New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-25
HdRD QUESTIONS.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE HON. GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS
FROM THE MAN WHO MOVED TO MAKE HIS ELEc
rrnN UNANIMOUS.

FROM THE MAN WHO MOVED TO MAKE HIS ELtC
TON UNANIMOUS.
Sir: As one Of the delegates to the recent hePuD
lcan Convention Eeld in and for the lst Coheres
sional District and as the mover OF the resoiu'i'n
tn make your election to the Republican N'ti"iia'
Convention unanimous. it is my privilege " dos
for some account Of yonr action at that cohVen.'"'
In the exercise of this right will ask you 10 nav
the kindness to reply to the following questons;:
Az deIeoate to the National Convention OF the
Republican party, did you consider yourself no
publIcan. or as an Independent, whom kepuDil.
can constituency had chosen to represent them az
that conventiOnI
As chairman of the New-York State delegation to
that convention, did you not in every instance an
nounco the vote of the State, except in those
instances when the delegation was poiledf
Did YOU vote against the resolution making the
nomination of James G. Blaine for President
unanimous, or in any manner dissent thcreirom'
After the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine had been
made unanimous. n recess was taken until evening;
after such recess did you not return to the conyen-
ton and take part in the deliberations and proceed
ings thereof
Did Won vote against the resolution making the
nomination of John a. Logan for |Ice-Presneht
unanimous, or in any manner dissent thereirom
After the nomination of Mr. Logan had been made
unanimous did you not take part in the dehbera-
tons and proceedings of the conventionf
Was there any session of the convention at which
Won were not present, or any portion OF the dcio-
erations thereof in which you did not take partT
Had the candidates of your choice Deeh homl-
mated wou]d YOU have considered it either honorable
or consistent for those delegates who did not agree
with you in your preferences to bolt ana give
aid ard support TO the enemy2
These are questions which are being daily asked
and debated among many of your recent constitu-
ents in Queens Comfy, and as such are entitled to
respectful consideration.
The foregoing inquiries are made simply as a con-
stituent but as one who has always been ahafdent
admirer and friend, will you kindly permit me fur
tier 10 inquire what principle of the Republican
platform is not exemplifed in Mr.. BaineR
Has he ever been machine man"
Has he ever been Free Trader y! or tariff for
revenue only" mani
Has lie ever been States-Righter' as that
term is usually understood
Has he ever opposed free ballot and al honest
counts
Can you give me a single act or utterance of his
IN which he has opposed reform of the Civil Service
or honesty in the administration of the Govern
ment
Has he ever been untrue to any of the cardinal
principles of the Republican party which you have
so often and so ably advocated
DO yOu believe him to have been corrupt az
Speaker of the House of Representatives. and If SO,
why did you write your brilliant editorial defend
ing him against the attacks of his enemies made in
1S763
Assuming for the moment that You did not oppose
the platform" Of the Chicago Convention nor any
plank thereof. and that you recognized that
platform TO be true statement of the principles Of
tho Republican party, and that by conserving
thereto you were advocating that line of Govern.
mental policy which you believe to be for the best
interests of the people of the whole country do YOU
believe that those interests will be better
served by the election of a President pledged 70
support all the principles of that platform, or by
the election Of President pledged to support all
the principles of platform opposed theretoi
Respectfully yours etc,