Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-13
To ADYRRIISkRA.
THE GRIAr FALsEHoop.

On Thursday we denied authoritatiyel, the
telegram in the Philadelphia Ledger of tina.
morning, alleging that the President had sent
to tie Attorney General a series of interroga
tories In regard to the constitutionality of Con-
eress. IL seems to be settled now that the tele-
gram was manufactured in the interest OF gold
spectators, and the charge has been made, nm /.
Justly, we think, that it originated with Drex.
el q 20, the Philadelphia bankers. who own
the majority Of the stock in the Ledger, and
who are heavy spectators in gold.
We do not believe that bankers of their stand /.
ing would, for the sake OF carrying out single
speculation. lend themselves TO a transaction
calculated TO permanently injure their VAL
liable newspaper property.
twas natural that the Republican papers
should seize upon the statement Of this forper
10 enable them TO make point ayains, the
President, but TO the credit OF many of them il
should be stated that they were prompt to OK :
pose the falsehood- Some Of them. however.
seem reluctant TO lose the opportunity to use
such available political capital, even when
proved to be counterfeit. ..r
The ChronieIe, with the fact that it was an
admitted falsehood before il, could not refrain
from publishing half 8 dozen editorials base
upon the superstition Of its truthfulness, and
sent the original forgery out to the country
with such startling head lines, in huge capitals
as the following:
REVOLUTION"
DETERMINATIONS or THK PRESIDENT To
OVERTHROW CoNeREss."-s.H He ASKS THE
OPINION or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
sHE HAS MADE UP HIS OWN MIND THAT
CONGRESS Is AN ILLEGAL BoDY."-"THr
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID To AGREE WITH
THE DICTATOR"
Tie forgery. VifA nssc exciting head lines. .ra s
NJ ls.,<I
prominent place IN that paper, ten hours after IL
had been officially declared forgery
The Philadelphia Press coupIes,th e denial
with a long double loaded editorial written
like the ChrenicIs' editorials, upon the assump.
ton that II was true.
Ii was reserved, however, for the PhiIadeI
phia Bulletin 10 disgrace Journalism by iusin n .
aiing thai the dispatch twas put forth by the
President or some of his friends in order 10 try
how It would be received by the people," aud
that lit was found necessary 10 allay il by
reputation of the alarming rumor" The Bull
istiH proceeds In infsmmatory style to urge
the investigation OF the matter by Congress.
and processes TO believe that il will afford them
fresh ground for the impeachment OF the Pres
ideHr IL 10 not creditabie for Philadelphia
journalism that such a forgery should have
originated in one paper there and be bolstered
up by two others.
The allegation OF the Bvtletis thar it was
''only after many inquiries by telegraph had
been received BY the Administration that the
agent of the Associated Press received author
ity TO contradict the report is not true The
agent Of the Associated Press received an au-
thoritarive denial Of the statement the moment
he made inquiry at the White HOUSE.
1t may be added that through the break In
the Geographic connection by the storm, and
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Associated Press to send the Ledger telegram
to Washington, though sending 1t to every
other point. IL was not known here until after
noon that such 4 story was in circulation