New-York tribune., 1872-05-20
DEALING WITH THEN ACCORDING TO
THEIR FOLLY.

1t is not the habit of THE TRIBUNE to mount
the witness-stand merely to make reply
to questions from a reckless antago-
mist that display either measureless lgnor-
ance OF measureless malignity and uDtruth.
But, for once The World shall have notice.
In other columns we print its preposterous
insinIatiOns against THE TRIBUNE about the
BROOKLYN Ring and the Hampstead reservoir,
with the reply of its party associate, and sue
cessful rival, The Brooklyn Eagle. The sub
stantial assertion, made in true slanderer's
fashion, through q series of insinuating
questions, is that THE TRIBUNE, hay-
ing collected certain facts regarding frauds
in the building of the Hampstead reser-
yoir. which were embodied in ga scath-
"ing article against the Brooklyn Ring" sup
pressed the whole matter and discontinued the
exposure, after visit of the Editor of The
Brooklyn Eagle to The TRIBUNE Office, on the
condition that The Eagle pressed Mr.. Greeley's
claims upon the Democratic party. Now mark
how plain tale shall put it down! For this
once, we take up the absurd questions, and,
one by one, make explicit answers
Is il true that Wednesday, May 49, reporter OF THE
TRIBUNE visited Hampstead to gather facts to be used
Ringl
Inaccurate as to particulars, but substantially
true.
Is il true that there had been previously prepared In
THE TRIBUNE Office an elaborate scathng article against
the Brooklyn Ring, and that this reporter sent to
Hampstead the location OF the Brooklyn Water Works
for facts to strengthen and fortify that artclei
Solemnly true. We have not only prepared
such elaborate, not to say scathing articles,
but, faith, we've printed them
Is It true that while this blast against the Brooklyn
Ring was still in preparation, and day two after the
visit of THE TRIBUNE reporter to Hampstead Mr.. Kin
sella Of The Brooklyn Eagle visited THE TRIBUNE Office
and consummated arrangement Is true, or is it
not true that the substance OF that arrangement
that 1.-THE TRIBUNE should stop its exposures OF the
Brooklyn Ring the understanding that the
Edole would vigorously press Mr. Greeley upon
the Democratic party as its candidate for Pres.
identi Is 1t true that Mr.. Kinsella. speaking
for The Eagle Gor which he could make bind
ingengagements its proprietor promised to press
Mr. Greeeys claims in The Eagle 80 long as THE TRIB
UNE discontinued its exposures Of the swndlng rasca
ties Of the Brooklyn Rngi
Not true in detail, in substance in statement,
or in insinuation. We do not know that Mr.
Kinsella was ever seen in THE TRIBUNE
office. No arrangement" direct or indirect,
was made by THE TRIBUNE, with him or with
anybody else, that exposures of the Brooklyn
Ring or any exposures should be stopped. No
understanding" was had that The Eagle should
support Mr.. Greeley, and no one here knew that
it would do it, till it did The Editor of THE
TRIBUNE honors Mr.. Kinsella for his patriotic
course, and for the courage and sagacity he
displays, but has never had any communica-
ton with him, does not know him, never saw
him, would not to-day, meeting him on Broad
way, be able to distinguish him from the
Editor of The World or the owner of anv
other place of prostitution. So much for these
questions,-put forth with a pomp as swelling
as their spirit was insolent and their purport
ridiculous.
1t is none of The Worlds business, or. for
that matter, of the publc's business; but we
do not mean to notice impertinences OF this
sort again, and do mean to make clean work
this time and therefore we add;
That THE TRIBUNE did send reporters to
inquire about frauds it had heard of in the
building of the Hampstead reservoir. 1t did
not publish the facts they brought back. The
World will probably not be able to compre-
hend the reason why, but any newspaper will.
We found before going far in the matter, that
all the accessible facts had already been given to
the public. in the columns of-what paper docs