The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-20

printed slip as loaded matter on the
editorial page Of your next issue, i'm
mediately following the receipt Of this,
and send marked copy with the bill to
Yours truly,
JAMES BULL, Sec'ty.
247 Broadway, Room 4.
Comments on the slip, not to exceed
half column, will be paid for il billed
at the same time. J. Il.
The following is the document, W hich
We are asked TO insert IS loaded matter
on the editorial page, in other words,
as statement made by the Inter
Ocean:
The g-eenback party has offered
through its managers to sell out to the
democrats and hereafter to work In
democratic harness il 4 few Of their
leaders can be provided for. This
shows how much dependence there is
to be placed on the leaders of the luna
tics who clamor for money based on
nothing"
We insert this, but We shall send no
bill for it. We shall send no bill be-
cause, in the first place, we do not fol-
low directions about leading it: Sec
Ondly, We can't believe q word Of the
statement to be true. We do not know
who is managing the affairs of the
American Bankers Association but
whoever he is we advise that body to
get rid OF him without delay. The at
tempt to thus maliciously destroy the
greenback party without submitting q
word OF proof is piece Of effrontery
which ought to De beneath any body OF
commercial gentlemen, and especially
the American Bankers Association.
We refuse to believe that such an ex-
traOrdinary document was authorized
by that body.
Since the above was in type we have
received q copy Of the New York Sun
containing the above circular, which
1T appears was sent to that paper also.
The Sun publishes the document with
editorial comment from which we
quote as follows:
"This we say is ar extraordinary
circular, with an extraordinary slip.
IL Will be seen that the slip is or as
sumes to be, an item of news. 1t is 40
Item that none of the ubiquitous re-
pOrters OF the Sun had been able to get
hold OF. lfany one of them..had brought
1T to us properly authenticated by doc
umentary or other evidence, we would
not ask him to pay us for printing
1t, but on the contrary, we would have
paid him well for procuring it. 1t will
be observed, however, that the scanda-
lous item which we are asked in the
name OF the American Bankers Asso-
citation to publish, has two peculiari-
ties: First, no proof of its accuracy is
furnished; and, secondly, we are offer
ed money for its publication as s'leaded
matter on the editorial page" of this
days Sun. This is remarkable busi-
ness to be performed in the name of
the American Bankers Association.
sour establishment is increased by
the postscript which appears at the
bottom Of this circular. 1t informs Us
that comments upon the slip not to
exceed half a column will be paid for. -
This means Of course, that the editor
lal comments that are to be paid for
must sustain the slip on the editorial
that is to be paid for. But is
this attempt to brioe and corrupt the
press, by the direct offer of money for
editorial articles made under the auth
Orlty OF the American Bankers Asso-
citation, the name of the secretary of
which is signed to the circular above
printed? We call for information up-
on this point, and shall wait for it. If
has been given to bride the
press, then very certainly attempts
will be made to bride con gress, and
corrupt the sources of influence at
w Washington in the same interest, It
is shameful business, if there be not
some mistake about it. Let the truth
be brought out. Let the responsibility
for this circular be fixed.
IF this circular is a forgery we shall
be glad to make it known"