The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-12
Sc. JOHN AGAIN.
His Recent Rejoinder to- the Latest Batch
of Lies From ClarksoD, of the Des MOines
Register.
second term.
January II

His Recent Rejoinder to- the Latest Batch
of Lies From ClarksoD, of the Des Moines
Register.
[Chcago Times
SHERMAN House, Jan. 9, 1SS5.-To TEE EDI-
TOR: have just read what purports to be
letter written by ]. 8. Clarkson, of Des
Moines, in which Mr.. Clarkson says: "r)
my knowledge ne (myself) did have over
lures made, through friend from his own
State, by which he offered, if paid S25, 900 in
cash, to withdraw as candidate altogether
or to stay in the field and feather his
speeches Gas it was put in the Kansas phrase)
20 the help OF the Republicans. He was
asked, in order to prove the sincerity OF his
offer, to withdraw from Ohio the last week
before the October election in that State. He
did this under the plea, which he said he
would give, of getting sore throat and,
with the friend have mentioned, went first
to Pittsburg, next to Philadelphia. and
finally to New York, where he hoped to meet
some one on the part OF the Republican
National Committee who would be ready to
make the deal and pay the cash."
Now, Mr.. Clarkson has either been de-
ceived or be willfully lies. No human be.
ing was ever authorized by me to make any
proposition to Mr.. Clarkson or his commit
ree nor did l withdraw from Ohio" as
stated, but filed every appointment made
for me by the National Prohibition Com
mittee, and one more. Nor did get or pre-
q
to get a sore throat, if can help it, so long
as there is dram.shop in this country and
q political party to apologize for it. closed
my campaign in Ohio at Oberlin; went di-
rectly from there next day to Adrian. Mich,
where, at 2 o'clock, addressed 10000 peo-
pie, and then went to Detroit and spoke to q
large audience in the evening, and continued
to speak for several days until I had filled
all the appointments MADE for me by the
committee. / have not been at Pittsburg
for over a year. 1 went from Michigan to
Philadelphia in company with my friend,
George r. Scott, of the New York Weekly
Witness, who joined me at Oberlin, and re-
manned with me nearly three weeks. My
campaign was made solely under the CON-
troll Of the National Prohibition Committee,
and l filled every engagement Except,
possibly, one, and that not in Ohio), made
for me by that committee If had desired
to have reached the Republican Committee
| or Mr. Clarkson it would not have required
| the intervention of q middlemaa to have
done go.
Mr.. Clarkson has been challenged time
| and again to produce his evidence, and each
time be speaks behind the plea of icon 6den.
| tial relations" when he knows that he has
no confidential relations with me, nor has
be formed any such relations with anybody
| else at my request. Now let Mr.. Clarkson
| give to the public the name OF this mysteri.
| Gus Individual with whom he has been
dealing, together with all letters, kilograms
and other documentary evidence, including
all communications from himself and all
other members of the committee or its
I! strikers relating to this matter, and thus
enable q fair-minded, impartial public to
judge as to whether he or myself has been
mixed up in an attempt to bride somebody.
Very respectfully,