National Republican., 1880-10-23
WHAT CAN THEY SAY?
The Last Resort OF Democratic Despera.
tiOn FOiled.
The Forgery OF the Chinese Letter Proven
Beyond Question-TestimoDy
of Experts.
Tho Forgery nrnndcd.

NEW York, Oct 22-The following statement
wns issued tonight from the headquarters Of The
Republican National committee:
REP'N NATL CON- UEADQRs,l
october % 1880.
Mr.. II. NJ. Munsell, one of the New York state
ogonts OF the Northwestern Mutual life insurance
company, accompanied by personal friend, to-
prominent bankers of New York with Garnelds
so-cnled Chinese letter, fac simile Of which was
published this morning, aud exhibited II IN con-
nection with genuine autograph letter Of Gen.
eral Garfield Tho handwriting examined under
powerful magnifying glass showed not only that
the letters were differently formed, but that
the angle Of inclination to tho line wns
different. On the genuine letter Mr.
GaIheld's writing is full, free, clear and round.
Ious. The peculiar personal characteristics OF the
fac-simile letter are entirely different from the
genuine. 1t Is what experts call pasted, painted
fac-simile letter is no more like genuine
letter than chalk is like cheese and that. any
ture was not ht for his post. In two
Instances nh opinion was declined, but in
cashier or teller, without respect TO party politics.
pronounced the fac-simile letter when compared
with the letter from General Garfield In possession
OF Mr. Munsel to be forgery, and very
poor one at thnt. The bankers interviewed
embrace many of the most prominent fnanciers
IN New York who daily pay out millions upon the
knowledge OF signatures.
A Card Signed by Several Lynn Manufac-
turers Proving the Chinese Letter to be
Bogus.
BosToN, Oct 22.--severol OF the most prominent
manufacturers Of Lynn, representing capital In
business Of over s90000O0, have signed a card de-
clnring that there is not and has not been, any or.
ganizaon there called the Employers union and
that there Is no such man as H. l.. Morcy, to whom
1t is asserted the Garfield letter on the Chinese
question was written, nnd which letter the general
30 promptly pronounced forgery. The card of
the Lynn manufacturers IS as follows
LYNN, MASS. October q. 1880
The undersig igncd shoe manufacturers Of this city
hereby stale that there never was any 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 resident
of this city.
Samuel NJ. Bubicr y. II. Daakes q Co.,
John Shaw t2d) & Bro, Joseph Davis Il Co,
Buber Bros, A. +. Breed
S. j. Hollis. Jerome ingalls,,
Q. A. Coffin & Co., c. u. Pecker & Co.,
Kcene Bros, Morgan & Dore,
Charles b. Tcbbctts, i, W. Breed.
b. i. Spinney d Co.,
The above signatures were obtained in less than
an hour last evening, and had there been more
time 1t is believed that the signature of every
manufacturer In the place could have been So
cured.
- 1t having been stated that H. l.. Morey died
recently. and that the letter was found among his
effects, II has been ascertained to-day that no male
person by the name of Morey has for several yenrs
lived in Lynn, and that the death of such person
has not been recorded at any time during the
present year AT least lnere was no organization
Of any Kind OF employers at the date of the alleged
leuer-January o. 1880. In 1878, during the
Crispin troubles, twenty-five or more manu-
factnrers combined for seEprotection. but the
organization adopted no name and ceased to exist
in March, 1873 when the labor troubles were I'D
justed. The employers have held no meetings
since
A Call for Popu lar Condemnation OF the
Forgeis.
New York, Oct. 22.-The republican national
committee has issued the following address:
To Me Public:
Our unscrupulous political adversares have
spread broadcast letter purporting to have been
written by our candidate for the presidency, Gen
eral J. A. Garfield, to one IL. l.. Moroy of Lynn
Mass, under date OF January %, 1880 We are
fully authorized to denounco II asa bold forgery
both In its language aud sentiment. Until its pub.
lication General Garfield had never heard OF such
person as ii. J., MOrey, and was not aware of the
existence OF such all institution as the "Employcrs
Union" Of Lynn, Mass, with which Morey Is
said 10 be connected The letter Is one of the most
fragrant lies which has ever been concocted by a
desperate party upon the eve of defeat We call
upon the fair-mindcd and truthoving voters of
this country 10 make the overthrow OF the demo-
cratic party SO sweeping on November that the
political jugglers and impostors will be taught
lesson which will be remembered In all future
contests. MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman.
l.. w. DORSEY, Secretary.