit forgery. Last week the Truth (N,
a paper published in New York City,
printed what purpOrted to be letter
from Jas. A. Garfield to one, H. L. MOrey,
of the Employers Union, at Lynn, Mass.
This letter advocated the right of manu-
featuring companies and corporations
to buy labor where it can be had the
cheapest, and it is construed as placing
Gen. Garfield upon record as favOring
the extended immigration of Chinese to
this country.
This letter the Truth (0 published,
Notwithstanding its special cOrrespOn-
dent at Lynn had notified it that there
was no such man as MOrey, nor such an
organization as the Employers Union
known in that place nor never had been.
The following denial of the story was
drawn up and signed by the firms whose
names are appended, and who represent
a capital of 100000, in less than an
hour, and if more time could have been
allowed there is no doubt but that the
signatures of every manufacturer in
Lynn would have been obtained:
The undersigned shoe manufacturers
of Lynn hereby state that there was
never an organization or association
called the Employers Union, and we do
not know any man by the name of II. L.
MOrey who was ever employed by us. or
a resident of this city: Samuel NJ. Bub-
ier, John Shaw, I'd and Bro, C. S. Sweet
Zer & Co., Bubier Bros, S. J. Hollis, G. A.
Coffin & Co., Keene Bros, Charles B. Teb-
belts, B. F. Spiney & Co., B. II. DOake &
Co., Joseph Davis & Co., Luther H. John
son, A. f. Breed, Jerome Ingalls,, Charles
d. Pecker & Co., Morgan & DOer, f. w.
Breed.
The daily papers received in this vii
lage last Tuesday showed cOnclusively
that the letter was forgery but this
made no difference with the honorable p
editor of the Democrat. He had become
so habituated to mud-slinging and mis-
statements of facts, that he did not hes
itate to make use of known forgery in
the interests of the Democratic party.
He, like other Democratic editors, real
lied that the situation was desperate, and
did not hesitate at anything. Honest
Democrats of ChebOygan county will you
endorse party that has to resort to
such measures to defeat a political Oppo-
nent.
There was an experienced and shrewd
Democrat, alexander II. Stevens, who
warned his associates early in the con-
test, that the North could not be carried
by throwing mud at General Garfield.
He is an honest man," said Mr.. Stevens.
'and if the Democrats assail his person
al character they will surely elect him" ."
With what contempt has his advice been
received. How prophetic was the pre-
dictiOn. Contrary to his advice the
campaign has consisted on the part of
the Democrats, in mud-slinging ex-
clusively, and the result was clearly
shown in the verdict in Indiana and
Ohio, and will be more cOnclusively
shown next Tuesday.
The Republican party is a party of
principles, a party of progress, party
in favor of human liberty and human
rights, a party with a record it is
proud of and it comes before the people
asking their confidence and support as a
party worthy of such confidence and sup
port. 1t is willing that the two parties
shall abide the verdict of an intelligent
people and does not fear the result On
all hands, from every direction comes
word of prominent men heretofore act
ing with the Democratic party, coming
out boldly and advocating the election of
Garfield and Arthur and acknowledging
that the Republican party is the party
of progress, the party in which it is safest
to trust the interests of this great and
glorious Union, A party that has done
more for the labOring classes than any