The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-08
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Special Dispatch 10 the Enquirer.
HERE'S THE PROOF.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct lon the 9th of
September 1 sent a dispatch to the Enquirer,
which was printed on the 2Sth, charging
that Commissioner of Pensions w. w. Dud-
ley had used these words: 81 have no use for
the Irish. 1 hope not, hope notn' In max
ing this charge I said that if it should be
desired, would supplement it with an affi.
dayit. Since 1 have read in two Cincinnati
papers denial alleged to have been made eon
the authority of Commissioner Dudley in
dispatches from Columbus. Farther, in
Cincinnati dispatch to a Philadelphia news
paper printed to-day see an ammo uncement
that Commissioner Dudley wrote letter
which was read in the National c onvention
of IRISH Americans, held at Cincinnati yes
terday, in which he denied the use OF the
words attributed to him. The best wa to
fortify the original statement is to sup pie
ment the promised affidavit Here it is:
City of Washington, District of Columbis,
S.: Personally appeared before me this
day, Notary Public in and for the City of
Washington, District of Columbia, \. 2.
Cunningham known to me as such, who,
upon being duly sworn, deposes and says.
That he is now employed as a clerk in the
Pension Bureau of the Interior Department,
and was so employed on the 18th day of
March last, A. d. 1884, under the direction
of w. w. Dudley the Commissioner of Pen
sions; on the .17th day of March last
aforesaid the deponent aforesaid, A. p
Cunningham, called upon w. W. Dudley,
the Commissioner of Pensions aforesaid, az
or skout $50 o'clock a, m; there was gen.
tleman at the time engaged in conversation
with him; after this was finished deponent
walked over to Dudley's desk and said,
Good morning Mr.. Commissioner" He
nodded his head when the following conver-
&oo1 IL IL
is the 18th day of March, and the Irish bri-
gade did their duty" He looked up at
me and said: 81 have no use for the Irish, 1
hope not, / hope not" Deponent
then left, and met the Assistant Secretary of
the Interior near the Department. He told
deponent to 90 ahead aud take the days
leave. Shortly thereafter a general order
was issued from the Interior Department
giving all Irishmen days leave of absence.
Deponent further swears that he makes this
declaration of his own free will in the inter
est of his race and countrymen, without in
fluence or solicitation from any quarter
whatsoever. Deponent further says the
said w. w. Dudley aforesaid did not re-
fuse him leave OF absence, bat deponent
did not wait any longer when Dudley told
him he had no use for the Irish.
A. P. CUNNINGHAM.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this
1st day of October, 1854. n. CALLAE,
Notary Public.
The question now arises, who is A p
Cunningham? Colonel Dudley, thus put in
hole, may endeavor to break the force of
the accusation by attempting to assail his
character. Mr.. Cunningham is an active
Republican. He was appointed to his
place in the Pension Office which he now
holds upon recommendations which in
clude prominent public men in all sections
of the country. Here is an Endorsement by
one well known:
"UNITED STATEs SENATE. Washington.
ITO GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, Super
intendent of Census-Sir: / respectfully re-
quest that Mr.. A. P. Cunningham may be
continued in employment in the Census
Bureau. Very respectfully yours.
John A. LOGAN,
UNITED States Senate"
Mr.. Cunningham was also recommended
by the late Mr.. ID. p. Holloway, of Indiana,
upon whose letter there is this Endorsement:
am not personally acq TAINTED with Mr..
Cunningham, but can cheerfully and do
gladly indorse what Hon. d. p. Holloway
says concerning him. am one OF those who
like to see the workers for the Republican
party rewarded when worthy, and hope
Mr.. Cunningham may receive the place ne
asks. Very respectfully,
Commissioner OF Pensions.
Here are letters whose signatures will not
fail to attract attention:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, !
WASHINGTON, D. c.. January IS, 1852, !
HonoTable Secretary OF the Navy, Washington
DEAR s1R.We would most respectfully
request the appointment OF A. P. Cunning
ham as foreman OF laborers in the construc-
tion department of the Washington Navy
Yard. Very respectfully,
ALVIN SAUNDERS.
lam sure Mr.. Saunders would not recon-.
mend Mr.. Cunningham unless he was MT and
worthy. therefore unite in his request.
b. HARRISON,
PHILETUs SAWYER,
DAVID DAVIS.
know Mr.. CUNNINGHAM. He is a good
man. JOHN A. LOGAN.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October IL. 1851.
To A. P. Cunningham, ESQ.,, l21 street, n. E.:
DEAR SIR-Your letter of the 4th inst. has
been received. IDclosed is letter of intro
duction to Senator Harrison. Yours very
truly. A. G. PORTER.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Oct. Is, 1888.
General benjamin Harrison. United States Senate:
DEAR SIR-This line will introduce to you
Mr.. A. P. Cunningham, q Jealous Republi-
can, whose acquaintance / made when he
was in Washington; aud any kindness shown
to him by you / will greatly appreciate.
Yours very truly, A. G. PORTER.
These Endorsements are sufficient to vouch
for the character of the deponent aforesaid.
Mr.. Cunningham, in making this declara-
| ton, does it because he knows Colonel w.
w. Dudley to be a foe to the Irish race. He
says he has respect for an open enemy, but
utter contempt for a concealed foe. For this
| reason he desires Colonel Dudley to be thus
smoked out and YET the Republican leaders
have sent Colonel Dudley into the State of
Ohio to manage the campaign, upon assur-
ances given by him that he could deliver
the Irish vote.