Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05
A CARD.


with making certain statements CON
corning myself Of most grave char.
acter. One Of the stitements published
II Ia relation 10 the bonds Of sf5, 200
which were forfeited when did not mp.
pear In court on the i1th ofMarch, 1856.
Two Of those bonds Of $4,000 each
were not paid, but were carried by
appeal OF my sureilcs to the u. =.
Supreme Court, and last sprlng |
succeeded In ofiecting n compromise
by which I was relieved, for small
consideration, from the necessity Of
paying them.
Concerning this compromise Mr.
Rawlins Ia credited with saying: at IL
Whispered that a compromise had been
effected, AMI II Ia said 100000 OF the
bonds were RENTED, and It has been
further said that the relinqIiehment Of
the $50, 900 bonds was In consideration
Of the Mormon vote being given TO the
Republicans" After making this
statement It l. said that MIR. Riwlins
continued: "What d. you think when
tell you thst In consideration Of his
bond being reduced $4,000, the Nor.
mon people are to be sold into the ranks
of tbs Republican party?"
Upon these statemonts being brought
to my attention, aljtessel a n)ie to
Mr.. Rlwlins, IN which asked him u
he had maize those siatemc t.; II hu
had not, asked that he woull be o.
kind, II he had made any allusiou to
me upon that occasion, to give me his
version OF that which no did say.
In reply 10 this, have received
loltor this morning from him, In which
he stales: "l uid not charge IN my
Provo speech that In consideration Of
the remittance Of the s9O,COi you had
bargained away the votcs u the Nor.
mon people. He does not, howover,com
ply with my request and state what he
did say upon this ,u' Jcct, Tut branches
OIL to inform me where my honor has
been hssailed In other directions, quite
irrelevant g. the point at issue between
himself and me.
The same afternoon that addressed
this letter to Mr.. Rawlins, received
from Ex-Governor West an extrac
from Mr.. Rawlins' manuscript OF the
speech which he hal prepared for de.
livery at Provo, an1 concerning whi,h
the Governor says that 1t was "iur
nithed by himself (Mr. Rawlin.) IRON
the original manuscript preparol
previous to delivery"
That Mr.. Riwlins did not stick t.
his written and memorizsd speech IL
very evident II the statements ui
those who were present At thu
meeting which he addressed
can DO relied upon. am
informed by gentleman Of high
character and uuquus,ionod yerscit,
who was present, aud who wrote down
the words that Mr.. Rswlus uticre
that he did shyi "What do you think
when tell you that in c5nsiJorsu, n
OF his bond being reduced S2O,OUO III,
Mormon people are h he sold into q q
ranks Of the Republican partS2" TN
statement, written on the spot, cmployJ
am assured, "his exact wor Do, tatuu
at the time Of delivery; It 10 verbatim
1t li,eIatim;" and thls agrees with
other statements which were made hl
persons who were present. IL app care
therefore, 10 be "A question Of verscity
between MIR. Rawlins aud his hearers,
aud Into the DISCUSSION OF winch
need not enter.
But whether Mr.. Rawllns made this
ststement or not, II has gouu out NJ
coming from him, and Il Is duo to H.,
people Of Utah Territory that sHouli
make some explanation concerning a.,
REIMBURSEMENT Of the bonds.
l happened TO be In Wa-hinsloi
last spring, and In conversation wit
high officials found they lelt that D.
terrible injustice had been done niu 10
the matter OF these bonds, aud one u'
the gentlemen In whose power 1t waf
undeI the law TO recommend u settle.
ment, pointed out 10 me the way To-
which 1t could be done, and be- nbu
Others tvinced willingness 10 do
everything Ia their power to ait me,
A settlement was mate, ami not q
word was said by any one connected
with the business concerning votes iJf
tue Republican party.
an tufc that those who know M
would not believe me capable u my
such conduct us bargaining woes 90
bring advantage TO mytelf But In
oulcr that there may b1 u1 duuut IN
any mind concerning this, ] wi-h Ia
state In the most emphatic and con
pruhonsiye manner tnnt there Is not
the slightest fouu lailOn IN Truth iui
such "A charge. IL " "a qnallfouly and
| absolutely false. In All my p-s0cin.
Z tons in Washington, the was 40
3 transaction that ever gave m1 30 much
! pleasure rs this; tot b, Cau'o OF
| the money consideration land yet
7 that VIVA considerable, amounting,
J with interest, TO about s3l,UD1) bot
because Of the deep inteiet tnng " al
taken In the case by Presldo0t Harfi.
son and the different membefs " his
cabinet 10 whose knowledge the case
wa. brought, and who hau not forgot.
ten my former association with them
In TIC halls Of Congress.
In the mRnusciip; Of the speech
which Mr.. Rawlins prepared for
delivery at Provo, he Gays: "Iu my