The New York herald., 1878-03-15
JUDGEKELLEY TO SECRETARY SHERMAN


REPLY TO THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO >.
| WILSON vANCE--wao ''sUcH MEN AS KEL-
LEY ARE-coNDITIoN OF THE TREASURY.
wAsHrSGros March IA. 1878.
The following letter OF Judge Kelley refers to that
OF Secretary sherman addressed 10 j. Wilson vance
of Canton, Ohio, the sh inst, with reference 70
Judge Keiey's speech tho anances:-
WASHINGTON, d. O.. March IL, 1878.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary OF the Treasury,
sIR-My attention has Just been called a letter
bearing date the Sth inst. purportng TO have issued
na%s 'n appesSss and must Sereforo Se .hoash is
avcrments false and It's language tndecorous and
viluperatve accept y as genuine, though an 1noi-
ury. AZ Mr. J. Wilson Vance, to whom IL was ad-
dressed is the editor Of paper at Canton, Ohio and
as your letter appeared the New York EUentng
Post VI the l1th but three days alter date, cannot
doubt that was writer for publication ana scnt to
the Post from this city, and therefore respond 10 It
thus publicly. You say
The extract which yoa quote from Kssys speech but
S &C US,sd @ i states s. note. to ,, s re
$50 ooo 600 constantly in he Treasury form
with some months further to accumulate.
know not whether the matter sen, you q quota
tion from speech Of mine genuine accurate
II " emoracod allegation had said there
more $3.50, 0O0 900 OF United STATES In
late reply to general Garfield, winch is suppose tho
speech from winch 1t purported to be taken. said:
Ana now with $e5 Oooooo Of specie Treasury
sa s ON the Is, Of his month"; win is.s Saai
the ands the people. and with Se5OUOoOO0
OF currency obe redeemed, &c.
THIS statement Is not exaggerated. IL embraces
greenbacks aud national bank notos, OF which therc
in circulation moro than 5000 OOOO 900, Tor the
demption Oi both OF which the Treasury viii no re-
sponsibls the lst ol January next II tho Resump
law be not repealed Therefore, II this be one OF
the datribes have uttered what IS likely TO be SAID
OF your 'mpisd incorporate contradiction oil" ~
'sucH MEN AS KELLEY"
In your letter Will Jet the country
know Of whom you spoke when you alluded TO 'sucn
mon as syf'' Was It, as tho public UNDER
stand TO the 1872 members OF the House OF Represen-
tatves with whom voted tor the repeal OF the Re-
sum ption act and 10 the 1875 mombers of body
whom ! votod 10 pass the SILVER Diii, me
Presidents objections TO Tho contrary notwithstand-
ngY Has, Mr.. secretary, one BRET year OF experience
In the executive branch oil the government sulced 10
bring you the dangerous conclusion that Congress
is body changing OH The verge oil The government,
aud which might be eliminated from our system with
| Advantage TO the people? Or did you mean to reier
10 the vast majority Of The people oil the United
States who compose tho of these almost
VI the numbers Of the popular branch of
CongressY Whom next refer to the datribes and
| ..such mon as have used to excite the popular
mind create war between capital and labor"
ono occasion on which l have attempted to excite
| such regret that you did not Indicate such
occasion in The communication | am consldor.
| ing. But let me inquire whether you regard
mo having engaged In SO unholy an un-
dertaking when, in the summer OF 1870 IN
compliance with written appeals from the chisi 0 tho
| administration, oil which you arc SO influential a
member, the then Governor OF Ohio. and of Hon.
| Charles Foster, abandoned my own CANVASS as the
| nominee Tor Congress from tho Fourth district OF
Pennsylvania, and yielding TO Inc solicitation oi tho
Republican State Committee OF Ohio, placed myself AZ
IT'S disposal lew speeches where, 10 the Judg-
mem the committee they would be likely 10 do the
most g0od except that two of them should Dc IN the
district my friend Foster, who had advised me that
IL was worry close anu that my good Offices might do
something towJrd saving It. IL you thiuk avniled
myself of that occasion to breed strife between LABOR
and capital pray you appeal to the people oi the
town OF Milan and the city OF sandusky, oo.h VI
| which are IN Mr. Fosters district. aud in both Of
which addressed large audiences IN his behalf, with
such effect that after having passed about iOur days
IN the district ieit II with the assurance received
from OF republicans whose purpose 1t had been
to vote for Mr. Hudson, Mr. Fosters competitor, that
they would, on the strength of my representations
give my friend Foster anOthor trial. and that though
The district had been regarded as doubtful they wero
con ndent 1t safe not only Tor him. but Tor the
| Presidential ticket
| THE CONDITION TREASURY.
Let me briefly refer TO your statement as 10 the
| condition Of the Treasury. You say that the
500 900 available Cr the purposes OF resumption
are now nearly 100000, 0OO In this, though you
should be better informed AS to the condition oil the
| Treasury than l, hesitate not to say that II your
allegation refers To metallic gold you are grossly VIDE
OF the mark. The monthly DEBT statement issued by
you on the lst oil this month showed put $780, 2l97S3
| OF gold, against which there were no current con
obligations How much OF this sos 000, OuO Is shook
Keeping gold, what tue late Colonel James Fisk
spoke Of as "phantom gold," consisting OF coupons
paid and bonds called and exchanged which have not
gone into the books and beon cancelled, do not know
| nor probably do you. Tho Committee Banking
aud Currency of the House oil Representatives Is en-
gagged in investigating The question: and II when, after
careful scrutiny oil tue faCts 1t snail make its report
the country not discover that $40 900 00l
embraces less thau $50 001 COO Of metallic gold It vii
be we'll Tor your reputation as a man and public
officer. Yours, WILLIAM ID. KELLEY.