Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-25
MINISTER PAT EGAN
Writes an Open Letter In Reply to
Charges Made By
WAYNE M'VEAGH AT NEW YORK.
His Denial is Very General in It's
Character and Does Not Con-
tradict What Mr.. MacVeagh
Said on the Authority Of Prom
inent Publications.

New YORK, October "a Minister Pat
rick EgaR has made his reply to the speech
of Wayne MacVeagh in this city, which
reflected on the character and official MT
ness of Mr.. Egan.
The reply is in the form of an open letter
addressed to Mr.. MacVeagh, which he
placed in the hands Of the press bureau or
the National Republican Committee.
The statement that MIR. Egan would
make reply TO Mr.. McVeagh's speech
had the effect of drawing from Mr.. Nc
Veagh an open letter to Mr.. Egan OF rather
q caustic nature, which was published TO-
day AT the Gilsey House to-day Mr..
Egan said: "Mr. McVeagh acts like
man with bad conscience, and as soon
as the fact is published that l am to reply
TO his rascally attack on me, he rusnes INTO
print in an open letter TO see what WouId
say in reply to his charges. His tactics
are those of police court lawyer and will
not iniure me-"
Regarding his open letter, Mr.. Egan
said: "In my letter, l have endeavored 10
show that all of Mr.. McVeagh's charges
are false. Without resorting to personal
abuse 1 attempt TO show-and l think sue
cessfully-that Mr.. McVeagh does not
know what he is talking about. Among
the glaring inaccuracies OF Mr.. McN eagh
is his repeated reference to the fund that
i
satisfactorily accounted for. lie puts
the amount of the fund at Sl2O,OOO,
while as a matter of fact 1t was
81, 100000. That will give you some idea
of how little Mr.. MacVeagh knows ABOUT
a matter on which he presumes TO make
public speech and print public letter. AS
have said, every single one OF Mr.. Mac
Veagh's charges are false, and IN my letter
prove them so by plain statement OF
facts ana argument and not by personal
abuse. Mr. MacVeagh cannot escape the
responsibility of his utterances by saying
that he got his information from paper OF
which Mr.. Reid, the present candidate for
Vice President, is managipy editor. be-
lieve nv reply will be a complete and Ell
fectiye refutstion Of all MacV Veagh's
charges. Regarding Mr.. MacVeagh per-
sonallv l can only say what have SAID oe-
fore, that the Democrats are TO be pltled
rather than congratulated upon his en-
trance to their party"
The following is Mr.. Egan's letter:
GILSEY HOUSE,
New YORK, October q, 1892. !
Mr.. Wdyne Mdc Vedgh, Philadelphia:
SR:-I perceive by the daily press that
at meeting held in Cooper Union under
the auspices Of the Democratic Club of
New York you, a renegade from your
marty. as YOU are said TO be from your
people and your creed, attempt to palliate
your apostacy by undertaking to do that
which the London Times, with It's battalion
O. testimony, chief among which was the
notorious Pigot, failed to accomplish-to be-
smirch my good name. With the adroltness
of a police court pettifogger you, under the
pretext of referring to something that some
body else said, assail me: First, as a
s.swindler'' who "failed to account for
very large trust fund placed in his charge;
second, You say ''it was well known at
Washington when he was appointed what
the charges were, and that he had fed the
country 10 avoid arrest and trial on very
serious criminal charge;" third, you de-
scribe me as "A sham patriot and a fugl-
tive from criminal justice" to which you
are pleased to add that you were greatly
surprised and disguised TO find such a man
selected to represent the country In high
diplomatic post" anG that you not only re-
assert vour statement "that my appoint
ment was an insult 10 Chilli" but that you
considered il ''also an Insult to every SELF
respecting Irshman in the United States
| shall treat those coarse and cowardly
insults. coming as they do, from one OF the
last stragglers of the retreating Know
Nothipcs who find that there is,,no place for
them in the Republican party, with the
same contempt that l have shown Tor all
the attacks made in the English and
American pro-British press, were 1T not
that they were spoken at meeting at
which figured as vlce-presldentS such
names as II. L. Gilroy, VIM. X. Grace, j.
I OIDonohue. John ID. Cummins, John G.
Sheehan and others, and that 1t is reported
that YOUR words were received with loud
cheering"
7 would neither be surprised nor an
moved that YOU should launch out into
those ignorant CalumnieS; on the contrary,
under ordinary circumstances, l should
feel greatly entertained. but l am amazed
and pained TO think that the Gllroys, the
Graces. the O'Donohues, the Crimmans
and the Sheehaus, should have meanly sat
in Cooper Union ana patiently listened TO
you.
7 am convinced that in the entire ranks
of the Republican party there could not be
found a single man who would make upon
tbe character Of any Irish-American. so
wanton, foul and unfounded an attack as
YOU have made upon me, but II suSyl one
could be found and be should, unddr SINH
lar circumstances assall, IN ike manner, IN
my presence, any of the gentlemen have
named / will simply say that there would
nor De in New York City any hail sutil-
cieptlv large to contain him and me. l
wonld publicly bring him TO order, and
either he or I should leave the building.
In YOUR great desire to assall me you
have baen found, l perceive, 70 fall BACK
entirely upon my connection with the Ma
tional movement in Ireland.
To the Irish here and in the OLD land, my
course of conduct in that connection needs
No eradication; to my maligner on either
side of the Atlantic l make no explana-
lions. In my entire connection with Irlsn
ssfairs there was not one single act that
1,-o1,ld take back, not one that have 10
aDoiog;ze for. For the information OF my
h,,,er;csn friends who may not De dd eoUr-
-, win the matters 70 which your Sian
Sarous attacks refer ] will say, nrst; the
..,,aYv LARGE trust fund.- that you
.,ol;;on and in connection with which
ION dare TO apply 10 me tue term
.,Syin5ier'' was the land league Inno,
which amounted to one and 9uarter inll, NIL
lien dollars, Of which, from IeiS 70 tue emu
1SS9 | had the dlsunctloh .! Veius sue
treasurer. Upon resignlng tnls 70 SiSloH SlSI
and turning over 10 my suceeSsOA s-S -,
/ o,cs of the funds TO auoltors; Mr. JUN jun
91iIo, NJ p Rev. Eugene Sheehey and
~, Nartin Harris. NJ. p. IL their JOINT re-
~. ~. after stating particulars OF the ac-
Pols .a;d. 1--WE certify that every item
9s-,ee,slitures has been fully Bnd sat
S;sfsctorilv s,,t vouched, and we have pleasure
- bearing testimony to the system A.le ana ~
strictly businessSe snIfr asi fnd "a have been zen
i-ent pv Mr. Egan.n
AsPs sSdition 10 the balance OF pri1eipal, |
~ s as'., ovsr 10 nv successor thefnm of
turnsS M tSo and * shillings sterling. aoost t2S.
20 ~ s.,;ch .i, had realized as interest aud
w. .s.-rS ~, Investments, while giving my
pse,o pssv1,ss tsme Cor two years grainitously 70
the League
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