New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
a. ITS II UINION }.


Afr Edward lIifcrlAch or H. draw that states
man ont into the sunlight of publicity. from
which hr his been missed now for several hours
ian, siuply ~ supply a gap I'm current political
his,,ry which lac alone clu MI. we venture 10 re-
mind him that he has forgotten something
Considerable lime has elapsed since Mr. IAui'r
h,ch issued a manifesto donouncng as 'cnvlons
and ambitious mcn." bent ON The ruin OF their
own party eighteen u the most prominent anu
influential Republicans Of This town who hnh
been guilty of urging the passage 81 "slSl"''o"
which Mr. Thomas {. patt. a client OF Mt
Iauorbach's. did not approve The tone 81 NE
document was authoritative. Coming from the
Chairman u the Republican County committee"
aud having y certain holiness Of manner com
bInrd with an unmsinknhlc mir of Inspiration, u
bore some resemblance To rapal Bull But the
Rnll WAS Irish rather than Papal II 'Nroin-
nnnlratcl nobody and served only To furnish
entertainment 10 those against whom II had been
launched.
still II contained assertions ~ a serious nature
over Mr. Iauicrbach's signature which, as Nc
af,erward took pains 10 explain under the prone
II General Mccook's inquiry. was personal ana
not official These assertions. II trn'' a"'c''u
,h, personal honor and vcracity 81 Mayor Strong.
II untrue they affect The personal honor ana
ycraciiy u the man who made them. Elthcr
way they ought lot to be- left hanging IN The air
The, should be- shown 10 be true, or Should Dc
lonorably AMI squarcly rcrlci"d. win an eN-
Narration ~ the motives Of the author ana Il
disclosure ~ the sources of MS hnlSlhl"rih'l"h
Mr. Iautrrhach's statement was thit Mayor
Strong. in an interview, or series OF Interviews
with Police Commissioner Murray, JACOB ih'-
tcrs,n and man named Phillips. mad" certain
urnulscs and entered into certain ARRANGEMENTS
before his election, which. after election he re-
md arcd and refused 10 carry ont. lie asserted
with the postivcncSs OF absolute kh"WiuE' 'h"'
>turr,v and Patterson took especial care 10 put
In writing those promises and agreements I'M
mcd,orclv after they were made and entered into,
and that Phillips also IN wrl'lng' ''ru"'" "
,h.,r correctness. Now whether or not that doe
umcnt was used. rs Is now believed by many I"
secure support for Mr. L;piierbach n president
~ The County Committee" upon promises 81 NV"
u,.,,,l notrouoce. one thing Is certain: II 1t Is
in existence. Mr.. Lauirrbach owes IL To h'''N'''
=, nrodurc II. Not 10 do It places him In an I'M
ulcasan, light before the community ana '''''S
| a GAP IN current history rs well
| Mr. Iaurrbach also asserted 'hh' MI '""''''
| & pl,tt received assurances from Mayor S'r"hs'
hotn before and after election, upon Tue sr'hs'
- which that powerful person permitted h'S
nomination. contributed to his election ny re-
| froIuiug from active interference against n''''
| md uromIscd him Ills cooperation ana support
| during his administration. Ana h' h'"'"'"
fur,h,r that instead 81 fulfilling his pledges 'i''
| N,vnr had broken faith Win Mr.. Ilalt M"
,oIn,d ,hr innumcrablc caravan or statesmen
vh, Ind wlckcdy betrayed him. The positive
uoss with which he mud" th"r" charges WIN
.,.,, ~. "a load to the belief. II II did not Indeed
| ..a,o ,hc couyicilon that Mr.. Iauicrbach had
Dian, di,,c, from Mr. Plat. nnd could NJ any
momon, subsiamlaic them by ibnf g"n'l'n""
written testimony. or II necessary ny h'S s""'"
| orldovlt Now II ~ happens 'Ii'' Mayor N'r""S
dcnlcs polni blank That he made any s''' prom
lscs mr. entered into any s,irl' Arrangements WIN
| plat, himself or any Of his ll'uienah's OF io'
Iowcrs "a Mr. Lnutcrbach says 'h'y vi! III
dId II Mr. Iauicrbach would free himself Iro''
fine s,,spIcIon that he was cha'''rihg smhuer az
we'll ~ mallgnlng better men than himself Ut Tvs
elton, in this somewhat famous mhh'i's'o' III
wou,d do well to get written statement Hoh'
| AFR plat rs 10 what the Mayor ac'"'hy s"'" ~
| hin, hcforc or after the election. or po'h WIFI
roror.ucc I, the matters in dispute Ihat. 100
would supply Il gap in history
This being done. another gap III HISTORY "''s
! IA. s,nnlicd II Ncssrs IIackett ana o"'l VIII
inform the public at whose insiisn'ion '"'y pros
,,r,oL thc name and authority OF the heP"ph''l
stat. Committee To put Mr.. iauterpa'hs sour
rllo,,s screcd In circulation and give II '''u'"''
Tbcrc IS one more gap which Mr. fi''' ''''S''
can ill by carrying out the urea n'"" 'o'n.
time ago to expose some mysterious lnln's psr
ne,r,,cd by Mr.. Whitclaw Reid in 1850 II IN.
Tribune did not cease annoying him WIN rel
ercnces to the sources OF his power al" Ills ~
,uco, methods, Here are several gaps in cur
rent polI,ical history which Mr.. Lau'eroaen any
Mr.. Platt between them can readily hi'' " o'''