Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-21

ussn,s ~ ms And IL would nos have made
q d bit II difference 4 the, bad
Z. MAdts AAsv,.
~foa deny a. thea
Deny u. Ha.. yoa the face u al
there and s.x such . aQe~tton. I've
.tno.t Just about all the abuse from that
nAssy. disrepusabls sheet l propose Ia
staEd foa 4 better be careful
Wei. Judge. Ias HksAlp under
stands sun 20 BE- th- case. and despite
your denial. still thinks -. SIT still a
minute aud let me finish There 10
conbinatioa here among the papers Il
Grand Rapids IN down The HEksLp.
The Eagle !. ieaioss of the PAPER be
cause il IL the representative sheet OF
the republican party IN the state and 's
respected a. such. The Democrat hates
THE HERALp BECAUSE II - the better
morning paper. AMI The Press ou gen
era principles. Principally because Il
cannot use rHE HERALD to further ITS
petty schemes Ia win popularity. and
b~csuss Tsl HKKAIo 10 eiran and The
Press isn't. THE HtkALp knows that
this conspiracy exists 10 down IL. bs fair
means os foul. and these pspers sppfe-
ciAts that IL IL alone zrtacks your court.
IL may make . losing night. supp"se
you tell me what Mr.. Turner had IA sAy
when he urged Mr.. ADAM appoint
menty'
Mr.. Turner IL The. Press and Mr..
Weston. W. b. Weston. came Ia NE
Monday afternoon aud chstted IN my
ofice. Mr. Turner saht that al things
being equal, he would urge the appoint
ment II Mr.. Adams That he MAS an
active newspaper man and that The
Press needed some recognition That ~
all that Mr.. Turner said. not one word
about lHE HtRAtp or the atutude,of
The Press toward the superior court. W.
u. Weston urged the appointment al
Fred Adams. and dwelt upon his
honesty. integrity and reliability. Mr..
Weston never said wori about The
Democrats attitude regarding the court
or what that paper thought 81 The
H,s,Lp. That's the entire CONVEX
satlon.'
Ne IApesn't Lake Us
DO you really mean to say, judge.
that there was nothing said IN sand
hsgging. threatening way, II you will.
about what might happen Ia the
superior court il these gentlemen
wishes were not coupled with.
Yes. sit. do"
"Tnr HTx,Lp is informed and believes
differently judge"
Cd d-n The HERALD" was the
heated Response. DO you suppose that
any man or set of men can keen me
from doing what I conceive Ia he my
dutyy Now. do your
But see here, judge. don't YOU think
/ the thing looks suspicious on the face o.
I IL: Here you appoint two men for
position that IL not vacant. Both ~ thu
appointces are backed by the rival 4
/ 1HE HERALD. Suddenly these q 70
/ papers. who have moved heaven ii
/ earth 10 make you do 80 they wish.
cease their attacks or YOU and III, supe
rior court. They leave The He AID to
continue the night. and there nothing
! personal in IL. A. mas been said The
/ HEKALD IL informed that conspiracy
J exists Ia down IL and H. informed that
I sandbagging methods we're used with
YOU To secure MIR. Adams appointment.
Z Why. he told all the newspaper men
/ that he was appointed and would quit
I The Democrat at once and go into the
/ court before Mr.. Fyfe left 10 learn the
/ duties Of clerk. How DO you account
for that and the editorial which ap-
peared in The Democrat this morning."
No conspiracy exists against The
/ HERALD. and The HERALD wants
/ 10 Toe careful what il says about
+ me in this connection. I've reached the
stood that he wasn't To- 60 into Office
/ until May. 1891. and fail 20 see how he
/ could say anything else. Mr. /. NJ.
Weston cannot spare his reporter. now.
| He needs Fred during the worlds fair
and no one can take his place at present.
7 Fred Adams himself told me that he
4 had many things To arrange before he
/ could take the clerkship. See here,
what in h / does TaE HERALD mean 10y
this last attack. want to know. and
Why are you up here? What have !
don~toyou''
lie Was Mistaken.
Il know" began the Judge. turning
the soIes IL his naked feet 10 the tire
that TIE HERALD will not print " hat
I'm going 10 say: IL is too severe on the
paper. But | know what has caused
those scurrilous lies about the and the
court 20 appear each morning IN the
editorial columns until there has been
page after page a them. Page after
page ~ the d-dest. blacklist. ungodly
lies that ever a disreputable paper
printed / know what Fred Maynard
has said and written. and what others
have said and written. lou need not
tell me that Mr.. Williams wrote them.
He did not. Look al election time.
What was said. Those foul. damnabls
hes: lies blacker than any criminal
character were printed in the columns
os the daily that vas started to support
Ai-ii. and excerpts from that mass q
slime were credited Ia THE HTsALD and
posted all over town My friends
told me of u. / saw IL. Repub-
leans came 10 me and condemned
0he course 10 tho paper. SAID its action
vs- a disgrace to the republican party.
that the paper vas mass of il,th and
tissue p lies What was the result ~
all this. | was elected by handsome
majority 10 i.3N. Clean people vinoi-
Gated NO az the polls. and ! am content
"a let ~ rest al that. But n THE liER-
AID does not leave IL. alone there wlll
b. trouble
Tie ~ Complimentary.
You say that there ~ a conspiracy
against The paper YOU represent Are
Won iiiot enough 90 believe sha'.
1 rous piracy meanssn intent "a do harm
and 10 Won think that such Disgusting
sheet paper tina, fairy stinks would
b. the object q conspiracy Not
aeain.t such rank psrtisauism A. THE
HERsLp shows ! appointed Mr LcckIe
a, there would to no offensive PARTISAN
ism IN 10
Judge Bnr,'ngams paused a moment
20 regain his breath and continuing
said L have scrap.ook which con
'ains all that has been said for and
A.