The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-10

telegraphed Mr.. Burt. Knowing
him as l did to be truthful man, 1t
amazed me that he should have sent
such telegram, and | could not be.
lieve he had done so. On the re-
ceipt of my letter he sent me the fol-
lowing telegram:
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 20, 1884.
To the Hon. r. G. Horr:
never wrote, telegraphed or said
to anyone that you favored the re-
bate or repayment of duties paid on
salt used in curing meat. You did
all in your power with me to defeat
such legislation. We have always
worked together to protect the salt
industry as we have to protect others
and it is a shameless lie to say other
wise, and criminal dishonesty to re-
port that / have ever telegraphed
that you were other than an earnest
co-worker with me. l have written
you. FRANK HIsCocK.
To day | received the letter re-
ferred to, which reads as follows:
SYRACUSE. Sept. 90, 1884.
To the Hon. r. G.. Horr:
My Dear Friend-I have never
made any communication to Mr.. w.
r. Burt in regard to the "Salt Legis-
lation" of the Forty-seventh Con-
gress that l now recall. 1t is not i'm
possible that he telegraphed me in
regard to it and that | replied; l
have no recollection of it however.
1t is impossible that l ever wrote,
told or telegraphed him that you ia
vored the clause in the Revenue and
Tariff Bill providing for the rebate
of or repayment of duties on salt
used in curing meats, for if had
done SO it would have been an un-
justifiable and false statement on my
part. You labored industriously with
me to defeat the proposition and
hold the present duties on all salt
without rebate, etc. That we failed
is not due to the want Of diligence
and the most watchful care on your
part and mine, but to the fact that
certain Senators would not consent
to the present duties without the re-
bate. Those Senators were not from
Michigan or New York, and they
had votes enough with the trad
ers to put salt on the free list.
hope it is not egotistical on my part
to say that it is due to you and me
more than to any other two men
that the duty on salt was not largely
decreased or the article placed on
the free list.
The attack upon you is wanton
and unjustifiable and 1t is outrageous
that am quoted as authority for it.
From that fact l suppose l have
some consideration with your people,
and wish you would use this letter
with them in the way best calculated
to set both you and me right.
Since you have been in Congress
we have acted together to protect
the salt interest especially and all of
our other industries. In the last ses-
sion of the present Congress we were
not only in hearty accord in our
votes, but in policy that in my
opinion defeated the Morrison bill
in the House. AS a member of the
Ways and Means committee l had
something to do with shaping the
policy of the party, and one of the
first men called upon was you, and
I know very we'll the great value Of
he assistance you gave.
Here in New York the manufac.
turing industries and the laboring
men regard it of moment that l
should be member of the next
House. With your experience and
ability as debater it is equally i'm
portant to both those interests that
you should be member of the next
House. Your services there will be
invaluable. I wish l could impress
it upon every voter in your district.
Your defeat would be hailed as a
free trade triumph. Every one in
your district should so understand
it, and without regard to personal
feelings. enmities or jealousies, tri-
umphantly elect you. l am most
sincerely yours, FRANK HIscoCK.
This telegram and letter need no
comment. l leave it to the people of
this district to judge as to this con-
troversy. No man in the United
States knows just the work l did on
this salt matter better than Mr.. His
cock. He was on the ground all the
time and had the same interest to pro-
tect that l did. We always acted in