Daily Republican., 1880-12-13


Also that my authority for this state |
ment was derived from document
published by one Of the Houses Of Con
gress, accompanied by testimony, and
statements made in open debate on the
floor of the House, and never to my
knowledge, contvadicted.
believe also referred to a publica'
tion by William P. Wood, an sx Treas
ury official, made In the New York Sun
October 27, 1880, giving his account in
full Of the case. This / believe to be
the force and substance Of that part Of
the speech in question which had any
reference to you or the moiety system. /!
shall be surprised to learn there is
any error of fact in my statement, and
shall regret if the slightest injustice
has been done to you. and If there has
been will feel myself bound to apply any
proper remedy when my error has been
disclosed to me.
Your obedient servant,
T. =. BAYARD.
The Hon. Roseos Conkling, U. s. Sena-
tor, Utica, N. Y.
UTICA, Nov. II, 1880.
Dear Sir:-I read with surprise your
letter OF the 18th instant, just received.
| enclosed You q statement widely pub
lished in two newspapers of definite
charges said to have been publicly made
by you, and made on your own knowl-
edge of the truth. These charges were
of unlawful and criminal conduct im-
putsd together to several persons, of
whom am one.
asked you whether you made the
statement.
This would seem to call for q frank
disclaimer or admission. You answer
nothing as to any one concerned except
me; az to me your denial is inferential
by impeaching the honesty of the re-
porter, and then you proceed with a
new, quite different and erron
eous statement, which you say you
uttered as to me, in the form of alleg-
ing what "was understood"
Thus your response to plain and
warrantable inquiry is one which
does not meet the inquiry. but con.
sists chiefly Of allegations far different,
and though less injurious, offensive
aud untrue, basing them, you say, on
publications and statements Of which
have NO knowledge. Do you wish
to leave the matter here If you
think 1t deserves further attention,
will you answer my question, name
ly, whether the published statement
sent you in print was made by you?
Your obedient servant,
Roscoe CoNKLdNG.
The Honorable T. f. Bayard, Senator,
Wilmington, Del.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 81, 1885,
Sir r:-Your letter dated the 18th in
slant and postmarked the 18th, was
received this morning.
You sent me on the 18th an anony-
nous communication cut from Repub-
lican newspaper in Philadelphia, pur-
porting to be an extract from public
speech, made by me at Dover near
the end of the recent canvass.
should not have considered state
ment so irresponsibly made worthy
Of notice, but as you did, replied to
you instantly in spirit OF courtesy,
that had never bsfors sesn or heard of |
the article; that it was so grossly in
accurate as to cause the belief that it
could not have been written by an
honest person. But as | had spoken
of the case of Phelps, Dodge & Co.,
and mentioned you in connection with
it, | went on, caniidly, to give you, as
fully as memory enabled me, what
did say, which necessarily excluded
what did not say, and included all
OF my speech which had any reference
to you or the moiety question"
The extract you sent me is untrue,
and believe maliciOusly 80.
am surprised, as your letter had as
surcd me you did not mean "to imply
that you supposed l did or would make
such an utterapce," or that any fur
ther statement than that contained IN
nv letter could be desired.
In that letter also expressed my
regret if the slightest injustice had
baen done you, and that should feel
myself bound to apply any proper
remedy when any error had been
pointed out to me.
Your letter in reply to this character
ICES my statement as new, quite diff
fereDt and erroneous, and subsequent
ly that my "response consists OF alle-
cations far different, and though less
Injurious, offensive and untrue, basing
them upon publications OF which
(you) have no know ledge"
The publications to which made
reference, of which you say you have
NO knowledge, which relates to your
alleged connection with the case OF
Phelps, Dodge & Co., you will find in
the testimony of Mr.. William Z.
Dodge, at page 22G, and Of the Hon.
Noah Davis, at pages 247 and 24S of
House miscellaneous documents No.
264 of first session Forty third Con-
gress. The statement of VIM. p. Wood,
have already stated was published in
the New York Sun of the 2Sth ultimo.
To your inquiry whsther "wish to
leave the matter here" can only re-
ply that have no wish on the subject,
but to be simply just to myself aud
others, and wherever that leads me
shall try to follow. /,
Your obedient servant,
TT. BAYARp.
The Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Utica, N. Y.