New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
NM 7. SCOTT BACKS DOWN.
,p DAVENPORT REPEATS HIS CHARGES.

,r signature oF THE LITTER TO HART 'prNfi-
FIrD AS THAI. OF SCOTT.
william L. Scott. of Erie Mr.. Tildens intimate
x.;ord has been having an extremely unhappy time
- ,,s canvass for Congress IN his district His dls-
--aoeful connection with the Morey letter outrage
-. ,een brought up against hun with extremely
damaging effect He published card TO inc
.,nblic, under date of ctober il. In tniS' aiter
sonv,ne that he had written the letter TO MT.
uort which MIR Davenport charges nm win
writing, he said:
bn M be proved and therefore challenge Mr. Nackeys
p.spatcA 10 submit The hoIinh,, cTny 10 any ,~"
,.,rnc whether Il IL genuine or forged i.re iPe s
fdh ~, ~, SEQ l 10 m. since became a candidate for
sC nng,1 in opls,sitinn to MI Mackey.
w, p,yenport thereu,ou forwarded to Erie the
..;,,,,al letter and meeting of the leading ciu-
..,s of Erie was called. who ut once publisher
,,er to Mr Scott. accepting his proposition 'nvit-
49,. L;,, IN meet committee ut place to he named
=, him ,scotu and agreeing to - with HIM ana
,,r, rcr.nnal and political friends OF his, mot 90
hanks. hut to every bank in the city. includ-
49,. yout tscott'N own and TO the county court
n,.s and there iogsiha W. viii compare vour sig
'n,, aod writing with the Hart letter u nittr
',n a thnrough Investigation M this. Wllch -
an stronrar than Won invite we hud NAV
The letter IL forgery ana thal Z ie"SW
t"wnsman has been winnged , ,t. ,,,,'li,
shall ho, 4" tbs inyeaitraiion stall be pivpn go
81. inhir On the other lnnd, u we INV W ,ne
contrary We shalt derm II our duty '" say s' WIN
s'V" ss,e,'n, moratns the committee mei " scott
raa invited to he rtesrnt. hut d"ruh,u i' '"W
,nittes then proceeded a. all the bihhs w w 'iN
m''ra Ionu House aud ~ many nI the lrndinn
.ms,ebauts nnd there exhibited rsh'hhntiun 9
."s,na oiiof aud all identified II az sisn'd ny Mi'
eoe'" Nn nIvrNront 80 Mu pcoiG
T,s t.rosins letter wa aent 10y Mt heNenpoft
60 MI scott yesterday
tNfnN irA0rt Gun.
NtWhugh, oct Il, lhsi
"m .,' ~, n August III published the History ot the
Nh, r" ic,,rS stated nothing therein which the tirts
ana he o,d,uce IN my po~session ala mot warrant anu
~, member of the Democratic National COMMITTEES mas
"ver MS own signature, denied single staic"eul lh'i
unless a recent card purportinE tone slutu Wy YOU I'
published IN ,d iS%g S% Denial ' d." "'"
'" IN nv work charged with respect To yourself;
fIrs-That Henry II ladicy; an unrrncp.ed loI
low whose unsavory reputation ana chaia'tVr Ncu WI
known, who had been publicly donoms" ny W. StS
Jersey and whose di~harment me Neo loTf hitd hal
Sir,rf had been paid by YOU upon his bringing from
Iynn Mass hotel register in which tn name OF the
% s,.9 HgPr as the agent Of the Democratic
National Committee; had Ivy false representations
believed then and believe now that rrSmnScd me ,hc
name of Morey on that register to be forgery and The
surrounding circumstances justify that o9hot H.. ~,
S,cond-lha you wrote letter tn MT Joseph h1.L vi
TM on which the smile plates of the forged Morry
letter were delivered to ". :. Andrews then ANA nov"
a. am informed, all cmpoyc OF the National committee.
ON that letter ~ yours those plates were pad Tor W lou
committee who then sent hom broadcast throughout 'h'
country .,,---,- . ,t..,,,tro,,rc
Your letter dated and this work OF dis'mlnatl
,ha s,r sn,ue ptes of the forged MOrey cttcr en-
tered upon not only days after General "arhd nlu u'
MED n know ledge of Henry L. MOrey of the Employers
Innn and OF the alleged letter To MOrey, hul tcI your
commitcc had been fully informed nom pcnlociat'
sources of the Of either Henry Moroy OF
The EMPLOYERS Union In Lynn, Mass 81,
stated in my work that was rostc-sth % tb'
original OF your letter 10 Nh. Hart >, -
Thirf-TIat you visited Washington. D. C.
where Won had AN interview with notorious confidence
man for the purpose of obtaining alleged letters o
General Garfield which yOu supposed contained Nlc
sions similar those which appeared In me forged
Morey letter These supposittiOus letters were desired
by your committee bolster up the false charge winch
IN had made that the sentiments of the Mor"y etteI
were in accord with those which General 0arh'd mao
elsewhere given expression TO. say falsc chry' h'
cause General Garfield had before your visit declared
that he had only expressed such sentiment
as continued IN the Morey letter but Aau ho' -
entertained them.