New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-25
MIX HEWITT AND GARFIELD.
HIS COURSE ABOUT THE MoREY LETTER.
REFUSAL T" BELIEVE 1T FORGERY OR 10 Az
Kx,wLrpGv THIS WHEN " WAS PHOvfD.

REFUSAL To- BFLIi We 1T FORGERY OR TO AO-
Kx,wLFpGv THIS WHEN " WAS PROVED.
The Garfield Club, Of this city, which was or
sanixed IN 1880, reo~ntIy appointed q committee. "f
which James @ Howard WIS chairman. To pr"pare re-
port on M"r-y letter forgery, which was concoced
and circulated late IN thu OF 1880 for the pur-
pose Of defeating General Garfield. the Republican noml-
nee for President. The following Is the report OF the
COMMITTEES
The Garfield Club York chcrishing docs with
especial affection tho fam OF the eminent statesman whose
TO present public facts record concerning The
Morey letter rd political purposes in the Presidential
of 1880 Upon full investigation the acts are found
letter favonr in effect unrestricted Immigration
Of Lynn Mass pub she on t"ber 90 $50 IN an OBJ
,s"nc" Of about ~ years On The day Gar
fields arnn being allied 10 the fun text Of the letter he
The yep Of The day Of it, pm oaSg Mems mT Demo
tc lu read hi, astoni.nng e'isr Z" qa'1 MIN, s own
General arhelds mature have GO mp e. ~ VIII e'rs
III though after examination tier was the st, nest nS ,
about wi ose authenticity Hew had not the slightest
doubt .ne. y. GARFIELD was addressed to " H. l.
nnon' ever existed in Lynn crrtH" by all thele ding
ynn dollar. Ia INT M @es % as
NewYork. Lynn. and contained two common words mis-
October Garfield from Mentor on,o 10
Chairman Jewell :" the Republican National COMMITTEE the
fulloW autograph letter;
"DRAR SIR dispatches Yesterday and this evening
Morsy letter as forgery. sup and brutal sent,
ccpy rys vsr clumsy attempt ae
anil .snatnre anyone who fam liar with my handwriting
Very truly yoI ar GARFIELD"
on re the oTgery When the oospraiors next undertake
c Of thus sort let them send oT ONE Que o. a s k the same
journal said hs party which atte%p,e profit by mor s
ooT5 than eyer and certain me @Ts o. have ya rep1
n of lngrr estee ~ will be regarded as very Soufy
TnF TRiBUSF of In short the evidence
that the whoe thing vasa deliberate forgery Tor political
a-oaes cannot have he ignoTart of Tue ei tre
r. all concerned IN such oniragean Outrage for which all
decent will yet hope to se ia ors sent TO the
ared: verr Democrat who circuas this letter or
Sn he !! rrty OF IS has ac6oc a, maslne
on he san. sy Mr. h'w WI 20 o'' Inc de,ec
the track the yilianas dlrhe adVse 'ne W
enough TO ont An deny the gennn'neSs o. ''
These amazingly unrut u statements were made IT must
be born n atlr d tent q, STGa ~ nv dv news
ncr IN % ap oyS 1ar: A. y s wa S%@ " ocrebor y
Hewitt reiterated his assertions about te gen"nen - Pi
the ssnatnr ana prorss M1w DPHD' Sbnm y G' Know
and the iiohe-tr statement will here the pinon Of
Hamilton fs Of the man 10 wn3n ms and
OF state p."ch At the Aa,em O. Mmslr dryrrsr a DH
the conn iencr wich an intimate
ye,r. of thai time Il v given mo pnrcr nobr man
ever let the council Ia er the Nation In private l9
good g,bor public ie able ar-see'
rty aiihoneh the and politics ave led
10 the cmcg alton So II petty scandals against n'"' NJ
better % l;nrer ever itvci. 49,,
November day be ore the Presidential eectiioni
Mr. Hewitt defence OF kenwar Phip Ia n on r Il
r the forgery the Mercy letter that he ton AT the ssa
urr to LETTER T J. " 81 "rns chinese letter is
crarmei down the throa Of Barnu ant ms as,'sie| VT
t,ir IA I'VE
-crammel with fine poetic Justice by their confederate
~ ter cgsi SHOWN ON the Sg % % red b5 Bar and
aSs ,1 WeS s"s' Swim TO s P P o, do not envy
MI Mewiii's psrion party ,aecesf is no dom %o y
berry oou aiS''S at much too Gsh price" The
Bu scaih condemnation OF Abran rev "
T%n@' on he x ps n cr juice No avis @
drcson IN the kenwsrl mp ",c y ', "a PIs9O This
eminent 1p- T wiz NE s"i ie s1 G ss WITH T2
& lfir and he ,ctons that have grown cut of it.
III" least Of the % %St, Mr. ar %tn the usual
anxiety nsrspapeT RI s 'I [ 10 Letter G Without further a
,v oa t ,r,t e,per,nce N business m pu lie bars
jus, aud w eass a. an ",Per, IN S "eeption Of he
With envrop am, us ernsnr.s efcre nm WIN me
reISns an oHI denA 1o INA r aasg r before
n the eontentso' whHh II true ~Cnd he grraty ,ur
base and wicked A. an ot,bshou have hog
Just to pre- and publication w,ont nr,t rrmSvnS
|
! equitable DIVISION leave or others. upon ut:
! hewitt must rest share o. rrsponsDilly
subsequent relations I" he forgery 40 no, nt s,1
shadow rom ms conduct II, member OF thr Natioha
doubtless knew the extent am purposes 10
that II went ort e. the country with the sanction OF his IN
durscment beyond question tnat II mel Speu y
win me indignant denial General GARFIELD rnoinced
base aud stupid forgery ana ItS Sntgns as
brutal. statutes the utteftr OF oT-eu
Win kuowse OF II. iasty " placed IN The same r@"
OF crimntlty vita tbs fOrgsr - o,.,,.
or the me iay that ~ jrared prirt this overwhelming
iuilciai arIaignnent Mr. Hewitt Of wien M9
| have round room only part the ttV hehiy Maiu
Beeclri. II from the ny nohth OnnI'n p'lp,S,
rs,d these Dnrntng worl. But of last attempt WITH
this deliberate low and venomous 10 brought
and ~Npei ite by perjury an tht 700 ~
The instraon organized memb r. ~ the grea Dem
think in the wIDe ll~ Y o. pollt,d 'rs-
o.,,,s there a- never een AM ufd
black, an On when history VIII
sci such blazing upon that role trans 'ciiol
Ter ninUcy describing tnd with terrhc lhtSnsy cI
concludes: than cruel IL IL more tan atTorous
element OF unspeakabIe anl uhutter De mean
I'm view of TINS condemnation by 10 bench pa p
and press personal roui ndle LAST dpPeN y"
Hewitt 'dO something promptly I" us' onueOt
wrctClcd ..
ms .r-ona an proper spirit Mr. licw u ~ets up
WHINE that there IL conspiracy Vi
,,i Ia raj, MIN hen Al paDt
nt Ali rpery-and with than nulsh oOstnay lersis
m mn. rous declares That VIII not "eloNr uenvrs
"a mil he soe, stan ant subults Il
The statesman chosen cnlei
/ Ia the people "iou htllou al
drmed and purcr man ever iVe was asker y,
Hewitt To go upon tue "itnos7 S'1"" anu OWEN '
"oneus can add nothing the force Of these lndisputa IL
tact-nf hs The question Is not whether an
friend The President Nlies'
I'M friend of truth nonur anu deeehcy IN polto
n ai 10 place hewitt the CHIEF post OF po"e
| and honor III thls great CITY,
! WHAT HE REGISTRATION SHOWS