The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-12-18
Bayard and oonLling.


The "card'i published las. week by Sena.
tor Conkling, Judge Davis, Vice. President.
elect Arthur aud ex.Secretary Boutwell, is
better understood in the light OF the CORES
pondence given to she press on Monday by Mr..
bayard's authority. The facts stand as fol-
lows Mr. Bayard made a campaign speech
at Dover, in bis native State, in October. In
that speech, delivered without notes, Mr.. Bar
ard, as be had done several times before,
dwelt upon the abuses Of the ''moieties sys.
tenn as practieed in the New York custom.
house. A pretended report OF that part Of his
remarks, which Mr.. Bayard claims TO be
grossly inaccurate, was Published in the
Philadelphia Press. Mr.. Conkling sent Mr..
Bayard copy Of this report, which he had
not seen, and asked TO know II such remarks
we're his. Ia reply Mr., Bayard wrote to Mr..
Conkling AN outline OF what he did saw as
nearly a. be could recolleet it, with the ground
upon which the statement rested He also
wrote to one ofthe editors OF the Press deny
ing the accuracy Of the report. Mr.. Conkling
was not satisfied, and wished Mr.. Bayard
either to affirm OF deny caiegoricaly that he
had used the language imputed to him. Mr..
Bayard again wrote that the puiative report
was Inaccurate, aud probably malieiously so.
This was Nov. IL. And yet, on Dec, II, this
card Of Messrs. Conkling, Arthur and their
associates, dated Nov. 20, is published 10 the
Press, in which Mr.. Bayard is blonty charged
with having made no disclaimer or retrac.
tiOn.H How could he, when Mr.. Conkling
had the explanatory letters in his possession,
and the Press, even while insisting that its
report was verbatim, did not publish Mr. Bay
ards Reputation Of the accuracy Of that re-
port Mr.. Bayard does well 10 submit the
correspondence to the judgment Of the public
without any eomments OF his own. lie re-
members, nor apparently has Mr.. Conkling
forgotten, the resentment Of the New YORK
Senator on account Of the custom house inves-
legations aud the expense ofthe case Of Phelps
Dodge 4 Co., which resulted in the abolition
Of the moieties system, depriving Mr.. Conk
ling's henchmen OF some Of their choicest
pickings. IL was due to Mr. Bayard and Mr..
Casseriy that the exposure was made Of the
eorruptions Of the general order warehouse
system in New York under the conduct Of
Leei and Stocking. Inreealling the attention
Of the public to these abuses, and also to the
case Of Phelps, Dodge 4 Co., Mr.. Bayard re
minded people that Gen. Arthur, Mr.. Conk.
liug's nominee for the viee-presidsncy, 10 his
capacity as collector Of the port OF New York,
received one fourth Of tbs compromise money
exacted Of that firm, and amounting TO S27l,.
600 Mr.. Dodge testified before committee OF
Congress that he paid this sum, not that be
owed IT, (for the greatest discrepancy in duties
alleged to be due by his firm was only $T,500,)
but because 81, 750, 900 was the enormous sum
demanded ofthem, and Of this sum, ifpayment
had been enforced, Special AgentJayne would
have received between $500, 900 ard $4,000
and the NeR York collector over 500, 900.
As Mr.. Dodge said;
ave were not prepared TO have such q
as that rendered sgainst rs, and to
trust 10 any living man for settlement nth
such influences surrounding him. II was a
ease Of terrorism, and 80 Is was when there
we're not lsss than seven eminent lawyers en-
sseed on the other side, and constantly con
irving TO see how they could catch Us ia thu
matter
One OF these eminent lawyers, acting as
counsel for Special Agent Jayne, was Hon.
Roscoe Conkling, senior Senator from New
York, and the gentleman who nov accuses
Iir. Beyard Of calumny. These facts seem u |
hrow some light upon the card to which MI.
lonkling has seen htto allow his nane 10 be
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