The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-29
SUDDEN CONVERSION.
Gen. Hoxsey's Newspaper supportins ths
Democratic Ticket.

About month ago penny daily paper,
named the Paterson Nationalist was started in
Paterson. " J. II was published by James o.
Fisher Gen. HOXscy was its political editor
and W. A. Fonda, Paterson lawyer. had charge
Of the local department. 1t was the Grcenback
organ Of the county. and contained a consider
ahlo circulation. On Saturday afternoon last
Gen. IIoxscy wrote Greenback leader. waited
until he got II few copies Of the paper. and saw
that all was right. and then started for his home
on the Oldham Mountains.
Ne sooner was the General out OF sight than
the press was stopped. the Grccnback leader
was taken out. and the Greenback ticket was
lifted from tho head OF the column. and tho fun
Democratic ticket WAS inserted. together with a
leading article avcrrng that the Greenback
leaders had proved false TO their promises and
that men not TO be trusted in business were not
to bc trusted III politics. and hence the paper
tercst. but would support the whole Democratic
ticket Thon followed long article advocating
the election OF the Democratic nominees.
The change was noticed 10y the readers Of the
paper. who were ut n loss TO account for IL until
yesterday Then the story of how the General
had been tricked came out. When Gen. HoNsey
returned to Paterson yesterday morning and
heard Of II he was FURIOUS. He rushed 20 tho
was locked. He asked for the publisher. but
he could not be found. Thcn b. maic some
eNcited remarks TO the romposi'prs. Finally as
lowing card, which was printed in the Paterson
Press tRepublcan last evening:
To PUhfic. About one month ago Nr James q
FISHER and Mr \ " Fonda came fo ,ires and said
they desired wy aid IN starting National Labor Green
back payer inofminA m' tl..t Nj Fisher had press
and the material ior doing the printing I inquired OF
Nj Fisher ~ to has circumstances. and nu.ils him To
be poor man dcchnrd 60 lei him crhurk IN until he
was placed beyond ri.k. Suhs,lu'u uily II found
by AdNtrti>, n-ut- that tie whole ust ui the Issue.
minutcly estimated. could le inid IN the ndNrr
Using patrout-c alone. -, my own ulaldtd
solicitation advertisements were found fnr two months
equal to ~" whole cost ui iAr is.f q. -s copies. ihr
paI'r has not started ten dap. ltfDr be-. aware
that sunt' one was deNlug uauiu'eutl aud tfcachrr
ouslN to lurcht-, N" NttIrt ihis was contaminated
WA suppressed. and there wa. issued y u.uo..eauc
edition 90 the paper Tie names ~ Potter AMI oihpr
Nationalist nominees were tAk,u down. nul IA their
stead uVIe placed Tie names OF IhnS p-mlrest aui
Z hulou L. Townsend
That an At u gross bribery ruA trcachcry on
the part Of The Dcnocranc party tu du f- honest
man cau deny can the r'.Icctahl" ul,u u any party
vote with or c@l rate VISA - party which has been
guilty uf such bribery
The party that woud commit this fraud would carry
their election hv any other cuutrlNabr iA, ior n IL
hard tu iui Afraui greater fhan tnt WITH crrrupts
the public press That c Np1'D1i.f IN io hands VI such
snVAA~ traitors and uutft, M the luftuia o
this sch,mo cau do RnY harm ur amy ."i ~ any cause,
can hardly be conceived 1uus D. uoA,rY
The Grcrnba'krrs o, Paterson are in a state
of the most intense Indignation NJ tho trick hy
which their paper wis carried over t. the
Democrats. Gen. HoAsey quilted Paterson last
night To- address some Grecubark meeting.