The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-03
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town. 49, presume. have regarded ~,
attempt 81 rh,. Hon WILLIAM VI BFN,
B Nit tn obtain m" Congress nomination
m The Fifteenth district and thus sup
/ plant M" Hon 4 NNN NECHTEN OI,urr.
VIII" has for ak wears represented tlr
district Faithfully. hon"rabIv and -uc-
/ o">sfullv ~ ton trivial m IT, source tp,,
/ lnC"n~Idrrahle m - Importance - war
rant even passing attention. such "a
, view II natural IN III. face Of the steady
I Increase IN the majorities bv which NJ.
OLCoTT : constituents have Indicated
their approval OF his services
During several of the wears IN which
Mr.. OLCOTr has contributed hnnprablv
In make The influence 81 tins city felt
At Washington, IN. Hon WILLIAM NJ.
BENNETT has been a member of the leg.
stature al Albany. 4 more interesting
4 more complete contrast than that be-
tween the records Of these two men could
not easily he imagined Dung his
wears AZ Albany Assemblyma'. BENNETT
has daily sought. not the opportunities
Of public usefulness. but the chances
for acknowledgements his Office offered
In thus period no cause. however honor
able. however deserving Of success.
which for ms own purposes Mr.. Ben
NIT advocated, did not suffer from his
championship and no faction failed 70
diminish n influence when h" joined ~.
What the legislative colleagues II tho
Hon WILLIAM VI. BENNETT thought of
him IL best shown nv the enthusiasm
with which they voted against HIM and
the reluctance with which they yielded
10 necessities 81 public interest To- vote
on the side he had adopted for PURPOSES
of publication. Other men worked in
committee. on the floor. IN their Offices
for the public service. but dav and night
the industry Of the Hon WILLIAM VI.
BENNETT was exhausted in the endcavor
10 insure newspaper prominence for him
self. To-day he ~ endeavorinR 10 CAPT
talize this notoriety. obtained nj the ct
pense 81 his constituents, IN a canvass
IN defeat Mr.. OLCOTT and secure for hls
advertisement new signboard and an
other field Of publicity.
sented the city in Washington Mr.
OLCOTT has quietly. faithfully and sue
cessfully performed the duties Of his
high Office. Although his services have
been great. he has consistently left to
others the task Of proclaimlnR them and
has sought TO advance the interest of
his constituents and his city rather than
by sacrificing them 10 achieve a doubtful
personal notoriety based entirely upon
self-appreciation Respected by his col
leagues, his voice and bis influence alike
constantly and powerfully eXerted for
IN" best interests of those whom he has
represented. Mr. OLCoTT has made him
self useful public servant and his
constituents have shown bv growing
majorities tho value they place upon
his services
The SUS does not believe that such
campaign as the Hon. WILLIAM VI BrN-
NETT has waged could succeed oven # n
were conducted against n far less de-
serving and distinguished public officer
than Mr.. OLCoTT II does not believe
that IN this city. at least. there "a a con-
stItuenCy IN which noise. abuse. Sian
d"rs, such a. would exclude their au-
thor from society OF gentlemen. can
prevail. That such campaign has
been undertaken should he recognized
by all, that there NAV be- no loss OF
emphasis IN the rebuke il IL destined 10
receive