The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-25
PATRICK EGAN1S REPLY.
HE QUOTES TIE LONDON TIMES. AND
NOT TIE NEW FORK tribune

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"P~etaforaer" 10 tho Word He Applies to
VIZ. M~"css"Gh-s Adm,ts shns hAe 70 -
r.s,us .Ssa"
Tho following open letter wastssned from
the iepaoiican national headquartors iast
niaht:
d1bsEf Housr, NEW ioRk, oc1. IL 1891.
w. "apns "" vn9h' lA'n.'pn'', f"'
SIN: i perceive Dy oho uail' press 'nn. AT q
meeIins heiu III oooEer ohIoh' unuef tie"u-
spices OF the Democratc Cup Oh now lork'
Sou. rene2aue from your p"r',' ~ you ure
sara 10 Dc from your peop'o IN" So"r ereou'
a'teH'pe 10 pai,iate you, aios'asy py unuer-
taking TO 90 mat whlcn inc lonnoh 1fmes'
with lis battalion OF testimony chief among
whicn was tno notorious fiso.t' ia'ieo 0oao-
compiish' 10 pesmt,ch my nooo nafne'
~ tne hurothess oi u poilce
court pettiioseer' YOU unuer tho pre-
text OF rcierring 10 something some-
body else SAID. assam me: flrst as a
swindier. VINO iaiieu 10 account Tor . very
large trust iuha piaeeu IN MS charge. SECOND.
you say: WI well known at washington.
wheh ne was appointed. what the charges
Were' ana tnat ne nad hed thecountry to avoid
srrest anu tr'al on q Very SERIOUS criminal
eharge' lhird. you describe mo ms a sham
patrioo anu iugitiVe from criminal JUSTICE
10 which you are pisasea 10 auo thnt you were
creatiy surprised anu disgustea 10 ma such
q man seiccted 10 represent the country IN a
hlGn dlplomatio post. ana tnat you not only
rcasserted your statement that my appoint
ment was an insult to Chill but you consid-
rIshman In tho United States,
~ should treat those coarse and cowardly
insults. coming as thcy DO from ono OF the last
straCplers OF the rctreatipp Know othincs.
whn cnI that there ia no n,nco for than IN tha
Republican party. with tho same contempt I
haye shown for nil attacks made in tho English
and American pr0-Brisish pross. were it not
that they were spoken Mt o meeting ut which
figured as Nice-Presidents such names as T.
i. Gilroy. William r. Grace, J.. j. O'Donohue.
John D. Crimmins. John G. sheehan. and
..n o, s.oa n s,,h Io,d nns,r;n"; 0
II would neither be surprised or annoyed
s"" ,nnIaa. ~ ,ha ,ontra.s IA, Iii
r"nr a oircumstanc coz ' 7 should eonIiI fssl S rreat, v, an.
tertained. but I am amazed to think that the
Gu.oa, tho cro,,s CIV, n,nonobros ~.
o elipogI1 .no and na't tSe s ams on0 shou,a bs .rs
meanly sat in Cooper Union and listened to
Won patiently.
II am convinced that In the entire ranks OF
the Republican party there could not be found n
single man who would make upon the charac.
ter OF an 1rish-Ainerican.s so wanton. foul. and
unlounasu On a'taeA % ~ na,e ma an upo .t
he should, under similar circumstanc assail
,n ,tka %an ! have On named any 1.si / Will s Simply j, say s"S
ttSHat thers Womb not be- in Raw York civ n aalnI
sufficiently. largo to contain him and me: i
he s fT l yans srs isey Se shS t to l. INF ~. you h,vo
beer, been d { ! I ti9c we;h to ma ,sl, us PACK entirely mae
ment In Ireland. To the Irish race here and
f fon@se'i ON e ntses siae e' Of tn" Stian ,9 ny I m mao
no explanation. In my entire connection with
x w1sl for take 0ack' not 0n' 'has l nave TO sp0'0-
vn nFG nth the lin infqpE pr na s%n Of my An Amsr tss friends, friends
q S@ %h %a, your HS' 81 sia AN s%oasA attacks G,;s ' reie! nf ! Sili
dare TO a.pniy to q me- Tie Term !swimndlor.' vas a
The Lang League fund. which amounted to
Which, VII Sh from 9sah'G to mt l,s end Of 1887 aSs.a I had
lhae distinction OF beirs The Treasurer. Upon
sesisnine The pSsi.ion and !, turning yertomy
fSrs; Mr; So6 M Dl MeIie NJ H T.; tho n fe \. Ei f. ,bss
s :Sta. rSps said 1--WE we s eerifyy t fSat'i evosT it Sa 'e Of
said oxpsnditure has been fully and s%at:sfac-
ri mann |" GS Which the nau ac s.5,Eotts
Sud rscord q sai "a fnrnd haWWa n' hno III" ean nsf hy NJ
Eaan.' 0'' D'
~ addition IN tho bo,on,o -, ,r;r,,r,, r
+,,rn n an nxar ~ 20 m me pa naass Oh hn,ncipn'. I
81 iOU Ia Shont S3S oHO whinh = nhaI
rSaiizad no intarest mr. II nroft: on inraetn anta
whiie giving nv whnie tina Tor Two vears
UrntuitcnsIv 70 The Ieaoue' IVA wv ''"''
"ScconIHTber never yos n formo, oboro.
F Fia1lii G MveIara iTsuo the asa onlv me !cri GS InG
thN Sin"t, ;o''A'e ihses
Grim ina charges wsro fully inyesticnted bvv
the rarnell- Times Com m ission in ISSS.W VIII
the result tbnt piaott nnnfe ssni tntha fn,oo Va
and COMMITTEES suicide: an accom- nI;rn ~ he
fha neyt Inv he Ioarnod ~ Tho fata ~ hia nr;n'
cipaI. dropped dead in the streets OF London:
Webster. ma leadinr counssI Tow ~ 1iaas
on the 9th Of February, 1883, WithdrreewN:
the Tnnes next day. In tho course
licatjun in the following terms. AZ parnsll
having in the witness hoy stated tbnt thn Nst.
tiers attributed to him ware foresries. we NO
cent in every respect the truth ~ that state.
mcnt. In these Circumstances we deem il
right to cxpress our regret most fully and
sincerely for having been Induced to pibiish
the letters In nuesfion ns Mr. rarnsii,s or ~
use them in evidence against lin. This ok.
OF REJECT. we need hardly snv' In
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