The evening times., 1900-06-13
LENTz GRATFUL FOR PRAISE.
His Answer 10 "A Telegram of Com
graduation From Ohio Miners.

%NNP%NSNANatANS A<Suiz naS ulAuc pGDiiS a
letter addressed by him to the organiza-
tion OF Ohio miners. in response to tele-
gram eongratulating him on his conduct OF
the Occur dAlene Investigation. The
telegram and letter are as follows:
Columbus. Ohio. June s.
Hon. John ]. Lentz. Washington:
Accept our hearty congratulations on
your efforts in the Cosur d'Alene investiga-
tion. All fairmin6ed persons will appre-
| ciate the stand you have taken The mi
ners demand full and public Investigation
and report. and not the garbled report OF
a military committee.
''W. H. HASKINS.
President Ohio Miners"
&c W. SAVAGE, Secretary Treasurer"
washington, June Q.
| ''W. H. Haskins, President; G. W. Savage,
Secretary Treasurer, Ohio Miners, Co
lumbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: Your telegram of yester-
| day with its kind words of hearty congrat-
ulation was received, and viii be long
remembered and appreciated. 1t is exceed
/ ingly harsh 10 say but IL is an old ard a
well-known maxim. that the man with a
pure heart and clean rscord has nothing
TO conceal. Every Republican on the Mil
ltary Committee. and every Republican in
the House. who had anything TO say with
| reference TO printing OF testimony in the
Occur dAlere matter, seems TO be deter
mined to burn or bury the record Every
/ Democrat on that committee Is equally de-
| termined to have the complete record given
TO the public. This alone ought 20 show
thinking men that somebody has something
10 conceal The two reports of the two
ends OF the committee are d.ametrically
| opposed to each ether. Hence one or the
other is false, and the fact that the Re
publisans refuse 10 give the public the
testimony ought TO be considered signih-
cant. to say the least
4 stood for three days and two nights
I before the American Congress and pre-
verted the passage OF probably a hundred
| billsS stating each and every time that II
the Republicans would run on a few copies
Of the testimony in the Coeur 'Alene case
l would make no objection to the other
legislation which required unanimous con-
sent; yet the Republicans preferred 10 sac
rifice all their bills rather than give the
public anything except a garbled statement
Of the testimony. made by themselves 10
support a finding which they confess is lot
supported by the complete record. OF they
would be glad TO publish the complete
| record.
We spent much Of our time between
the 18th OF February and the 10th OF May
| taking this testimony. 1t cost the Cow
to twenty Thousand dollars to bring the
witnesses from Idaho. 70 pay stenOgraph-
ers' fees, and 70 set the type as they did
10 print the testimony from day 10 day
for the use OF the members of the com
mittee, so that at this time the only ex-
pense 20 whi>h the Government would be
pat in giving this testimony would be that
OF running some white paper over some
printers ink They can fool the people a
part OF the time. as Lincoln said. but
don't believe they will be able 10 fool them
all the tiTe- l shall be in Columbus n
most as soon as this reaches you. and /
would greatly appreciate the privilege of
having you call 20 see me and let Us talk
this matter over fully.
Again thanking you for your courteous
and thoughtful consideration of the work
I am doing, and with renewed pledges and
| assurances Of my determination 10 con
tinUe my work In behalf OF those who eat
their bread In the sweat OF their brow
whether they sweat on the inside CT the
outside l remain. yours faithfully.
JOHN J. LENTZ"