The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-15

The Hruhi Of saturday, Aug. 3, contained
the following passage:
I'VE l,ncvc and have reason to b,c,c. that the daily
circulation o the Hfii j. larger than that Of o,r
daily newspaper m the United states
In THE Sun ON Aug 4. 6. 3, Q, 10, and 10, the
following reply was published:
We believe and have reason to believe that out g.
tee med contc mporary l. mistaken.
But, by way of testing the accuracy II our esteemed
contemporary heei. propose that the ao iuAl day
circulation OF the Ho,h and that OF rHt D'tr srN or
May June and July. ls7r shalt be as,crtained hj ocm
mttee consisting ct Mcssrs Es,srus BHooKs nsoKnl
JosK- and DAVID VI STosK They shall have access to
all the books papers. and offices Of the two .tahi.l
ments IN order all the facts aud shall
ploy their own methods ct ascoriaing them and their
report shall be published the day after II L. nlcd the
he AL OF tho editorial columns Ia each paper
81 the Hn'ts thus proved to have hat larger daily
circulation than Tni srNdufs the three month. M pucs
uon we VIII immediately pay one thousand dollars into
the treasury OF the Metropolitan Museum Art and u
TnE SuS found TO have had larger circulation than
The H,6t then Nj BrSSlrT shall pay one thousand dob
lars into that treasury
The Herah Of Aug. contained the fol
lo;";..::s passage:
we have, of course, tho highest resIectad most On
tire confidence IN the gentlemen selected by 1HL Sos ~
committee
still the ucraM objected to the manner In
which the committee had been selected. II
il was n committee in which the Hcrdh had
"of course, the highest confidence, what
difference did it make how IL was Sc
lccted The HfrdM says the manner
of its selection was hasty and UNI
usual" We reply that it was not
hasty, but very deliberate. We took pains
TO name three Journalists of such high and
unqucstionablc standing that nobody could
doubt their fairness and fitness; and this is
verified by the HerdLrs admission that it
has 1.-THE highest respect for them, OF
course" Now. if its respect for them is the
highest, it could not have II higher re-
spcct for any other committee, no matter
how selected; and if its highest respect fol
them is a matter of course" then the gen
tlcmcn named would constitute u committee
commanding universal respect Just what
we aimed Mt.
In regard to its being unusual, it is to b,
remarked that although when an arbitra.
ton, in general terms Is first proposed he
tween two parties, IT Is very customary fol
each party to name one arbitrator and fol
the two thus named to select "A third, yet
ON the other hand, it is equally common
for disputant, instead Of making sucl
general proposition To- name at once som'
tribunal of the highest character TO which
ho viii refer Che matter of difference, rs w
did. His opponent Is at liberty to decline
the OFFER if from fear Of such tribunal o
any other cause, lac secs III to do 81. as TN
Ihrah has declined ours.
The U,fnH says lis statement Of circula
ton has been sworn t., and insists tina
ours shall be sworn 10 before the rclativ
circulation of the two Journals shall be Il
any manner determined. We are surprise
that a journal with its admiration for INC
nnrchcal institutions should forget tina
while comnoncrs are sworn the peers ,
England are permitted to testify o
their honor alone. We would not have
publisher less scrupulou- In making a stat,
ment upon his honor than the proudcst pee
Of England. We have little respect for an
man who would not have the same care /