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Garfield's Duplicity At Last Unveiled

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Day
29
Month
October
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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Spociiil dispntrii to Tl-e Detroit Free Pros1. New Vohk. October 20.- The followng was published in ïruth this mor li'ifi : Tlie letter is authentic. Tt is in Gen. Giirfield's handwriting. Denial is worse than useless : Garfield's Deatli Warrant. H!s Infamous Letter Advocating: an Extended Chinese Immigration. He Declares Him3elf Adverse to the Laborlng Man'e Interest and in Favor of the Employers' Union- Advising Them to Employ the Cheape3t Labor Available. [ITpysemal tmi Co'ifidentinl.] TTOUSR OF Rïïl'RKPKNTATIVKR, 1 "Washington, D. C, January 21, IKSO. j" Deae Sik- Youi-s ín relation to the Chinese problem came dnly to hand. I take ït tliat the question of employment is only a question of private and lorporate economy and individuáis or oompanies havo the right to buy labor where they can get it the cheapest. We have a treaty with the Cliinese Oovernment which should be religiousy kept imtil its provisions are abrogated by the aetion of the general government, and I ana not prepared to say that t shoidd be abroeated until onr "o:reat nanufacturing interests are conservad in the matter of la oor. Very truly yours, ' J. A. GARFIELD. I. L. Moroy, Employers' Union, Lynn, M !.. The original letter of whicb the forec;oin}T is a true copy is in TrutTTspossession. It waa mailed at Washington y the republican candidate for President to Ilenry L. Morey, a prominent iiember of the Emplovers' Union, Lynn,Mass. At hls deatb, which reoentlv occurred, it was found among lis effect s. Tlie envelope inclosing it, ;he original of which is also in Truth's wssession, is marked "personal" as jarefully as the letter itself is marked " personal and coniideiitial."

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