National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-02

attempt to bolster up tae intellectual de
partment by giving an explanation, as the
latter says, Of the connection of the Pres
"ident with the stock jobbing dispatch
"sent from the Associated Press and cabled
"to London, purporting 70 give the views
"of the President upon Cuba. This dis
"patch, it will be remembered, made
profound impression in Madrid, menaced
"our good relations with Spain, affected
"the money markets in Europe, drew from
"the London Times an indignant comment
'sand from Baron Reuter- an abject apology.
cas- this dispatch came through the ASso-
"ciated Press to the Herald; as it was
"false, mischievous, stock jobbing dis
"patch, we of course are bound to make
enquiry as to its origin. We are told that
cit came from the White House, and that
1.-THE President gave it out for publication.
"This statement tine Washington agent
CONFIRMS in dispatch printed elsewhere,
cor at least we understand him as con-
''frming it. This matter must not be
"aIlowed to drop. We must have the
"whole truth about it. The President
under the direct charge of the Washing
"ton agent Of the Associated Press, is ac-
"cused of having dishonored the country.
"What answer"
The answer is very simple. The Herald
has misrepresented the facts from the start,
and, as we believe, knowingly, for the
ischievous purpose Of conveying to the
country the impression that the President
was engaged in stock jobbing schemes.
We speak advisedly, when we say know
ingly, because we cannot well believe that
a journal of such eminence would publish
such an implication upon the character of
the Chief Magistrate of the country with
out making an examination into the facts
of the case as printed in its own columns.
By turning back to its Washington dis
PATCHES, in its issue of December Z, and
comparing the synopsis of the message as
printed there, with the abstract cSbled to
Europe, it will find that those damaging
discrepancies complained of occurred in
the preparation Of the cable dispatches.
The cable copy has a different introduce
ton, and is changed to read in the first
person instead of the third, so that it pur-
ports to give the exact words of the Presi
dent. A few other verbal changes trans
form the peaceful message Of the Presi-
dent into a most belligerent document.
And yet enough of the phraseology Of the
Herald synopsis is preserved to show that
it must have formed the basis Of the bogus
telegram.
The Herald has exhibited so much and
undue anxiety to cast the opprobrium of
this forgery on the President that we begin
to suspect that the "mung news" was pre-
pared in its own office, from its Associated
Press telegram, and cast abroad through
Europe for the most nearious purposes.
We challenge the Herald to reprint the
synopsis as it appeared IN its own columns
on the 18th of December, with the intro
ductory remarks of the Associated Press
agent, side by side with the cable abortion
which. went to Europe from its Office.
Until it has done this let ii hold its peace.
Ifitfails to do this we shall do it and fully
expose this shameless attempt of that jour
nal to blacken the character of the Presi-
dent by palrning of upon the public its
own forgeries as emanations from the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. The Herald shall not
dodge the issue. The faisity and mischiev-
business of the dispatch We have said was
concocted in New York, not only after the
synopsis had left the hands of the 'Asso-
ciated Press, but after il had reached the
Herald office.
OF course the "matter must not be al
lowed to drop" Of course, eve must
have the whole truth about it." But it
will be found that the Washington agent of
the Associated Press has not accused the
President of dishonoring the country at all.
Let the Herald produce the documents and
stop its Misrepresentation