Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-13
BAYARD TO CONKLING.


York Senator OF DIsslmuiatiop. and Ad
vises Him whsre He Can Fisd the Officia
History OF HIS (Conklipg's) Connection
With the Phelps, Dodge & Go. Case. As
Sharer in the Moiety Spous Squeezed
From that Firm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The following
statement and appended letters have been
furnished for publication
The publication in the Philadelphia Press
signed by c. A. Arthur, Roscoe Conkling,
Geo. 81. Boutwell, and Noah Davis, dated in
New York, November 90, last, but not pab-
lished until December II, renders it proper
that the subloined letters should also be
published. The dates of these letters ard
their contents fully explain them, and no
other correspondence has passed between
any Of the signers of the card in the Press
and myself. Mr.. F. o. Burr, one of the
editors in Philadelphia, had q letter
from 0e prior to November
20, in which stated the falsity and malice
of the report of my speech at Dover, which
had been reported in the Press of Oct. %.
After the foregoing correspondence 10 fur
ther statement on ny part was deemed ne
cessary. An interval OF nearly three weeks
elapsed before the parties published the card
alluded to, in which they denounce as false
the alleged report of a speech which weeks
before had stated to be untrue. These
facts Gre submitted to the Judgment of all
honorable men. (Signed) I. F. BA4ARp.
UTICA, Il. z, Nov. Is, 18S0.-Dear Sir:
I ask you- attention to the following news
paper report of remarks alleged to have
been made by you IN public speech at
Dover, Deisware, near The end of the recent
canvass;
"That lie may not claim TIA. be is 1nisrep-
resented, We give verbatum 4 report Of the
language he used, When that interview
t0Ok piacs very distinguished gentlemen were
present, the senior senator from New York
among others, (Mr. ConklIng) also Mr..
Davis the district attorney, hIr. Arthur, the
collector, Mr.. Jayne, the SPY or special agent
they called him, ali were present MIR.
Boutwell,, that distinguished fnancier who
was secretary of the treasury, was
also there and they all stood
around this unhappy merchant who
had given his ,000 subscription to Gen.
Grant-this president of the Young Mems
Christian association, this member of the
Union Lsague, and this president OF the
chamber cf commerce. He thought that
would protect him. Not much. They took
from hin the sum of $267, 900 in money and
they divided it among themselves. TGreat
laughter. Gentlemen, this is no exaggera-
ton or figure of speech. There it stands
upon the record, and I want to tell you it is
thing of which 1 have knowledge and
means of knowledge"
The extract IS cut from the PhiIadelphia
Press of Friday, Oct. 29th. The State Sen
tiael, published at Dover, on the Both of
October contains the same report in sub
stance. The appearance of these two publ
cations in journals near you, and they ha7-
ing gone thus far without contradiction or
correction, will, trust, seem sufficient ex-
cuse for bringing them TO your notice. Will
you inform me whether you did make this
statement in form or substance. It Is bare
ly necessary 10 add that this inquiry Is not
meant to imply that I suppose you did or
would make such an utterance. My purpose
is only TO adopt the most natural, conven-
lent mode to set right Gn injustice greater
perhaps TO you than others. Your obedient
servant. Roscoe CoNkr1NG.
The Hon. Thomas T. Bsyard, Uuited
States Senator, Wilmington, Del.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. Is, 1S8O.-Dear
Sir: 1 have just received your letter, dated
the 18th instant, accompanied by news
paper cutting purporting to be an extract
from report Of public speech made by
me at Dover, in this State, near the end of
the recent canvass. / made but one speech
at Dover and spoke then without notes.
Until I received your letter l never knew
that any report had been made or published.
The Press, from which you tell me you cut
the extract, is Philadelphia paper, and the
SeRtiael is published in Dover. Both are
Republican IN politics, and l have never
seen a copy Of either during Or since the
canvass. Reading for the first time the
extract you sent me, it appears to me
so grossly inaccurate as to cause
the belief it could not have
been written by aa honest person. re-
member well of speaking of the case of
Phelps, Dodge & Co, and the proceedings
under which great sum Of money, $780,
600, was wrongfuily taken from their pockets.
1 described and denounced in severe terms,
''the moiety SYSTEM" and the share which,
n this case, accrued to thu collector, sur
veyor and naval officer, and to the informer
Jayne, or Hera, and stated that the senior
Senator from New York, Mr. CoDkling, was
uAASAStOON W udNS ISSOiNcQ CULIEenSaliOu
as their counsel from Messrs. Arthur, Cor
nell and Latin for his services and assistance
in the transaction; also that my authority
for this statement was derived from docu-
ment published by one of the Houses of Con-
gress, accompanied by the testimony and
statement made in open debate on the floor
of the House, and never to my knowledge
contradicted. betieveI also referred to
publication by William 81. Wood, an ex-
treasury official, made in the New York Sun
October 81, 1880, giving his account in full
of the case. This believe to be the form
and substance of that part of the speech in
question, which had any reference to you or
the moiety system. I shall be surprised to
learn there is an error of fact in my state
rnent, and shall regret if the slightest injus-
tlce has been done to you and if there has
been will feel myself bound to apply any
proper remedy, when my error has been dis
closed to me. Your obedient servant,
(Signed) L. T. BAYARD.
The Hon. Roscoe Conkling, United States
Senator, Utica, n. Y.
UTICA. n. Y, Nov. II, 188O.-Dear sir:
| read with surprise your letter of the 18th
inst, just received. 1 enclosed you state
ment widely published in two newspapers of
definite charges said to have been publicly
made on your own knowledge of the truth.