New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-16

A SHARP LETTER FROM Mr.. BATEMAN-oCoTING
FROM MR. MEDiLIs PAPER TO PROVE THAT NE
OPPOSED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HIM OF SHAME
LEssLY DENYING THE CONVERSATION WITH Mr.
SHERMAN.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNB.I
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Mr Warner Bateman
has written a long letter to Mr.. Medil, Editor OF
Tho Chicago Tribune in reply to a communication by
that gentleman the controversy between hm
and Secretary Sherman. After a discussion of the
motives which he thinks actuated Mr.. Medill, MIR.
Bateman proceeds to state the grounds Of the con-
troversy as follows:
In speech delivered OF Cincinnati on the goth Of
March, stated, I'm substance, thRt conversation had
been had by a leading Republican editor with MI sher-
na S be- no "np 70 cay 9 oI
the Resumption act. 1t would ruin the business ana
was himself involved 10 debt and that it would break
him up and that II Mr. Sherman persisted IN his ut
conid to break him down. "
Mr., sherman. in q letter to me about week otter
the correctness OF my statement as applied to you You
deny that such @ ever GU I
the policy OF resumption and that therefore, there
was nothing to quarrel about"
Mr. Bateman after devoting some space 70 q dis
cussion of Mir. Medls personal affairs, then takes
up Mr. Medilps assertion that at the time of the
alleged conversation between Secretary Sherman
and himself he was a jealous advocate of resump-
ton, as the columns Of The Chicago Tribune would
show. Mr.. Bateman appears to have made dIgent
search Of the columns of that journal to ascertain
what Mr. MedilPs position in regard to resumption
really was. His search was rewarded by the dis.
covery of a number of editorial articles, from
which he quotes The Chicago Tribune Of August %,
1877. Mr.. Bateman says, contained editorial
article, of which the following is portion:
In the discussion Of the Resuinpion law, which pro-
ydes for The redemption Of on the Let Of
January 1879, we have endeavored 60 fairly point out
that TO enforce that law. II now stands would bring
all business of the country to ealamitOus suspension.
Mr. Bateman continues as follows:
With that proposition you proceed to show that Its
operation and effect would be 10 compel the redemption
and retirement Of both the National bank aud green
back currency leaving the country with comparative
and all debtr public and private, must be paid
The article then concludes with:
utter annihiIaton Of credit and OF business; nor viii
this be ALL the attempt Of the Government to maintain
the disgrace Of the Government and the injury of the
National character and the humiliation of the National
The same argument you follow on the oath august
not Republican measure and sneating Of the
charge Of PenDleon and Ewing to that effect you say
between the Allegheny and Rocky Mountains are OPP
posed the law impracicabe aud unsafe that they
mischief ia the future as affecting the material
In re tribune Of the 16th of September. 1877. you
declare that:
" Resumption Of specie payments is only possible.
for event place second. by reconciliation
removal OF the restraints restrictions taxation upon
private capital invested In banks, which prevents that
private capital aiding In the work OF restoring specie
In your editorial in The Tribune Of October IL, en-
md Of the people Of OHIO that the law liking the date
of resumption should be repealed, you shy:
+" Secretary Sherman. however. was not contented
with judicial blindness. he had hs visit largely adver
tsed. and rushed g Ohio TO deliver speech tho
speech TO be delivered at such q time In Ohio"
After quoting MIR. Medilps analysis of the Mans.
field speech, Mr. Bateman continues
You ascribe the speech of Mr. Sherman, at Mansfield,
Ohio as the greatest misfortune that the Republicans OF
they directly trace their defeat, and you
further OF that speech;
" 1t was an attempt to budoze the people Of Ohio
into Endorsement Of that law. tMeaninR the Resump
ton law.l OHIO has simply refused to IndOrse
In The Tribune Of OctOber22 1877, you again attack
Mr. sherman's Mansfield speech and with reference
After the Secretary had planted his RESUMPTION con-
traction hsrpoon in the ytas OF the party ticket he re-
he had only to wait until he t OF ocoSef 70 nd
Mir. Bateman continues bis quotations from the
editorial columns Of Tho Chicago Tribune at great
length to prove that Mr. Medill was a most ener-
getc relentless foe Of resumption. down TO the be-
ginning of March, 1875 Mr.. Bateman declares
that nothing more Is needed to prove that tho al
legged interview between Secretary Sherman and
Mr. Medill really took place. and that the Language
imputed 10 the latter gentleman was used by him
on that occasion. On this point Mr. Bateman
saysi
Your conversation described by the Secretary was
violent and n-lnannered as IL was mere epitome.
yeetive against him for eight long months In your Cd
itorias 10 TIE Tribune. The threat uttered IN your
tempting to carry into execution In your paper,