The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-31
THAT GLENN Letter.
GROVER TsLLsA FRIEND or TAE Clu.
cAStkN AL ABOUT r.
HE WROTE ASorE-CATCHtSG LITTER
AND GLENN IL AUTHORIZED
To PRODUCE
The People Demand Its Publication or the
Surrender of Hi- Contnis.inn a. pi.triet
Attornes---tsreNer'>t Fishing tralie
(Spec. to THE CAUCASiAN)

(Spec. 10 The CAUCASiAN.l
| Washington, y. c, MAY 2l.-AlI
hail King Grover, lie spent nearly
six hours here Saturday. The wharf
Was alive with people curious to see
"a real live American hrug. lie IT
manned on board the government yes
sci ~ olet," and the anxious, expec-
tant populace only got glimpse Of
his sun brobzed, corp,r-toned majes-
ty as the Violet pHiI,d cut lie then
appeared on deck aud Jose ed his ack :
nowledgements.
LET'S THE CAT OFT.
Among the priviies I'd lew who got
within talking distance Was friend
of The CAUCASIAN. he spoke with
boylSh glee of his frolc and pointed
to cart load OF birds and hulf-ton
Of blue fish as evidenc. If bis achieve.
ment with the rod AMI gun. 1t took
some persuasion to induce the slight
est reference to politics, the tariff, or
congress. But after some urgency
he talked reluctantly about the letter
it is alleged he wrote Ii. b. Glenn
during the campaign which commit
| ted him to free coinage of silver. 81
do not object" he SAID, "to speaking
of the incident. 1t was one of many
hundreds that happened during the
campaign. 1t was III answer to IA
letter written by Mr.. Glenn. He was
an elector on the Democratic ticket,
and his letter Impressed HE with his
determination to withdraw from the
ticket unless he could obtain some
specific assurance from ME on the
silver question. | wrote him what
suppose | wrote hundreds of others
My position was substantially this ::
If the Chicago platform meant free
silver, | was IA platform Democrat
1t 1t was question of Interpretation
that could be settled after the elec
ton, | suggested that it was no time
for hair-Splitting. The main thing
was to get votes and elect the Demo
cratic ticket. 1t seems that the sug-
geStion was followed. There is no
reason why Mr.. { lem should not
publish the letter if he still has it in
his possession. There is no truth in
the statement that his appointment
was made on the condition that that
letter was to be destroyed. If the
veracity of his statement is in any
way involved he is at liberty to pub
lish the letter, SO far Us | am con-
cerned."
PRODUCE THE LETTER.
There can be no excuse now for
the further suppression of that let
ter. Mr.. Glenn owes it to himself,
to his correct ideas as an eApounder
of moral literature, to the people
everywhere, partics, ,larly in this sec
ton, who seriously question his sin
cerity and veracity, to produce the
letter. Thousands of dissatisfied
Democrats voted the old way believ-
ing that Democratic administration
and Democratic congress would be
true to the Chicago platform as Mr..
Glenn interpreted it. When doubt
was expressed that the platform
might have a double meaning Mr..
Glenn vehemently, ferociously denied
it. He shouted himself hoarse and
wept profusely from every pore of
his body in denouncing the bare sug-
gestion Populist lie. Now the in
junction of privacy and confidence
Is removed by the President, will he
have the manhood to face the music
and let the people see who did the ly-
ing? In the light of current events
it is perfectly obvious that the silver
plank straddle in the Chicago plat
form Was put there at the behest of
Wall street. This statement, made
by the editor of The CAUCASIAN
and Others during the campaign, was
furiously and recklessly assailed and
denounced by Democratic speakers
who got their cue from Glenn. 1t is
the imperative duty of Mr.. Glenn, il
he cares an atom for the respect OF
honest people, to surrender the office
which ne obtained upon false pre-
tense or produce the letter.
j. B. z.