The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-29
STILL IN HIDING.
That Democratic Morey Let
ter" Fails to Materialize.
Backlsy's Ruff as again Assault the Reform
Observation-Disclosures at the
Republican Wigwam.

The peculiar methods Of the Democratic
State Central Committee in regard to the
now notorious "Morey letter" Schemer, in
which an effort is made to iniure Colonel
u. Il. Markham by attributipg to him GER
tam sentiments that are foreign 10 his char
acter, has further strengthened the belief
that the alleged document is a forgery.
Irwin c. Stump offered a reward of $1,000
for the production Of genuine letter, signed
bv Colonel Markham, containing the lam
guage credited TO him by the Democrats, and
after nearly weeks delay the Democrats
promised To call and show the letter to Mr.,
STUMP whenever it was convenient for him
torec i've them.
Agleeabiy 10 appointment. at II O'Clock
Yesterday morning Russell j. Wilson, George
Il b. Hayes and Horace G. Platt called on
Iii, stump at the Republican State Central
C.Wm.tte rooms on California street.
We nave come To see about that reward
offered Tor What you cali the MOrey letter.
SAID Nit. Wilson, pleasantly.
Nv ell, I'm ready TO examine the letter,
and ii 1t is genuine ana according to the
specifications the money Is YOUR" replied
Ar Stump with equal CoTdIallty, holding
cut his hand for the promised document,
But we didn't bring it to-day
"Why uot?"
Because we thought there might be big
crowd. and we would rather produce 1t in
some other place.
There was a good-natured laugh all
around, after which Mr. stump assured his
visitors that they were safe from HARM even
in the businesses Of the Republican headquar-
teT,: that his most formidable fighters we're
the boys IN the outer room, who were armed
with pa-te-bTuShes and were busily engaged
putting up packages of circulars and car
to0nS tor the next mail train.
Even If l were surrounded by as many
warriors as obeyed the doughty R0derick
nhu You would still he as secure as was tue
valiant Fitz James," added Mr.. Stump.
This appeared to reasSure his guests. and
after hastily agreeing to meet on neutral
ground tWenty-f0ur hours later they took
their leave.
As The visiting committee were withdraw
ing for the purpose Of eommuning for an
other twenty-fouT hours with their pet cam
p3ign forgery, Secretary Higgins Of the
Republican Campaign Committee extended
them a cordial invitation 10 be present at
Governor Markham inaugural bail.
There IS something about this so-caled
Markham letter that | can't understand"
said a lair-minded citizen yesterday evening,
after reading an account OF the meeting be-
tween the Democratic committeeman and
MI Stump, " II seems to me that if they
lad any such letter as they have talked
about so much they ought 10 have produced
II al the time agreed on. " by did they wish
90 de ay the disclosure. Whateyeri il might be-
for another day? What are they going to
do with that letter in the next twenty-four
hours? These are questions that every budy
asks aEG nobody answers just now. If the
L. ter Is genuine and everything is straight,
ii there has been no crooked work about it,
tie letter ought to have been handed out.
1 remember reading in the By the trial re-
ports that experts reproduced some OF the
EXHIBITS in the case with such accuracy that
lie Judge and the lawyers could not dis
H..V VIII 1Eh ha fFr.
several experts in this city who can do that,
| am told. Their creations in tins line are,
ot course, simply to show the ease with
which mans style Of writing may be
simulated"
On the streets the effect of the failure on
thu layt Of the Democrats to show up the
alleged letter was marked.
l told You so ; only another case like the
Morey letter in the Garfield campaign" was
the universal remark.