Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-04
PINE BLUFF, ARK. SEPT. 4, 1895.
l ARGEsT DAILY CITY CIRCULATION,
WHERE IS THE FRAUD2

The Press Eogle, of yesterday, pub fishes what is supposed to be 9 com munication from 'sOne of the Vic tims" of the GRAPHIc's typewriter and bicycle contests, which commun- iaation is sanctioned by the Press Eagle editor, and, though it is mean iagless and perfectly absurd, is in tended to reflect upon the fairness of fhe contests. While, as a rule, it is entirely useless to refute the lies and s,roundless charges brought forth l,y this debased mouthpiece of de- l,auched editor, who, like Camus' ] erd, though revelling in a beastly s sty, perceives not his foul depravity tut boasts himself more noble and just than his fellow man, for, says le, 1t is the fixed policyof the Press Eagle to do no one an injustice while, as a rule, it is useless to no tice it's charges, there may be some Of it's readers too credulous and stupid to apprehend the motive prompting such attacks and false oods, and for the benefit of these few the GRAPHIC refutes the intima- 1ions and charges.
 First, it was never called a "sub- scriber's contest, and it was never said that it would be decided solely Ly the GRAPHIe's subscribers. The article printed daily ever since the contest started specified that the I'rizes were to be given to the young lady or gentleman who shall receive the largest vote as de- termined by coupons cut from the DAILY GRAPHIC before September l, 1895, at which time the contests close. The supposed correspondent, pursuing the style of the Press -Eagle editor, moulds the above plain state lnent to suit his own pernicious ends, and has it read, the contest would be decided by it's subscribers, " and ssthe contest was to close at 6 p. m, August 31. To be more ex- Tlicit, the GRAPHIC stated at least two weeks before the time for clos ing the contest came that it would end F m., August 3l.
 As stated above, it was intended that every coupon should be cut from a DAILY GRAPHIC, but nearly all purchasers objected to this use less work and demanded that we print them separate on Job press as other papers had done in similar contests. Hence on Thursday be- fore the contest closed printing them on the job press was begun, and purchasers were given the privilege of taking either the coupons or en- tire papers. For weeks the GRAPHIC had urged friends of the contestants to send in their orders early, as if delayed they would likely be crowded out, yet this correspondent who is supposed to have wanted to buy pa pers Saturday night kicks because the GRAPHIC would not set aside a previous order that was being filled on the job press in order to fill his that was bound to have been turned in not earlier than II o'clock, for up 10 that time the press had not been engaged" However, even at that lime, he says he could have gotten the entire papers, but did not have time to clip the coupons. The ab- surdity is apparent and requires no comment.
 If the Press-Eogle editor will sub stantlate his charges or intimations of cheating and produce any person who will prove that he was cheated, the GRApHEg will cheerfullv refund all money he spent and pay Mr. Murray for his trouble. If not, these charges are to be attributed, as are ell his previous ones, to natural out bursts of morbid and debased mind.