New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-06

rise to .s30OO00OO. Mr. Kennedy saws !" There 10
nothing IN the law 10 prevent this" The act OF marCu
600 Il hereby fixed and limited as 10 the max mum
cost OF the herein provided for exclusive OF
for the Secretary OF The Interior or the super
ntendent OF Census TO incur expense or OBLIGATION
sum-" The ease with which Mr.. Kennedy after paying
the large necessary expenses OF enumeration anu cum
tracts the further sum of S2O,0OOO0O or S30000OOO
from the remainder, is only equaed by some OF the
more remarkable OF the statistical achievements OF the
same robust intellect in the eighth census
Ihtrd-Mr. Kennedy states that g one OF the most
OF real estate owned has tor explained object
been stricken out of the law at moment when ITS re-
changed condition Of our people" This statement ls
not, the letter OF it, absolutely untrue, but
who is not intimately acquainted with the facts
of the case. since It would create the i'm,
real estate not be obtained at the coming census
By the Act Of 1879 the inquiry TO the value oil rear
ton schedule, retained upon tho social statistics
schedule and the statistics OF wealth viii still form
legislation which IL Is believed will secure for them
far higher value than they have ever had before;
censises under Federal subven0n Is but device 10
tue services OF the Superintendent beyond the
In making personal reflections OF this character man
must be content 10 stand by the natural pur-
possible construction of them. Any one readlng
this paragraph must understand that IL charges that
endent OF the Census and adopted at the nsugaou OF
himself or OF his friends for the purpose OF prOlongng
his term of Office 80 understood the charge Is not only
false, but calumuious. The project OF intermediate
state eensGses under Federal subyennOn was was
Census, but originated in the Committee OF
Congress. II the sense of humor could co-exlst
with the indignation which such wanton calunny
must arouse, might be amused to ind Mr. Kennedy
who held Office IN preparing, conducting ana compiling
the eighth for six years, lacking seven weeks,
eaypS less than hnf in hulk Of the tables eff the censis
an an a
airy upon the present superintendent, who held once
less than three years in connection WIN
so9pesd a census put hnER G type
bic In the vastly wider range OF compilation
conducted at that census Mr. Kennedy IN Directing to
the early Organization OF the Census Once, declares
that" Supernendents have never heretofore been APP
pointed three or four months in advance and us
frequently not one" This, again. is not absolutely u-
true In the letter Of IT, but is false In essence Mr. Ken
nedy not, indeed, appointed superintendent OF
the eighth until juno l, 1860" but he was APP
pointed. at salary of 1000, " make the necessary
preparations for that census as early as July. 1889
FUth-Mr. Kennedy states that " there Is no clearly
definition OF the duties OF the enumerators
that is not as clearly neutralzed by subsequent
specification illustration, can only reply with Hat
denial. the duties OF enumerators are clearly and
dersrandng, except by persons with marked genius
for misunderstanding everything they do not IKE:
cost nearly 100000 more than the law justified, and
to preclude exposure there existed potential reason for
changing the manner of taxing the coming census"
The allegation that any expenditures not amply usti-
fed and authorized by law were made by the census OF
1870 The suggestion that changes In the method
for taking the were proposed tor the sake OF pre-
GLIDING exposure OF unauthorized expenditures B bOth
false and caIumnlous
the crooked Of Mr. Kennedy III his efforts TO mis-
represent the provisions Of the Act OF 1879 and to
malign motives OF those who took part In promot-
ing that legislation. Enough has been said TO show the
utter disregard of fairness, truth and ordinary deceney
which characterzes this document Very respectfully
your obedent servant, FRANCIS r. WALKER,
Superintendent OF Census