The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-03
THURSDAY. JUNE :. 1897.
1his paper is Democratic in principles
md Is Independent in its pssus on all local
questions.


We protest in do~uhle-barrelled capitals
against the shocking tone of cynicism in
which some of our esteemed contempt
raries speak of Senator James Smiths
reputation of the daobling in sugar
stocks, attributed to him by the World
It almost looks as if they did not believe
Mr.. Smiths word. and to have anyone
cast a doubt upon that is just to infiict
q compound fracture upon our confidence
In human nature.
The sTrue American speaks of TRUTH
ful James speech in a disgusting tone OF
levity. 1t has a long washington de-
spatch"-delivered by pipeline. we pre-
sume-in this mornings issue. which 1t
shameiessly prints on its first page. Our
readers will be interested in 1t as a speci-
men of the persecution to which entirely
pure statesmen are subject at the hands
of their enemies. We therefore reprint 1t
in full. 1t will not be necessary for our
readers to take 1t with the customary
grain of salt. Half a spoonful of sugar.
will do as well. Here it ISL
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The Washing
very emphatic denial made by Senator
Smith yesterday that he had engaged in
sugar speculation during this Congress
lating to sugar was pending, has caused
surprise. Mr.. Smith was not compelled
to make the denial. and 1t is to be pre-
stunned that he made it voluntarily. That
he ouI solemnly and formally dispute
q matter that some persons sincerely be-
lieve to be true. that belief being based
Cured to them to doubt, naturally causes
Such a denial is calculated to be-
something about the sugar scandal of
the time of the Wilson bill, and might
raise a doubt as to whether there was
any g speculation by any one in
IF Mr.. Smiths clerk, who was an ex-
pert telegraph operator, formerly con-
brokers' bossa s es~tablis shne nah had n Dane diea, and and
could now be called in to ~substantiate
Mr.. Smiths denial. 1t would relieve the
LEFT in doubt as to whether they have
been victims Of a dream. and have been
doing Mr.. Smith violent injustice.
secretary is dead. and although hi was
nous Sugar investigation his testimony
vas tfOt Ndhcl. IL WAS Sdlu at the ClIQe
that he had been notified to appear. be-
fore the committee, but that the notice
had been recalled. 1t is regarded as I'M
fortunate, perhaps. that this testimony
was not taken.
of course. Mr.. Smith knows better
than does n one else what the facts In
the case are and his denial must be ac-
cepted, but sometimes information comes
IN SUCH direct manner as to make a for
mai dental Of its accuracy come almost as
= shock
The True American" and the Washing
ron "Star" evidently have been told some
cruel things abou Mr.. Smith. They evil
dently have had great confidence in the
source Of their information. OF course,
they cannot insist on its accuracy>in the
face OF Mr.. Smiths own words,-for who
should know If not Mr.. Smith?-but their
belief in their informant dies hard.
It would not surprise US If someone
sooner or later had the ~effrontery to try
to prove the charges against Mr.. Smith
true. and that his memory was at fault
when he denied them.
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