The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
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10 IL the Reporter, the Editor. or the Cas-
didateG-Tho Testimony and Finally
the Verdict OF \ DisinteresteA Jury.

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the Verdict or = Disintorested Jury.
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From O Crdvt0rds Statement IN FSaah Lesitft Tute
Hutcd Eeettp
/ assert on my honor that Mr.. Cleveland
was correctly reported In the Interview In
question. He was not misrepreBented In any
particular. l did not write out all that Mr..
Cleveland said. but what did write out WAS a
faithful and accurate report of his CONVERSE
ton. Much OF what was omitted was simply
unprintable In any respectable journal
Prom C. CrapyOrds Letter Of Mar IN the EeO Fork
PretL
There is not power enough In the World
newspaper or on the face OF the earth to force
me to tell an untruth. even by implication.
Col Cockerill appeared to be- satisfied with
my statement that the interview was genuine.
I'VE will not take 1t back" he declared.
and he added IL Mr.. Cleveland persisted In
having his denial published, that he tCockerilll
would publish statement from me refuting
1t. We will print your affldavit in black type
on the front page Of tho World" said Cockerill.
and show these - politicians that they can
not bulldoze this paper"
The next day Saturday the city editor said
to me that Col Cookerill desired me to prepare
my statement In the form OF an affidavit at
and back up my interview. wrote out state
ment reafflrming tho original interview and
giving some passages omitted from it hand
ed 1t to Col. Cockeril and told him would go
before notary and swear to every line OF It
He said he was going up to Mr.. Cleveland's
house. but as he would not print anything
about the matter the next day Sunday. April
2Ol. 1t was not necessary to have my statement
sworn to at that time. He put the statement
in his pocket and asked me to call at his house
the next day between and O'Clock to arrange
the details for the publication Of the affidavit.
When Cockeril left the Office that evening 1t
was understood by the managing editor and
city editor and myself that nothing WAS to be
published the next day regarding the Cleve-
land matter.
You can imagine my surprise and indiRna-
ton the next morning, upon picking up the
World, to find the makeshift population Of the
interview. That editorial, have reason to
know. was written by Col. Cockerill after his
call upon Mr.. Cleveland and upon his sole re-
sponsibility.
Col. Cookerill not only broke faith In pub
fishing his editorial retraction. but he showed
that he was willing to believe the word OF a
politician who Is an open candidate for office.
and who found himselfin an awkward position,
against that OF q man whose reputation for
honor and veracity had never been questioned.
Prom the same Statement BY p c Cra,Gord
I did not go down to the office on Sunday. It
was my day OF; but upon my arriving at the
office Monday April I'll 1 promptly rendered
my resignation to Mr.. Graham, the city editor.
Mr.. Graham said: e. shall not accept your
resignation. for the present at least You have
done all you could to vindicate yourself Please
continue as before" week later received
a nAG ~ f.@-t al.
acceptance OF my resignation. sent word to
Mr.. Graham that had not expected to remain
in the service OF the World whether my resg-
nation was accepted or not. Up to the present
time have received no notification that my
resignation had Deen acted upon. On Sunday.
Arril 81. received telegram from the World
asking me to interview Mr.. Plat on MoCanns
charges. and stating that Richard Croker de-
MED them. l did So and sent down word that
Mr.. Plat did not care to talk on the subject
THB EDITOR.
From Mr. CoctertTs Retrdcnon IN tie World orAprtt 90
PRINTED On his individual Responsibility and dner his
Ytt to M CepeaHds House, and tcttAout the Knotcl
edge Permtsito APPROVAL Of m ASSoctdtes IN Charge
orthdt Neospdper.
After a thorough investigation We are salts
fed that all Mr. Cleveland said for publication
Of a personal character was contained In the
first fourteen lines OF the remarks attributed
to him: and that he did not use the coarse and
Incorporate personal expressions accredited
to him in a subsequent portion OF the interview.
The friends OF Mr.. Cleveland will scarcely
need this assurance. as then tciH kno,C that such
language Is foreign to his temperament and his
custom
From he Exploration Of the Retrdeton prtnted
World Of May 5, under ne title "A Truthn Statement"
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fully for several years. and the accuracy Of ,Chose
,rork had never been called in question, prepared
his report OF the interview. and upon his re-
peated declaration that Mr. Cleveland had con-
scented to the interview the Notwithstanding
that portion penned by Mr.. Cleveand-was in
serted in the World
Meantime the question OF veracity raised be-
tween Mr.. Cleveland and the reporter was thor
ouRhy investigated. As part OF this investl-
CATION the editor in charge, at his own sugges-
ton. called upon Mr.. Cleveland. at his resi-
dence lie obtained from him another and
more specific population Of all that portion OF
the alleged interview which had been printed
as an addendum to what he (Mr Cleveland)
had submitted In manuscript Mr.. Cleveland
could only account for the mtSreDres entation sad
died upon him upon the theory that the reporter
had uttered many of the sentiments himself. and.
finding His utterdnces taciav accepted. had at
tyibuted them TO the person interviewed. and not
to the Interviewer This style OF interview being
not altogether unknown In some sections OF
the country. the World accepted MIR. Clsve-
lands explanation. and, inasmuch as the policy
of the World Is to do justice at all times and
unto all people. the editorial statement was
prepared which appeared on Sunday, April 90.
This Of course. let the reporter In an en-
barrassng position. but having weighed tho
testimony OF the only two witnesses. verdict
was rendered honestly and sincerely. In con-
sequence of his good character and long seroice.
the reporter uds permitted on the 2lst to tender.
his resignation. This was accepted. and tho
Cleveland interview was the last contribution
from his pen TO tho columns OF tho World
THE CANDIDATE,