New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
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Ed Y. Tribune
In vour issue of the Weekly tribune
of Aug. 5th YOU publish an editorial eh'i'ieu ia'i
Words in which you charactrlze 'hose die " 80
of the free coinage OF silver as dishoheS' VI '1"A
fools Now who in the world are you any ~" ''1
thus saniers the millions Of citizens whose c'"'
for fair dealing and at least conh'n'" s''@
least as good as your own
have heen taking the Tribune now ior man!
years and though do not agree win Il , v' ''.e ,
Money question | have always read anu s'"u'eu ~ ''
position on that issue but now II youI oppn paa,cs %
IL; as stated in this editorial for one do not wdnt
your paper u come into my house Az, dsan, iaast he
Tor discrsson TO do any good there must a. i.aHt ~
a little confidence that hott parties are slrVins t W ~
find the right and as that is made impossne py yond re
editoria, in question YOU VIII pease u'SV'
see the Label reads 18th April g. but you may
consider that my time mas eNP"e' W. BURKE.
The Tribune tries never to consider falsehoods
&c truth. Your time has not expired. The
Tribune also tries TO fulfil all contracts your
contract with II Is not out and will he fulillled
Acting on the same principle. The Tribune ex-
nects other people in like manner to fuihi all
contracts honestly and man-fashion as they
were entered into
When a man proposes to fill contract Tor
81 600 bv forcing his creditor to receive S''"
worth of silver in full payment Tne tribune
calls him dishonest; and If anybody attempts
that game with it, 1t tries to punish n''n' II
Won heliev. in that sort OF thing IT considers
Won dishonest: II you tried 1t with The Tribune
II would try to punish you. And ilnaily' IL
secs no reason why what is obviously dishonest
as between man and man, should become honesi
when a certain number Of people empody IL III
a party platform md propose to vote for H.
You will get The Tribune regularly I'LL the
18th OF April 1897. and may 1t do much good
to your misguided soul.-Ed
A TRIBJ-TE TO ALEXANDER T. VAN NEST.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The late Alexander r. Van Nest. whose
death occurred earlier in the month AT ha"se"-
schwaibach and whose funeral took place day or
two since In this city, deserves. for the pehe' Oh
the community at large, more than the pas'"s
mention accorded by the haste OF modern nc III
deed il would he a distinct disadvantage 10 our
National future IL qualities such as MT van -|es'
possessed should not b. called to the attehn'e co"
sideration of the citizen. We shall never pass De-
yond the time when conservative judgment ciea'-
sighted business instinct, high integrity ana 40
mestic virtues in the citizen command the best es-
TEEN Of those who hold the interests oi the hepupho
and of social order prominent IN their 'housh'S'
To no one who had had occasion. and they were
many to rely on Mr. Van Nest for advice IN oea"ns
with the intricate interests which surround human
affairs need any word lie said to enahle MN nm 10 re-
call his obgatio to Mr.. Van Nest FOR abie 'ainl
and accurate Judgment. For those Whos. relallohs
were closer no reminder OF Kindness OF uiis"ei
ing devotion and when necessary self -sacrince 10
their interests Is needed. Dying as ne nid' AZ an
n age which promised years of continued usefulness
10 the community. his loss is deeply fet ny many 10
whom perhaps he personally unknown. rev
mon Of hi. barely over nifty years ni"u SO
Painfully so many places of responsibility. ~
the test Of such matters lies in the CONSIDERATION OF
,ha du,ias ne,formed il may he sufficient say
tha, many institutions whose indvidua prosperity
,,rcsneri,v involves the peace and reposc of the
whole community. relied upon his unsparing deNo-
tion their interests for many years. me nrin,
oriac of mis- Intimate daily life the possession of
lis family while in the minds Of his friends he VIII
remain without admixture OF any thougnt nut
kindness a.
New-York. Aug 81. 1898