Evening journal., 1889-07-17
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.
Treats Side ofE the Failure.

Editor OF EvENIEo JOURNAL.
Your article on Treats Difficulties.
OF Saturdays issue, met a,warm response
from all decent and fair minded people in
this town. The attempt Of some politi
cal bummers to inject their prejudices
into the business affairs Of Mr.. Treat has
aroused great indignation. When the
real facts are disclosed, as they will be-
OF the effort TO humiliate him and break
up his business and blight the prospects
OF this town, aside from the personal
suffering Of over $50 persons and their
dependents. It will make a sad chapter in
the history of this town and bring de-
served censure upon its authors. There
has only been one side Of this story told.
Treat has been besieged by newspaper
men for an interview, but firmly de-
clined. He Is a man who "keeps his
mouth, and has a full reliance on his
own judgment, and strikingly patient
that II he is right time will surely vindi-
cate him.
No man in the state has been more
unjustly represented Those who have
known him longest and best have the
most faith in him. and show a readiness
to sustain him in any way he asks; no
one can successfully impeach his integ
rity or loyalty to his friends All through
this contest the laboring people, under
severe pressure, have shown unwavering
confidence that his promise that every
wage Garner should be paid to the utmost
farthing will surely be redeemed. Mr.
Treat went TO the bank directors last
Friday and stated that as all the goods
that had been made by the Manufectur-
ing Company the past week were in the
hands Of the sheriff, that he felt the
bank ought to assist In meeting the pay
roll and II they would advance one half
aud hold the goods as collateral that he
would pay the other half They declined
to do so. He said their action was an
assault on the cupboards Of the poor peo-
Pile as they had only day or two Of ra
tions ahead and great suffering must
ensue He however paid out what he had
to relieve them all he could. His
fidelity to his working people in
sickness as well as In heath has
won for him their loyalty. for when
he asked them to continue work the past
week when the sheriff had keeper in the
factory, they all did so Notwithstanding
Treats enemies circulated every slander-
GUS tale that the help would "get left. y
Mr.. Treat is as calm and confident and
cheerful under his trying position as II no
reverse had come, and his enemies can
hardly interpret the reason But one
alone is sufficient that the g-eat capital.
I u b Claflin & Co. and the Thurbers OF
New York, who have known him for years
and had immense transactions with him,
have sent their representative here who
have obtained the best legal talent Of the
State to fight the bank IN its attempt tC
crush him. This circumstance speaks
more than words for their faith in the
ability and the integrity of this man
His character is beyond reproach and his
daily life exceptional. Outside of tn,
small ring OF his defamers he has stronI
friends and enjoys to great degree thei
confidence and esteem.
The course Of the bank has prostrated tn
credit of the manufacturing company
under whose name all business was done
and unless Northern capitalists give hin
the financial backing, business cannot re
sumo but their unbounded faith in Trea
will believe give him the needed support
There came near being a sensation to-day
quite large number OF the female opeI
atives waited on Mr.. Treat Monday an
informed him that they proposed to 20 {
the bank on Tuesday 200 strong and as
for bread and meat" on account OF tn
factory goods they had made th
past week, while the factory was rnr
ming in charge Of the sheriff an
which goods were held by the bank
Mr.. Treat demonstrated with them
and said lyon must not do IL, IL you hav
any regard for me OF the future wellfar
Of this town. Ny enemies will allege
instigated your action and do not wish
add fuel TO keep up the excitement Of tn
people, although the bank has done m
and this town = great wrong in forcin
this crisis without a moments warning
yet there are gentlemen in that boar
who have been very helpful In my bus
ness enterprise in the past, and becaus
they have made one serious mistake nol
the good they have done should not be S
quickly forgotten. | yet look to theI
} after the second sober thought to /
! largely instrumental in aiding to put o
, its feet this great business interest q
the town" The last few days have mad
a sad and exciting chapter in the histor
5 of Georgetown The revulsion Of feelin
e in favor Of Treat as the facts have b,
o come known has been tremendous. II
, department in the whole affair has VIC
their admiration and though alway
popular through his kindly heart al
genial manners his popularity Ia great,
! than ever before. NJ. w.
4 Georgetown, July 49, 1899