New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-15
WORKING THE PRESS.

The Cultivate bill having been reported by the
unanimous vote Of the committee was favorably
received by the House. and II was generally De-
eved that IL would be passed II brought TO vote.
But under the rules OF the House, that If had
enormous weight. The bear leaders banked on 1t
with confidence and bet il fearlessly. Their
game from that time 10 defeat the bill by OBJ
structive tactics Meantime the newspaper press
made OF as never before III the interest,"
Of A speculative movement. one New-iork news
paner made II It's staple sensation for more than
two years. After the exposure ana dismissal OF
the confidential clerk. 1t became virtually tnst per.
opened with four or five columns OF sensatIon,di
matter With quarter OF cVuinn % p,7udrine.
Complete History Of Years OF PraSy. IL Wa
without a new fact or fresh feature The newspa-
per enlarged editoriay upon the splendid stateiy.
colossal plunderlng' which had been exposed ~
the special investigation" conducted by It's WASH
ns.on correspondent giving out as one 2l tne re-
suits Of IT. work that President 'leVeIanl wa
.pr.par.ng a special message to Congress upon the
subject" a statement without the slightest ioui-
daiion In truth. II this was paid or D! ,nc com,
bination an advertisement and II - dliicut TO
account for its publication by the inieiently con
duct.l newspaper Oh any other SuppOsition 1t was
an Improbable Investment. ON March 3" the day
before this publication. the stock ranged rom 90
GreT it s,ool GA at o. The street had dropped
on the scheme and the result WAS 'n1 So 'he gen EN-
cevci the straight TIP and gone short OF me
stock had the melancholy satisfaction of covering
The newspaper continued the publication Of The
llscrettei
complaccncy Il though they were the rank S'dh,
dtls OF a Yesterdays divorce until his supply OF
rar.S and f.tnc"@ exhausted, bat ne ceased 20
SWAY the market after his first great 'Nort IN 40
vemhcr. lsS. when h" promulgated the orders when
sent l. f. Off slN points. The street glanced al
the scare heads and oruptyc utterances with when
the newspaper prefaced the daily torrent OF Stops
and with the remark "Oh. that's the Government
clerk that put mp the job on Pacific Mail and got
mined" turned and went about It's BUSINESS. II
series of resolutions charging the mon Pacinc
MANAGEMENT with a large and varied assortment
OF iufami.s and crimes. and ordering an inN"stl-
cation of the by "a Congressional committee.
w.s drawn by this person. and introduced in the
House By Mr.. Henley. OF California a statesman
whose intelligence may be fairly gagged ny MS
speech on the subject in which he said; 'tharles
Francis Adams and his coconsprators In this mat
Ter should wearing the striped garb Of cOnvicts In
some place OF penal Incarceration instead of being
eyed way OF the cheap boarder who has struck
tenpenny nall In his hash. In the name OF justice
Mr. Speakcr and common deccncy, IN the name or
American civilization | ask why Is II that no Grim
inal proceedings have ever been Instituted against
these men,? ,
enterprisng newspaper that was devotlng 80 much
zeal and space and such incessant screaming 10
hunting down Charles Francis Adams and eX-
posing his crimes proceeded 10 put on tap another
ex-tiovernment officer. who had budget cf geve-
lations OF such profound interest and mysterious
Importance that he quite certain tn" company
would DO a good thing 10y buying them up and
charging them out TO construction, or capitalizing
them a branch line II vas whispered To MIR.
Adams that he could have the budget He said no
without much turning 1t over. IL then driZ-
zled and fixed and gurgled and blobbed into the
newspaper with daily kettledrums, hshhorns and
war dances I'm the form of editorial comment. This
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