The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-07

Governor Foraker said that Wood had
told him this way Of having a separate
contract and subscription list was the
new scheme at Washington that It had
been induced by tho fact that mail load
Of papers had tumbled over dead in
Washington some time ago, and the
death had created great excitement.
There were reasons why tho paper ap.
peared to bo genuine. The contract was
q legal document beyond Woods abil.
lty to construct, and the work OF
the draft matter was that OF au
artist. When the bill looked like a
money making scheme one would natur.
ally look for contract, so witness did
not see any room for questioning Il Q ger. .
uineness OF the paper and acted a.c jrd.
ingly. He told Governor Foraker that
1t was necessary to use the paper or part, !,
md that he felt 80 ,exaspsrAted- at tho
Idea Of Sherman, Buttcrworth and Nc.
kinley going In with John Mclean in
such a matter that he felt tempted to
explode 1t under them; 1t was something
more than policy and almost public
duty. But Campbell was the only one
before the people rs u candidate for
public office, and it might bu proper to
use only his name. This was another
reason why all the signatures could not
be printed III civilized society at that
time, and that was because 1t was the
day OF Sam Cox's funeral, aud he felt
confident Of the genuineness of his sig.
nature, 30 he (witness) published part Of
the paper with Campbell's signature,
which he thought was the proper course
His theory OF tho forgery was that it
never was intended or expected to harm
anybody. The motive Of the forgery
was originally Woods extreme anxiety
to get tue appointment OF Smoke In
spector. 1t was preposterous to suppose
that Governor Foraker thought that
there was anything fraudulent about il,
He would never have. allowed it to be
published il he thought so.
Campbell made a furious speech Mt
Cincinnati and brought in sore sub.
ject-"the Topp letter." 1t was proper
to say here that Topp's friends believed
that iopp, who died in IN insane asyium,
was an honest man, q typical German.
American gentleman. Witness regard.
ei the letter as . crazy mans letter and
thought its production was unwarrant-
ed at that time. Campbell had said
several things in his speech that we're
not complimentary to witness. "Hayinv
those documents in hand" said Mr..
aalstead, II felt very sorry for him"
{Laughter.}
STORY OF THE PUBLICATION.
The witness related the story Of the
publication Of the forged paper, how its
true character was discovered and
the writing by witness Of
statement pronouncing the paper
q forgery. As for the remark
Governor Campbell had made about
giving notice OF having fair treatment in
the Commercial Gazette, all he cared To
say was that he (witness) should con-
tinue to criticise his administration
without any apprehension, and he trust.
ed without malice. Whenever his (the
Goyernor's) forbearapcs was exausted
he trusted he lthe Governor) would
please himself.
Witness testified that Hadden had
said nothing to him about another bal.
lot contract. It would have been inter.
esting and effective to have been able to
say that year before the publication a
man had sent the original paper. There
was always mystery about that matter.
however. He was surprised to find that
Campbell's attorneys had not PLAYED the
cards in coming into the Commercial
Gazette office with constable armed
with writ OF arrest for crimipel libel.
and taking out an able editor and thrown
the atiidavits upon the table and ami.
hiiated the campaign at one stroke,
With regard to him their conduct was
extremely generous and he was highly
grateful; but somehow they did not rush
in with their facts as they might have
done aud he was wiliin. to let the story
stay half told.
He had never contemplated a rivalry
for the Senatorship between himself.
Mckinley and Butterworth. He be.
lieved, and had the evidence, that from
the beginning Governor Foraker had
had been fooled as he (witness) had
been. "lVe assist each other,' said the
witness as he concluded his testimony,
Adjourned.