National Republican., 1882-11-09
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Letter from Mrs. Roberts

To the Editor of THE REPuBLiCAN:
rise to a question of privilege, and move q
suspension of the rules, that l make personal
explanation. You will excuse the technicality
Of the above sentence. The near approach of the
Congressional season has imbued my mind with Its
peculiar phraseology. In the Critic of Monday, No
vember 8, read article of what purported to be
an interview of the Washington correspondent OF
the Pitsburg Leader and DR.. Mary Walker OH the
Women's National League, holding meetings in
the GorGoran building M she is feboted as class
positively that the members OF the Cabinet and
otner officials are "buildozed" into giving
places to persons, on whom is levied percentage
Of per cent, all of which, though supposed
to be for the maintenance of the league, "whie in
truth t.goes into the hands of the secretary and
president" At the time, when reading the article
l only thought 1t was little severe, aud wondered
| II the Doctor could prove what she said; then
1t passed from my mind; The next morning how.
| street showed me that many connected me as
| the fraudulent secretary, and then, indignant
| that such an imputation should be thrown oil me,
| / went to see the Washington conundrum, the gay
and festive DR.. Mary Walker, to- ask her who She
meant by secretary. j found she knew nothing
| of it, and though she said 1t about ex.
pressed her opinion on the subject she had
and although She heard daily the league spoken
| of in the manner described my name was never
| mentioned in such connection. wish to state
| here that am in no way connected with the
Woman's Labor League, nor virtually have been
for month, as have not attended any meetings
in that time nor ever intended TO do SO again. Mr..
| L. Humphrey Brooke has room there, and has
| been the corresponding secretary during the week
and recording secretary on the meeting nights.
and and Mrs; smith Presidens Pes emit know M nothing Of
three or four weeks, but while was there know
of no one getting any position, excepting one a
young lady, friend Of Two of the lay members OF
the league. who received a, position in the
Agricultural Department in place of vacancy
ria far IN I,nvn n
| hook, without the knowledge or help of the
league. never knew Of any one being levied on
for positions The article in the Critic was written
by some one who had no doubt watched the pro.
ceedings or took town talk as basis, and gave it
to the public ns the words Of the long suffering
lunch, fed from three to four hundred Of the
hungry daily; ! got three different appro-
sest ST TO The aid ali Ss by
self, with no one to help or to question me, and
yet never heard so many insinuations and dis.
Was connected with the league. When became
O member of that august body considered my
self an average respectable woman, but day aitel
day l was told so many disagreeabIe things
and SO many more were insinua,ed, that
began TO think l ought to be in the penitentiary
pc Of This 81 was Gone sGeu 10 2eSp e
back and make me understand it was not my
league; that was poor, miserable woman
and worked fop them. / shall make out a list oi
every dollar that was collected on my name that
l know OF, ana the donatorS, and publish IL. Thii
| do to advertise publicly what MS far as cau
tell, was received through me, and clear mysel
OF any imputation of "accumulating" any of i
TO myself although, Mr., Editor, i think yor
know, and am sure feel, 1t is not necessary fol
| me TO do so. i am confident that every one, OF
every one whose opinion is worth having, know.
| haye always been honest, true, and straightfor
| ward in whatever l undertook, and the brigh
lexicon of my youth holds no such word as black.
mail or trickery. The constitution and by.lawi
adopted by the league at its organization were il
every way correct and had the league lived up (
the principles therein set forth it would not hay,
soon been In every ones mouth as an unsavor,
morsel. But, like some ministers, they gave theft
text and then preached away from it as far as pos
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