The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-22

Publish the Document.
Yesterday morning tho New York Worlt
printed the subjoined paragraph concerning
matter that still interests the public to ar
extraordinary degree, judging from The
comments OF the press throughout the
country and tho letters We receive daily:
Republican journals different parts Of the country
which seom to feel that GROVER CLEVELAND 10 ttll
force In national politics to DO AntaRonEed are repeat
ing the statement that Mr. CLEVELAND has not person
ally disclamed the language attributed to him in the
| interview published in the world This 10 untrue Mr.
| CLEVELAND explicitly dsclaimed all except the part
written by himself on tho day after publication in
letter to the World This fact conspcuousy stated
in these columns both the editorial articles accepting
the eI President disclaimer as true written after
| careful and impartial inquiry into all tho circum
stances There is no excuse for repeating tho false
statement referred to except poor partisan or vim.
| dctire personal one"
| 1t is needless to say that the editorial as
sertion Of the New York World that Mr..
| CLEVELAND has written letter explicitly
disclaiming" all OF the CRAWFORD interview
except the fourteen lines which he wrote out
on Il pad, carries no weight whatever.
The reputation which that journal has
achieved under its present management Is
such that its editorial statements are not
likely to DO believed by the public, unless
supported by documentary evidence.
For instance, the World now positively
asserts that the existence Of an explicit let
ter OF denial from Mr.. CLEVELAND, written
on the day after the publication OF the inter-
view. was conspicuously stated in these
THE Worldsl columns In both Of the edl-
torial articles accepting the ex-President's
disclaimer as true"
The first Of the two articles in question
contained no such statement conspicuous or
iuconspicuous. That first article Of April 20
was published in the World on the individual
responsibility of one OF Mr.. PULITzER's
subordinates, after personal interview with
Mr. CLEVELAND at the latter's house. with
out the knowledge and against the wishes of
his associates in control, and, as Mr. CRAw-
FORD testles, in violation Of personal
promise made to the latter on the previous
evening. So far from stating conspicuously
that Mr.. CLEVELAND had written letter Of
explicit denial, tho author Of the article of
April 20 mentioned no denial, written or
verbal from Mr.. CLEVELAND.
The second editorial statement OF the
World published more than two weeks later,
mentions ~ "a typewriter communication
from Mr.. CLEVELAND" carried to the World
Office by Col DANIEL LAMONT not on the
day after the publication, but ION the after
noon Of the day OF publication" in which
Mr.. CLEVELAND denied specifically having
used the language attributed to him con-
corning Mr.. DANA, beyond that which he
had prepared with his own hand;" and (2) on
the next day "a still more elaborate repudi-
alton OF the interview" procured by "a
staff editor OF the World" who had been
sent to Mr.. CLEVELAND; and 49, still later,
" another and more specific Reputation OF
all that part of the alleged interview which
had been printed as an addendum to what
Mr.. CLEVELAND had submitted in manu-
script" AS the situation became more and
more unpleasant for Mr.. CLEVELAND, there
fore, his populations OF the interview, ac-
cording to the World, became more aud
more explicit, elaborate, and specific; but
not one word OF reputation or denial has APP
peared in that newspaper or elsewhere in
form which committed Mr.. CLEVELAND per-
Sonally or made him responsible.
Meanwhile, Mr.. CRAWFORD, the reporter,
has told his story, and it Is universally be-
ieved. We doubt II even the World itself
would dare to say that it regards Mr.. CRAw-
FORD as liar In this matter; and yet, &C
cording to the Worlds statement OF the
alleged denials, unless Mr.. CRAWFORD is n
liar Mr.. CLEVELAND Is liar The effort on
the part OF Mr.. CLEVELAND and his advisers,
aided by facile agent in the World office.
to dscredit and ruin tho reporter without
Mr. CLEVELAND to any distinct
statement, was as Improbable as it was
rowardly and contemptibIe
II the New York World has letter from
Mr.. CLEVELAND, manuscript or typewrit-
ten, why does it not print it, even at this
late day2 Why is Mr.. CLEVELAND afraid |
10 come out in manly fashion over his own
name and let the country sec just what it Is
hat he disclaims, what 1t is that he denies,
what it is that he repudiates?