The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-16
Chairman Rrice,s Denial.

a few DAYS ago the Cincinnati Enquirer
printed an alleged interview with Mr..
Brice. the chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee, which has been extern
sively copied and commented on by the re-
publican press. 1t was reprinted by very
few of the democratic newspapers because
there were reasons for thinking that it con-
tanned very little, if any, truth, The Gin
cinnati Enquirer, however, although
claiming TO support the democratic ticket,
seldom fails to do Mr.. Cleveland an injury
when it can without appearing to be hostile
to him.
In the interview Mr. Brice was made to
state that the democratic leaders were not
acting in harmony. and that they were
wasting their political strength by adopting
such courses of action in the campaign as
suited their OWN ideas of how the campaign
ought to be conducted. Mr.. Brice was also
made to say that Mr.. Cleveland had 1t in
his power TO materially assist himself and
his party by removing the grievances of the
leaders, and that he ought to remove without
delay Mr.. Pearson, the postmaster of New
York. who is a mugwump, and appoint a
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Mr.. Br;ce was made to say was that if the
senate passed tariff bill the democrats of
the house would act wisely by abandoning
the Mills bill and accepting the senate
measure.
When shown the interview, Mr.. Brics
said that it was not correct in letter or
spirit He asserted, emphatically, that no
had mayor privaO trttaranca IN the autimantS
it contained. 1t is true that the Enquirer''s
correspondent was present when private
conversation took place between an Ohio
editor and Mr.. Brice, and it is not improb
able that the Ohio editor said something
like that which the Enquirer printed. but
it is certain Mr.. Brice did not.
1t is hardly probable that the correspond
ent unintentionally quoted the wrong man.
The course of the Enquirer in the campaign
of 1884 was not altogether friendly to Mr..
Cleveland, and there are those who think
that it is not averSe to injuring his chances
for reelection. That being the case, the
probability is tt0t the interview was writ
ten and published with the full knowledge
that it did not contain the truth.
If Mr. Brice is wise he will make it a
point not to talk about campaign matters
in the presence of Mr. Cleveland's enemies.
While he might not say anything damag-
ing to the democratic chances of sue
cess, his remarks might be so reported as to
put him in the position of appearing to do
so. He ought to be particularly on his
guard when any of the representatives of
the Enquirer are in his vicinity, because it
is quite apparent that that paper is not only
seeking sensational news, but is willing to
sacrifice the truth and to injure the ticket
it pretonds to support, if by so doing it can
gain a little cheap notoriety.
1t is preposterous to suppose that Mr..
Brice, or any other democrat, would say
that Mr. Cleveland was not doing all that
it was possible for him to do to insure the
success of the democratic party He is dis
charging all his duties faithfully, and he
is acting just as an honest and conscien-
tious chief executive should. The demo-
cratic leaders are giving him an enthusi-
astic support and those who insist they are
not are not well Informed.