The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-10-28
Barnum Again Caught.

OcraClc ,COumlCGee, is PROBABLY the most
monstrous political rascal this country af-
fords. 1t is not forgotten that in 1876 how
he transacted by telegraph commercial bu-
siness in ''mules" in Indiana, each mule
representing the amount of money to be
raised and the votes to be purchased. In
the last campaign in that State, he confined
his business to purchasing ''steel rails"
which was substitute for the ''mules'' of
1876, and imported roughs and repeaters
from Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and every other place where adopts in fraud
and crime could be procured. And but for
the vigilance of the Republicans. and the
means employed by them to Illustrate his
conspiracy to steal the State of Indiana in
1880 as he did in 1876, the result on the
18th would have been different to what it
was. As disreputable as such frauds were,
we doubt very much whether they reach as
low down in depravity, as the confession
in the following card recently sent out by
him ITO the Public":
To the public: When this campaign opened the
National Democratic Committee contracted with
American Union and western Union Telegraph
Companies that all kilograms sent received by
the committee should be returned at the end Of each
week to the cashier of the committee, vouchers
for the bills rendered. kilograms sent receiv
ed by committee have been returned under this
arrangement weekly and paid for according to
tract. On Wednesday morning, October 2Oth the
Western Union Telegraph Company returned
to the committee vouchers usual, for the second
week in October. Upon their being examined by our
cashier to verify the account, the following tee-
grams were found in the package so sent us as
vouchers evidently being mistake the part of
the official having the same in charge the Office
of the Western Union Telegraph Company The tel
egrams are written upon the Western Union blanks,
and are as follows
| [Rush] "NEw YORK, October 18th, 1880
ITO Hon Charles j. NOgeS, care II. Jenkins, Jr,
J1ckSOnsUiLe, Fla:
81 telegraphed yesterday. 1 will provide as re-
! self for compensation.
| [Signed] s'MARsHALL JEWELL.
| AT paid"
ssNEw YORK October 18th, 1880.
| "Tb F. W. Wicker, Collector, Key West Fla.
"The City of Dallas took $780, the City of Texas 1OO
Colorado 100 for Key West Men ON dock instructed
! [Signedl sAIARsHALL JEWELL.
| ''26 paid"
W. H. BARNUM, Chairman Nat. DEM Com.
Mr.. Barnum here confesses to the use of
property that did not belong to him, and to
the publication of kilograms which came
into his possession through mistake. IL this
confession is involveda moral turpitude and
an inherent meanness which stamp him as
man without principle or the instincts of
common decency.
| Upon the fact becoming known, Mr. Jew
ell was interviewed by the correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press, and gave the fol-
lowing explanations of the kilograms. Any
one who knows Mr.. Jewell is fully aware
that he is incapable of the use of any dis
reputable means for political purposes, and
would scorn the suggestion of such resorts
as Mr.. Barnum would make the country be-
lieve he is guilty. His vigilance in expos
ing and frustrating Barnum's own rascali-
ties in Indiana and Ohio, and his PROPOSED
frauds in Florida, have so compromised the
Democratic chairman that be- rushes into
print to shiieslld hfii1self from public scorn,
and in doing so betrays his own corrupt ma
ture:
Mr.. Jewell sent out yesterday the following letter
Of explanation disposing of this Democratic cam
paign libel as follows:
| NEW YORK, October %, $780,
Yesterday, Mr.. Barnum, Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, Issued address to the
public In which he publishes two kilograms sent by
myself to Florida. The following are the exact
facts:
On the sth of October, verbal information was re-
ceived at the Republican National Headquarters
that 200 300 were going out from this City on
one of Mallorys steamers bound for Florida On the
strength of which the following kilograms were sent
to F: W. Wicker, Collector at Key West, Fla warn
Ing MIN that the met In question were believed to
be Democratic repeaters:
October 8, 1880.
| To F. W. Wicker. Collector Keg West, Fta.
Mallorys steamer of last week had 200 300 work
men for some railroad. Looks as though they were
On the 18th of October a letter was received at
these headquarters, of which the following is copy
| CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW YORK,
| COLLECTORS OFFICE, Oct IL, 1880.
| Dear Sir: have just received the 1nclosed news
from perfectly reliable person. You remember my
telling you the other night that would try and get
| at the facts Yours In haste, c. TRAICHEL.
The Hon, MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman National
| The following is the memorandum:
The City OF Dallas 100
Seaee OF Iexas loo
Men Oh dock instructed say nothing about it.
Denied in office at dock that any had gone.'
The substance of the information in the letter and
| memorandum was then telegraphed to Mr.. Wicker
| as follows:
| October 12
| To F. W. Wicker, Collector, Ken West Fla.
The City of Dallas took 1906 City of Texas 100;
Colorado 100. for Key West Men on deck instructed
to say nothing about it. MARSHALL JEWELL.
| 1t was believed at these headquarters that the
Democrats sending these men to Florida re-
peaters, and action taker to prevent the Demo.
Gratis from reaping any benefit from the scheme.
The telegram to Mr.. Noyes. copy of which is given
below, related solely to the payment of expenses of
Of Messrs. Noyes and Calender, two Republican
speakers now in Florida. The telegram fol-
lows:
October 12
To Charles NoyeS, Of II. Jenkins, Jr, Jackson
| uiue Fla:
pensation. MARSHALL JEWELL.
The kilograms to Florida related solely to the fact
that we had the information above given, viz: ::
That the Democrats were exporting to South
ern Florida for some purpose. From the past hsto-
Fy OF that party 1t was fair for to assume that
they were sending them there for the purpose OF
committing election frauds, and we notified our
friends in the kilograms which have found their
way into the hands of The Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee by the usual Democratic
methods and which have been paraded as evidence
OF intended frauds the part of the Republicans.
submit these facts to the public and willing to
abide by the decision of all fair-mmded men.
MARSHALL JEWELL.
Such an outrage as Barnum was guilty of
in using the dispatches in question, called
forth the following demand from the Pres
ident of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, which has all the appearance
Of the first steps toward legal proceed
ings to vindicate the rights of the company
and resent the affront Mr.. Barnum has
given
DR.. Norvin Green, president of the Western Union
to Hon. VIM II. Barnum, chairman of the democrat
tc national committee, in which he says: ''If as it
appears from the address, the alleged kilograms
| came into your hands in the package of messages
returned to your committee the vouchers Of its
account with this company, and are found to have
no relation to such account it Is apparent that the
same came into your possession by mistake and
should be forthwith returned to And must
protest against publishing by your committee, with
out our sanction, of any papers, whether kilograms
| or supposed kilograms, which may be part of the
files of this company, And in this behalf further
request that the proposed ltthographing and public
distribution Of copies of such alleged kilograms
mentioned in the address be forthwith abandoned,
and that copies, If any. whether Autographed
otherwise, already taken thereof be either destroy
cd or surrendered to this company.
Such is the man and such the means which
the Democratic party has at its command
to conduct the Presidential contest. Can
any gentleman fail to feel and express an
utter loathing for both the Chairman and
| his methodist
| Personal
Reference has been made in several local
papers, and by correspondent of the Rich
|