Washington sentinel., 1900-07-28
The Denver Republican

most unfair article in its columns
last week, wherein it was said that
a fund raised for the widows and
orphans OF Boer soldiers was di-
verteCl from that worthy object and
was used to pay, among other
things, the expenses Of Hon. Wm.
Sulzer to New York. Every dollar
collected for the reception and en-
tertainment ol the Boer com mis-
sioners land no money was solie
tied Tor any other purpose by Mr..
Sulzer's committee) went into the
hands Of Capt. O'Fdrrell, the treas
urer, and was by him disbursed.
A competent committee audited
the accounts Of Capt. O'Farrell,
and have attested over their sigma
lures that every dollar was hon
estly accounted for. The letter
printed below will show that so far
from using any OF this fund for his
personal expenses, Mr.. Sulzer
made heavy drafts upon his in
dlVidual resources for expenses
which might with all proprietY
have been turned over to the treas
urer Tor payment, besides contrib
uting OF his own means almost one
eighth OF the entire sum received
The Denver REPu6licaN and all
other papers that were imposed
upon to give currency to such base
less charges against this gentle
man owe It to him to set him ight
before the country, They should
go further and forever forbid the
use OF their columns to those re-
sponsible for the slanderous
charges.
Capt O'Farrelrs letter follows:
WASHINGTON, d c., TULY 40, 1900
Dr, VA. CroBHt,
Dear D0ckoy.-Sulzer and I have
gotten an awful roast throughout the
country, The Associated Press refused
to send out the vile stuff. Some damned
scoundrel who sends out a weekly letter
to some Of the small papers, has put
Sulzer and in the light OF thieves, and
have been requested to place the matter
in The hands Of detective bureau, with
view Of taking legal proceedings.
won't do that, however The Associated
Press have kindly sent out a condensed
report Of the auditing committee, and
while this will reach the large and more
influential papers, yet the small weekly
ones, Of course, won't notice it; so that
my hands are full now, sending out
statements every day to these papers.
Ihave subscribed to a" clipping bureau"
so that I will see II all Personally I
don't care button. 1t is not the first
time have been roasted in the wrong,
and suppose it won't be the last, as
when men get pushed to the front, they
areapt to be abused. Most Of the papers
think that the money was raised exclu.
sively for the Boer widows and orphans
My opening remarks in the Opera
House were, "It takes money to get up
these demonstrations" and then
appealed to them Of course, and talked a
good deal about the widows and orphans
and the struggling Beers. I expected
to realize three or four thousand dollars,
but instead Of that, the baskets pam ed
out sass 80, and the whole sum received
from the people Of Washington
amounted to less than four hundred
dollars. This includes collections and
personal subscriptions, like General
Aenderson's, YOURS and mine-alI the
rest came from outsiders-and by the
by, in your letter to me the other day,
you stated that you collected $50. That
is not so You handed me $50 check
from General Henderson. and three
other subscriptions. together amounting
to SOS You gave me the names otsome
others, who promised, or whom you
thought would pay something, but /
never got a cent from any OF them.
sent out printed receipts, acknowl.
edging the sums received in every case.
II you have a memorandum OF $50 on
your books, would like to know the
names OF the subscribers, so that If there
are any who have contributed ana have
not received a receipt therefor I can
sehd them my little printed receipt.
Some would like to have that in the
future as a souvenir OF how we treated
our distinguished visitors from South
Africa.
/ heard from Commissioner Fischer
yesterday, from Paris, where they had
grand reception; but Of all the cities
they visited, none Of the receptions or
demonstrations equalled that which they
received IN Washington. So my dear
doctor, those of US who were leaders IN
that great demonstration, which had
such important bearing on affecting and
forming public opinion throughout the
country, have every rea son TO feel proud.
The procession up Pennsylvania Ave,
the reception in the great room at the
Arlington, and then the immense dem
onstration at the Opera House-had a
great effect on the framing Of the DEM
ocratic platform at Kansas City, so that
while we were helping the Beers, we
were also helping the cause OF liberty in
the Philippines, and we can afford to
take roasting" from the little, miser
able scribblers, who can't comprehend
a great cause or brilliant undertaking
don't care DarffrrsIarIv q botts r,,ygaIg