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that st. John had never authorized him t
make any propositions, and that any charg
that he had done so was willful lie, gotte
up to injure st. John and ease down me-
who had been lying on him.
| Thus by Clarkson's own witness, Legat
is made his and not my ageut, and am ex
onerated from all completely in these mat
tiers. But 1t is said that / saw Legate a
Oberlin, O., October 6. That is true. But VIII
was he there and in whose interest! Why h
was sent there by those managing the Re
publican campaign in Ohio, for the erpres
paerpose of making Republican speech whicl
he did the evening of October in answer t.
the address delivered by me the 9th. Blu
to throw little more light upon Mr.. Clark
sons relation to this whole matter, hear VIVA
| his friend J. B. McColloch of the St. Loui
GLOBE Democrat, in an interview reported il
the Post Dispatch, st. Louis. the 30th ult.
says: "Mr. Clarkson, of the Des Moines
| Iowa, Register, who was q member of tn
con- mittee, and who had charge of the de
department which conducted the negotiation
has the proof of the fact. This is in sucl
shape that he is bound to some extent ant
cannot use it, but the fact is certain; l an
sure of it, St. John wanted $50, 900 and So
a lecture.
Now / submit to the candid Judgment o
every good citizen, unbiased by partisan pre-
1udice, even though should interpose NJ
word in my own defense, does not the state
ments OF GARRISON, Legate and McColloch
show that there was plan laid to eithe
fitch money from the treasury of the ma
tional Republican committee or to bride mt
to betray an honest, sincere and conscien
tious minority and thus prevent q fair ex
preston of the will of the people, and through
such corrupt means gain victory for the
Republican party.
Failing in this, and smarting under the
lash OF political defeat and blasted hopes, t.
crown the infamy, Legate is treacherously
betrayed and offered as a sacrifice upon the
altar OF corruption. And these are my ac-
cusers.
But it has been charged that I ''securec
early in the campaign from Senator Plumb q
letter introducing Mr. Legate to the national
committee as person authorized to act and
speak for him" (me) to which reply that
have not seen Senator Plumb for nearly a
year and have had no correspondence with
him since Mr.. Blaine was nominated and
necer requested him or any body else to do
any such thing, and Senator Plumb is al
liberty to publish anything that he has from
me touching the matter. 1t will be observed
that it is stated that wrote letters to IL. W
Gage, the State organizer for Ohio; A. L
Corey of Samantha Rev. Mr.. Gegen of
Columbus, and Prof.W. G.. Frost of Oberlin. y
Now. respectfully ask these gentlemen if
any letter or letters or other
communications were ever received
from me, that tend to throw any light upon
this question to publish the facts. Again il
is charged that 'there are several gentlemen
who could help prove'' that I sold out to the
Democrats, and the editor of the Chicago
Ns,cS is mentioned as one, and Senator
German, of Maryland, as another. Now
while have not the honor of personal &C
quaintance with either of these gentlemen,
/ respectfully request them in
the interest Of common fairness,
if they have any evidence that eliminates
me 10 give it to the public. Finally, l didn't
90 to Philadelphia with Mr.. Legate, nor from
Philadelphia with Mr.. Legate, nor from
Philadelphia to New York with him, but did,
when in Philadelphia the night of the 18th OF
October, in answerto a request made through
the columns of the New York Tribune of that
date, by what purported to be the New York
State Temperance assembly," that l with
draw from the campaign, write
an open letter published in the
New York and Philadelphia papers of the
18th in reply TO said request, in which said
that should "neither withdraw nor assume
new trial POSITION - but would continue the
fight against the liquor traffic as long should
live and tine flag Of our county waved its
protecting folds over legalized dramshop.
| was never in the headquarters Of either the
Democratic or Republican party, and to this
day do not know where they were located. Nor
did during the campaign ever speak, write
or telegraph TO, or ever TO my knowledge sec
any member OF the national or state COM
mittee of either Of said parties. Nor did
receive penny, pledge or promise, directly
or indirectly from any political party, com
mittee or other organization, except my
legitimate expenses amounting TO less than
5000, paid by the national committee of the
Prohibition party. Nor did ever do or pro-
propose to or omit TO do an ything
for the purpose of decreasing the
Prohibition vote or increasing the
vote OF either the other political parties.
Nor did | get sore throat, or ''prctend" TO
get sore throat, and think that even the
Republican party will not claim that | ''feath-
ered' my speeches, and / again challenge
my defamers to prove to the contrary. "With
charity for all and malice toward nope' /
nov submit this statement TO the people,
with a firm conviction, and full realization,
that for the truth thereof am to answer to
God. JOHN P. ST. JonN.