The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-30
THE PRESS SCANDAL.
The New York "6un's' Expose Pro
nOnnced an Infamous Lie ami
d ConHpIrRcY.
COuntercnarEes by the Philadelphia
''POSt.'.
Letter from J. Russell Young.

COuntcrcharEes by The Philadelphia
"POst."
Letter from J. Russell Young.
PHILADELPHIA, April %.
In two.column editorial, under the
caption of"The Post and Its Enemies"
the editor, John D. Stockton, this morn
ing denounces the whole exposure pub
lished in the New York Sun, as an in
famous lie. and deliberate conspiracy
to injure the Post and J. r. Young. II
Young had not already sued the Stt'l
for libel, he (Stockton) would. Inc
history of the Post from the beginning
is given. Chas. McClintock, former
manager was elevated to that position
by Mr., Young, whose confidence he
afterwards betrayed. He borrower
money from the Post, and then by dex-
terity left with debts unpaid. me
Post, after offering extraordinary sums
for admittance into the Associated Sress
MONOPOLY, were repeatedly denied the
J. Cummings, then night editor of the
Tribune, was employed to furnish the
Associated Press news. This was un-
known to Mr.. Young, who, on dis
covering it, discontinued the ar
rangement. Cummings was after
wards dismissed from the Tribune
by Mr.. Young, and subsequently,
became night editor of the San,
in which capacity he offered to furnish
the Post with Associated Press news.
The offer was declined, and hence his
revenge. The Post had borrowed
money, but gave collateral. Some has
been repaid. Never received dollar
ever made with Senator Cameron, Galu-
sha A. Grow. Mr.. Brewster or any one
else. The Post is independent of these
gentlemen, or Mr.. Young. They were
creditors but not masters. He (Stcck-
tOn) Is alone responsible for every opln.
ion put forth. The article says: 81. r.
Sypher, another of the couspirators,
was educated by Simon Cameron,
whom he now repays by abuse and in
gratitude. Charles A. Dana was told
that the scandal would be worth TWEEN
ty thousand dollars to the Sun. He ac-
cordingly sold his reputation as gem
tleman and journalist" The article
closes with the expressed determ1na-
ton to pursue an independent and fear
less course.
LETTER FROM j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
NEW York, April 28.-The Evening
Post publishes the following letter from
Mr.. j. Russell Young:
TO the Editors of The Evening Post:
l thank You for the spirit of your
comments on the recent publications in
the SUI.
"If the latter alternative proves trne,
the whole press will receive from
this case u shock to its influence, a stain
upon its character, the effects of which
may counterbalance many years of the
upright and honorable labor of others
in the service of the public. 1t will
certainly now be more necessary than
ever fo- all members of the press who
wish to save it from disgrace to join not
in merely denOuucing the impostor
in a OF
the profession entirely above all kim
bred suspicion"
am content TO accept the Judgment.
What L have written L have written;
what have done / have done. take
the fullest responsibility, and do not
write this in any way to escape from it.
L remember writing many OF those
letters; I do not remember writing
others; have not seen them. Tho per-
son to whom they were written had
been my schoolmate and friend. The
friendship was broken by his miscOn-
duct III 81 business interest in which he
had been placed by my influence.
this publication. l was told small
sum of money could suppress it. My
reply was that / had written many
things which I did not care to see print
ed. My bank book my letters TO my wife,
nv diary, my personal correspondence
generally could not be made publicwith
out annoyance. l had written nothing
which could make me lose the respect
OF any one who knows me. OF course
| I atn sensible of the error of ever hav-
| ing had this correspondent. For that
mistake / cannot make sufficient ex-
piHtion. For twenty-five years l bad
looked upon him as a friend, when l
should have known that he was mere
ly a dog. I gave him confidence, per-
sonal association, generous bounty,
and charity when to him essentially
charity was very precious. l should
merely have tossed him the crumbs and
bones from my table. That was my
blunder.
There arc men who hold in our social
economy the same relation which ver-
min hold in nature. regret the same
distinction has finally crept into the
press. When any scoundrel has private
letters to sell, he may find market in
Il New York newspaper. He will not
only have them printed, but so dexter
ously arranged and clipped and elimi-
mated and commented upon that matters
which were never in his mind, and cir
CumBtRnces which never existed, will
be made TO appear as his life and speech
and thoughts. The simplest transactions
in business will be spoken of as crimes,
and the cOurtesies and amenities OF life
will be held as CLOSING conspiracy and
intrigue. If there are phrases which
have no meaning, meaning can be
invented, and with an editor ingenious
and fertile with his pen there is no limit
to this invention.
l do not believe in suits for libel as a
general thing, but have given the editor
of this print an opportunity to explain
and defend this last transaction with
private correspondence before a jury of
his cOuntrymen. Having done this, 1
have only TO say there is nothing in
these letters which cannot explain
whenever an explanation is proper. 1t
Is not proper here and now. This pub
location is part of a resolute, determine
ed effort to drive me from the Tribune
and the press of this city. It Is only
the elimination OF a conspiracy which
has long been engendered. l am satis~
fed it has taken this shape. It has
brought to me unexpected and precious
evidence of friendship, ana from no
men more warmly, I am proud to say,
than the generous and noble gentlemen
with whom am associated in business.
am, respectfully. your Obedient SER
want, JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG.
The Express publishes a special dis
patch from Philadelphia, saying Attor-
ney General Brewster has published a
card denying that he was ever neeced
by Young or the Morning Post. -.
Harrison COunty's First Wagon.
From the Western Democrat.
1915