Daily Republican., 1881-12-05
|FOURqH EDITION.
-iTHE QUANTITIES wRANGLE.
Lssu Words from Chairman Baker
In Revly II On ~ rman Nssfinxs.


MEssRs. EDITORS: Mr.. Hastings
manifesto of Friday N so contradictory
that I shal, not attempt to give an an
yer in detail, but will jnst select few
extracts. He says in the meeting last
June IL was impossible for the commit
tee to present their report for fear OF
riot, and yet further on he says that a
motion ftirly made and put to adjourn
was aim 'st unanimously carried. Very
likely to be so in the midst of great ex'
ctem.nt and the possibility OF riot,
bloodshed, &c He was not there, l
want it understood, and yet l15 men VII"
subscribed their names said they were
there, and in room - #. by 80 It. and
led against it. Quite unanimous ~
must have been now. ! dismiss all
these question and come to the cores
rondepce between the .wo committees
He says all etforts to brin, about re-
Cancellation have been con 'cmptuonsly
spurred by Mr.. Bsser's committee.
heg leave to say that have looked over
all the correspondence and fail to see
|discourteous word used by me or my
committee reports. have endeavored
to conduct tho whole as n gent eman,
and Gun see bu: one or two words that
may he considered harsh.
| refer to my word stupidity when
said the Hastings com 'ee broke
faith with me and | say so now, for II
ended all hopes of peace through them.
| ais used the sarcasm "even If they
do cain all the money, brains and res
pectability Of the party"
a a thiu v,1rnaa ppr,
haps if Mr.. Hastings would reflect he
will know the author, aud ! appeal to
any man Of their committee 10 say
when was any thing else than cour-
.eous to them On November 30th, ] re-
cclv d n communication from Is. 1.
Bye, Secratar, pro TEN. aud annexed is
my answer.
Nov. 30th, 1881.
Mr. Il. T. BYE, Sec'y. pro tom.
SIR: return yonr papers unread
ami decline to subluit them 20 he lie.
publican committee, after a breach Of
faith with myself aad yolr su5-Gom.
mittee in the matter of our conference.
Sell-respect compels me to d,cliue fur
ther intercourse with your committee
as such unlcS. amends are made
Re perttnlly, .IoHS &. BAKER.
Now as to breaking filth, hold the
fol owing letter from one of the sub
| committee:
Wilmington, De-, Dec, Il, 1881.
JoHS &. BAKER, E~q.
DEAR SIR: As do not wish to rest
under an just inpu,at.on, | write to
say, that personally | fulfilled my
promise made at the Clayton House on
Friday eve. last, and III the commi tee
advocated the compromise submitted
to rs by you-l aged strCngly In tbs in.
t. rest OF pe.ce, believing then, and still
believe i, tie best thing to do under the
circumstances. | write to assure y II
that accepted the propo ,ition in good
faith and carried it out 50 fur AS was
personally concerned to the letter.
Iolrs very truly.
The gentleman tie Tres his name
wlluneld, bu; have the ester, aud II
| can be seen.
| THIS SPEARS FuR ITSELF.
| Now how does the gentleman sum up
his manifesto by calling the action OF
men his and my friends in rything
because they dissent from arbitrary
rulings in decided manner, ruthan'
ism, ,'bullyiHg &c. We'll it would not
please him il a pen picture had been
drawn Of himself in the Dover Convea-
tioI-apd all who know him and have
seen him in debate will say that he
maintains his position At all hazar, 5
aud with plenty of noise and talk.
ask. POINT out If you please out of tht
l1J names Published who were at tn,
meeting 10 June las. one that can max,
lrore noise than Mr.. Hastings.
Now having covered all essential
points in the manifesto shall dis.
continue All further controversy
with Mr.. Hastings committee, but
will have something TO say to the
Republican party about its manage,
neut in TIE neat future.
JuhS =. BAKER,
| Chairman Of Regular HpnDlicaf
|City Executive Committee.