Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-02
Az INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.

land.
NEw YORK, December 3l.-Pack ha
the following
Th' Hon. GrOrsr C!stsland President 2f the C7tGe
/ SiCitI:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: ! have never befor
asked favor Of you, but propose to as
one now, and | think it is one you will b
disposed to grant.
Will yoa kindly look at the enclose,
newspaper clipping and give me one liz
IL contradiction Of the slander it contains
Tsat your testimony, however brief, t,
toe fact that have never before this I'D
dressed to you any request or petition
whatever.
Pardon me for encroach;ng upon you,
tine, but this is q matter OF serious i'm
portance to me- as business mau and a:
private citizen. Yours vsry truly,
JOSEPH kEPPLER
Enclosure
lhere is strong suspicion hereaDou'
thht Puck and Puck's proprietor do moi
love President Cleveland with the fervor
dnplsyed before the 4th OF March last
u Keppler has brotherin-law, Mr.
SSauusu, | think, is his name, who occu.
pies position as bookkeeper with the
Corbin Banking Company. Mr.. Schumsn
wanted German consulate; Mr.. Keppler
promised he should have it In due time
the proprietor Of Puck wrote a personal
letter TO the President, pointing out the
Sc: ices he had rendered (in deiaming
B inel ard declaring that II thia ayor
CClld be accorded him by tha Administra-
tiou be would ask for nothing more. Tne
answer began by setting out few moral
msEims,'. euded by saving that, accord.
Ing 20 the new doctrine, elective offices
wtre the only reward Of party services and
thst Mr. Schumsn should seek to deaerve
an election at the hands Of his country.
men, tor the post Of Consul he should rot
have Hence the talliu Pack thermom-
eter --F,om Mr.. Croti'ut's New York Le,
ter, quoted in lndianspoiis journal.
EAECUrlve MANSION.
WAsHISGToy, Dic. II, 1855.
NJ DEAR SIR i have iHst received
Jour letter with the newspaper clipping
which caused you so much annoyance.
don't think think there aver was a
time when newspaper lying was 50 geaernl
and so mean as al present, and there never
WAS a country under the sun where it
i.olrIshcd as II does in thil The false.
hoods daily spread before the ueope in
our ne SSpGpers while they are p:oots of
the mental ingenuity Of those engage! iu
newspaper work, are insult, u the Amesi-
can love 10. decency aud lair psy OF
which W. boast.
! hasten to reply TO yOur letter that The
allegation contained in the slip you send
ne, TO the effect th..; yoI eve. asked per.
sonal favor of me, is enlrely and utterly
false lou have never in the slightest
manner indicated u wish, claim or prefer.
ence touching any appointment to Office,
ar any official act Ol min, aad the only
occasion | remember when ! had any con
ve:saiion with you was Curny Il shor; and
= cry friendly call you made upon me in
hl0suy, dUring my term IA Governor. II
! ever received a letter or message from
you on any subject, have forgotten i'--a
rling | should noD be- apt 10 Do.
While am soycy that any iriendliness
on may have felt or exhibited for me has
eel The cause o! embarrassment to you,
Auuut refrain from snling thut if you
'sg become u suhI-c, o! newspaper lying
att mpt to run dom and expose all
'cU 80. y,u viz % oHsy man, II you