The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-24
A Sneak Collared.

Commenting upon our exhibit OF 1lr
SpRrSGER's promises and pledges In behalf
OF Chicago. the Boston Daily Advertiser re-
Gently remarked:
.Ch!caeo made solemn pledge to the effect that nm.
der no circumstances contingencies or stress Of in.
debtedne would Chicago ASK the Federal Government
for cent toward tho Fair beyond the amount np-
propriated for Federal exhibit. This statement WAS
not made once. merely. It was repeated over and
over again IN every conceivable form. Under no
circumstances would tho Pair have gone 10 Chicago
hal that Pledge been made BY every representative
Of Chicago before Congress-"
Tho Chicago newspapers. az a rule. are
very careful not to intrude into their dis
cnssion Of the desired Government loan any
reference to tho definite and distinct
pledges to ask Congress for no appropria-
ton. But the Chicago Tribune. in replying
to the honest and straightforward remarks
quoted above from it's Republican contem-
porary in Boston. Is guilty Of something
worse than silence. 1t accuses the Boston
Advertiser Of meanness. injustice. and false
hood in asserting that anybody pledged Chi
cago to independence OF Federal aid. We
quote from the Tribune:
"A paper OF the assumed high standing Of the Adre-
t should not let its pique make talk In this grossly
sumption that Chicago would not ask for cent under
any circumstances and thus has violated its pledges
Why does II not go to the official record and what
Chicago did pronise Why does 1t not consult the
gageents Of the contracting parties: Mr. srRsGrR In
his speech said:
sitisens Of Chicago all e which |: ccssGls and the
Our men OF have subscr the amounts which
eject .isnsa BY s.svs. " Aliss,os ssnsfos% f F
'ns !sS 9Th .sdIsn = IL. million. now
SonSs can readily re FAIR
49,, SAMUEL ". ALLrsros.
80" ror1,s r.LssR"'
'Nr. curLox reanarmed the pledge in his speech to
81 desire to say In behalf Of Chicago and OF the
monwe.lth which IN part represent; that that city
:Gsll Pa. ass.Ss .ns Faf cS.xe viii conferred
" Of ss OF s ar %
gsniIed Government great body Of over million
Fly I sss S..Y
committee OF the two Houses VI Congress-
These extracts show what was piedEed-t-, millions
and r'e, and the bill was passed with these promises
for Its basis The language Of the bill and the state
ments OF the contracting parties agree and to these the
Adrsrr should have gone instead OF catching up the
loose and malicious misstatements Of outsiders who
angry at Chicago for getting the location This city
has carried ont its pledges In good faith"
The audacity OF this trick Is surprising,
even for Chicago. The Chicago Tribune bids
the Advertiser 60 to the official record to see
exactly what the pledges were which Mr..
SPRINGER made and Senator CuLLoM reaf-
firmed: and in pretending to prove by the
record that nothing was pledged except the
ten millions and the site. 1t suppresses from
its quotation OF Mr.. SPRNGRR's words this
pledge. uttered almost in the same breath
as the promise OF five millions by subscrip-
tion. five millions by city loan. and site:
Ne will AK meney from Consrs ero.s mhas will b
q'r' far II. I"ji"s' and erhih Of tie Government Ese
Hr hnndred thousand dollars utR h omps for hi."
We wonder II the Chicago Tribune. or any
other newspaper In the City Of False Pre-
fences. dnres to print this extract from page
l.Gls Of part 2 OF volume 81 OF the CDn0res-
sional Record7 Apparently not.