The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
A Frank Answer to Base I~nsimua-
lions.

lions.
The letter below makes Inquiries which
can be readily answered, and contains evil
suggestions and insinuatiops easily dis
posed Of and exploded:
ITO rus EnrToR OF T .tE sux-Sir: am a regular
reader OF your paper anu have been for years; aso .
regular Republican voter. and heartily approve Of
Gen. TnACr's being q candidate; hut 1 am surprised
thai nothing has APP cared In your paper concerning
the "f"repea'ei questions In many newspapers, aud
heard also in general conversation among thinking
VetcrS. consrruinT the chic. selfish charge brought
asn,ust TIE General. In other words. whether the sue
cess ~ hts election win mean still greater Influence
and financial reward TO the legal arm Of TRACY,
BoAErSAS < ft,TT, and the further development OF
the Maryiani Bond Company. OF which Mr.. PLArT's
son Il he New York manager. II the Republican vic
tory Is 10 hc SIMPLY an expression OF tn. popular de.
sire that this legal nrm and this Maryland company
shall continue TO receive III" chief berent Of the VIC.
tory. n good mrny naturally inclined Republican
voters might not ne a. enthusiastic for the ticket AS
under other conditions would prevail.
"a great many OF the voters land many of them
IRE your r. gular readrrs) would re glad TO see you
follow your usunl'y frank aud independent course. in
wrltinG IA editorial on these subjects; and a reply
would win many votes to the r. Republican ticket. and
trnl 10 set At rest the stories being circulated, but
~hIrn thus far have brcn entirely ignored by the Re.
pnhliran campaign managers.
"'cr, -. 4 RErrHIicAx VOTER"
We have not referred 10 these newspaper
s'antcrs because we have an unutterable
con.einpt for the minds which could be
affected by them otherwise than with
loathing for their authors. The entertain
:nent Of such suspicious bet rays a character
which itself is weakly rooted in honor aud
integrity, md hence infers or suspects that
base motives possible for il are influencing
the conduct Of larger and better men, un.
less 1t be n mind in which %credulity usually
ovcrnlastcrs Judgment.
Gen. TRACY, "a everybody knows, occu-
pies q foremost place at the bar OF New
York, and he IL the head Of n firm of law
yers which, by reason Of its legal ability,
unImprachable integrity, and sound iudg-
mcnt. commands the respect and confidence
of n large body of clients representing i'm
portant business interests in this commu.
nityand far outside OF it. That Gen. TRACY
is the head CT such a firm would be alone
convincing evidence of both his ability and
integrity. A son Of Senator PLAT Is one
of his partners, and that he should be in
such an association is convincing evidence
OF the same kind regarding him.
When Mr.. JOSEPH II. CuoArE sought to
BIO elected Senator. did that honorable
ambition in him afford grounds for suspect
Ing that he was seeking not honor and nm
opportunity to serve the State and nation,
but only the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the law
firm Of which he Is n distinguished mem,
bert Was that the purpose Of the Hon.
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs in his career In the
Senate President HARRISON left the prac,
tice OF the law In Indiana to enter into the
Presidency, and when he got into the
White House he appointed his law partner
Dir. MILLER, as Acknowledgement in his
Cabinet. lid he seek the Presidency
In order to drum up lawyers fees
SAMUEL j.. TnDEN was a lawyer in active
practice during his long and illustrious
political career. Governor MORTON held
office as a Representative, as the Governor
OF this State, and as Vice-Prcsldent of the
United States, but was his official integrits
ever suspected by any except a depraved
mind, simply because he was the head of O
great banking flrmi The Hon. CoRNEIlUs
N. Bliss Is now Secretary of the Interior
IL his honest devotion to the public in
terests to be doubted simply because he is
the head OF a large mercantile housed
The insinuation referred to by our CORE
Bpondent is both Infamous and childish
He should be ashamed to confess that he l.
capable of harbOr.ng such "a suspicion re
garGipg aNpaH OF Gen. TRAeY's standing III