Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-25
1T is AUTHENTIC.
Gartield's Letter on the Chinese Labor QMes-
ti0n-AI attempts to Prove 1t a Forgery
Futile.

tiOn-AH attempts to Prove 1T Forgery
Futile.
New York Special, Oct. 81.
The publication of Garfield Chinese cheap
labor letter in yesterdays Truth created
great excitement in this city and throughout
the neighboripg States, but it was not until
to-day that it reached the limits of Juror.
Truths Office was thronged all day by people
of both parties, eager to view the Photographic
copy of the letter on exhibition, and all pro-
nounced it genuine. Numerous letters from
Garfield were brought in by Republicans for
comparison, and in every instance the confess
sion was wrung from them that they could not
dispute its authenticity.
The publication of the letter instilled new
life into the labors of the Democratic commit
mittee, who have distributed it broadcast
throughout the different States, and tonight
were expressed to all the papers of the Pacific
coast. Impromptu meetings have been
held all over this city, New Jersey, Long
Island and Connecticut, which have been
characterized by intense enthusiasm. Work
ingmen everywhere are deserting the Garfield
banner and rallying to the support of Hancock
Nothing can now resist the tidal wave
which will inevitably sweep him into the Pres
idency.
The letter itself bears upon its face unde-
niable evidences of Garfelds authorship, and,
SO far, no attempts have been made by the Re-
publicans to authoritatively deny it. 1t is
written on clean white paper, bearing the
head of the House of Representatives in the
regular Congressional forms. sharp, stiff
pen had evidently been used, which gives it a
rather angular appearance. It is in clean,
legible hand, without erasures, and shows Mr..
Garfeld's characteristic phrase and style
throughout
The envelope is torn at the top and across
the center, evidently in opening. 1t is also
quite clean, and has been figured upon in very
small, neat figures. In the arithmetical calcu-
lations, of which there are four, S42 is multi
piled by 121S; $54 "a is multiplied by 81 20; 942
is multiplied by Is, and $l7.79 is added to $42 10
1t bears the Congressional post-mark, wash
ington, d. c." This is easily seen by micro
scopic examination of the orig inal used in the
Photographic copy, but it does not come up
plainly in the stereotype. 1t was certainly
mailed on the date of the letter from WASH
ington.
The subscription, signature and body of the
letter are clearly in General Garfeld's hand
writing. There can be no question as to it's
being genuine, as it passed through micro
scOpic examination, and has been submitted
to experienced experts, and also to great
number of prominent men familiar
with Gen. Garfield's handwriting. 1t may be
here added, on the suthority of Congressman
Hewitt, that in case it is disputed another let
ter is ready for publication of the same tenor,
written to another party.
The general opinion is that that this is only
one of a number addressed to the various en-
ployers and corporate societies at the time
Garfield was Misunderstanding Sherman's nom
iuation,' just after he had been elected to the
Senate to serve for six years.