New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-14

character fitness Qualifications habits opinions, de-
feeis merits or lack Of them. Of any candidate lo'
Office N such form and manner us TO him shai ssNh
proper. subject, in law. only to responsibility
for the abuse of that right. For such dis
cussions the law sets up no stanuafu
OF morality, taste. humanity or deccnoy, but leaves
those matters wholly to the censorship oil inc moral
sens OF The people except that when such WRITINGS OF
publications are bc,us in then character ana are not
privileged, the publisher must be able, on criminal
prosecafion TO show jury not only that they are
trae but that they were published with good motives
and for iastlAab.e ends But these provisions viii be
searched in vain ind any right 10 publish as genuine
any false or forged instrument. purpOrting TO
b. the OF another although he be candidate ior
oScc In such case neither the forger nor the puo
hsher Of the forgery writing publishing his senu
opinions within the protection of the Cohsu
tuuon. or discussing any question within the range
OF his lawful rights aud privileges he 49, DOT"
ayowedly and in fact. putting forth to the com
munity as true, tie writing and act OF Sno'hei'
ana II the publication be Injurious WITHIN lhe
law o. libel he is b0uni IN snch case 10 kho"
It's TRUTH TO take sequences OF Its fasty 10
respect OF the forger, and OF tae pnohsher Win
Knowledge Of the forgery Their is simply cas"S om'SSuS
In the law otfony which the consciences OF all decent
peope must recognz and legislation should hasten 10
supply. Unhapply the present condition OF the law
even such an cannot be reached except as criminal
libel; bat think 1t cannot be DOUBTED that t3e con
tents o! sueh orged letter be such TO expose the
alleged writer injury, or pubic haired,
contempt ridieule, such might reasonably pro-
woke him breach OF peace, they will be clearly lOei
lous and the veno Of libel Is only the poison
forger has into the mouth OF the
party intended he injured II there were no prece
deut. the common law elastic enough 10 cover anu
'edress a public wrong
NATURE OF THE CHARGEs.
TIE accused is charged In this case WITH TWO Oneness
substantially rs follows:
Firs-TAat be wrote the so-caled Mercy letter,
therein counerfelJinz tie handwriting and signature OF
James A. Garfield. ana caused II 10 be pnoshed as his
genuine letter newspaper known as ITi"h.
See9nd-That said letter beng Ia fact forgery, but
pnhi shed as genuine. publicly denied and de-
uounceo as a forgery by General Garfield and that after
such remuneration and denial made, the accused
wrote an arucc entitled " Lying and sticking g. It,
which he published n said me- sPaper ana In Nnc ne
Teas-erted M Eenuluenes' SI me Irt'ef anS c'"rc'
n Morcy letter no 10 tact forgery its publication
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falsely rgIs INTO mouth OF Genera Garlic are such
a. " .uid send, n loved 10 be us 20 busg aim mo
IN ly view OF ,ae rui, innocence Of the accused IN
I'll. case ac question Of the forgery OF me elter is O.
vial importance. Because. nisi. II The Gc-
j. 10 BE- published as genuine, Ihose "c's con
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Comm I'D ta.J General Garfield u.s. % rlare lar ID
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ana iol jos l.D oa-s.' IT'S settled that To- u g man
IN pubic u-vspaner liar is iiDeAous Brooks ait
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