Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-15


themselves accordingly. Even so res
pectable paper as the Christian Union.
whose editor ia understood TO have been
supporter Of Cleveland, notwifhstand-
he had publicly subscribed $1,000 10 aid
Of his own reelection. though In defia nee
Of the spirit and intent Of the Civil Ser
vice ruIes-that paper Of whom the pub
lie has the right 10 expect better things,
got itself into vice by kind of enco
ment Of the unjust assault On the Phila-
deiphia philanthropist.
Financially forced into corner By
paper which persisted In knowing what
basis it had for it. attacks, the Post form
ulated its indictment against Mr.. wanz-
maker in these terms:
'.Mr wanamaker, knowing Matthew
Quay's character to be very bad, having good
reason for believing him TO be Pennsylvs-
MIA corruptonist of the worst type. vent into
partnership with him in an eleciioneering
transaction Of great magnitude. and in thar
partnership raised money in vast sums for
Quay TO spend, and when il was spent, burned
1is books and papers. ike fraudulent bank
rupk, and dares not to-day furnish any account
To anybody Of the means he nsed to get the
money, or Of the way in which II was spent
This 10 the charge, and we may add our be-
lief and that Of tens Of thousands, that
large part Of the money vas spent, with
Wanamaksrs knowledge, or belief. or rea-
sonable suspicion, in the purchase Of votes,
which isl crime in Law and sin before
God"
This language abounds in severe adiec-
tiyes, and is pervaded by lofty tone Of
righteous indignation which the New York
organ Of the free traders and foreign i'm
portcrs likes 10 assume when IL has some
particularly malignant work on hand, but
II cannot escape the attention Of any care
full reader that there is nothing in the
shape Of evidence ciLed-nothing. " hatever
but the Posts own accusations and insin-
uations. The New York independent has
thoroughly investigated all these aceusa-
tions, and IL presents the results Of its in
quiry in the following form:
/. Mr.. Wsnamaker himself subscribed
$4,000, and no, a cent more. This was the
sum Oldl VI NuAt gave IutiDS tDliie
campaign, No member of his committee
subscribed larger amount; nor did his com
mitsee collect = larger sum than this from
any one subscriber either in Philsielpha or
elsew here. Nor did any man in Philadelp hia
pay a larger amount, either through Mr.
Wanamaker's committee or to the National
committee in other ways. Furthermore
this money was paid over al different times
and in different sums, but not late IN the
Presidential campaign" A small amount
was raised in New York on the eve of the
election to meet deficiency.
2. The book and the papers" were not
burned. Every scrap of paper, even to PEN
Gil memoranda, and all the accounts of Mr.
Wanamaker's committee, which had its o vn
Treasurer and did its business in business
way, were preserved and are still preserved
Not one of them was burned.
3, The books and accounts of the Nation
al Committee which were at all times open
To the inspection of Mr.. Wanamaker's com
mittee, were not burned. They, TOO. as we
know, are preserved. The accounts were
audited in the usual way, and the usual GER
tiicate of correctness was gwen.
4. Mr.. Wanamakers com nittee was not
asked 10 raise money for any but the neces-
sary md legitimate purposes of the campaign,
MS commute nan VOICE IN making the ap-
preparations and knew that all appropriations
made were for legitimate purposes
\ 3. Mr. Wanaker and those associated with
him, all honorable men, had no reason TO be-
lieve or suspect that any of the money was
to be used ilegitimately and do not, as a
matter of fact believe that it was so used
with the knowledge or consent of the Nation
al Committee.
8. Mr.. Wansmaker and those associated
with him are not ashamed of the part they
took in the campaign. 1t was undertaken
with pure and patriotic purpose, and they
would do the the same thing again, only with
more zeal. if possible.
1t is not to be presumed that the Post
will honorably withdraw its false charges
against an honest private citizen who pre-
fers American to English interests. But
those papers which have copied its calum-
MES may take occasion to correct their mis-
take. The exposure " hich the Independent
makes Of the misrepresentation of Mr..
Wanarnaker is complete, and cannot fail
to be- satisfactory to all unprejudiced per-
sons irrespective of political afiinties or
parties.