The daily gazette., 1880-12-16

THE Republican makes an effort to
place Senator Bayard in dilemma"
by saying, IF senator Bayard did use
such language, it devolves upon him
to withdraw it or furnish proof that
what he says is true"
Such proposition as the above is
nonsense in the IA CO of the fact
that Senator Bayard ''pronounces"
the Objectionable words in the report
of his speech ''a truthless calumny."
But there is at least one other party
that volunteers charge. We allude
to VIM. P. Wood, of Washington, d.
G. He is reported as saying
''Each Senator had been furnished
with printed brief reciting one spe-
cial rascality, showing that the pres
ent Republican candidate for Vice
President, General Chester A. Arthur
had received $21, 1897 so out of the
moneys extorted from Phelps, Dodge
y Co., large importing firm of New
York City.
The operation resulted in the pay
ment of $271, 900 by VIM. E. Dodge,
S13i, ,3S9 of which went into the pock.
cts of the New York Custom House
Ring, b. G. Jayne and the informer.
Arthur, Cornell and Latin each receiy-
ed $21 1897 so, from which they Jointly
agreed to pay Roscoe Conkling $4,000
be certainly received that amount
That he earned the fee is equally GER
tain"
Now, in the face of that is it not in.
cambent upon Mr., Corkling and Mr..
Arthur to show that the large sum
named was not taken from Phelps
Dodge & Co., or, if it was so taken wb.
became of it? Here it is charged by q
man we held commission as an Officer
given by Mr.. Lincoln and his Secretar,
Of War, Stanton. 1t is so plain that my
one may read it. Why then does thi,
quartette, in hiding from Woods charg,
seek to gather aid and sympathy from
Republican partisans by urging an ad.
mission from Senator Bayard that h,
had used words that he had not used
and then Of course that he should den,
their truth. Thus endeavoring, in thl
roundabout way, to get rid of YER
embarrassing dilemma, and one to-
which is likely to stick to them in tn
Senate aud elsewhere. Even the Re
publican papers are warning Mr.. Conk
ling and his friends OF the risk hey rul
In having this matter discussed. W
have heretofore published paragraph
from papers not at all favorable polti
cally to Mr.. Bayard, and now add th
following from the West Cheste
Record. 1t says:
GAS we have already signifed, it /
very questionable whether any one cor
cerned in the ''moiety business" in Ney
York will be benefited By stirring u
the subject again. The prosecution {
Messrs. Phelps, Dodge & Co., was on
OF its least savory features. We dout
the expediency on the part of Mr.. Conl
ling and the other gentlemen WIN
joined in signing the card, of reviying
debate upon ana investigation into Ii
circumstances of the case"
That the "moiety" system was
scanCaleus one few will doubt, and
would have been much more 10 Il
credit of Messrs. Conkling and Bou
we'll had they joined their efforts wit
those of Senator Bayard in crushing
out. But that would have been puttiI
an end to the profitable trade that WI
P. Wood shows immense largresses we
secured from. The Republican says {:
"lf Senator Bayard admits that
used such language and furnishes pro
that what he said is true, then shou
Chester A. Arthur be prohibited fro
taking his seat as Vice President of 1
United States; Senator Conkling
expelled from the United States Senat
ex-Secretary Boutwell, be compelled
disgorge his lll-gotten gains; Jud
Davis also TO be made 10 refund and
be prohibited from occupying seat
the Supreme bench of New York"
Dos that not show why Mr.. Bayar