The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23
WITTERsOv- HEWITT.
Mr.. wetter.on Reiterates ri. Chsrre, and
Makes - Proposition.

Makes - Proposition.
An Open Letter 10 the Hon. Abran s. HeicH.-
Some casual observations Of mine to q reporter
OF THE Sun seem to have given you disuuict,
and. ~ | would be generous as we'll as Just.
address you directly with the purpose OF reliev-
ing your mind.
You are mistaken when Won say that have
charged you with supprcssing any telegram or
kilograms Of Mr.. Tilden. You know, and know.
that MIR. Tilden disapproved the Electoral bill.
You know, and know that YOU spent Sunday,
the 14th Of January. in Now York. and that he
made his objections sufficiently known to you.
You know, and know. that on Monday even
ing, the 9Th of January meeting Of the
Committee Of Advsemcnt considered the terms
OF the bill, alphabetically submitted to IL;
that at that meeting l opposed them
that you we're dumb M an oyster IA
to Mr. Tilden's opinions: that. finally
we all agreed to support tho measure,
most Of us believing 1t the emanation Of our
chief. | have charged. and do charge. that
your failure to deal frankly with us on that oc-
casion, your failure to tell us what Mr.. Tiden
had said to you the day before. was the practi
cal suppression Of his more sagacious counsels,
and. to all intcnts the betrayal OF your friend.
As TO kilograms. know nothing, could know
nothing about them. and have never said n word
about them. only know. and YOU know. and
all Of us know that the Electoral bill was not
Mr.. Tden's offspring. and l have only said,
what now repeat. that you allowed your bas-
tard to be palmed of Us his legitimate without
saying word
As TO my charge that you wanted to rest our
case on tho vote OF Oregon. the address which
you publish itself furnishes the proof. That
address rests the case upon either horn Of II di-
lcmma- Oregon on the one hand. or Louisiana.
Florida aud South Carolina on the other hand.
1t 10 obvious that | did not misrcpresent
you. II is hardly worth stating the circum-
stances Of its suppression. which you say
had nothing to do with. because was 81 not a
member Of tho National Democratic Executive
Committee" To make a long story short, aft cr
"a wrangle in New York which is known 10 quite
number Of our friends. you turned up In
Washington with your document; 1t was sub
mittcd to the Committee Of Amusement. OF
which was a member; on my motion II was
referred to n subcommittee; this returned it &c
the Committee of Amusement rejected Mean
while you REINFORCED yourself 10y your Ma tiona
Executive Committee. which met with US and
finally. our united efforts subdued you aud your
address. II may not be known 10 YOU that
performed prodigies Of valor in this work o
subugRtion.
incapacity to keep secret. A man who told
in sacred confidence. his extraordinary inter
view with Grant to fifty people within an hour
after II was had-Grant himself denying IN,
truth Of your report-who kept his counsc
SO loosely that next days papers con
tanned the whole Of II. does not occupy
position Of advantage TO deliver lee
lures upon discretion. You are right. however
| in surmising that cannot keep n secret
never had one in my life. secret is like
wart upon ones nose Everybody has n bette
view Of it than the possessor. ! scorn a secret
loathe n secret and. doubtless had you kind!
admitted me to your caucus tho other evening
| III Iuld have gone away and told tho reporter
| what they knew much more accurately and full,
But airu,e To badinage to ordinations an,
| recriminations. between you and me. ] don
want to nlure you. | don't want TO quqrre
| with YOU Let us have done therefore
| with innuenioes and cpithei~. | have stated
| publicly. that YOU We're guilty OF a disgrace
| ful falsehood: that this falls hood was deliv
! cred with cir umsianoes OF solcmnlty To YOU
| colleagues that II WAS the occasion of transfe
| Of the meetings II our Advisory Committee iron
your hous" to another place, and that met yol
| next day and refused to recognize you. NOl
ask why nobody else did the like. Alas. ! wa
| ever = fool In such matters, and always nllowe'
| my disgusts TO get tho better ~ my judgment
nothing about 10. Now that time has cured ~
nag.eq would do YOU Justice. ! DE-
! | declare that. this incident apart. | have moth
ing against YOU. All OF Us make mistakes. sim
pie errors ~ lud- mcni each can forgive Nn'
| repeat and declare my chHrs" - personal di-
honor upl y You, and. ~ yOu don I wish 90 il..l
4 out. ard am sur" ! don't Will make so
the COMMITTEE Of Adjustment. Of which both ,
Us were members: ! viii select two; the fou
shall select n nth and. II 90 not make ~
charge good Will make {,Gn a pHhlic anolosl
y A III