The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-04
DANA CLEVELAND.
The Editor Of the Sun Contin-
ues His Vile Scandal.
M'CANN AND MAYOR H.J. GRANT.
Inc Fassett Committee is Still Investigating
the Conduct of the Departments
of New York City.

| Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Disnatch
NEW YORK, May editor Dana seems
more and more determined to keer
his latest attack on ex-President Cleveland
before the public. Here is portion OF
what he says in a two and one-half column
leading editorial this Saturday morning
under the heading: "a Plain Statement: ~
we return to the subject of the Cleve-
land interview published in the New York
World Thursday, April II, in order to put
the public in possession of certain facts
which Will explain why the sun has not
cared to withdraw its remarks of FRIDAY,
April Is, concerning that interview. The
story 8 strange one, and the history of
journalism in the United States furnishes
no exact parallel TO it. Our present pur-
pose is TO make the truth about the orgi-
nal interview and the truth aoout the sub
seqQent conspiracy to extr1cate Mr. Cleve-
lahu oy oecelVlng the public, clear to the
! comprehension of everybody In the first,
pace the report in the Sun concerning Mr..
Cleveland's physical condition and the
apprehenslons of his friends about the
sudden and great increase in adispose
tissue was strictly and absolutely true.
we affirm the accuracy of those state
WITHIN the cognizance of a NEWSPAPER
printing news, IS question which every
person can decide for himself. How far
lhe.publlcation of the facts involves disre
spec to Mr.. Cleveland, or was of the nature
OF an insult to Mr.. Cleveland, or carried an
aHront to his personal dignity, either as a
candidate or mere private citizen, must
De determined by an inspection of the
language used by the Sun in presenting
the mattern
linen Dana says the same dispatch was
punllshed IN the ST. Louis Republic. a paper
friendly to Cleveland, but he does not state
GhaI Inc Republic gets its news from the
Latfat syndicate. The venerable editor
goes on WAS IL this dispatch about Mr..
CleVeland's physical condition that excited
nilh 10 the violent and insensate language
reported IN the New York World next
morning! The offensive part of that inter
view, as reported, consists of two parts
several eplthets of abuse applied to the
editor OF the Sun, which are WeightIess
because meaningless, and interesting merely
as items in an exhibition of crazy rage and
the definite and distinct charge contained
landr
1t was the remark shout Mrs. Cleveland
to which the editor took offense. Dana
tells how apologies for the ex-President
appeared In other papers, and quotes
Geographic dispatch to an Atlanta paperin
which the correspondent said he was
authorized by Cleveland to DENY the
charges against Dana which the World
published. Dana then proceeds:
Ihe Sun satisfied itself at the start that |
7 req crawford, the reporter who received
Mr. Cleveland's remarks at his Office in |
Williams street and wrote the intervie was |
pupnsned, was truthful and responsible |
man. Inere has come to US unsolicited |
and olslnterested testimony concerning his
and his sensiuveness to the re-
lu1rements of honor. 1t is proper to add |
mat MS behavior under the trying circum-
stances since the cruel conspiracy to de-
tame and ruin him for Mr. Cleveland's ben
sht, has been such as to confirm his title
% confidence and respect''
Dana asserts that Colonel lamont called
Ii the World office and asked to have the
interview branded as false, but none of the
EDITORS would agree to it. FINALLY. ),
Cana goes on, 1.-THE ex-President sent for
and probably at the formers
ZONE. Under his supervision and APPROX
ny eye, the editor wrote and sent down
own the qualified retraction of the inter
lew which appeared in the World sunday
morning without the previous KNOWLEDGE
4 consent OF Mr.. Cockrells associates in
ne management of the newspaper, and to
helr astonlshment, Indignation and dis
uStn oA'
Dana concludes: ''The lie of Daniel
REQUIRED by Mr.. Grover Cleveland and
rlends for political effect, has travelled far
no fast, but the truth is close at lis heels
md the ultimate effect of the truth viii be
hundred times intesified tbrourh
ne attempt and the failure In
rotect Mr.. Cleveland from the CONSEQUENT
IS OF his own grossly indecent behavior
y conspiracy to blast the reputation of
man who told the truth. 1t seems to ms
hat the conduct of the JTorldin this affair
as it has been, should he less
in the eyes of honorahIe
journalists and fair minded men than thar
| the conspirators of mugwump press.
@ do not see how such amateur assassins !
character as Mr.. Godkin and the editor !
the New York Times can sleep at night /,
)r thoughts of the victim at whom t6ev l
shoerately aimed their cowardly blows !.
( fhaps they manage to keep a brave front !
they go from their business to their ?
omes, but in the still hours of darkness !
ouDts and fears and questions like these !
ust torture their minds: Will honorable :
en- among our friends and acquaintance :
1T their hands behind their backs when :
meet them TO morrow? How soon will
re governing committees to which we 7
elong proceed to investigate our behav- l
VI. Is the selfish ambition of orr
uhed prophetworth so terrible a sacrifice
SELF respect and public esteemr"