New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
coIDWIN SMITH DRAGGED IN
AN ATTEMPT TO 1MPLICATE HIM IN THE
FARRER PAMPHLET AFFAIR.
THE TORONTO EMPIRE" SAYS HE KNEW OF
THE EXISTENCE OF THAT DOCUMENT EARLY
IN FEBRUARY-AN ABSOLUTE DENIAL
FROM HIM-AN ALLEGED MOVE
FOR THE LIBERALS.
FOR THE LIBERALS.

FOR THE LIBEHALS.
Toronto. Feb. 90" The Empire" to-day pub
usbes an article attempting to impicate Professor
baldwin Smith in the affair of Mr. Fanars pam
rb,et 1t is headed: The treason spread further
.bon was supposed. Another revelation. Inc
instructions on Professor Smiths copy. lhelr
latest intrigue" The article closes thus
u Farrer's pamphlet was printed in November Of last
- between the 18th and 25th OF that month IL was
nouss Trade Relations" On Monday February :,
,,,a.sor Goldwn Smith delivered lecture on Loyalty
n,ore the Young Liberals Of Toronto. which was puoS
!, extenso in The Globe - OF the following DAY u'
A. two later this lecture was taken to Hunter Nose w.
~ he nrinted in pamphlet form. IL is known thaV li'
s.or Goodwin Smith himself read the proofs oi the pun
sIo, On the upper right-hand corner OF this copy,
rhon s,nt To printing oihce, was written ho' III Wv
handwriting Of Farer, the instructions as 70 te NP
,,bich was be set up" 1Iese "
s,ructtons read pea or small plea, same Vp7
as Trade Relations (Farrer's pamphleU "ha' W.
this sbow7 1t shows that, so early as February -
some OF the Leaders OF the Crit party III 1o'o' - :,
presumably Professor Goodwin Smith as "eii n -,
Fsrrer's pamphlet it, read IT, ddnlreu ue s
80 w. nsod I'm Il and knew the printing office that hao
issued It.
Professor Goodwin Smith. in letter 10 'he
press. characterizes the above as ." tissue OF 'ic
most deliberate falsehoods." He says
d.c,ar. upon NV honor 1 never or heard OF MT
Farrers pamphlet or had anything u DO win Is 'o"
nosttion or pubhcaton. The instructions U 'i' P
OF nv address Oh Loyalty" were not Wil'Veh oF "
by g. Mercer Adams, who put the panpAieI 'niouH ~
nress for me- whose initials were appehueu ~ ~ "
who knew as little about FarrcPs pamphlet as u'u AZ
given by 1.-The Empire" they are a caring ldorl"t.on
The title Trade Relations" WHICH, 4"c Ell"
,,,eu leads us to understand, was that Z"
MIR Farrers pamphlet, is substituted Tor ''Pohucal h
atlons" the title of previous pamphlet OF my own VIII"
which the Loyalty address to be printed uniform
The original copy with instructions to the printer
bss fortunately been preserved The deliberate character
OF the fraud is evident from the suppression Of the TACT
that the instructions signed with initials not mine
while it is insnuated the handwriting, not being that
of Mr. Farrcr well by the substitution OF
title presumably that Of Mr.. Farer for the title OF my
own pamphlet
A dispatch from Montreal TO "The Empire
says:
IL has been learned upon undoubted authority that cor
,espo1dence has been carried between the Loelal
leaders Of the Dominion and their allies at
Washington with the result that the talked
Of Hit resolutions, or something in the same
line will be pa.scd by the House Of Representatives one
week hence in order to give Of voracity to the
Canadian Liberal claim that the United States Congress
and people are in svcr bringing about unrestricted re
plocity This movement will not be sprung until the
week before election, that the Conservatives Will not
have sufficient time show Up the fooshncss of the at
tempt should be remembered that the present Re-
publican Congress expires the 4th OF March, and no
resolution that the present members might pass would
the least influence upon their Democratic successors