Middletown transcript., 1895-09-21
THE OFFER STILL STAN

THE OFFER STILL STAN DS.
The Seaford Ne,us gratuitously in
sinuated some weeks ago that the
TRANSCRIPT does not know of Dem.
ocrat who believes that Col. DUPONT is
elected Senator and justly entitled to a
seat in the U. S. Senate, and called for
the names to be printed. The names
were offered to the editor if he would
write a private letter, pledging that an
improper use should not be made of
them. He next asks that they be sent
to the Ne,os. We cannot do it, and
our reasons are found in the last issue
of the Ne,os in the manner in which it
treated the subject. We quoted ten
lines from the Ne,Us and pointed out
three false statements therein about
the TRANSCRIPT. The Neus virtually
admits two of our corrections but
denies the third. 1t says:
s,Next he denies that he said those
Democrats he speaks of were anxious
to see DUPONT seated because they
wanted to avoid another doodle cam
5 paign; here he states an untrouth."
Is this correctp What did we denyp
Here it is, taken from the columns of
the Ne,rs: -
"The TRANSCRIPT pretends that
these Democrats he speaks of, fear
another Doodle campaign in case Mr..
DUPONT is not seated"
What did the TRANSCRIPT say?
Here ID is:
1.-THE TRANSCRIPT said there are
Democrats who believe that Col. du-
Pont is elected and they hope to see
him seated, and that they do not want
to see another bo)dle campaign in this
State. All of this is true"
We submit to any candid reader if
there is not material difference be-
tween what we said and the language
used by the News, misquoted by the
Ne,os and credited to US, and then like
bully and braggart says "it is an
nntfuth?"
Is there no difference between men
who .'believe that Col. DUPONT is
elected Senator and they hope to see
him seated" and those who are "anx-
-ious to see him seated because they
want to avoid another Doodle cam
paign?" Certainly there is. Any
school boy can see it. 1t is the mis-
quotations of the Ne,Cs that we object
to, and we think we have a light to
object. Here is another of the false
statements made by the Ne,cs last week
which any reader of the TRANSCRIPT,
it matters not what may be his poll
tics, recognizes as false:
"He next attempts to charge all the
bribery in Delaware to the Democratic
party.o
That is not correct, and the editor of
the News knows it. He does not quote
the language of the TRANSCRIPT,
only seven lines, referring 10 that
matter because it would prove his
statement false. Every reader of the
TRANSCRIPT knows that we have ac-
knowledged that bribery is ii crime of
which both parties are guilty. 1t is a
crime because it is in direct violation
Of the laws, and the enforcement as
well as the enactment of those laws,
have been in the hands of the party t.
which the News belongs for the past
thirty years. Iii that sense, and it is
strong and logical position, the Dem
ocratic Party is responsible for the
bribery that is suffered to exist in the
State to-day, though this is the first |
time the TRANSCRIPT has made that
statement. So far as the practice is
concerned both parties are alike guilty,
and every reader of the TRANSCRIPT |
knows such have been the statements
made by us. We submit the state
ments of the Ne,rs and the language of |
The TRANSCRIPT and leave to all un-
biased readers to decide which is the |
paper Of "untruth.
Here is another error: Mex he
states that the Ne,gs makes three mis-
takes in ten lii es in quoting him. This
ia all false Is that correct? Here is
the language used "Since the Ne,cs
in ten lines makes three errors in mis-
quoting us, We have little hope of
getting justice at its hands," Ia there
no difference between ''quoting" and
'misquoting?" But we said in the
next line: at Qhe Neps) does not
quote US. Such fairness it does not
snow." How then can the "News"
with the least show of fairness put in
,he mouth of the TRANSCRIPT the
that it does2 1t says: "The
TRANSCRIPT attempts to crawl out on
difference in terms.n Not at all.
There is nothing TO crawl out of or
way from. We ask only for fair
and honest statements.
Why not let us have them?
We decline to send the names to the
News We have seen that the
News" is not reliable, that il cannot
Q trusted to make the simplest state
,ent without materially changing the
and the meaning. But the
fer is still open on the condition
AIMED, though the "News" Is not en-
tiled to that consideration at our
ands. Why? Because it FIRST doubts
nr statements, and when the proof is
ffered it misquotes US and calls the
an untruth, thus giving
J; It's readers a false Impression Of the I
RANscRIPT. But the game is not
orth tho candle.