New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
UNSATISFACTORY CORRESPONDENCE
AND AN EXPLODED CALUMNY.

| ASA'''~>~
The New-York Sun" yesterday revived on ito
editorial page a wanton and wicked caumny
concerning Mr.. Greeley and Mr. Whteaw Reid,
| which has been often circumstantally and al.
thorItatively refuted. The only known provoca-
ton now for this slanderous outburst is to b
found in the following correspondence:
The sun " Editorial , o 3
Dear Mr.. Reid: was greatly surprised sone
time ago to ind The Tribune speaking Of The
Sun" as the personal organ Of Mr Pr Pat an IN:
morning statement that an editorial in The
asency HAq H Ssin after
to obtain the slightest clew 70 hi: extraordinary
''''' ''''' PAUL DANA
New.York Tribune.
Hon. Paul Dana The Sun" ONCE CITY
sr Al your request hsrsw x gSf ysI II W.
am sss auIe stS Inc artee chsnc.
owne to the 70 ssor last night WhS broke down
the Telephone there was no chance 70 submit, II 70
ing: He asked me the facts on which q was bssed
and directed me at once to furnish them to YOU
The suns ED, editorial ,. Of Nay e eYo Of Nv
sst on IN Mckinley SSHe P was printed n Circular form
en- JOB press in time 70 BE- mailed from a.
maed in an env sios aSdress@ TO Bur-
lngame. and by him received on the afternoon
sany yho bad it n Scieysaaa on Msy :, ana ssoxsi
Mr. waseon telegraphed to The Tribune as FOL.
Editorial in 'New-York SUM-, Of May 4. on which
Tribune commented yesterday, was sent out by mail
in Albany printed circular on morning Of Nay
6. showing either that Republican machine had Il
inserted In sun or knew about 1t beforehand"
lar printed on JOB press or two sides Of the paper
nc "Is fea e me E6 acevs % y I'M 9a
he morning Of Nay These facts show TIA; n.
circular was put in type In oO office In Albany and
Ing on which The sun was printing and distrb-
u,ng il ed.to-ally.
ar Reid opened here in the Office 1t has now
am, respectfully. r. G. f. BROWN.
Oph.r Farm Purchase p O..
wesiches;cr County. y X.
The Hon; Paul Dana. sqa Office. y: Tyne To- ,'~
Dear Mr.. Dana: Your letter Of yesterday fin No
up here in the country They gave me briefly 10
n no knoSe * Of S rn 'He e eSs TO- a1
;h nsI to Sc you at once and give y1n the fac.
to f s VII III r asy s :sS 3s 5 had sss3 s4s
The Sun would hayc baen modified. since am
nSa y y hf m haze Nor 70 5 i 5s
however, and the fic;s on which il was based nav,
But the boys Of the staff Gre urging upon N.
TO have It explained how che Of their number who
has Sesn a nSss@ IN - Ou ,o9ld have be-.
TIE editorial columns OF THE sun" as the Editor
I have rot aereei with them, IAfc is short. and
there ere are p:eny Of things that concern US more.
ours TO- consider too cuFiouSy to consider cor In
i hope you have coed news o, y,nr father 70
write. With cordial regards. am. my dear Mr..
Dana, very truly yours. wHTTEI.Xw REID.
Dear Mr.. Reid: regret that you have not appre-
c:a,ed my sur2rsc that after long period Of unn
Tribnne. The Tribune snou.d have presumed to speak
alone s b as sur pst the asn or5 5an %
tho time could 10, have been directing The Tr.bun.
facts noon witch me director Of The TrSnn s on last
sunday night presumed to publish the article con-
fo tn M in fepy DS insH S
sy that S the ea aos ec y5 to Gould
them. Neither can believe that upon examirne
The sun conta ned in The Tribune Of June 49, Jurs
% ami June q wh,ca am ais 3, forced to believe ye
repatriation The sun Is male IN The Tribune.
Very truly yours, PAU. DANA
Since the facts which Mr.. Brown furnished as
shown in the letter above. seemed to Mr.. Dana
fimsy. and since he avoided any explanation %
them no reply to this last letter from him seemed
possible. The uninterrupted courtesy" Of which
Mr. Dana speaks was curiously maintained by
The Sun" when. June g. Ii and i. before tho
publication in The Tribune Of any OF the articles
complained of by Mr. Dana. THE sun" printed
editorlally personal attacks on Mr.. Reid and The
Tribune for no apparent reason except political
difference The absolutely baseless Islander
which Mr. Dana now decided to revive in the edi-
torial columns OF The Sun has been again
and again authoritatively refuted. The one
person now living who must know tho
exact facts as to the alleged treatment Of
ic Ar Y Rocker who
was then foreman of The Tribune's COM
posing-room with whom Mr.. Greeley is said
to have had the painful conversation which The
Sun" reports Mr. Rocker has repeatedly pro-
nounced the story false in every particular HIS
latest publication on the subject, so far as we
know, was in 1892 in detailed statement 70
The Union Printer" II is herewith reproduced
from that journal:
To the Editor OF The Union Printer;
Sir: | have lust seen in The Valley Record
Of Ashland. Ore, and in The Chlcas9 Mail
statement, signed by James q. clark, oescrioinS
an alleged interview between the late horace
Greeley and myself. wherein am represeh,eu az
saving: "AIr Greeley. II Is the most paintul TASK
Of my life to say that am Instructed by Hr:
Reid who has lately been elected Edltor-ln-Chlet
of The Tribune to take no copy from your
hands" ,., .o.S
| have many times before contradicted, both
orally and in print this gross fabrication IN one
or another of the numerous forms in which 1t mas
been produced AS there is obviously concei.eo
effort TO make the exploded calumhy GO guy
again in the present Presidential canvass, de-
sire again TO declare in the most emphatic man
ner that the story in substance and IN deta'l. -
absolutely without a particle OF foundation. anu
is so ridicuously contrary To the iaotS '""' w.
malice IS only euualled by it's absurdity.
| was foreman OF The Tribune once a. w
time referred to- and had been from near III"
first issue Of the paper. had besides been non
ored by the personal friendship OF Mr. Greeley:
was a member of the Board OF Trustees. ana
the secretary of The Tribune Associa,ioh. -,
the facts as to Mr. Reds relation 70 MI Tree
ley throughout the campaign Of 49, ana ai'er
its close desire now 10 put on record again III