New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
1.-THE TIMES AT IT'S OLD TRICKS.
AueHr snANDER1Ne THE posTMAsrER-eEN

CAUGHT sLANDERIHG THE PosTMAsTERGEN-
ERAL-THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
TO fke Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: recent issue Of The Hew-York Times" con-
tanned tho following:
To the Editor Of The New-York Times go. -.
widower past the ftIcth milestone Of life. poor,
my earning capacity very limited no family ties
has been nv habit for several years to drop into The
reading room OF the Young Mems Christian Assgcls-
aSn t9 ssst S Win Se World and mi IN my
proA3bly t bedtime Your paper was the &c one So,t
structures ON the devout John whose rear name Is
wsnamaker, one OF the patron saints OF the instltL
ton has caused It's removal end your paper no s
plsinly stated arc now denied u.s. Respec nn1TAr
Philadelphia, Thursday. March Il, 1880.
This communication was made the subject OF g
long editorial In which II is assumed that "The
Timesn was dropped from the reading.room of the
Young Mems Christian Association by tho influence
and in the interest Of the Postnsster-GeDerai The
charge was reiterated tho editorial page OF The
Tines in the Issue Of March %. In the following
terms:
The Hon. John wsnamaker continues 10 give eyi-
denco Of uncommon width Of mind Not long ago he
Young Mems Christian Association, Philadelphia.
And after some further remarks The Times adds !;
This blow at Tho rmes' was struck By Ar.
Wanamaker IN HIS capacity as Christian teacher.
This unSecmly haste TO stab political opponent
places HThe Tlmesn IN an absurd position. The
charge Is absolutely, and without qualification false,
and had The Tines the least honest desire 10 tell
the truth in this instance very slight investigation
would have developed the exact facts. Tho Times"
would thus have been saved another humiliation of
the sort that makes II contemplate In the judgment
Of the people in Philadelphia and elsewhere who once
thought IL entitled 10 respect
John Wsnamaker. although very popular With and
greatly respected by Its members, Is not now, and
has not been for several years. an officer OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, having declined q TO
election as president five years ago. His only recent
interest has BEEN largely by his personal efforts to
secure the fnd which entirely removed the debt upon
the associations splendid property, toward which his
personal contributions have aggregated considerably
over 100000 in cash.
He has had no authority over any ae-
ton of the officers and committees, nor
has bo attempted IN any respect to exercise
an influence directly or Indirectly, has any
one acting for him made such attempt to influence
any officer or committee upon any subject whatsoever
Therefore tho allegation that the subscription OF the
association 20 "The Tines stopped by his IN
uenoe or In hts interest is false. Furthermore, the
question Of the attitude OF Tho Times toward Mr..
Wanamaker wns not thought Of nor for moment con-
sderod In deciding the question Of the subscription to
sJne TimesS The point was too trivial
But the subscription was stopped and for far differ
cut reasons. The Library Committee had a fixed sum
At It's disposal for newspaper subscriptions which was
already absorbed. There was demand for New
York paper THE Mail and Express not on the list
and which the committee could not supply without
dropping another Tho inquiry followed as to which
OF the New-York papers was least In demand among
the readers which brought the answer that The
Toess enjoyed that distinction; hence II was dropped
for The Mail and Express That Is the whole
story. A., ,-,..Au.,,., =,
postofice advertising from " The Times but / 90
know that the incident with the Y. M, q. A. had
a. dn witt Mr. WanamaK6r has no
knowiedge that this communication hes been sent Tor
publication. EIShnSIe y. a 1nr,ntIn,, y,
President of the Young mems ChrisuSn AsSo0'a'O Va
Philadelphia. -
phiiadelphla April 2, 1899.