The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-29
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THE IAN ALIEN CASE.
Some Timely and Judicious Views About
This Interesting Question.


From The Er,ning raa OF Te,tsr,htp
The charge that Mr.. Van Allen Of Rhode Island
has received tho nomination for the Italian
mission in return for a contribution OF S5O.OOU
to the Democratic cam paGn fund last fall has
been current for some months. 1t was. we be-
lieve. first set afioat early in the winter. owing
to the positive announcement OF Mr.. Van Allen
and his friends that he was to have the mis-
sion. The uncharitable then promptly came
forward and said that he was to have it in vir-
tue OF a bargain" with Mr.. W. c. Whitney.
This bargain Mr.. Van Allen vigorously denied
from the beginning. while admitting the large
contribution. But several friends OF the Admin
istration protested privately to the PRESIDENT
against the nomination before It was made on
the ground that. whether there was a bargain
or not the bestowal Of great place on man
who has made an extraordinary large contri-
%ond be oqun. to the Vast maorty
American citizens. would inevitably be con.
sidered BY the public 2 Qmd pro quo, that is.
an appointment to Office for a pecuniary con-
1t must not be forgotten that while 1t is i'm
should not be sold. it is even more Important
that the people should not have any reason for
Mr. Ceveand we thnl acted In his hfi Pst erm
He disappointed the expectations of several
gentlemsn who had made large donations in
pointments would have neen fit. his sc best sst
course. One OF the strongest Of his claims on
public confidence and respect in fact. in 1888,
dom from the alliances with and Obligations to
Nsp15Iif IS party and finally largely contrib
Mr.. Whitney, whose name has been mixed
up in the. affair good deal. comes out this
gain" and alleges that when Mr., Van Aien
gave MS money there was no conversation be-
Italy or any other office that MIR. Van Alien
never mentioned the subject to him, and that
canvass. and had nover called on Mr. GIe ,ae
sured Mr.. Cleveland that hs was under no obli-
one else He also publishes lett from M Van
Allen dated Nay II which denies that he had
Him for political PURPOSES The @ost i@po ~
tant part of the letter. however. is this:
~ Mai ~
ssia the November last U aad WAS WA:
% pleSs. A Of of T on my
This is worth all the other documents in the
case. and is In fact the only one OF any impor-
tian Mr. Van Alsn here admits by impisa-
81 s q ss MI AZ not hi
dial support q he party in the late cam,
paich "hht 10 'uoIo 10 conceal about
thing To- Mr. Van Alien a StsoG sEfsd'i is Is
sfS' to 0r the Pse anas to there
seems to DO some mysterious Improperly in
letting the party knew hoy much he gave Mr.
by Mr.. Van Aliens timely pecuniary aid. he
to Mr.. Whitney. for something not named. but
presumably the Italian mssion. and he got.
assistance in carrying out his wishes" This
psSniss was out by Mr. Whit
commencing him for the place for various rea.
sons prominent among them his patriotic. |
ana w cordial pr the
There can DO no question as to what this |
The real issue in this matter has been cloud.
ed by the charge that there was a lorna" bar
gain" between Mr. Whitney and Mr.. Van Alien. |
thsrs been, 1t would have been the irst OF its
kind. Such bargains are never made Nj. |
when A the eseton was over ., lie mossy and
something he would like to have. and got a |
pro promise Of In getting Here
Mr. Whitney, Some, confusion has also been |
created by personal attacks on Mr.; Van Alien
dissrace}ui He Is a gentleman. ana Si1 a g @sn
Of more accomplishments and greater fitness
' ps W snss Mr. Marsh f Bnyy
he has one fatal disqualification. and that is |
sson II the o aH TO 40 sd e9 IL t@o
nations, or dsnlals, or feats OF Interpretation |
will get over this. The last man in the conn.
try TO whom the President OF the United States
given most money toward electing him. T6e
bestowal Of offices on persons who support the
cases, be Innocent. but nothing but a total
change In human nature would prevent 1t very
soon making every office, including the Presi-
nous yenality into which the Republican party
WAS plunged In order to maintain the tariff |
WAS enc Of our strongest arguments for its
expulsion I,S o. from power: Let us not begin thus