Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
TAAT LETTER.
II Has thoroughly Frightened the RepubEf-
ca, Managers, Who are Aak5ng absurd
4 forts TO PToce Ia "a Forgery.
New York Special, Oct. 26.


4 forts to PTOce 1t a Forqery.
New York Special. Oct. %.
The Republicans got off q special train for
San Francisco early this morning, carrying
Hthograghic fac-similes of GaIfeld's denial of
his Chinese letter to Morey. They are at last
fully aroused to the fact that the issue has
been sharply made whether Chinese cheap
labor is to be permitted 10 take the bread out
of the mouths Of honest workingmen, and
they are bestirring themselves to do something
about 1t.
The Garfield fac-simile denial was printed in
the Herald this morning, and plates of it have
been sent to Republican newspapers every
where in the hope of counteracring some of
the great effect made by the original Chinese
turer. Bat it has effect thus far. Ms one
believes Garfield's denial, and Jewell and his
nincompoops are laughed at.
There are rumors, which can not be anthem
ticated, that the widow of Morey is in town,
and will at the proper time make the state
ment that will set at rest any question as to
the identity of Morey, or the existence of the
Employers Union, and the genuineness of the
letter. Concerning this fact the Democratic
authorities have no knowledge, and the Truth
people Will not tell.
Among the statements current to-day. it is
Union was in process of organization when
Morey died; that it was hardly on its legs, not
having had the recognition from the manufac-
tuners of the East that its projectors expected
it would have; that there was such a man as
Morey, who short time ago made himself
known to manufacturers by his solicitation TO
join his society, and that he wrote to leading
men in the country in order to use their answers
in giving strength aud character to his move
mont. This story, which comes from various
sources, it is understood is being verified, az
doubtless the result of the inquiries will soon
be published.
Another story is current to-day, that the Re-
publican authorities gathered together some
sixty letters from Garfield, concerning whiC b
there was no doubt OF their genuineness ana,
with Photographic copy OF tho Morey letter,
submitted them to Il number of experts, Who
could not agree among themselves to them.
The letters, SO the story goes, differed so much
one from the other, that the experts finally
after long session, arose and said that while
some were satisfied that the Morey letter was a
forgery, none of them were willing to stake
their professional reputation in pronouncing it
such.
Congressman Chittenden (Repcblican) offers
5000 reward for the arrest of the alleged
forger of the letter. He says he does SO from
great patriotic motives. One of the forms
of Truth. on its way from the Office to the
printing room, on Spruce street, was pusht d
from the carriage and upset en- the stone flag
giBg az about o'clock this morning. 1t was
broken into fragments Another plate vas
made, however, and no further trouble oo-
CURED. The managing editor of the paper APP
piled to headquarters, and force of officers
10 citizens clothes was stationed ell day be-
tween the two points.
John Davenport is reported to be mixed
up in scheme to seize the editors and lock
them I'D, thus 80 spoil the promised proofs Of
Garfield having written the letter. The bust
ness was to have been done on Sunday after
noon. The story is that the original
proposition was to keep the whole
business from Mr.. Marshall Jewell
Grant, who manifested warm interest in the
disclosures, and recommending that the jot
be worked up quietly, and without any assist
ance from the National committee. This ide;
elated the members of the State committee
who could not keep the affair quiet and Sun
day at midnight all the prominent Republican
around town that night were IN possession Of
the facts. Of course, they got to Jewell befor
morning, and that gentleman began to diffe
from his friends as to the means to be EN-
ployed to help the party. 1t hurt him to thinl
that he had been left out of the party couusels
and that those with whom he was king ha,
concluded not to trust him. He therefore nc
titled Slr. Davenport TO 60 quietly and slowly
and not make any move from which he woult
have to retreat. He was opposed TO any al
rest, ana Tor time insisted that enougl
would be accomplished if the experts woul
certify that Garfield didn't write the letter. ]
was not good policy. he thought, to undertak
TO convict some one man, who would immedi
ately establish his innocence, and leave th
whole party in a worse position than before.
General Arthur sided with Davenport agains
Jewell. He thought that picking ont one ma
and arresting him on the charge, and the posi-
poning the case until after election would ei
feet the desired result. 1t was frankly admit
ted that, though the men were guilty, nothin
could be done with them; but the effect of tn
arrest would relieve the party some, and in
press a great many with the idea that a gres
crime had been committed and that Genert
Garfield was the victim And it vas this di
agreement between Jewell and Arthur that de
layed matters.
This afternoon there is also q rumor tbs
some Republicans have secured certain claim
against Truth, and that the paper will /
seized by them. and the prcprietors- ouste,
The whole business shows how thoroughly IL
Republican managers appreciate the effect {
making General Garfeld's opinions on the L
Dor question public at this juncture The lie
ter has winged them badly, and having I
other way to cast doubt upon its authenticii,
they endeavor to fasten strong suspicion
forgery upon man, hoping that he will not
able to clear himself before the campaign clos