Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-30
THAT MARKHAM LETTER AGAIN.

ne EVeHluS Express Vi laSG nlSHI
publishes labored article to show that
the ''Irish crowd" letter, alleged to have
been written by Markham, is forgery.
In the article the following paragraphs
appear:
We now submit the Democratic evil
dence that the alleged Exhibit H." as
thus published, is stupid. wicked and
malicious invention, the work not of
one, but of several forgers who, had
they their deserts, would be engaged in
the manufacture of jute bagging at San
Quentin or breaking stone at Folsom.
In the first place the lines are much
closer in one plate than in the other
Put one on top of the other and the Sec
ond c-simile is seen to be half an inch
longer than the first. Next we see at a
glance that the lines are longer by half
an inch in the second facsimile. Put
them up before the window one over the
other and the clumsy fraud becomes
transparent.
The mistake made by the Democratic
conspirators in printing the two plates
of the alleged Markham letter has made
possible the detection of their crimes.
First they gave US, on October 18th, a
combination letter, in which only thirty
four words were printed as a manuscript
fac-simile, the rest being in type. This
was followed few days later by the
production of fac-simile of the whole
alleged letter. in which the thirty-four
words printed in the first facsimile were
necessarily included.
And now we would like to ask the
Herald of this city, which prides itself
upon being the mouthpiece of whatever
remnant is left of decency in the Demo-
cratic party, how it can allow itself to
be made one of the instruments in the
hands OF convicted forgers. The taint
of this political crime attaches to all
who have had hand in the disreput-
able business of circulating this palpable
| forgery.
The Republican press in its madness
goes on insisting that this odious matter
shall be ripped up again and again to
the injury of its party.
We will begin by reminding the Ex-
press that the remnant of decency" in
the Democratic party is quite large
enough to stand by the other national
party. Our state campaign is not being
managed by thief who stole $31 ,00(
of the peoples money. In our local
affairs we have no ex-officlals fugitives
from iustice-not one. None of oul
state senator's, justices of the peace, mol
others are under indictment for perjury
or other crime. No man on our ticket
has a record so foul that the papers can
not produce the facts because theil
statement would offend all sense OF de
cency in the community.
Now why talk further of this letter al
a forgery. The editor of the Express O
any other person who wishes to know i
this letter is genuine and authentic ma,
satisfy his mind fully on that point, a
the HERALD did before it published ON
the Office of Anderson, Fitzgerald & An
derson, and ask to see the bill of excep
tions on motion for a new trial in tn
case of Hallock vs. Markham. Their
they will find that letter set out in full
They will further find that MARKHAM
was put on the stand, and, with that lei
ter in his hand, he was cross-examine
as to its contents. He never thought Q
denying that the letter was his. Tha
letter is word for word the same as tn
one published by the Democratic stat
central committee. There is the Who'll
business in a nutshell.
Now as to all the matter above abou
these two plates. Is it possible the Ex
press is SO ignorant of the manner G
reproducing these plates, or is the pape
consciously deceiving its readers in orde
to make few votes for its party? Their
are two ways of making these plates
One is by the old method of engraving
by hand. which gave at best close imi
tation of the letter. The other is by on
of the processes now in use, the best q
which is the photogravure process. Thi
is species of photography, by whicl
the lines are transferred to the plate
and from this any number of electro
types may be made. By this process al
that can be done by photography in tn
way of enlarging or contracting