Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-08
More Ciphers from Cipher Alley.


Elsewhere this paper has an arti-
Gle from the Chicago Journal quot
ing an anonymous Cipher letter
pretending to offer Springer's wife
$4,000 if Springer would unseat
Washburn and seat Donnelly.
Springer is the Democratic chair
man OF the elections committee and
the Journal does not show him
much sympathy. but the explanation
be makes below. shows him to have
some capacity for taking care Of
himself. He gives to the public 3
rich letter from friend of Donnel.
~ and says he believes that friend
wrote the other, anonymous letter.
Springer was a worker in the Til
den "boom" and SO this letter writ
or attempts to influence him by
telling him that "the whole case is
before our friends in New York"
lie says he still holds the closest
and most confidential relations to
those most to be affected" The
meaning is that if the Republicans
carry the majority of electoral votes
on the face of the returns at the
next election they must have ma
jority of Congressman from MINES
soto, to count that state for Tilden
in the House, thus it would "affect
us ALL" But we must give the re.
port more fully, IS it happened in
Congress, and here it is:
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The arti.
Gle in the Washington paper, re-
speeding which Mr.. Manning made
a personal explanation in the House
to-day contains charges against Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, which it alleges
were substantiated by Manning.
Mr.. Springer,( speaking with some
feeling) | have been in public life
many years and up to this time nc
charge Of this kind has ever beer
made by auv one as far as l know
affecting the integrity of my course
as representative of the people and
of course l wac much surprised
when 1 saw the article in the Pos
of last Saturday. The gentleman
from Mississippi has already taker
occasion to deny in his place thai
portion of the article which refers
to the meeting of the Democratic
members at my room, at which
meeting this article states W,
agreed beforehand to endorse what
ever report the sub-committe,
might bring in. OF course it wal
hardly necessary for the gentleman
to make this statement, for it is ev,
ident on its face of being q false
hood. No set of gentlemen coult
meet together and agree to any
such thing. l propose, Mr.. Chair
man, to refer to this article in de
tail because it is question of privi
ilege affecting my integrity. IL il
quite natural that / should have ap
piled to the editor to know who wal
responsible for the article.
Mr.. Springer then sent to tn,
Clerks desk and had read the letter
which he had written to Stillsor
Hutchins, editor of the Post. request
ing the pame of the author, and also
the reply he had received from that
gentleman and from Waddell, the
reporter, who had spoken to Man
ming on the subject. Waddell stated
in his letter that under instructions
from Hutchins, he went to see Man
ming in regard to the matter and
reported the story to him. Manning
had declined to be interviewed re-
marking that it was neither neces
sary nor proper. The gentleman
from Mississippi is responsible for
the article in the Post. Whether he
be or not | do not know. | simply
send this information to the clerks
desk, and leave the question hereaf-
ter as one of veracity between the
Post and gentleman from Mississip.
pi as question with which have
not the slightest concern; but, while
the gentleman has dlsclaimed re.
sponsibility for this article, and the
Post states that the article was
based on information from him
which he deemed sufficient to war;
rant the publication of the article,
l do not deem it necessary to ask
for an Investigation OF the fact that
my action as representative has
been attributed to corrupt motives