The Republican journal., 1882-05-25
A new hue and cry has been raised against
Rlniio IN,

A new hue and cry has been raised against
Mr. Blaine in connection with a recent change
in the Washington management of the Associ-
ated Press. Mr.. W. F. Phillips. who was sent
to Washington three or four years ago to sue
coed Mr.. L. A. Gobrght, has been removed and
Mr. ID. R. Mckee, who has had nearly twenty
years experience in the Washington Office sue
ceeds him. Aside from his long experience.
Mr.. Mckee's abilities and social standing are
guarantees that the affairs of the Associated
Press will be we'll managed His promotion
was richly deserved. But it is said that Mr..
Phillips was removed for "allowing Mr. Blaine
to revise his reports of the proceedings in the
Shepherd case before they We're sent out to the
press" That may have been the reason assign
ed. but it has always been the custom of the
manager of the Associated Press in Washington
to submit such matters to the parties Interested
Witnesses have been permitted to read and re-
wise their testimony; interviews have been sub
mitted to the persons interviewed. etc. with a
view to en>uring the utmost accuracy In a like
manner. proofs of the speeches published in the
Congressional Record, as part of the proceedings
sion. 50 that Mr.. Phillips only followed the
practice of his Office if, a alleged he submitted
to Mr.. Blaine IA report of what that gentleman
said before the committee. The complaint that
the Associated Press reports of the investigation
of the Foreign Affairs committee Were manipu-
lated and doctored 50 AS to favor Mr.. Blaine
originated with the New York Herald How
unfoundrd it was the statement of Mr.. Houston.
the General Agent of the Associated Press will
show
The Herald. i'll the same issue Wthit> editori-
al animadverSions, printed two reports in paral-
lei columns, one Of which il declared to be de-
fcctive. Both We're Associated Press reports :
both were furnished to the Herald and the one
il denounced certainly was not revised hv MI
Blaine.
/. The report headed "Rv Associated Press. :"
which is declared by the Herald to be garbcd
was sketch report. sent from the committee
room and tclegraphed while Mr.. Blaine was
still in the witness chair. and which could not
therefore. have been submitted to him to he
''dOctored.
, The report headed ..Nerbatim Report"
was also the Associated Press report, and the
same interest which would have induced the
"doc0ring of the afternoon report would Ger
tainly have taken the pains TO perpetuate the
fraud in the larger and more important report
loI morning pdptG>-
3. The verbatim report was furnished to
the Herald. and lis editors had opportunity to
compare it with the sketch report and to use the
one they thought most suitable for their require
ments. They used neither the sketch nor the
verbatim report but cut out the Whole of that
incident which the Herald now accuses Us of i'll
tentiOnally miSreporting. This is quite rs much
in the nature Of 'garhling" and 'doctoring'' as
the work of the Associated Press. and the latter
was done in haste while the IIerad> was done
dcbe ratcIy.
Ii is easy TO now the object Governor
Piai>ted had in soaping dear sam and the
rest Of the Greenbackers. Many of the latter
are dissatisfied. and a Portland Grecnbacker
plainly charges Pla>ted with treachery. The
Governor feels that he is solid with the Demo
Gratis and need waste no words in that direction.
and now. if he can only succeed in making him.
self appear Greenbacker of GreenbackcrS. he
hopes to capture that organization a> well. But
between the two stools our Jacksonian Cover
nor is likely to come to the ground. Although
he has captured the Democratic organization he
has not secured the rank and file. and Soon>
goad stick is likelytobe used to good adN vantage
during the campaign.
The SWIVEL service reformrr> OF Boston are
hopping mad over the continuation Of Worth
ington.