Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-19
Il SILLY RUMOR.
Which Evidently Emsnated From
the Office of the s.MOrnfng News''-
Ifs FaIsifv Clearly Established

Saturdays issue of the Philadelphia
EUening Telegraph contained the folloa ing
absurd dispatch from this city, pre-
sumably from its Wilmington CORE.
spondent, Mr.. W. Il. Hill OF the Morning
News "Senator Bsyard, it is stated this
morning, who declares himself opposed
to all special legislation, wrote to counsel
engaged in the water commission cases,
that he trusted courts would decide the
act unconstitutional. He is opposed to
ii. B. McIntirs, ex. chief of the water
department, who had the bill passed al
his own instigation, and was selected by
the commission as their chief, while
McIntire in turn dislikes Bayard."
In reference to this dispatch the Phila.
delphia Press of Sunday, contained the
following editorial paragraph:
Senator Bayard appears to forget that,
while the Bayard family may supply the law,
it is the Salisbury family which administers
justice in the state of Delaware. The pub
lication or letter written by Senator Bayard
expressing his confidence and hope that the
court OF errors and appeals would declare
unconstitutional the act of the Delaware
Legislature creating the Wilmington water
commission, looks entirely too much like HI
attempt to influence the court. The fre
are made known to the Delaware courts when
political advantage depends upon the charac
ter of the courts decisions. suggest the pro-
priety OF MIR, Bayard's exercising more care
of his condolences. Chancellor salisbury
and the other members of the court must
| naturally resent the appearance OF Bayard
| dictation and, besides, they are altogether
competent to decide matters for themselves
As Il sequence the following alluson tt
the subject was made in Mondays issue
Of the Wilmington Morning Neos:
A rumor prevailed on Saturday to the effec
| that Senator Bayard had written letter Il
counsel employed in the water commission
cases to the effect that he hoped the cour
would decide the act unconstitutional. Tn,
story ~ circulated appeared in the Phlladel
| phia Telegraph the same day, and the Pres
| OF that city yesterday had what was intended
| to be q caustic editorial on the subject, TIN
| latter journal evidently not understanding th
situation here Inquiry of Benjamin Nields
ESD, last evening IN regard to the allege'
| letter revealed the fact that he knew nothing
whatever about it. A prominent Democrat
| however, who professed to know little, sait
| the senator had not written letter, but hat
only sent telegram to some one.
1t only required very slight investi
CATION on the part OF GA2ETTl
reporter to establish the fslsity of til,
absurd story. Iadge Whitsley of tn,
court of errors and appeals, said thu
court had received no communication
from Senator Baysrd in reference to the
subject, while Msssrs. Grubb, Bates
Gray, Bradford, Nields and Spruance, til,
counsel retained In the case, unite il
declaring that Mr.. Bayard had no com
munication with them, either by letter 0
telegraph. The whole story is ridiou
lous rumor, without the slightest basi
| OF fact.
| significant feature OF the foolisl
oanard is that the regular Wilmingro,
correspondent of the Philadelphia Eusn,a!
telegraph, in which paper it first ap
pesred, is member of the Morning Nen
staff. Thus, from all appearances, Ia
story originated in the Neps office, an,
was sent abroad simply In order to Civ
that paper an opportunity to publish q
a rumor what it feared to give ourreno,
to upon its own responsibility.