Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16
BiIaRD AND uONhLISG.
Comments of the Press Upon the
correspondence Concerning the
Phelps Dodge Affair."

senator Bayard denies that he charged
Mtssrs Boutwell,, Arthur, Davis and Conkng
Win having divided among themselves
s2hholn which Messrs. Phelps Dodge a Co.
We're Obliged to hand over to the Government
lof under payment of Custom House duties
His denial ends the matter. II appears that
ne does not read all that il published in the
newspapers about him. 1t also appears that
he takes no particular trouble to correct news
paper misstatements. The aggrieved states
men who didn't get Phelps, Dodge ~ Co.'S
money can now calm their pertnrbed spirits
and 80 about their business with withers all
unwrung. Phiad,iphid Record.
The stalwart statesmen and Judge who
rushed INTO passionate print last Saturday
over the subject matter Of MIR. Dodge's testl-
hlohy We're prudent in waiting until the
campaign was over before ''carding" the
Dodge moiety business. But as there is a
custom House still in New York, and many
merchants still do business here. it may be-
doubted whether they are prudent in even
now reuving the questions which people will
PM to themselves when they are invited to
recall the testimony of eX-District ATTORNEY
Davis and OF the 'tcrrori2cdn William H.
Dodge.-Ner J orh World.
If Alesars. c. A. Arthur Roscoe Conkling,
George $. Boutwell, and Noah Davis were
common ward politicians, their extraordinary
card III the Press of Saturday would have
attracted little attention. But one il Vice
l'rcAldent-elect OF the United States. another
II United States Senator and third has
hten a Senator and Secretary of the Treasury
OF the United States, and when men holding
such positions accuse another of falsehood
the natural presumption would be that they
the had reason for their accusation. And
YET u If made evident by the correspondence
published this morning not only that this at
TACK upon Senator Bayard was without iustiti-
CATION but that Senator Conkling at least who
Is evidently the instigator of this strange per-
ioIihalce, knew that the joint statement was
noth hhcalled Tor and untrue. That Senator
Bhyafi would clear himself of the
charge OF bearing false witness was taken for
granted by nil who know his habitual careful
ness and fairness, but il scarcely could have
peeh expected that he would turn the guns 30
completely against his adversaries and con-
wet them of the very offense which they had
chraged against Inn. Worsted in
his correspondence with Mr. Bayard. and
daring not to pursue a discussion which could
only prove injurious to himself, he has sought
a humans revenge, and relying upon Mi.
Bayard 8 indisposition to personal con.
| troVersS, mas sought to ''get even by calling
names. He has not hurt MIR. Bayard, but he
has convicted himself of the most deliberate
| ana shameless piece of Justification that
Senator OF the United States ever stooped to.
| --Phttddelphid Times.
! Those who arc familiar with the public
career OF Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware,
could never be made to believe that he would
stoop to wilful misstatement of facts
affecting a political opponent. The purity Of
MS private and public life, and his courteous
and manly treatment of his political adver-
sailes, forbid the suspicion that lie would 80
lar depart from his usual course of action az
| bitterest foe.
We commend to our readers, and to all fair
minded people, a perpsal especially Of Mr..
Bayard's final letter. In it he gives Mr..
ConklIng all the information he desires, and
probably more than is palatable. The state
hleht which MIR. Bayard really did make was
based on matters of record, and if Mr.. Conk-
ing has any desire to refresh his memory in
the Phelps-Dodge case he can CRAFTY his
fluctuations by perusing the official publica-
Tons named by MIR. Bayard. -BauimOre
| Gazette.
II is safe to say that Senator Bayard's word
VIII not be outweighted by that of the four.
POSSIBLY there is some misrepresentation as to
what Senator Bayard stated: and these
people are entitled to the benefit OF that
superstition for the present. Lancaster