New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-13
TO Mr. EDWARD IIUTFRBifH.

From the rrports which reach this Office from
Albany The Tribune has reason 10 believe. Ei-
ward iha, You are having an uncomm'ny sue
cessful wear In your legislative practice. " j.
reported that you represent several 81 III" great
corporations in This city which are NOR" or less
interested in legislation. some Of which they
favor aud some II which they oppose. Some 81
This legislation is said To b. ~ the sort which The
uucharitablc call Jobs" Whether II j. or not
The Tribune does not undertake to say. II b'ins
sufficient for our present purpose To remark ne
f,c, that tb,. unchariiablc put that cons,ruc-
ton upon It. 1t j. quit" within our province
however. as the representative Of IA" hon.
est Republicans Of Manhattan Island. I"
say that while YOU are the chairman ~
the Republican County Commute" You shouhn
be- exceedingly careful not 10 confuse Your fnnc-
lions as the official head Of the party IN inns
county with your practice as an attorney for cor
Dorations before the State Legislature For th'rc
has been much comment lately, Edward. though
II may not have reached your ears. upon me
coincidence that many Of The corporations when
YOU represent professionally hay" mad" contribn-
lions 10 the campaign funds of III" party YOU
represent politically. and-you know. Edward.
how hasty and unchariiablc the average man
is in his judgment-a great many men nave
iumpcd 10 the conclusion that when these cor
porations contributed money 10 the R"public'ln
party they did 1t without. Of course. any corrupt
intent. but somehow with a vague underlying
nation that i'm some way they would get the
worth IL their money. They don't suspect you.
Edward Of having the rcmotcst idea of using
your political position 10 promote your probes
sonal practice, but they do think there may be-
danger that the mind Of the Legislature may be-
confused by your somewhat ambiguous relations
Another thing Edward Will" everybody ad
mjrcd the calm confidence and rcpose In yonrS'lr
with which You arraigncd over your indlvidual
signature eighteen Republicans Of this town, oi
fair fame and reasonably good rcputc for being
cnvious and ambitious. and bent OH the d"sIlc
ton OF their own party because they had called
the attention Of the partys elected representatives.
10 the partys published promises, they have walt
cd some time 10 learn whether YOU were acting
I'm making that arraignmcnt upon your own re
sponsibility as an individual or officially rs the
organ of the County Committee. The general
| impression was as we told you at the time. that
Won made very bad break in that business, AMI
| even the newspaper which you depended upon
! 10 back YOU up frankly said as much But, all
,be same everybody said that you had made
an exhibition Of courage which almost bor'lcred
ON tcmrrity You made disclosures Of The atti-
tudc Of Yourself and your client, MIR. Plat, IN
relation to existing political conditions which
startled many and bewildercd more You I'M
covered wheels within wheels in the machinery
Of political management where the unsophstlca'-
ed had only suspected the existence Of The first
series Of wheels
And that reminds Ms Edward. In your soul
stirring address 10 The Republicans of the State
which You gave out rs chairman Of the County
| Committee and signed rs an MISUNDERSTANDING
il somewhat In doubt ~ TO the capacity in which
YOU were acling-you spoke Of n document that
had been drawn up by two or three persons
whom You named, giving The text Of IN interview
which these persons had with Mayor Strong,
! which Won intimatcd would convict the Mayor
of lying Every body was struck with the cir
cumstancc that these persons had the forchought
to SIT down Immediately after the interview and
commit II TO writing. which they formally certi-
fed to "a true and authentic. II may not have
been quite In accordance with the practice Of
| gentlemen who trust or pretend To trust each
other but II was extremely sagacious and showed
provdent forecast. But what You said about II
led people TO believe that ii would presently be
made public and tina, all good citizens would be
gladdened by the proofs that Mayor Strong Is a
deliberate allround, unnecessary and supe-Huous
Liar. But you have not done 1t: aud Edward-we