Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-24
THE HISTORY OF A FORGERY,
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Republican Fiction.
TIE following statement will be read
with a great deal of interest. Itshowsup,
in the clesrsss light, one Of the favorite
ialsehoods If the Republican,, and Illus
tra tea their peculiar methods Of campaign.
ing:
To ne Editor Of tag MIC York Pts.
sIR:-Hayipg read with considerable
;nterts yonr comments on the forged QUO
tatiOnS tIom & e Eogl sh papers, more par
6cularJy that OF the London Times, which
is Quoted thus: The only tine England
can use an Irisbmsn is when he smigcstes
to America eni votes for free tafe," /
desire 10 say that if Messers. Piummer,
Tfurber & Co. had taken one-half the
pains to Investigate the truth of the above
that did, do ros think that they, as
honest business men, would give couIte-
nance to the circul ition Of the qutt,tior.
A little over month agr, while passing
the Tribune office, and seeing one of tine
cards with the above quotation and tie
British flag printed thereon, pasted en- the
door, tipped inside and ask ed gentle
man behind the counter if he would kindly
furnish ne with the date of tie publication
of the London Times containing tie shove,
or where could see copy of it. He re-
piled that he could not give me the date CT
tell ne where could sse copy Of the
paper; he suggested that should call On
Mr.. Thomson or Tomkins, manager Of
the Yale Publishing Company, 1913 Will
iams street Thiihsr / wandered, and in
reply to the same qusst ous put to him by
M, he wanted to know what wanted 1t
fer. told him that a Democratic friard
of mine wss willing to give so foe copy
oft He laid he could not give the date,
neither cnuld Redirect ME to where CT nd
sse tie paper sought, neither could be tell
me from what source he obtained the in
formation relating TO the quotation which
he was printing and Calculating by thou
sands, but sagge-t that eau on Pat
Ford, of ihs Irish World, which l die,
taking e friend with me.
Arriving at the Irish World office, ard
asking for SIR Ford, was ushersd into
his private office, where / stated my En-
rand. From Mr.. Ford's manner, judged
that he was little suspicious. He ssked
me my name gave him my card, hica
somewhat a'layed his su'piciops. gave
him thu same reasons for wanting IL,
handing him one Of the cards bsarir the
quotations. He frankly told me that it
was never published in the London Times,
tue about fiftea OF twenty years ago
pamphlet entitled why ireland is Poor,"
by John F. Scsnlon OF Ch;c)go, was pub
ishsd by Heary Barey Bsird & Co., OF
Philadelphia, and tie quotation referred
to is the Rist (uind you, tie gist) OF what
was conts ined in that pamphlet.
1 desire to say that 1 held in Mr..
FIri's bsndwritipg, written Oh the b OK
OF an Irish World letter. head, the shove
iafcr ns tioo, and would chserfully surrey
der it TO you if You can make any further
use Of il. l wcull also be wiling to be
one Of one hundred to contribute the SUN
Of $40 each, making in all 81, 900, 70 be
paid for the delivery to your Office Of one
copy OF the London Times containing III.
disputed quotation.
BROOKLYN, n. Y October IS.