Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-02
He Believes the Letter
to be Genuine.
FURTHER CoRROBoRATIoN OF A LET.
TER WHOSE AUTHORSHIP is EsTAB-
LISHED WITHOUT DOUBT.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD

cy it declares. Philip was arrested
not upon u direct charge of forgery,
but upon charge of criminal libel.
The case has proceeded sufficiently
far to show conciusively that he Is
| Innocent and the prosecution has
been forced to exhaust every expe-
dent for delay to prevent Philips
counsel from carrying out their
avowed purpose of establishing,
beyond cavil, that the letter was
received by Mr.. Morey. The prin-
cipal witness has been shown, by
the testimony Of we'll known Re-
publicans, given in open court, to
be unworthy of belief under oath.
The evidence Of the Postmaster at
Washington has been entirely
overthrow and its incorrectness
shown by his own admissions. The
existence of Morey. as the agent of
the Employers Union, in Lynn,
has been positively established by
q number of witnesses, including
his own mother. The most extra
ordinary evidence of all is afforded
by the letter of Marshall Jewell,
Chairman of the Republican Ma.
tional Committee, to General Gar
field. This letter Mr.. Jewell
admits to be genuine, and
it is 80 plain that he
is entirely unable to explain it
away. Itshows that he promised
the friend aud counsel of the pub
Usher of Truth Considerations"
meaning a high office, to which
Garfield would appoint him, if he
would admit that the letter was
not genuine and suppress proofs in
his possession, which he had shown
to Jewell; that is to say, those who
charged the paper with forgery
were willing to bride the possessor
of it to admit the truth of the
charge OF forgery. These facts and
circumstances clearly established
| the guilt Of Gen. Garfield as the
author Of the letter, which he so
tardily rspudlated. He has him
self described the sentiments of this
letter as stupid and brutal, although
he very distinctly advocated them
in Congress. The Chinese labor
question directly affects every in
dustrious citizen. The present at
titude of the Republicans is that,
while pretending great frieudship
for the laboring man, they favor
the election of Il candidate who Is
the advocate of q policy which
you'd reduce such partiZsns to the
level of coolies for the benefit of
monopelists: that labor should be
bought at the cheapest possible
rate. In this matter Gen. Garfield
is only in accord with his party and
their aristocratic doctrines, recently
advocated by Senator Conkling
and others. [ am confident that
the people of the United States
will rebuke those Republican doc
trines by their votes on Tuesday
next.
Truth will publish, tomorrow,
the following editorial matter in
regard to Gartield's cheap labor
letter: The Truth herewith presents
to Messrs. StOughton, BIZ Daven-
port, Bliss, Jewell and the Repub-
lican party in general, with its beet
compliments, the following NOR.
ceauX for their breakfast lo-mor-
row:
New YORK. Oct. 10, 1880.
DEAR SIR: In administering on
the effects of the late Henry l..
Morey l found the enclosed letter,
which l send you, with the accom-
panying card, which was seut to
me in Lynn by somebody in this
city as an answer thereto. / am OF
the opinion that there never had
been, in this country, tor hundred
years, such a thing as free trade.
There is not much danger of it
now. We have greater danger.
l am truly yours,
JOHN w, GooDALL,
or Lynn, Mass.
The PnIip Ex aminSslOp-A witness
fer tas Defence offered 500 TO
Stay Away.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1st.-Exami-
nation of Philp-Ths defence call
ing to the stand II. l.. Mercy. He
testified: l live in Lawrence, Mass,
and was born In Lowell. am
common laborer. l entered the
army in 1861 and remained until
1865. Here is my discharge. L
know Henry l.. Morey. He lived
In New Hampshire, at Baskerville,
for some years. He afterwards
travelled for "a commercial house in
Philadelphia. l then lost track of
him for three years. / was for four
years in South America. On nv
return in 1877 or the spring OF 1878,
l went to Lynn to see my step
mother; met him there both times,
between February and March, 1879.
1 was in Lynn getting papers sign
ed FOR my pension, which l lost by
not being present at the biennial
examination. / went with him to
the City Hall. have seen Henry
l.. Morey write and know his
handwriting. The signature in the
register in the Kirkland House, at
Lynn, Mass, shown me, is the sig.
nature Of Henry L. Morey. AS
late as February Goth, 1879. also
dad his signature here, under the
date of Oct. II, 1879. Itreads, H.
l.. Morey, Lynn. Main street is
the principal street in Lynn. My
uncle In Lawrence, Mass, showed
lhe tne ceItIucate III June, 1879. i
read 1t and handed it back to him.
The witness further said the state.
ment published over his name was
not as he gave 1t, and that he had
been offered 500 not to appear.
Hon. AS. Hewitt testified: Have
been member Of Congress; am
acquainted with Gen. Garfield and
am familiar with his handwriting;
these three letters 1 hand you are
from him; l have frequently seen
his signatures; the M0rey letter
which have in my hand is, In my
opinion, In Garfeld's handwriting; |
l have no doubt oft.