, 1873-01-07

Governor.
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sCAVENGER WORK.
Ono Of the most t1lBroputablo acts OF Journal
Ism ovor per,'otratod by all A,norican newspaper
may DO laid ut tho doora Of Tho Brooklyn Union
and tl,o notion Of Tho Now York Times, in CIV
ing currency and approval to tho statements Of
tho linton, Ia hardly loss acantalous. Tho two
pnpora havo actod in concort to inJuro tho busi-
ncss Of tho Now York Tribune, md commenced
their efforts oven while Mr.. Greeley was OH his
dcatl-bed, ailed aud abottod by tho Now York
!Sun. Their joint efforts woro directed against
Nlr. Whito1aw Ioid, to prevent Ills securing tho
control Of tho Tribune. Failing in this, tho
Union and tho Times turned their
attention TO 1iboling tho business
OF tho Tribune, md bought to
injure it by learsay declarations mud anony-
mous imputntions which Tho Times was sirowa
enough to allow tho Union to originate and thon
appyoying1y copy. Tho arat Of those articles
which appeared in tho Union claimed that 1Ir.
Orton and Ills aEsociatoB disposed Of their prop
orty III the Tribune to Mr. Reid becnueo tlloy
had discovered that tho circulation Of tho 1rib-
une was much smallcr tllan Mr.. 0rton lad hcon
led to supposo; tint is, that Mr. orton had paid
5000, 200 without knowing wlat lo was buying,
and TINT lle waa so much disconnected ut tho
discovery that lo demanded bonus Of 900
before l1o would sell back. Tho publication Of
tho article, howoyor, failod to haye any effect
Nlr. Reid was too experienced journalist to
pay any attention to slch charge.
Every important newspaper in the country haa
had similar experience, and has learned to treat
such slang with silent contempt. lilo Union
then came out with moro personal article, dl-
bo all interview botwoon n reporter Of tho
Union and d gentleman ontro1y conversant
with the buainess Of tho Tribune, both public
md private. In Tho course Of this conyorsa-
ton, tho anonymous individual, who did not
wish his name given, ntatod that jay Gould lad
furnished tile money to MI. Reid with which to
purchase Mr. Orton'B stock, aftor Boyoral
interviews at tho Lotus Club roo,ng; also
TINT tho subscriptions Of tho weekly Tribune
wero running down 30 fast that it would ovon-
Lastly, Tho anonymous individual ia alleged to
hayo informed tho reporter Of tho Union that
on the very day on which AIr. Reid YRS olosolod
with Gould to got his money, "Joo" Howard,
of bogus proclamation notorioty, was also
cloeotcd with "BoEs" Tweed for tho snn>o pur-
pose that Howard so worltod upon Tweed us
to induce him to place in hiB hands socuritios
to tho enaourt Of million Of dollars, with which
to purchase tho controlling interert Of Tho paper,
alld TINT Howard had full power to put tile sccu-
rites on the market nnd negotiate tho purchase.
Tho great pressure OIL the money market
prevented his succcss TINT day. III tho n,oa,l-
time, Reid. with Goulds money in his pocket,
succeeded III securing tho stock, beating IIow-
ard by a fow hours only III winning tho prize.
Tho Union, however, oycrsllot It's mark III it's
malignant association of A1r. Reid with Joo
Howard. Gould, aud Tweed. II waa m evdont
attempt to blackon NIr. 1lcds character, sinco it
had failed to nture tho character Of tho Tribune.
AIr. Reid regarded it rs sucl, and he promptly
and n1,zrply demanded rotractiou Of the ca!um-
NOUS statement, with all unmistalsablo
threat of suit for libel it tho retrac-
tion WIS not mado forthwith. Tho
Union rotractol in tho most humiliatng MAN.
ner. 1t did not know anything Of its own
| knowledge. It did not know whether the anony-
nous individual knew anything Of his own
knowledge. In fact, it was not cortaiu whothor
thoro waa any such individual at all. In fine, it
did not know anything about it, whicl, WAS about
| equivalent to acknowledging TINT it hal in
| vented tho whole atory. Tito Inference ia obvi-
ous tAat it Was invented for tho purpose Of in-
juring 1lr. Reid by asHoclating him with Jay
Gould, and through linn injuring tho busineaa
Of tho piper. Tho Now York Times has played
| contemplate role in tho plot It las been
Hllrewd enough to let tho Union do tho dirty
work, and thon copy it with tacit approval and
/ headlines full OF malicious innuendo.
! Tho courao Of theao two papers is oven moro
at tho tin,o Of nIr. Groeleys dcath for the latter
| took the full responsibility Of its aycrmonts
| Tho Times and Union, however, hayo i'll.
| dulEed In thia falHo antl underllnndel buaincsE
uudor Ill anonymous cover, and now QUO o1
| them has boon mado to eat humble pic in abun.
| dance. Such diHgraccful conduct cannot fail tc
react upon its originntora. It falls altogether
short OF its object. Tho Tribune will riso supo.
rior to all such attacks, and it's young md entor'
prising manager will secure tho sympathy Of the
whole country for tho tlecorum with which he
Inns borno himself In tho iaco OF thoi: cowardiy