National Republican., 1877-11-22
THE RETORT INDIGNANT
A Card from Jonathan Taylor on }. W. Phil
lips and Paving Afli,irs.

To ne Editor qJhc Epiondi Rcprbieup!
SIR: In your issue of Monday last you pub
lbhcd n cory OF an alleged c, municatlon from
J. ". Phillips 10 the Senate CommItice on the Dis.
uict Of Columbia 1his communication purports
to he written with view To defeat the u, miuati
Of r, b. Bryan, eq, 10 lie C,nms sNiOicr 0f tie
District oi Columbia; Int vi cn r,Gd carefully ~
r,ars to he more directly intended tO ibel Liyscll
anh besrsttcr my private character
The Ruimus OF the writer Is apparent to an intel.
iigeHt reader, possibly without giving dire, tion
u crcto by the real facts. Imnsmuch as ] have
directed prn"cehiugs 10 he instituted against this
man Phillips, aud his inStgaiurs and cusrirntOIs,
Hoffman et al.. will ct weary y,Hr readers " III
the detail Of frcts, tuwilg the malicious motives ot
thee men hut shall endraNnr in f"rbcaI util the
rP ut nf the Judicial IrO, ccdings, cO'nm,n need
Hpainst thv.C libtlrrs upun the criminal well ~
die rivil side nf our cpnfts
In the effort uf this man Phillips 10 break dow:
the chtlSvttt Of Mr.. Bryan, . nl grs. in sub
S'nnrr. thut had hill agalnst the District for
so 10. With ] 'cii'erat"iy "iahcd' fem TINT
Bryan had Knowledge of the alleged nRnd, hy
aNHh' 4 Ia nc Thereafter "a certain piece uT work
lr'Tme "iair play mdnGcd that" ] should
have II.
Cuutcnting inysc,f for the present with simple.
unqualified ,!culnl vt the truth uf every allegation
agAust ne made by tho man Phillips, who has
dclibcrniclN, cut Of whole cloth, put ~ writing n
statement :" the ctmn'Icc which Is not und cnn-
MT Le NupiTItCd by sc,ntilla Of ev drnre, direct
ar idiput leg Ia say that PHILLIPS j. nnc Of the
discharged men" whom the Com nissionerS dis.
placed, that better men might take their place :
that lie j. the hrthCF.in Law OF CfRN fUr the part.
hcr 1f Hoffman, the mcn "hn Ncte Of the ring
that robbed the IJOp." Of the DktIict two yCArs
ago, and during tie piCCnt year IN pHNing our
streets hat, although utterly Incompetent i"r the
position, he was, Ht tie insnlCCOi tbp ruEtrl ton
appointed as gCnrIRl iH'I,ci"r Ui cUIcIcte rnyc.
u eit. thus having tic prwcr TO pas uIan the
work Of his brUther-in law, trawiuld, INrtncr ut
Hoffman that hik habit EVrctui,ip hate ~ cn such
o. In bring him ntrruntcmJt aiHnI urr rvsp, table
citizens : that he Wus nuuTi,d lrum brUklyn
aud 'e.crieI tn iii the iiur"rttnt tTust EJuvv
named really 10y the G0nniNGncr Of the contractors
Crawford 4 lIrnmnn. ThcIc ar other rircnm'
stances going Ia shaw that his man Phillips was
s,t Cted by aud acted as he rIUatulcf th,tc COZ.
rnpt contractors, which for prudential reasons
When lie entire facts come out it will appear
that Phillips Is now uscd as tool by Hoffman and
his CunspiintOts.
beg the pubic To examine the concrete pave
m,nt put down by me ON + street northwest,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. St sl.7j
pcr 'Uunrc yard. aud tlat laid by that vittuUusly
Indignant hrm--, raw fhrd 4 llutimnn-brtwe,n
Tenth aud TwClth streets, On the SAME stcet, At
s,61 prr square yard; and the block on The same
street. htwcen Smth nd Tenth streets, Tor which
the Nirtuous Crawford 4 Hoffman took out Of the
y. piles porkyts s3.l6 per sIuarr yar,l.
A. Ia the "dIsChItgvd men whum these consplr.
aiur~--lir iiman and blulhcr.iE-lnw Ihllips-sO
deeply sympatliZr with, had nO ant whatever III
Their i,snisSal. Hut uIatn inquiry of the District
Commissioners You will find that the poor eilnws.
PhhiI's ct nl. after u!l invctiGnt,pn by the C'n.
missioner, and upnu their "wn evidence, were di,-
missed Tor making nIlse rc!UrIs OF the wVr. done
and materials wCi
WAsuiNGtuE, u. C.. Nov. u, 1877.
More Than twenty Varieties
or FINE oNrgCoATs,
s5 that nic worth So.
IIADLE Bros,
Gunner seventh hIu II rtr' cts.
EyFRYRopY should attend TIE arts"le Al iamb,
.ftt..r .rttt,. lt,sI I.att Ia,