Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-06
GOFF'S FALSEH00D.
The Brewster Letters Were Gsnulne-Hs--Wa'
Rsbaked and Gas Thousand Dollars Put
Up to Prove II.
clnrrshrrn Ns,rs. Nnrsmber 5


G,ff spoke at the Tent Saturday night
to tolerably large audience, and his
speech was eminently successful in con-
yincing his hearers that his badly stuck on
the Republican candidate for Governor.
He told how he had silenced some Of the
great men of the Nation, and as for the
cruel manner in which he disposed Of Hon.
Roger @. Mills on the floor of the House Of
Representatives, according to Gof, it was
enough to make every Democrat present
hang his head in shame, and cry out:
Great is COZ, the only Gof, be bosses the
distinguished statesmen of the country, as
bis chutn Wilbur the Agent rules with an
iron rod such of the rank and file Of the
G. O. P. in the County Of Harrison, as are
not in accord. Barring the egotism CT the
effort, it WAS more conspicuous for what II
did not produce than for what it revealed.
He made charge upon the Ne1rS which
is SO boastful as it ID false. Aud IN Vlndi-
cation of ourselves We rspeat the tact snd
defy Go(T to controvert it. He charged
that the letters OF Attorney General Brew
ster, published by Us, are "tabr!cailonS.
We repsat the declaration that the letters
ara copies from the records on file in the
Dspsrtnent of Justice. II they be "fibti-
cations" we deserve the most unm tgated
contempt Of the people, and We cheerluily
stake our reputation upon their authen
ITCHY. If they be genuine, Gotf must &C.
cant the modification and contempt OF a
fsise denial. We will give the reason why
we know thay are genuine. THE HAND
THAT WRITES THIS ARTICLE MADE THE
COPY From THE RECORDS IN THE DEPART
MENT OF JUSTICE, BY AND WITH THE CON-
SENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND
And were it not that Golf made 1t necessary
for us to vindicate ourselves by charging
that we published fabrication, we
would not have made further Comment.
IfGoff knows he uttered the truth in
declaring that these letters era 'fabrica'
tions," we dare and defy him to place on 3
thousand dollars in the hands Of reliable
citizen of this city, to-day, Of his own
selection, upon the condition hereinafter
stated. II hs will not comply with this
proposition before the election, we invite
| him TO do it any time afterwards. II there
be lie out some where, we want the peo-
pie to know who told it.
Goff isa candidate for Governor OF the
State in which we live, and having read
the stats tement in the Wheeling REGISTER.
that there are certain letters that could
not be found in the Department relating
to this candidate, when he was U. S. At
tornev, we concluded to visit the Depart
ment of Justice, during q recent visit tc
Washington, in order to make a persona
investigation. 1t was our duy as the
publisher of newspaper TO throw legit,
innate light u:o1 the public record
of the candidate who wants to be Govern
or and United States Senator. And i
what we have exposed hurts Goff, Goff ha'
no one to blame but G)ff. We have mol
published the letter of explanai)n from
Gof, demanded by General Brewster con
cerning the charge of brioging two or thre
cases against the same persOna for offence
coming under the same class of crlmes, be
cause Gcfl's letter could not be fund ah'
had not teel there during this admins
! tration,
Chief Clerk Clay informed u5 in anewe
to the request for Goff's letter that II wa
the habit of Cameron Brewster, a sp'cis
? agent, to pocket letters. and even to tesI
them from quasi-offcial file, and fail Il
/ redesm promise TO return tbs same.
Why this letter is missing may be bette
) known to Gen. Goff and his friends ths'
ourselves. Chief Clerk Clay ia a hold.ovi
, officer from the prev:oas Administration
and therefore in position 10 know VIII a
was done with such papers. If Gen. Go
will accept our proposition TO ttike on
thousand dollars as above stated, we WI
do the sams. If thu lettsrs be fabrics
tions," as stated by Goff, OUT one thousau
dollars will he forfeited to the 1ge
Knights of Lab,r in this town. And J
a the letters ara not "fab,icationsf'' Gof
t to forfeit one thousand dollars 10 tn
I Knights of Labor.
LET HIM ACCEPT, IF HE DARE.