The record-union., 1897-03-22
REPLY TO 4. WEINS4OCK.
The PrOprietorS Of the "Bee" Have
Their Inning.
Vigorous Response to an Interview
Published Yesterday
Morning.

When the Record Union" published
the news of the libel suit of H. Weln-
stock against our evening contempor-
airy, the Bee it printed also state
ment by Mr. Weinstock, made in re-
Spouse to inquiry why he had brought
the action. At the same time 1t ten
dered to the proprietors of the Bee It's
columns to reply to the statement OF MI.
Weinstock. Very late last night the
Messrs. McClatchy submitted COM
munication in acceptance of the oHer
of the "Record-Union, which is
printed below. The Record Union" has,
however as is indicated by stars, elimi-
mated from the letter words. sentences,
parts of sentences and paragraphs IN
regard to other persons, which in its
judgment constitute matter not called
out by the Weinstock statement, and
that in the opinion of this journal may
be libelous, and which the Record
Union therefore must decline to pub
lish. 1t is of the opinion, however, that
as these Examinations are mainly al
jectival and denunciatory, they have
not interrupted the course of the reply
or the continuity of its text. Having
given our readers the statements of
both parties to the suit, the Record
Union" leaves the matter to the courts.
Eds. tRecord-Union"- The man
ayers of the Bee have ever refrained
from trying any of their court cases in
newspapers, always contenting them
selves with publishing the facts in the
matters, and permitting Judges and
iurieS to pass upon the evidence. As H.
Weinstock has seen fit to air himself
IN your columns, however; to, in fact,
make prejudiced appeal to the readers
of your paper, which cannot but fail to
have some influence upon the case when
It comes into Court, and which was
probably SO intended, to pose before the
people in what might not inaptly be
termed a grand-stand position, We take
advantage of your kind permission to
make this answer through your col
umns, although it is not the way in
which public cases should be tried.
Mr.. Weinstock SEEKS to impress the
public with the idea that ill-will and
malice are at the bottom of what the
Bee" has thought it its duty to pub
fish. To those who understand this
matter that assertion must seem a very
strange one coming from his lips. On
Tnunity in an underhanded and yet a
persistent maner. Mr.. WeinstOck has
done his utmost to bankrupt the prop
erty which is our source Of livelihood,
TO force every advertiser to withdraw
from the columns of the Bee; even
going to the extent of circulating ana
heading a promise among merchants
that they would break their solemn con-
tracts if the Bee" did not do as Mr..
Weinstock suggested it must do. Mr..
Weinstock may have thought that was
his duty. Every citizen is entitled TO
respect for his course when he does
that which he seems to think rests as
an obligation upon him. The Bee" has
not Quarreled with Mr.. Weinstock for
this it has borne him no ill-Will: it has
always treated him with courtesy and
consideration; il has refused to pub
1ish communications attacking his
firms method of doing business by
those who claim that the best interests
of Sacramento are being ruined thereby:
it has. at no time and under no circum-
stances. accorded to him any other than
the fairest treatment. If the Bee
however, had attempted on three sep
arate occasions to drive Mr.. Weinstock
out of busness-for no known reason
that has ever yet seen the light Of day
and had followed it up with suit for
$50. 900 damages because of something
which Mr.. Weinstock had thought it
his duty to state-following even that
up with an attempt to manufacture
public sentiment against Mr. Vein
stock by an article in a paper charging
him with being malicious" and .un-
scrupulous"-Mr. Weinstock might we'll
be amazed at the superlative gall of
this journal, and have vehemently pro-
tested that the boot should be placed
upon the other leg. We do not so pro-
test. We present a simple, plain, true
illustration to the people.
But Mr.. Weinstock says, in his re-
markable letter published in your
paper:
so long as the press confines its eff
forts to exposing wickedness and cor
ruption in high places and in aiding to
bring wrong-doers to justice, it is &C
comprising high purpose and de-
serves the commentator, the supper.
and the applause of all lovers of good
government.
Then why does not Mr.. Weinstock