Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03
AS A CANDIDATE
DOES CHARLES n TREAT REpRrsEvr
THE BUSINESS StEN or BATH
soalE QUESTIONS
WHICH BATH BANKS AND BUSINESS
MEN OR Mr. t. HIMSELF CAN An.
sWER BETTER THAN TIE INDIE.
PENDENT.

BATH, NJ Dec. 9th, lsss.-To H.e Editor
ot Me Ian Indspendent: lily attantlon M,
recently teen called to an editorial mrs.
araph IN the columns OF your yghahle
!,uvhhi concerning the candidacy for tina
ohitea States Senate In the nelghboriog
stale OF Delaware Of Charlie, HEAVY Tfaat
Formerly OF thia city. Now can YOU ,nfor,,,
ny %hether this is the same Mr.. Treat VIM
u ~ business here some years $50 uneer
me htn name Of Treat, Lang & Co., 8s,
isa!teliy az one OF the projectors Of the Bath
manIila,c,lfins Company1 II such be the
ehse Is u true as stated by hnsiness man
irrespective OF party affiliations hat Wban
hr. TREAT LEFT Bath he left behlnd bIr-.
many molrners; tnat tho men WITT w1om
ne was il partnership trus;ed him, moi
Wisely bug too well, and were los,.f.
60 the extent OF thuusaads pt hi
lars By raa4ona OF 40 tiSiue2 u Il
true 10 Is openly chatrdd on the strAet that
~, treat dbt rot pqs8Bas tue confidence OF
we business eommolhtY white here, ann
Laat que alone oi lhls business aasoela'es
was comp led " aa3fptpe LIABILITIES aRgge.
eating nearly OF dutA 55,bl0 aud nianfiiily
discharged every cbiiga len? IA Il tt.rla I'M;
upon one occasion he inAneed lsIpqrtnsrs
~ shiil cargo oil shocks valued ~ $40 COG
70 the Wet Indies and that not a da!ar WIS
eVor fshliz q from the transaettDn2 l. n
true that Judgments are even now pilaH
Gi2untalns high against him, and II 40 DO
the ci,tzens Of Bath want II understood that
ne Is typical Maine business man, one a
whose achievements they can Justly poini
VITA pfidtH | write this NOT a. d nan nos
seSse1 of unffisndly feelings towards or
treat, but rather as IN Individual VIII
believes that such statements should not b
rashiy maie against any man. The goyl
e''iHsns OF Bath are naturally proud OF tn.
'ePnttEiun Of their hnsti1g little munici,
party, mud 1t Is tue not to thsn alone bat
y Nc, Tteat MS well to hav1 these ehnrgas
ii such they may be called ventilated. II
true, have. nlt tue good paople OF Dela
ware rieht 10 know what manner Of man
Is seeking their ann ages In the race Tor
senat rial hOlorsp II false md slanderous
wonld not certificate Of good character
from ms tormsr townsr.en aid him ma
terially 10 what promises, II Newspaper re-
ports De ert erlon, u very close contest?
think Il would and sincerely hops thai
the business mon Of the city will move In
the matter one way or the other. The man
OF Maine VINO nave hecured positions Of
oiticial trust and responsibility have all Of
them national fame. They are highly ra.
garded by their associates everywhere.
This being admittedly tho case, do the
people OF Maine, aad more particularly Of
inc cisy OF BATH, Wish to lowe The standard
or 10 elevate Il II posslblep Auoh are the
statements made on tho street. I do not
know or say that they are true; but wonId
It not be we'll TO have their truth or fslsits
establishedf II the former, Mr.. Treat Is
entitled to all the prestige an unblemii he'd
reputation gives man when candidate
for office. II tbs latter the truth should be
known. In any event the people OF BAH
have q moral obligation II the premise
and one they cannot very well avoid.
REPUBLICAN,