Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-11-25
Mr. HeWltt's Defense.

Mr.. HEWITT Jes not resi- easily undel
the whitening rebuke administered to him
by Judge DAVIS, in the summing up OF
the PHILIP forgery examination, and he
undertakes TO exonerate himself by the
statement that he did not certify to the
senuineness OF The MoREY letter, as sc,
forth by Judge DAVIS, till after ii had
been published, and that even then he
only certified to the genuineness Of the
signature; that he in fact declared the
body of the letter not in the hand. writing
Of Mr.. GARFIELD, but tina. he believed the
signature to be his autograph; that at his
second interview with HART, one OF the
publishers OF the Truth, he hsd been
making long speech, wa exhausted,
and took no other part in the discussio /
but to r;affirm his belief IN the genuine
ness of the signature. He further states
that he never circulated any auto.
graphic or fac stmiIes OF any kind,
and was further assured by the
person who did send out the fac stmiIes,
circulated, and that the second or amend
ed fac simlles were only published in the
Truth, over which il is not pretended that
the committee had any control. Nobody
who knows Mr.. HEWITT would expect 8
fair and manly exposition Of the agency
Of himself and his committee in this
whole disreputable affair, but ne and they
are entitled to whatever explanation they
can make to their advantage. Mr..
HgwITT's reply Ia bubble, ye; SO far as
he states facts, the public is bound 10 &C
credit them; bur any one who will com.
pare the signature 10 the original MoREY
letter with Mr.. GARFIEID's genuine sigma
ture, cannot but conclude either tina. Mr.
HEwITTs perception WAS very blunt or
that he WAS so anxious 10 believe the sig
nature to This letter genuine that he could
not perceive very unmislak able dissim
ilarity between them. The fact is apps-
rent now TO every fair minded man, that
this forged letter was the product OF con-
spiracy 10 accomplish in whole what Il
really did in part: to raise q false issue
on the eve OF the election, to prejudice
honest and unsuspecting voters against
Mr.. GARFIELD. and thereby cause
them to vote against him; that Gen. GAR
FIELD not only denied the authorship of
the letter, but that it carried the evidence
on its face, to anyone acquainted with
Mr.. GARFIRLD's handwriting, that II was
forgery; yet, Notwithstanding these
things, the whole Democratic press OF the
couriry was furnished with cloctrotypes
OF this forged letter, and up to The very
eve Of the election, under the sanction,
tacit, at least, Of the Democratic commit
tee of which Mr. HEWITT Is a leading
member, ii was published as genuine, and
the prejudices Of workingmen were sp-
pealed TO not TO vote Tor Its reputed
author; that Il had its desired effect in
California New Jersey and Nevada, and
doubtless lessened Mr.. GARFlELDs ma
iority IN many other States 1t Is lurther
developed that witnesses o. the most dis
reputable character were suoorned TO
commit perjury in the effort to suostanti,
ate the genuineness of the letter, and that
these infamous scoundrels were
coached" at the headquarters Of the
committee; that they were Instructed as
e. the testimony they were to give, ana
were literally paid the price of this vii
lainous subornstion.
The evidences Of the completely OF the
National Democratic Committee, individ
ually and collectively, in this whole ha-
grant and wicked plot, are to- plain 70 be
disposed of by tisingepious and petty
clubbing; disinterested, uuprejudiced
public will hold them responsible for
their part IN it, and they had better set
about the best defense they have, by pisln,
uuequivocsl, inconuoveruble proofs,
without further caviling or eQulyocatlon'
-Senstor HoAR said of MIR. BANCROFT
al the recent meeting Of the American
Artiousri.n Society. "Ue Is, | believe