Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20


no ill-will towards Mr.. Sulzer, we
are sure, but from feelings Of sym
pathy with the Beers, whose cause
they championed, were led to pub
lish the slanderous accusations
against that gentleman. We hope
they will give circulation to DIR.
Crofuts letter, in order, as far as
possible, to relieve Mr.. Sulzer OF
any odium that may have attached
to him because OF those baseless
stories.
The letter follows:
SALEM, SOUTH DAKOTA,
Oct. 4, 1900.
Hon. WILLIAM SULzER, NJ. c.
NV dear Friend; Being adrift on
these great prairies, speaking every
night, and doing my little all to secure
the success of Bryan, aud Pettgrew,
can scarcely be expected to keep track
OF the lies circulated about me by the
Republican National Committee.
thank you for calling my attention to
the ANONYMOUS letter which it prints
concerning the Boer reception in Wash
| ington.
The allegation that I charged that
there had been an embezzlement Of the
funds raised for the Beers is as false as
II can be. II anybody has mode such an
allegation, have never heard Of it.
Nor is there any truth whatever in
the allegation that suspecting there
was something wrong" and 'being a
persistent person" / succeeded in
securing a report" concerning the dis
posal ofthe funds raised, The treasurer
frankly and honorably made his report
without any opportunity. request, or
suggestion from me, publicly or prI-
vatelY, nor had printed word con-
cerning the matter or thought OF dong
so. His report was audited by a COM
petent committee, found correct to a
cent, and unanimously approved, He
is a gentleman OF high standing whose
probity was never questioned.
The statement of the Republican
Committee that the Boer Reception in
Washington was "a Democratic affair
from start to finish" and that Demo
cratic Senators and Representatives
we're selected for vice presidents and
orators for the reception" is painfully
and exactly true. How could it be
otherwise? The President had already
announced that he was going to snuh
the ENJOYS from the feeble republics
which his great ally was assassinating.
Republicans in New York had refused
to serve on the reception committee to
greet them at the steamer They were
regarded as being anti Administration
men, just as Agoncillo and the Filipino
envoys had been regarded a year earlier.
But an effort was made to keep It from
being made a partisan affair. Before
Messrs Fischer. Vessels and Wolmar.
ans had arrived within sight Of our
shores, and before there had been any
organization oil a Boer Committee,
personally canvassed the central busi-
ness district of Washington, and asked
"a OF the most prominent Mckinley
Republicans to come together and
organize a committee OF reception.
besought them to prevent an occasion
which ought to be national from becom.
ing partisan in the Capita OF the Repub.
lie, and reminded them that II must
become partisan if only one party would
have anything to do with il. They
unanimously refused Not a single
Mckinley Republican who was Ordina-
rily at the front in representing the CITY
would accept place on the committed
| Not onel Ane now the Republican
National Committee complains that it
was "a partisan afairl" It was, indeed
The public knows that no man has
spoken more effectively or eIoquently
Tor the Boer cause than yourself and the
Treasurer OF the fund is my authority for
adding that you paid nearly twice as
much as anybody else for the reception
in Washington.
AS to the allegation that am mot an
ardent admiTer OF Sulzer," desire to
add that, il you need the services OF an
outsider to be reelected to Congress in
your district, which is altogether i'm
probable, It will give me the utmost
pleasure to speak Tor you there. and /
Will agree to bring to you an eloquent
campaigner who is stirring this West
from centre to circumference in behalf
Of Bryan's cause and ours. "The Blind
Orator Of Texas.
Yours, BRYAN Republican, for the
cause, w. A. CRoFFUr.