The Senate and the country have an interest in knowing the truth of this matter, and so also has the Republican party, which cannot be indifferent to pretensions in its name; nor will anything but the completest frankness be proper for the occasion.
Sumner asserts the importance of transparency and honesty for the Senate, the Republican party, and the public regarding the truth of a matter.
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