The sun., 1900-08-04

lege. ANY Otner cOnCluSlOn hpulu Ue an
of the knowlege and judg-
ment of the News. 1t cannot be ignor-
ant of what everybody else knows. 1t
must know. 1t declares it believes that
of which there is no evidence. and of
which it can have no affirmative know
lege, and therefore confesses to belief |
without either evidence or knowlege. 1t |
says:
Yes. "rhe Morning News" believes,
although it speaks for itself, that ''the
Republicans stand ready to agree to
any proposition of fairness and any
agreement looking to Il just considela-
tion of all the voters of the party" No
body of men can do more than that.
But fairness does not consist Of ticket
made by one man or by complete
ignoring of thousands of voters upon
whom the fate Of the State depends.
We say without reserve that the News
says here that for which it has no proof.
For the sake Of truth in the important
matter of politics and government we
ask the News to give its readers a rea-
son for its belief; name if it can one
single act upon the part of "the Repub-
licans''-the party or people whom it
recognizes as "the Republicans" that in
dicates that they ''stand ready to agree
to any proposition Of fairness and any
agreement looking to a Just consdera-
ton Of all the voters Of the party" We
presume that the News includes within
'.the party" all Republicans, and i is
only upon that presumption that there
is any sense iii what il says. We deny
that there is any proof of any such
thing.
Tho proof that the Union Republicans
stand ready 10 agree to any proposition
Of fairness that sefrcspecting men could
offer under the circumstances, may be
found upon the first page Of the Sun Of
today This is an offer to hold common
primaries for the decision of the whole
matter at issue. 1t is still open. The
Republicans" us the News calls them,
have been rejecting that proposition
'looking to a just consideration of all
the voters of the party" every day
since January 10, last. Why do ''the
Republicans" not accept that offer? and
who does not their rejection of il entail
determination on their part to bring
about Il Democratic victoryI The
News evidently knows why, and it
ought to tell its readers Why or re-
tract its charges against the Union Re.
publicans. 1t could at least manifest
justice and fairness i'll that regard.
In reply to the assertion of the News
that no body Of men can do more than
these so-callcd stand ready Republi-
cans have done, we say that the Union
..epuhlicans have done infinitely more
than ''the Republicans have done, both
) d whip the Democrats. and to rcStor,
6 Republican party unity The Union Re
+, PublicanS have offered to DO anything
/ N everything that is fair. The Re
!. pullicans' have scornfnlly ana insult
! ingly rejected everything that is jus
a and fair, is ! basis u party unity.
$ These are the facts. No amount q
q artful dodginv can hide them. It i
time d stop lying about them. The pee
), .ple who depend upon newspapers n
i political information deserve til
2 truth. TeIl il To thcm. Provo what
i toll Them ~ ~ The truth Assertion Q
ls Trlief amounts u nothing unless baeke
d III proof. faoro ire millions il poopl
= ii this World that believe lies. Thrl
II. may " some peorlc in this Stat,
II thanks u The News. who believe ii
e les tliat me being told about t'non Il
y pRhlieaus il + Time Il in thc tlut
II even about Union Republicans.