The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-27
The GARFIELD morey Letter,

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managers and his own denial of the auth
enticity of the letter on the Chinese ques.
ton. the evidence keeps accommodating
that Garfield did write the letter, 1t il
now clearly established that II, L, Morey
did exist. and that the Employees union
was a regular organization. The original
letter of Morey to Garfield was copied
10 the letter press of Morey and il has been
secured to add to the testimony already
at hand to prove the authenticity of the
letter. 1t ia also known that when the
news flrst reached Garfield. he admitted
the genuiueness of the letter. a gentleman
being present who heard hi0 made the
admission. The first resolve was
to pay no attention to the letter, but at
the urgent demand of Jewell, the denial
OF Garfield was sent out pronOuncinR 1t a
forgery This did not come to hand, how
ever, until two days after the publication
of the letter iu the 7Tasth, and then was
very unsatisfactory. 1t is also known
that special emmissary was despatched
from Republican headquarters IN New
York to G arfeld's home to fix the matter
up, and that Garfield's denial was not sent
until the enmissary had arrived at Gar
fields home.
There is no use of the Republican man
ayers trying to dodge around this let
ter, it won't avail. 1t is worse
than folly for Garfeld's friends to call at
tention to so called errors-that sort OF
dodge is too thin for any use. The evidence
| ia conclusive that Garfield did write the
letter, and from what the people know OF
his record. it is no surprise to anyone that
he expressed such sentiments, nor that he
should afterwards deny them. What does
the denial of man like Garfield amount
TOP Did not he deny under oath that ne
| had ever received a dollar OF Credit Mo-
bilier dividends, and yet he was proven to
have lied about it. 1t was Shown by TO-
disputabe testimony that he did re-
ceive 1929 ia Credit M1biiier dividend
and by a committee OF his o@n party
Republicans mot Democrats. 1t is also
remembered by the people that the
Republican press, at that time, denounced
Garfield as unfit to hold Office diss
graced before the people. Remembering
these facts, and that Garfield deliberately
denied ever receiving Credit Mobiher
dividends, and was proven to have lied
about it, the people are ready 10 believe
that he wrote the letter on the Chinese
question and that he is guilty.
The New York Hor3d, Express, San
Herald-in fact. leading papers every
where say that something more th2a q
mere denial is needed
The Illinois State Register says:
It is reported with great gravity from
New York that the f0rger OF Garfield q
Chinese letter has been discovered" but
has not been arrested. though the com
mittee has the legal proof against him,
| because mo criminal action will lie against
him" Does any one of even the most
stupid of the Office holders think this silly
story will be believed? If the letter was
| forged the forger is, Of course, liable TO
prosecution; and the statement that no
criminal action will lie against him" is
of course, what the boys" call complete
give away"
Garfield's entire record has been in
accord with corporations a. against labor
he has always been on the side Of the
rings and jobbers, and is 10 day the
enemy of labor and that he wrote that
letter is row established beyond doubt.
No laboring man can vote for Garfield
after reading his Infamous letter on the
Chinese question.