The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-07
90 the witness didn't see any room for ques-
tioning the genuineness of the paper. and
acted accordingly.

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! ADVISED THAT IT BE PHOTOGRAPHER.
He advised Gov Foraker to have the
| paper photographed, and told him that
while the paper presented difficult matter
Tor treatment, yet, as it connected Gov.
! campbell with the ballot box, it should not
| De concealed; that it was necessary to use
the paper, or part of it. He told the gov
ernor that he felt SO exasperated at the idea
OF Sherman and Butterworth and
Mckinley going in with John Mclean
In such matter that he felt empted to ex
piode IL under them; it was something more
| tnan policy and almost public duty. But
Gov. Campbell was the only one before the
people as a candidate for public office, and
II might therefore be proper to use only his
name. There was another reason why all
OF the signatures could not be printed in
| civilized society at that time, and that was
because it was then the day of Sam Cox's
| funeral, and he felt convinced of the genu-
lneness OF his signature.
PUBLISHED IN PART.
So he (the witness) published part of the
paper with Gov. Campbell's signature,
which he thought was the proper course.
Gov. Campbell could not be drawn out on
TINS matter, and the witness advised Gov.
Foraker to leave the matter to him (wit-
ness, as he felt more competent to take
care of 1t. 1t was a cracker that had to be
| touched OF at one end only. ~
| am not insensibe to the picturesque
end that attaches to this theory said Mr..
Halstead, "now that see the general eff
feet of touching it Off" Laughter. Mr..
| Halstead then explained what had been his
! theories in regard to the document, and
said the clouds commenced to lower as the
election came on. "No, they didn't roll
by" in answer to Mr.. Struble. However,
he dwelt in the sublime faith that the
paper had come fresh from Johnny Nc
Leans safe and was all right He wanted
to handle the document himself, and didn't
want to risk anybody's indscretion.
READING THE TELEGRAMs
The witness read lot Of kilograms al
ready described by Gov. Foraker as hav-
ing passed between them. He also pro-
duced his private letters to Gov. Foraker,
and while not Offering them. placed them
at the disposal of the committee He
thought that some of them were conclusive
evidence that both himself and Gov
Foraker were fully convinced of the sound
ness OF the papers. The letters were
taken for consideration in secret sessio on,
and the cross-examination was begun. Mr..
Cogswell asked why the witness did not
verify the character of the paper by SEN
ator Sherman and Congressman Butter
worth. He replied that Mr.. Butterworth
was not in the country, or had just landed,
and that Senator Sherman was in Washing
ton. He recalled the saying that you could
get member of congress to sign a petition
to get himself hanged 1t was not a pleas
ant matter to put finger upon a sore spot
like that; 1t was not his particular part to go
scratching at 1T just then.
FORCED BY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The publication had been forced by cir
cumstances beyond his control, so he didn't
consult the sgners. The logic of the bill
was that somewhere there was an adjust
ment by which the people interested could
get their earnings. Then Wood had said to
the witness not to come here, but there was
an original paper. The witness, however,
knew of no such paper.
Mr.. Turner inquired if the witness had
suggested to Gov Foraker the suppression
Of the other Names and he replied that he
had spoken to the effect that the paper could
be used to connect Campbell and Mclean
with the matter.
POLITICS AND MORALITY.
Mr.. Turner asked if the witness had not
been moved by political considerations
rather than moral and patriotic conSidera-
tions. He replied that he had not; that he
did not associate politics and morality; that
he felt that this was a proper use
to make of the paper. He admitted
that they could not draw Gov. Campbell
in and out as they tried to do. 1.-THE fact
is" said he, "he turned out a more difficult
person than we thought"
Mr.. Turner-Then if the governor had
succeeded in getting Gov. Campbell drawn
into a corner, you were to stand at the head
of the cannon and touch it offs
The Witness-No, sir; didn't intend to
stand at the head Of the cannon, but got
there. [Laughter.]
Mr. Turner explained that he had been
betrayed into an inadvertent misuse of
words.
FRICTION BETWEEN SHERMAN AND FOR
AKER.
Mr.. Halstead said that there was supposed
to be feeling between Sc iator Sherman and
Gov. Foraker growing out of events at the
Chicago convention. Ohio contained more
than her share of distinguished men, and
there was necessarily friction where
they are SO crowded. The deli
cate relations existing between Senator
Sherman and Gov Foraker made it highly
inexpedient to allow a paper to get out
through Gov. Foraker's agency that reflected
on the senator. 1t would have been fatal
to the party. The governor had been very
considerate of Mr. Butterworth and Sena-
tor Sherman.
"What were your relations toward them?"
queried Mr. Turner.
81 was their old FRIEND" responded the
witness.
THREE BLANK SPACES
Gov. Foraker had called attention to
three blank spaces on the paper,
and the witness had said: Johnny
Mclean is a smart boy, sure enough; he is
not going to put his name on the paper
until the money is on the table for division,
and these blanks are here for his name
when the divide is made He believed, and
had the evidence, that from the beginning
Gov. Foraker had been fooled as he (the
witness) had been.
eve assisted each other" said the wit
ness, as he concluded his testimony.
IN THE SENATE