The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-23
4 MALIGNANT CONsrIRACY EAposr,

To THE EprroR or THE srS-e5., From m.
casional and suncwhn vague ansions iu 1i', -. wv
from special despatch in ~, mornins's T. Eng
that Just now there Is cloud ufon ihc true i,uN,
sc sSGS% d S"irnn S' c 0T n, 'a e.
see by Tue TtD''. that a special agent has h,t.
,he Post ONCE Department at Washington toi.
Now, can it be possible that Tux srS is gno. m.
when Deacon Richard III s6rciv needs i,,, ss9,
et ~, canr, 8, a"i r,,r l., o4s uu ses
BROOsLYS, DC. 10 W'N
II has become our duty to lay before tho NH
lie the true story Of this plot Of pcrac,pion ava
Misrepresentation. We are neither inn, ran, a
the facts of the case nor DESTROYS L, ,onnaai
them. II is the old story Of malignant inrorr-
| ity dealing with transporting Innocence. "a
| true goodness discreditcd by wicked pnr,ncr.
Az s we'll known to our readers. y. Romoo
Reed was dismissed from the Office Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette Just as soon as the continual
admonitlons Of THE SUN had convinced Deacon
Richard Smith Of the mans amazing prayitv.
Unfortunately. however. the less const iouslv
wicked of the partners were allowed {. r,n,ain.
Deacon Richard Smith still believing hat his
example could ultimately effect then forum.
ton.
Among the remaining wicked partners thors
is one Kidd. or kyd. undoubtedly a lineal de-
scendant Of the pirate u that name. Kidd al
pears TO have attained TO that notorious preemi-
hence in the counscls Of the wicked partners
which s. Romeo Reed formerly boosted.
Some time ago Deacon Richard Smith oausod
to be published in the columns OF us nows-
paper the statement that the circulat IN ri the
Gazette had reached the astonishing figure a
100000. We hailed the Circumstance a- m ~
couraging proof of the widely felt admiration
for Deacon Richard Smiths true goodness. and
Of the Increasing interest in his UNI ,raleied
struggle with wickodnoss. It now any .lrs thai
this estimate of the Gazeiie's circuLt,n was
based. not upon "A count of the copio- .rin,ed
but on the sums paid to the Posi- Oniee lor
postage.
| In the true goodness Of his heart Deacon
Richard Smith had conceived the idc, Of send
| ing his newspaper gratis to every T tros,er
in the United States durngthe holil.. -oason.
as a Christmas gift Ky the laws OF tll. dou.r,-
ment such matter cannot pass through t,cmaila
at the ordinary rata Of two cents a pound IL
must 20 at the full rate for third-clu.- matter.
one cent for every two ounces or fraction tnere-
of. The difference in cost offers such i ,er,,,n-
ton to dishonest publishers that tte Post.
master-General il empowered TO eyaet an oath.
when he thinks II necessary. that all t.e news
papers sent out by any publisher "a. tho tvo
cents pound rate 70 to regular sui. ribcrs on
regular news agents.
Surprised at tho extraordinary number Of
Gaxeites sent through his Office. and perfectly
aware that the wicked partners had IAN sway
in the mailing room after Deacon Richard
Smith had gone to bed the Cincinia ti Post.
master wrote to hundred and nity or wo hun.
drcd Of the persons 10 whom the extra copies II
the gazette were addressed. inouirin- Whether
they wore bona llde subscribers. In thr mean
while hescnt for Deacon Richard Smith to eomq
| and take oath that all the papers mailed at twd
| o.pta N hound knI,u.,,,t a, tba ,,,bt IN