The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-14
ST. joan AGAIN.
His Recent Rejoinder to the Latest Batch
of Lies From Olarkson, of the Des moines
Register.

His Recent Rejoinder to the Latest Batch
of Lies From Olarkson, of the Oes Moiues
Register.
lCnicago Timesl
SHERMAN House, Jan. 8, 1SS5.-To THE EDr-
TOR: / bsve just read what purports to be q
letter written by J.. 8. Clsrkson, of Des
MoiDes. in which Mr.. ClarksoD says: 40
my knowledge BE (myself) did have over
lures made, through friend from his own
State, by which he offered, If paid SIS 600 10
cash. te withdraw as a candidate altogether
or TO sisy in the field aud feather his
speeches las II wss put in the Kansas phrase)
TO the help OF the Republicans. He was
asked. IN order to prove the sincerity of bis
effer, TO withdraw from Ohio the last week
before the October election in tast State. He
did this under The plea, which he raid he
world give, Of getting sore throal, aud.
with the fiiend have mentioned. went frat
70 PItisburg. rsxt to Phiiadel phia. and
finally to New York. where hs boned to meet
sone one On the part OF the Republican
National Committee who would ne rezdy %
make the deal and pay the cash."
N0w, Mr.. Clsrkson has either besn ds.
:tlsed Or he w;ll.ul,y !is.. NJ hu@an be-
proposition to Nc. Clsrkson or his commit
tee. nor did I "wiihd.Eg from Ohio" az
stated. bot filed every sppanirns Il al lds
for ne By tie National Prohibitica CJm-
mi.tee, and che more. Nor did get or pre-
terd 10 get, "a sore throat" nor do ! intend
TO get sore throat. if can help 1t. 80 long
sc there is dram.sh02 In this country and
q political party 60 apologize for 1t. closed
my campaign in Ohio at Oherlin; went d.
rectly from there next day to Acrisn. Mich,
where, OF 2 o'clock. addressed 10 600 PEG.
pie, and then went to Detroit and spoke 20
large audience in Intervening. aud cootinued
TO speak for several days until / had filed
all the appointments MADE for me by the
committee. have not been at Pittsburg
for over q year. i went from Michigan to
Philadelphia in company with my friend,
George T. Scott, OF the New York Weekly
Witness, who Joined me at Oberlin, aud re-
manned with me nearly three weeks. Ny
campaign was made solely under the con-
troll of the National Prohibition Committee,
and i filed every engagement Except,
possibly, enc, and that not in Ohiol made
for me by that committee. II Ihad desired
to have reached the Republican Committee
or Mr. Clarksen it would not have required
the intervention of middleman TO nave
done so.
Mr.. Clarkson has been challenged tiure
and again to produce his evidence, and each
time be speaks behind the plea OF 'coniden-
tial relations" when he knows that he has
no confidential relations with me, nor hiss
be formed any such relations with snybody
else at my request. Now let Mr.. Clarkson
give to the public the name of tais nysteri-
Gus individual with whom he has bseD
dealing together with all letters, kilograms
and other documentary evidence, including
all communications from himself and al
other members of the committee or its
strikers relating to this matter, and thus
enable q fair-minded. impartial public to
Judge ss to whether he or myself has been
mixed up In an attempt to bride somebody.
Very respectfully,
JOHN p. ST. JoHS.