The Evening critic., 1882-03-03
MEALS LETTER
About Star-ROutcs-A Few Facts
About George Jones. of the Lying
and VeuaI New York "Times He
Began Life as Peddler Of Obscene



Rocks.
The Hon. II. s. Neal, Of Ohio, has written n
brief letter to the New York Times expressing
surprise that that sheet should blackguard
him without cause. Mr.. Neal thus general
lies:
We expect such conduct from a certain class
of country editors who never are happy unless
when misrepresenting OF calumniating some
public parsonage, but we have right to eX-
pect far different treatment from great met
ropolitan and influential journal like the
Times.
DIr. Neal evidently does not know that the
New York Times, under the management OF
George Jones, has descended so low that II Is
commonly spoken of In New York as the lying
and venal New York Times. This George
Jones, its editor and chief stockholder, began
his life as a peddler of the yilest of obscene
literature In Albany, n. Y, and but for the
statute of limitations would now he convict
at Sing Sing or Auburn. As II Is he Is at large,
though viler than the vllest wretch that ever
wore striped clothing. Having control of a
once great paper, OF course he uses It for his
own corrupt personal ends. To receive the
censure and abuse of this scoundrel and black
guard is to be honorcd.
Mr.. Neal should not be so surprised, how
ever, at being wantonly abused by "a great
metropolitan and influential journal II he
will read them carefully he will soon discover
that they, like "a certain class OF country
editors, never are happy unless when mis-
representing or calumniating some public
parsonage" Great metropolitan journals are
only too often edited by very small and very
malicious and very venal men, and the small
est, most malicious and most venal OF all
these is George Jones, of the New York Times,
erstwhile peddler of obscene books.
| Last year November 3, 1881 Mr.. Neal
wrote a manly letter TO the Ironton (o) Register
| cancetuing The howl ahout Star.route frauds
| This letter caused the New York Times to begin
| the senseless abuse Of Mr.. Neal which 1t will
| keep up so long as that gentleman refuses TO
| bow down and worship the obscene Jones.
| That part Of Mr. Meals letter which the Times
| republshes is as follows;
| EatfdcL from, Mr. NeoFs letter 10 tie Aonl0a
| Register, Nor. ., 1881.
This action upon the part of Congress was
| Justly regarded an Endorsement of Con.
| Brady. President Hayes knew all about It, so
did Postmaster-General Key, so did every other
| member of the Cabinet, yet Gen. Brady was re-
tained in his office, and, so far as know, not a
| single Senator or member of the House ever
| demonstrated with the President for retaining
him or advised his dismissal The CORE
| spondents of the leading newspapers at Wash
ington were just as familiar with all these
| transactions in the Spring of 1880 as they
were the year following, and yet they hardly
mentioned them. No new developments OF
any moment were made after Postmaster-Gen
eral James took charge OF the depart
ment. He had about all the facts
before him In testimony taken by the
blackburn committee and In the debates in
the House, and yet, very curiously, there was
| all at once n terrible fusilade against Gen.
Brady made by all the correspondents of all
the leading newspapers OF the country. To
| The uninitiated IL appeared that.these develop
| ments were just being made, and that they
were the result of Mr.. James taking Office, and
consequently, he has been lauded 10 the very
skies, and people are made to believe that h /,
retirement from Office would be a positive
calamity to the country. while no credit what
| ever Is given TO Messrs Blackburn, Hawle,
| and Cameron, who in fact exposed everything
and furnished Mr.. James the data for his
action, for which he has been 50 extravaganza.
| praised.
Some well-nformed persons are uncharita
BILE enough to suspect that his own prIvat
fortunes have had more TO do with his con
duet than any sincere regard for the publ
interest. He took into his counsels Mr.. Gibson
one OF the most wicked Of Gen. Garneld's ma
lieners.the man who above all others dc
aud q perjufer, and also several others VIII
had been dismissed from the public employ
| ment for the good of the service. This ma
Gibson was the originator of the Potter inves
tigation, the object Of which was 10 find n
| excuse for ousting President Hayes from tn
Chief Magistracy and Installing Mr.. Tilden 1
his place. By such disreputable instrument
1 Mr.. James hopes to secure conviction OF Ger
: Brady and others, If, indeed, they are eve
brought 10 trial.
g express myself as doubtful about thl
3 because / strongly suspect that no one
those implicated VIII ever be brought to tria
Q | Why? The summer term OF the Crlmlni
. | Court In Washington allowed 10 pas
without any indictments being found. The
r when the fall term convened, the Grand Jun
. was dismissed for a period OF a month"; The
1t was suddenly discovered that for a portiC
II | OF the alleged malfeasances the three year
,f limitation in which Indictments can be four
- had elapsed by day or two, and consequent
a no indictments could be found. Then NJ
ia James steps forward and by proceedh
70 which would be clearly illegal I'm this Sta
10 endeavors TO substitute his own afiday
N styled an Information, for an Indictment by
" Grand Jury, and the newspaper correspon
e ents were Instructed 10 lash Gen. Brad
D. charging that, OF course, he was guilty AZ
was striving 10 escape punishment, somethi
le an innocent man win never submit TO.