Evening journal., 1890-11-04
THE SECRETARY ANGRY.
He Resents the Attitude Of
Mayor Grants Agent.
A scATHING REPLY TO GOV. HILL.

controversy, requesting that the enumera-
tion, books. etc. of the police census be
forwarded to him, as lie wished to make /
an examination of them with view TO /
deciding upon the mayors application for
a recount Of the population Of New York |
To this note Mr. Kenny replied that he |
was under instructions from Mayor Grant
not to let the documents 90 out Of his pos
session. that they had been in his charge /
since the police census was taken, and he !
dia not believe be was justified IN allowing |
them out Of his custody. Secretary Noble |
then penned the following explanatory |
note 70 Mr. Kenny;
Secretary Noble Was Angry.
w. J. Kenny, Arlington Hotel, Washington:
DEAR SIR Yonr note Of this date has just |
been received. Il was said by me that ! would
read the Mayors letter which at the interview
you referred to / did not even open; that when. |
ever found need Of the books aud papers you
retained would let you know and II sou wished
il would send q messenger TO aid you in carrying
them 10 the department. But it was not then 81
my thoughts, nor can ! now consent, that you
are not TO leave the books you wish me TO CON
slider in my sole custody today. Governor Higs
letter and Mayor Grants Instructions to you
alike Indicate a spirit Of suspicion against tins
department that can no longer tolerate II you
are unwilling without further delay TO comply
with my request, communicated 10 YOU this
morning in writing, YOU may take the books aud
papers away with you, and shall proceed with
the business without them Yours respectfully,
JoHS W. NoRLE, Secretary.
Mr.. Konny's Reply.
Mr. Kenny at once sent the following
letter in answer TO Secretary Noble
Hon John W. Noble, Secretary OF the Interior.
DEAR SIN Permit me TO acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of your response TO my letter Of this morn
ing In that letter had no desire 10 intimate
any suspicion against The department OF tho in.
terror. My purpose was simply TO inform you Of
the Interpretation gave to my instructions from
Mayer Grant aud 10 the terms OF the letter from
him introducing me 10 You With Governor
Hill's sentiments have nothing 70 do, II seems
to me that was seut here as the custodian OF
the police books, and most respectfully ask you
not 10 assume that | intend 10 DO you any In
justice 10 insisting that must act Ia accordance
| with that theory until otherwise advised from
| New York. Your letter practically dismissed
| me, it seemed from the performance OF fune-
| tions imposed 90 me by my superior. In view OF
these matters You will am sure, give me time
to procure final Instructions by not insisting on
an immediate compliance with your demand OF
! this morning. / have the honor 10 remain yours
very respectfully, w. }. KENNY.
A Cutting Reply 20 Governor Hin.
Secretary Noble has addressed the fol-
lowing communication 10 Governor Hill
in reply to his recent letter urging q re-
count Of the city Of New York
WAsHxoFoS, Nov 3 1890.
Hon. David Hill;
DEAR SIa-Your communication or the slst ult
was duly received. There had already been daliy-
erred 10 me a letter from the mayor OF the city
Of New York on The same snbiect-the claim OF
that city to a recount OF It's population By she
United States census authorities. While you
have added the weight of tho governors ofi1ce
| 10 the complaint you have failed 70 add to
those already presented by the mayor a single
| suggestion a the slightest value. u was wholly
unnecessary for you to remind Of the pro-
visions Of the constitution OF the United States
relating 10 enumeration and apportionnient OF
| representatives the electoral college: or that
provision OF the census law allowing amend
menls and recounts All OF this Was very fami-
liar law to me, and your quotation Of t might
have been copied from my last opinion delivered
20 the mayor, and which you state you had read
ia the newspapers.
No Exhortation Needed.
Neither did / need any exhortation upon the
| subject Of fair apportonments. as Ru equal ap-
portonment throughout the United States and
the perfect freedom and equality OF the indvid.
ual eector is a reform 70 which / have given my
earnest support, and which is worthy that OF
every public officer and every individual citizen.
Had you read the corresponce with the mayor,
whose immediate concern this business has been,
you would have found your topic already ex.
| haused. Such apporttonment you may, how
ever. be reminded would certainly and perma
nsntly promote the success Of the party 20 which
you incorrectly say all the enumerators OF The
city of New York belong.
The Impatati0ns OF Fraud.
1t Is much TO be regretted that 10 a letter 70 me
when acting upon purely Official matter you
as governor should speak as partisan aud i'm.
pute a corrupt purpose TO the census enunera.
tors 70 secure party advantage by diminishing
the count OF the city OF New York
Your imputation against the enumerators and
the census work l. so entirely gratuitous and un
founded as TO be sanderous as you should know
that your abusive course could not tend 10 pro
mote that fair and judicial consideration have
been disposed 60 give 20 the application OF the
mayor. Your charge imPutng fraudulent mo
tives to others rather suggests that your party
thIuks an increased population would inure to IL
advantage the count Of the police (taken as II
has been since the police board OF New York has
been made parrisanl needs the very closest scIu
Z tiny and analysis. Th6 charges now being made
ia New York against the city government by
Democrats are not Of kind 70 relieve any work
done by it from The graFest suspicion OF reckless
partisanship.
He Holds the Governor Responsible.
Your accusations, heretofore confined 70 in
terviews and stump speeches. began even befor,
the enumeration was announced. Some OF the
Democratic newspapers in New York and else
where made the census euumerators' work YER,
difficult by exciting the prejudice Of ignoranc,
against H., and il Is 10 be remarked that you, az
early as the ist of July last, made an address
before the Hendricks club at indianapolis Il
which you bitterly assailed the census offlce an,
It's work, and asserted, without any knowledg,
whatever, the same evil purpose you now send /,
me officially. You then repeated the newspape
criticisms and spoke OF the great army Of In
qusitors sent prying into our houses asking i'm
pertinent questions making false records, $ etc.
aud you did not fail 70 notice the possible effec
Of all this in raising popular distrust and disin
clination 70 respond 20 the enumerators You
did not succeed in these efforts TO any consider
able degree, but youare largely responsible fol
any inaccuracies that may exist
Continuous and Partisan Assaults."
You SET the example by denounoing a law Of
congress, and thus suggested It's violation by
your less acute political followers. Your early
and continuous partisan assaults upon the census
have had necessarily motive which is easily dis
cerned. That motive points 10 unjust end
which certainly shall not promote. It Is but
just that there should be delay in completing
the census that the purposes for which IL is in.
tended may Be accomplished.
1 You further asserted In the speech mentioned
that lit the Republican partly will not repu.
diate that even more plainly declared policy Of
breaking the power OF the solid south In presi
dental well as cont ressionai elections by de
liberatey ignoring the vast increases OF popula-
tion in that section o. the country during the
last decade The truth is no complaint what
ever has been received from any southern state.