The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-24
ANCIENT HISTORY.
:" Gath's' Curious Reflections OF
the Identity of Forger
ss ne Points Leading Up to che DIS
royery of the Man who Wrote
the ''NOrey Lctter"---Does
He Know Him.

NEW YORK, March 24.-"Gath," after Civ.
Ing short sketch of the publication of the
Morey letter in the campaign of 1880, and
the manner in which the Democratic national
committee was deceived continues as follows
Having had some time TO think about tn
Morey letter forgery venture to mako
point or two upon it
The man who forged that letter probably
had large interest IN eleeting Hancock, or
he would not have taken such a risk and
given SO much time to it.
The man who forged that letter had access
to the printed paper of congress, because the
letter has a die of the capitol sunk into the
paper, and the word, Blouse of Representa-
tiyes" in the usual type printed across the
top.
The man who forged that letter was pretty
well acquainted with affairs, because the
body of the letter treats of the Chinese
question by kind of cunning and plausible
tergiversation just sufficient to put the stigma
on Garfield Of wanting Chinese labor in this
country, and yet delicate enough to appear
to be the hand of a politician who did not
want to commit himself too much. A fine,
well-informel sneak did it.
The forger of that letter was an accom-
plished scoundrel, thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS
cowerdly, willing to got the rewards of muI.
der, but not the hazards thereof He had
probably encouraged murder or kindred
rrimss IN some worse region of society. He
probably was a man willing to take crime OF
| any kind among the assets to win election
with. He knew how to poison the public
| mind. He located the place of the monde
script. Henry L. Morey away off in Massachu,
sets, and by this / should judge that the
forger himself lived the opposite direction
| The forged letter was put in the mail and
sent to little paper in New York to i'm
| pose upon it. So should dra w a line from
| Lynn, Mass, right through the City OF
New York, and about as far in the other
direction, to fad who're the forger sat, |
| should therefore locste him in the City of
| Washington.
There is another reason for locating him in
| Washington, because after all efforts had
| failed to find any Morey in Massachusetts
| there came from about Washington the sug-
| gestion to the troubled tools in New YorE
| that there was a man down there, near Cum
| berland, Nd, somew where who had been &C
| guainted with Morey.
Now, if any person around Washington
| City can be identified who had good big
stake in that forgery, who never scrupIed tc
steal, who was audacious and sly and had
some time backed up bloodshed as means o.
political and personal victory, watch him il
the next campaign!
Again, this forgery of Garfiald's name mus
have.been written by man with easy access
to Garfield's handwriting, man who knew
somewhat of Garfield, and man accustomed
to writing, who used his pen easily and, per
haps, professionally, and was not book
keeper. He must have been man acquainted
with newspaper life, because this or similar
forgery was little while before sent to th,
New York Sun, as they all seem to admit