Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-29

are pnt in respectful form, and any indie
pendent journalist would give an unequiv-
ocal answer. The Herald's "rePly" Occu-
pies three fourths Of column Of that paper
but svades the questions completely. We
have not space for the entire 'reply," but
select few sentences to show its non com.
initial character:
ave might answer the above by saying
that there are i've belonging to tile editorial
corps Of the Herald, and unless differing from
all other men, there probably is contrsrie-
ty Of sentiment among them with reference
to the Senatorial question; bat what the
views Of these FIVE are has never been can
vassed. But such reply would not be court
eous, hor satisfactory to the gentlemen who
put the question" :"
The confession that "such q reply would
not BE- courteous or satisfactory" gave Us
reason to look for different "reply" before
closing the article, but We found only SEN
tences like these;
ait is the editorial policy of the Herald to
have, before nomination, no candidate for
any Office"
GWhen It shall be decided
to be right for newspapers, instead of the
people, to select nominees Of the party, and
TO say who shall be elected to Office, then,
and not until then, shall the Herald enter the
field as sn eiectioneerer for this man or that
man"
After wading through many evasive gem
sralities, we find the Herslds ''creed" 'tsum-
med" up thus;
"0ur creed is summed up in this: that
pending nomination, ss between all proper
candidates Of our own party, the Herald takes
no part, while ct the same time freely admit
ting all proper communications advocating
the claims of any of the candidates, provided
such communications do not attack other
candidates to the injury and destruction Of
the party. This course we have marked out
not only as g matter Of principle, but as 3
matter Of policy"
The "hve belonging to the editorial corps
Of the Herald" ca1 stab q candidate with in
situations as false IS they are base, and yet
the "hve," in their combined wisdom, are
unable to answer 9 straightforward question
as to what sre their COLLECTIONS" to the same
candidate. This editorial council of IfVS
could procure the writing of 9 communities
ton asking the questions, "Is Mr.. Wade
guilty Of habi!ually using grossly profane
lAnguAge2 Is be incorporate in his habits"
To these slsnderous questions the immortal
4 Eve" could reply;
"To the frs! question we answer Yes SEN
ator Wade is "a hsbitually profsne man .
fact every one who has met him knows
The second question We canROs GnsWer; We
only have common rumor."
The Eve could thus evade the question as
to whether Mr.. Wade was intemperate, when
ct least one of the tive" knew positively that
Mr.. Wade was man Of strictly temperate
habits, and the entire Eve knew they lied
when they said that common rumor" assert
ed the contrary"
The "Ave editors" Of the Herald did not
dare to give an unequivooal answer to the
Arst question asked in so respectful manner
By seven Of their fellow citizens, because II
they answered 1t truly and Raid they were
opposed to 'the reelection of Benz. F. Wade"
they would necessarily be compelled to "re.
ply" to the second" What are your objec-
tionl to Senator Wade 2" This would be q
difficult question to answer, for the reason
that no well-iOunded objections exist Fail
ing to find legitimate HObiectiOns" to Mr..
Wade, these Eve" high-minded gentlemen
" belonging to the editorial corps Of the Her
ald' prefer to screen themselves behind the
masked battery OfprOfsssed s'nsutrality" and
discharge broadsides Of inuendOeS and insin-
uAtions against man whose character, either
personal or political, they dare not attack
openly.
The "fve" assert that they will admit ''all
proper communications advocating the
claims of any of the candidates" 30 far
from pursuing this course in the past, they
have, upon more than one occasion, refused
to publish ''prOper communications" in favor
Of Mr.. Wade, and, in one instance, they
letter from their own regular
Washington correspondent "oliver," refut-
ing charge made BY the Plain Dealer that
Senator Wade had interfered with and die
.ated to Colonel HaEen.
The best joke, however, that has appeared
N the Herald for many day, is the state
ment that ''thsre are Eve belonging to the
editorial corps of the Herald" To make up
this vast array of talent, it is necessary to
count somewhat In this wise: One editor of
ihe morning edition, one editor of the eve
hing edition, one proprietor who was never
,harged With writing 8 line of editorial In
bis life, and two reporters whose business Is
10 obtain reports of local news and markets.
Truly, Herculesn task It must have been
for the solitary editor of the Evening Herald,
the combined talent Of 'th7e'
men, to collect together his scattered Ideas
and harmonise his ''contrsriety Of senti-
nsnt" That ''contrstiety of sentiment is
,hronic with Benedict, and placed him In 9
bad fx on the question of the constitution
ality of an adjourned session Of the Legisla-
Iure.
The Oberlln OonPaRY.
OHEREm, March a., lss2.