The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-13
THE MOREY LETTER
THE DEMocRAr1o coxarrrEE
WRITES A CARD,
In which They Try to show Their Inno
eence OF Any Collision In the
Gigantic Fraud-Mr. Bliss
Differs With Them
Nothing New.


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Tho DemoeraucC Committee Never saw the
Chinese Letter, for 1h.y Themselves
Have said it-Ihey Forget TO Explain
What the Sl50 was Paid to morey for.
NEw YoRK, November 12.-Tho E1ecu.
tive Committee Of the Democratic National
Com mittee held a private meeting TO-
night, which was not over until nearly
midnight, The members present were
W. H. Barnum, Frederick o. Prince, Mass
Abram s. Hewitt, N. Y; VIM. W. Arm:
strong, Ohio, and W. L. Scott, Pa. Hiram
Atkinson, Chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee OF Vermont, acted as
proxy for Bradley B. smalley, of Vermont.
Charles ]. Carda, Treasurer OF the National
Comm ittee, as a proxy for Alvah W. srl.
loway, and VIM. Q. Whitney, corpora.
ton counsel OF this city, as proxy for
Outerbridge Horsey, OF Maryland. Bar.
mum presided and the committee issued
the following address in response to an
inquiry by the National Democratic Com
miitee and makes the following statement
in reference to the so.called MOrey letter:
First-That neither Of the committees
nor any Of subcommittee, thereof, has
ever taken any action in reference to the
letter.
second-That it was first called 10 the
attention OF the chairman OF the commit.
tee on the night before its publication in
the Truth, on the Goth OF October.
Third-That the chairman thereupon
requested Smalley, member Of the COM
mittee, to examine the letter, but permis-
sion to do so was refused at the office OF
the Truth.
Fourth-That no member OF the com.
mittee ever saw the letter or any copy or
portion thereof until after It's publication,
or was In any wise concerned therein or
gave any advice In reference thereto.
Fiith-That MIR. Hart, publisher OF the
Truth, brought the original letter to the
headquarters, No. 1888 Filth Avenue, on
tho afternoon OF the 20,h OF October,
where It was seen for the first time by any
member Of the Committee, and then eX-
amined by several members OF the COM
mittee and other persons not members.
ALI those familiar with Gen. Garfield 9
handwriting came to The conclusion that
the letter was genuine.
SIxlh-The committee decided to pur-
chase reasonable number Of electrotye 9
plates Of the fac simile, which had al
ready been prepared by Truth
Seventh-That no denial having come
from General Garfield OF the authenticity
OF the letter, Notwithstanding the tele-
graphic demand OF the. New York Herald,
and the very sharp leader in that paper,
] the committee decided to give out the
electrotype plates, which was accordingly
done. The propriety Of this action was
not doubted by the committee as the letter
seemed 10 be in harmony with General
Garfield's views upon the subject covered
by the letter gathered from public records
OF undoubted genuinenesa.
Eighth-That the first complete denial
was not published until few days after
the original publication in the Truth, and
this denial Is unsupported by any other
evidence. The committee, in view Of
General Gar6eld's connections with other
scandals, attached no weight to 1t.
Ninth-That, therefore, when evidence
was offered to show that Morey was real
person and not myth, the committee
called for It's production as they were
bound to do in order to alriveat the truth.
Tenth-That II the letter has been
forged or any fraud committed in reference
thereto, or any false evidence given, 1t has
been done without the knowledge, con.
sent or privity OF the committee or any
member thereof. :,
Finally, the committee approves of all
honest measures to punish any and all
persons who have committed any viola
lions Of law. and have no in.
lterests in this matter but to
arrive at the very truth OF the affair. That
there should be doubt as to it's authen.
ITCHY is largely due to the failure Of the
prosecution 10 put General Garfield on
The stand"
By order of the Committee.
WV H. BAoNuA, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary.