, 1865-11-03
TO WHOM 1T MAX CONCERN,


man." calls on me by name to answer cer-
tain questions, propounded through the col
u1nns Of the Journal. I might answer them
In the lump, thus Sir, It is none Of your
business If you are legal voter you have a
perfect right to vote for whom yon please,
and I, being legal voter, claim the same
privilege and propose to exercise 1t. Dut for
the special information Of over-anxious and
ipquisitive s'hiends,'' here pledge myself to
votc next Tuesday for none but true aud re-
liable Union men. Ny ticket will contain as
much moral and political worth as that cast
by any man In my ward. 1shall vote straight
for the principles havc advocated for many
q year.
The intimation thrown out is, that because
hold stock In the TRIBUNE Company, there
fore am not at liberty to exercise my right
Of suffrage according to the dictates
Of my conscience. If felt that this
were actually the fact, I would part
with my interest Immediately, and at any sac
ri6ce. ! esteem my free citizenship and per-
sonal Independence too highly to allow them
to lie subordlnated to any ST ock interest In 8
corporation.
As an editor am merely IN employe of
the company, the same as the other editors,
but that relationship in no wise binds or con-
trois my rights as d private citizen. Nit did,
should sever II instanter. The employes Of
the TRIBUNE, from managing editor to city
carrier, will vote, each man, for whom he
pleases, according to his Individual sense Of
duty, and they would not be free men were It
otherwise.
Before the Convention met certainly In
tended, as suppose did every Republican In
the county to support thettickct It might nom-
inatc, never dreaming. however, that the
soldiers would receive the base aud migrate
fu1 treatment that was accorded ia thcm.
During the past four and half years I have
made TOO m1uy professions Of Friendship and
esteem for the gallant men who sacrificed
business and the comforts Of home, and, taking
their lives in their hands, went forth to battle
and to death to secure liberty and property to
those who remnmcd bchind-to recant them
thus carly, at the command Of otilce-huntess
or their whippeFs-in. Others may have been
careless or insincere in their proiestations of
affection and gratitude to the soldiers, but
mine were earnest and genuine. I think there
is more eon*ittency and patriotism exhibited in
rcsentipg The Insult and wronE to the soldiers,
than In endorsing such action at the polls, on
the grounds Of :: stickin. to the ticket" But
Of this let every citizen judge for himself.
There Is no President or Governor, Congress-
man or Legislature to elect this fall-hothfne
but local Offices to hu; consequently party
conscientious arc Of less consequence than
they were last year or viii be next year. Be-
sides, there Is no Democratic ticket In the
1eld. The candidates, with lew exceptions,
btleDg TO the Republican party. have not
said that would vote for all the candidates
on the soldiers ticket. On tic contrary. I
intend to vote for the best on both tickets
giving the soldiers the preference whsre
capacity is anything IKE equa. In short,
purpose voting for just such ticket as the
Convention would hare nominated had 1t
been faithful to the wishes Of the Republican
party Of Cook county; and there Is heap"
Of good and true blue Republicans Tho will
do likewise, or am very greatly mistaken In
human nature.
l am asked II "did not write the answer
TO Nal. Bridges to the call on him to become
candidate:n reply IN the negative. ! did
not 60 much as zee his answer until 1 read It
In the TR1BCSE-
One thing more before closing this note.
The Journal says edltorially: s'We dislike
to credit the current report that In case Of the
success Of Maj, Bridges, Mr.. McdM u to fuln-
ish bonds and share the profits Of that lat
Office. i this be the fact, however, 1t may
explain his strange conduct" =,
Believing the Journal to be sincere in It's
j" dislike to credit this current report" will
state for Its satisfaction that there is not u
sein1illa Of truth In 1t. There Is no fonnda.
ton for It whatever. It Is pure coinage Of
The imaqtnatiop. Major Bridges. nor auT one
for him. never asked me to sign bis bond In
case of his election, As 10 "shartng tho
profits Of The oi1lce.n Iam nstonlshed that any
one would start so slanderous q report. 1
would like to know who concoctcd this vile
story. Il It possible TINT there Is a bargain