The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-03
A Plain Statement.

We return to the subject Of the CLEVELAND
lnterview published In the New York World
On Thursday, April II, In order to put the
public In possession OF certain facts which
Etll explain why THH Sun has not cared to
withdraw lin remarks Of Friday, April 10,
epnceRning that interview. The story 70 a
RtTango one. and the history OF political
Journalism In the United States furnishes no
Enet parallel to It. Our present purpose is
p make tho truth about the original inter-
&ietE, and the truth about the subsequent
koaspiraoy to extricate Mr.. CLEVELAND by
heoetving the public, clear to the compre-
Aansion Of everybody.
IN the first place, the report in TILE SUN
pf wednesday. April 10. concerning Mr..
DnHvznAND's physical condition, the appre-
Sensions Of his friends about his sudden and
Great increase In adiposity, and the consld-
Ibtatlon Of the 5oHwRNMaRR system as q
SmeanB OF checking the vice OF NAL assimila-
I5icn. was strictly and absolutely true. We
Afirm tho accuracy Of those statements.
whether the facts came properly within
The cognizanoe Of q newspaper printing
Tho news Is q question which every per-
son can decide for himself. How far
the publication OF tho facts involve dis
respect TO MT OhNvEhAND, or was OF
the nature OF an insult TO Mr.. CnEvE-
LAND, or carried an affront to his per-
SonRl dignity. either as candidate or
mere private citizen, must be determined by
an inspection OF the language used by THE
Sum In presenting the matter. We have
Alroady pointed to q circumstance bear
ing upon these questions, namely, that
the same news, expressed In identical
words, appeared simultaneously In the
columns Of the 81. Lotds Republic,
The Journal which OF all the newspapers
Of the land is most Rrdently devoted
10 the promotion OF Mr.. CLEvEnAND's sue
,pess as a candidate, and least likely to ac-
,6ept prepare, and print any statement dis
sSreditable to him or reasonably calculated
TO grieve him personally.
It was this despatch about Mr.. CnEvE-
|NtAND's physical condition that excited him
70 tho violent and insensate language re-
ported In the New York World the next
morning. The offensive part OF that inter-
view, as reported, consists OF two parts:
Several epithets OF abuse applied to the
editor Of THE Sun, weightless because mean
1ngless, and interesting merely as items in
In exhibition OF crazy rage; and the definite
graph here again quoted:
"Mra CLEVELAND has not escaped Il b bad enough
Dor DANA to print his lying statements regarding my
SELF, but &c D infinitely moro coNArdy and dAstardly
Dor him include 20 ho has done, my wife in his at
NaokA Nothing could DO more contomptibla or far
Somoyed from all instincts Of manhood"
About the abusive epithets THE Sun cares
nothing. Whether they were uttered or not
By Mr.. CLEVELAND IL o question that con-
Derns himself and affects the place he holds
In the esteem Of people with clean mouths
and habits OF rational and Rentlemanly be-
havior. About the charge that THE SUN
had attacked Mrs. CLEVELAND, this Journal
cared very much. We replied ut once that
The accusation was false. and invited Mr.
either to point to line or a
word In The Sun directly or indirectly justi- |
flying his statement, or to face the conse- |
uuences OF failure to produceithe proof.
Such was the situation when certain per- |
sonal friends and political guardians OF Mr..
CLEVELAND, among them Col. DANIEL s. |
LAMONT and the MuRwump editors OF the |
New York Evening Post and the NeiO Fork |
Times, perceived the effect on public opinion |
Of the interview as 1t stood. and began a |
most remarkable attempt TO diBcredit the |
WorIFs report. II possible. with the assist
Ance OF the World Itself. The details
Of this conspiracy TO deceive the pub
lie for Mr.. CLEvELAND's benefit, at the |
sacrifice OF the reputation of 4 reporter who |
had told tho truth, have been known /
20 US since the date OF It's inception. We |
are confident that those friends who have
Expressed regret because THE SUN did not
regard the pretended retraction In the World
Is conclusive and Immediately withdraw any
remarks that had been based upon the sup
posed accuracy Of the original report. will
revise their judgment when they under
stand how the bogus retraction was pro-
,ured. and how the lie Of denial was Rradu-
lily built up Is Il passed from mouth TO
mouth and from newspaper 20 Newspaper
md from State 20 State.
On the evening Of the second day after tho
publication Of the Interview. and after con.
DultatiOb between Col LAhosT and Mr.. y.
\. 0oDKIh Of the BbenlaO Post thers ap-
Dearsd 10 the editorial columns Of that Mug
sump journal the first statement In behalf
u Mr.. CLEVELAND. The I0sI said that
lOuTtseB hnss Of the published inter
yisW were written by Mr.. CLEVELAND.
Ind thSt thsy contained what be said
and al A. said" Tho FsD0TtaT." soB.
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