New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05
TO UP. FDUiRD LiTTERBICH

10 Mr.. EDW4RD LATTERBACH
Mr. Edward I.aucrbach, You doubtless mean
we'll That i 10 say. you mean 10 earn your
money. Mr. Platt has been, as You have some
times remarked in IN explanatory way VERY
nice" +, vou Through his !ntiucnc" with cor
porltiorS II is generally understood that y'u
have a profitable practice al Albany during th'
session of tn legislature. II is quite natural
that YOU >nolid feel under some obligations IL
him. \ great many persons in Tins Stat" feel
the same way some If ;h"'n are az Albany.
That is the reason why - much doubt hangs
over Albany and - many people II ms Town
feel anxious about it, Bul Mr. l.au;crblch. Has
II eyer occIlrr,. Ia You that fucncy i fatal
Gift: That sometimes You go Of ~ h1lf-c"ck
~ f,r instance when Won were made tempo
rarv chairman Of The County Committee; ana
that sometimes you talk too much -. Ter III
stance Yesterday morning. when Y"u ht"k" i"T1h
In an address 10 the Republicans Of ih" Sia'"
That WAS 4 bad break. Edward. Do You Know
why Let us tell You. In this Address You
have taken issue with eighteen W'l-known Re
n,hlicouS If This town who thought il necessary
in The interest &c the Republican party ~ VIII
rs Of good government aud municipal REFORM FL"
rcpcl, - the Republicans of the Sili" IN" terms
an which Mayor Strong ana his associates were
nominated and took office. and 10 ask ile R"pub-
NcauS Of tn" interior To- Use their infiucnc" wan
thcir own Senators 10 induce ih" latter I" sup
port lr measures which are deemed necessary
10 comply with those terms and fulfil IN" prom
i>c made To The voters. You would 81" we'll Ed
ward To take UP again the document signed 10y
these eighteen gentlemen ana read II over Win
care Soc if there j. anything in il ~ which any
one can take Offence. See if il offers any SuH
rrsijon except thar IN" Republicans IN the Legs
lnturr fulfil the promise Of the party. Ana see
# thl, is not offered in terms Of III" utmost
courtesy. without the shadow Of criticism OF any
mans conduct or reflection upon ANY mans ne"
lives
Ippn This simple, presentation of iaciS WITHOUT
prrudicc ANA almost without color. You nave
taken issue with them. And you s,TnnT 10 h'
I'm something Of a hurry 10 dc l.. So much ~
hurry that your address" shows signs 81 inco
horcncy Had Won taken Il it'll" lin" for rrii''-
ton Won would hardly have chaIac"riHrd these
gentlemen ~ ''ambilous and "nvious men. who
are willing to stab The Republican party I" the
hear" nor would you have described their pun
lshoL statement as "dastardly attempt 10
ruiu their OWE party. II was not thai. Edward
~ any one can who reads II. And, rs for
the character Of ia" men really. Edward. You
did not mean to provok" comp1rison between
them and the person whom You d"scrl'r 10y "a
circrlmlocutorv cnphcmiSm ~ "thc senior mem
Der Of the Advisory Committee of the Stat"
"Rcnublican CoInmitice": Probably not. You
may be hasty. but You are no fool. Another
thing Edward II seems 10 lr necessary -
Your purpose. whatever that purros" may h". 10
/ convict Mayor Strong of having Intrigued for
+ the nomination through a person named Philips
/ who acted as mediator and nccOtiatOr between
! him and Mr. t-and of having made lying
promises 10 Mr. Phillips and Mr. Phti for that
! purpose: also to convict Mayor Strong OF having
deliberately lied 10 Mr. PAti in person on several
occasions; for proof OF which mcndacity on III"
Mayors par, YOU appeal if We rightly under
stand that portion of your Address 10 the icSii-
monv of Mr. Phillips Police Commissioner Muir
ray and Mr. Jacob Patterson. But Of all the
occurrences which you relate in such detail
MAYOR Strong gives a different version from
yours and tells an entirely different story. Now,
Edward, let The Tribune give you word Of
counsel Mayor Strong has been a citizen Of this
town Il good many years and is pretty well
known. His habits and his ancccdcnis are
known. Before either Mr. Phillips, or Mr.. Muir
ray. or Mr. Patterson or all Of them together, set
out TO convict William H. Strong as political
in,rigucr or aroun1 liar they would do well
| to think AT least twice
Another thing. Edward. Did YOU realize what
| YOU were driving at in this Address? Did you
with elaboration and forcthousht set on, to tell
| the Republicans Of this state and The general
public that il was necessary for any Ncpublic1n
| whose name was mentioned as candidate for
public office In this town 10 see" Mr. Platt who
| is not even a voter in the town. and make terms
| with him as to the disposition Of the patronage
! OF his office before he could receive the nomna-
ton: Did you really mean TO make an official
disclosure of that circumstance? And did you
suppose that YOU could successfully appeal TO
the Republicans Of the State upon the ground
that Mayor Strong did agree with Mr.. Plat TO
violate the open contract he had made with the
voters Of Ncw-York City as to the policy Of his
| administration, and had broken faith with Platt
instead Of with the voters? Did you suppose the
Republicans of the State would rise up and con
denim Mayor Strong on that account: or what
sort OF stuff do you suppose the Republicans Of
| this State to he made Edward! And one other
curiosity on the part of The Tribune-but how Is
il that you speak In the third person singular Of
yourself all through this remarkable Address
while you sign it In the first person singular. and
give it out as an authoritative utterance Of the