National Republican., 1883-10-04
He Dare Not Deny.


He Dare Not Deny.
THE REPUBLICAN gladly reprints in an
other column q specimen of the classical hui
NOR of Mr.. c. Emory Smith, of tho Phia-
delphia Press. Ten days ago this paper
charged that Mr. Charles Emory Smith was
the originator of conspiracy, which under
his manipulation had been carried through,
resulting in taking from the treasury of
the United States over three hundred thousand
dollars. Mr.. Smith knows perfectly well
the particular steal that was referred
language. and was made with full knowl-
edge of the enormity of tho crime charged.
Ten days haye elapsed since the charge was
made and Mr.. Smith has not denied it. lie
will not deny it. lie dare not deny it. And
more, TIE REPUBLICAN, docs not intend that
Mr.. Smith shall whistle tho charge away with
the bad breath of u disordered stomach, and
no amount of stale wit will shield him
from the blows which will fall very thick
and very fast upon his head, which
would find more room than 1t could
! fill in the rubber Off the end of Faber
lead pencil. THE REPUBLICAN will relieve
Mr.. Smith so he can get right down to busi-
ness. 1t will admit for his sake that Hatton
will not resign; that nothing but the too of
the presidential boot will get him out; that he
will hang OH to government salary like
grim death, or like that which Is
still stronger-as tightly as Charles EN-
ory Smith clings to the bounty Of we'll
to-do relations; that he is paper
weight yea, even q "mantel ornament
and that the postmaster general continually
walks about with his hand in Hatton's hair,
Just for your dear sake, Smithy, let's take all
that for granted.
And now, how about tho charge that you
engineered scheme, or, if you please, a
conspiracy that used to be great word
with you-through the postoflice department
that as cost this government over three hun
drcd thousand dollars. That's the charge. II
may not be near so funny as "pa.
per weight" Hatton or "mnntel orna'
ment' Hatton, but it has humoi
enough to satisfy people who are not sc
awfully funny as the average member oI
that great family of humorists of the Smith
brand. In the original charge we said the
sum taken from the treasury will amount tc
three hundred thousand dollars. We were
too modest. 1t will amount to nearer SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Will Mr.
Smith restrain his mirth, and take reef in
his nutmeg crater sarcasm long enough to
deny the charge? But we might as well have
saved the interrogation point and
used the more familiar period
for Mr.. Smith will not deny the
charge. Citizens of the city in which Mr.
Smith is temporary resident were present
at the final conversation which clinched the
outrageous plunder, and they can easily br
COTTON to substantate the truth of the clos
ing scene in the grab. And il was not, OF
Mr.. Smiths part, the theft of q couragcou
thief-of a thief who went boldly forth t
rob the first passer by, taking his chances o
bodily harm. No indeed. 1t must have beer
the tactics of a funny thief, q arollicking humor
ist, who giggled and laughed while he wal
getting away with the plunder, while all the
time lie was singing through his doubl'
jointcd nose, "turn the rascals out -
The REPUBLICAN would do Mr.. Smith nj
wrong. 1t has been led to believe the charg
it makes against him. twill gladly publisl
|. any denial he may mako, hut if he imagine
he can hide behind such decayed gnd ba;
smelling wit and such rheumatic and de
crepid sarcasm as that contained in tn
} article copied in another column, no is mis-
taken. Oh, no, Capt Smith, it will take
better Pocahontas than that to keep our clu
from knocking the life out of you.
: And now, to make this matter still NOR
cheerful and funny for Reformer Charlie
Emory Smith, The REPUBLICAN, repeats tina
he concocted and carried through schem
r that actually dcfrauded the government ou
OF near SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND Dol
} LARS. Tho exact figures are matter {
public record. Mr.. c. Emory Smit
has been masquerading as n reforme
He can easily disprove this charge by asllin
the next congress to appoint committee
investigate the charge, with power to send fc
persons and papers. viii the humorist do it
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