The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21


A ME 80 AIss>x Cou.ty Pontseai Histsry
To THE EDITOR or TEE suN-Ssr: Mr.. MI.
holland, I observe, treats Mr.. Thurlow Weed
parnes's brief contribution to recent political
history with eontemptuous silence, but do not
think that such an essay on political reform as
that which appeared in last Saturdays sur
should pass unnoticed.
In attempting 10 convey the idea that the
! commissary department Of the anu-maohine
movement had Jagged In the rear Mr.. Milhol-
| land used language 10 which Mr.. Barnes takee
exception. think that Mr.. Barnes IL justified
| IN doing 80. The phraseoloRy attributed TO Mr..
Milhollsnd IL open 10 the charge Of inexactitude
| and inelegance. Not all the men who deserted
| got jobs through u.s." and I, for one, would be
| only too glad TO believe that the sweeping con-
clusion TO tho contrary which Mr.. Barnes would
have accepted is well founded.
Not spoils, argues Mr. Barnes, II follow his
logical processes correctly, but the rutsyn ddre
was the cause Of the revolt want TO believe
this. want TO believe Il true Of every man who
went out from us. want TO believe that II was
the crushing weight of this awful rdison T6rc
that drove that valiant, untiring mass Ct pa
triotism, the Hon. John McMsckin, into active
want TO think that MIR. Michael Kerwin's $1,000
year Police Commissonership and his personal
upon his course / want 10 think that Mr..
Grasses ambition to succeed himself as member
later desire to capture the Assembly nomination
In the ,Twcnty.seventh district by be-
important factors in his case. want
to believe tho promise of a nomination for the
Assembly went for naught with Mr., Frank Mar
tin. IL was the rdisOn d'Cfrc that bore down
Bealn and Wilkinson and Murphy and sand
ford and SimOnson and Houghton and Williams
and all the rest OF the noble phalanx that follow
As for Mr.. Barnes HIMSELF shall not presume
to speak, but will tell little story One sultry
day last summer was IN the state Club when
this despatch was handed to Mr.. Milholland,
to some other members who were standing near:
40 John uihotand, 20 East TcsniY second 'test Mo
WILLIAM BARNES, Jr."
This was Just after the anti nschine move
rections. Mr.. Miihoi and went to Aibany.. He
planned to us. u lively row going on. The peo-
pie had reyoicd against Mr.. harness machine,
Gibbs machine. The revolt was on the verge Of
success. friend OF ours. MIR Montiynani. held
tns 6 ne OF in district MT Bsrps e,
simple question of whether Mr.. Milholland
and against il in New York. or be- con-
sister, sste1t in his opposition to ring rule He de-
machine people OF Albany all in his power.
Now. Mr.. Barnes OF Albany is a brother OF Mr..
friends Of Mr. Patt, but shall not say that Mr.,
MilhOlland's course toward Mr.. Barnes OF
anny s n sT s. s
fer to think him another victim Of the horrid
find myself in accord with Mr.. Barnes on
movement was thrown " before the State COM 'c
sne we differ as f to deas He lpssts that r
Milholland did the throwing, while ], with al
the Impression that II was done by another fell
low one Plat. But perhaps Mr. Barnes is
sh ST@ the ,ba M to
the matter OF party reform here was the most
despicable ever adopted by any politician in this
country Is also grave error.
Mr. Barnes finds fault with the way in which
our case was presented to the State Committee
perform TINT task. but In view of the fiattering
endorsement given us by the State Committee,
the hearty acknowledgment OF our strength. It
would appear that our counsel, Mr. Grasse-
wa9 with II Mr. WiEn:on win hardly relish this
and the others did not labor entirely in vain.
- am sure that they did not labor in vain. have
permitted to quote from letter that he wrote
on Aug. 81, 1894, some days after we had been
land organization In this district. Mr.. John N.
Drake. In this epistle expressing his willing
toga Convention, NJ. Barne5 had this to say.
SsTsnIy saS5not IL With nh our organzaten,
comprising prODaDiy JU.OOO ROOd. earnest he
publicans. lay down our arms or 20 over to
Tammany Hall simply because a sub commit
tee OF haysced gentlemen came to the conclu-
sion that Col. Bliss friends were technically
regular In view of the fact that we have an
organization consisting of about 30, 900 Repub-
ltcans. against an organization which probably
does not number $4,000. the action 81 the State
Committee 10 hard to understand or Justify. Re-
gartiing the Republican organization as the
more efficient, enthusiastic truly representative,
and broad gagged of the two machines in Now
York city. am with you heart and soul for It's
perpetuatinn and prOsDerityn
yield to the temptation TO parodisc Dayv
Crockett's aphorism; Be sure you don write;
then 20 ahead. ! shall deal. however, gently
with Brother Barnes. Why not? He tried 10
help US; his power for harm, now that he has
allied himself with the Coogan boomers is sim
ply MI. In this Twenty third district he will
take out from US only himself-merely that and
1t is said that Caesar forgave all crimes on the
part OF his followers but desertion For that
sin he had no pardon. He died the worlds first
soldier, but his great Captain, Antony, sur
passed him In magnanimity, for when Enobar-
bus proved himself a traitor At Alexandria
Antony sent his Lieutenant's goods and treasure
after him, even into the enemy's camp
hope that Mr.. Milholland will follow Antony
not Cesar. Let him be generous Let him send
hack the telegram ana burn the letter. Respect
fully yours, PRESTON w. WRIGHT. NJ d.,
New YORK, Oct 20.