New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-01
SPEAKING OF LIARS.

II was in the course Of debate in the House
on February % over an appropriation for the
tubular dispatch mail service in this city that
Congressman Mahany, after a casual alluson
10 The New-York Sun" as "a contemplate
sheet, paper that is the recognized enemy
of everything beneficial 10 the people," said
In reply 10 n question: 81 said the stock Of
"'The New-York Sun consisted Of $50 shares,
"178 shares Of which are owned by J. Plerpont
Morgan" This statement, made no doubt on
the strength of what has been current rumor
on the Street for several weeks, might vel!
provoke from the friends Of Mr.. Morgan who
Is absent from the country, II not an emphatic
denial, az least an indignant disclaimer of any
responsibility on his part for the vicious and
reckless course pursued by that paper under
its present feathcr-headed management That
would no. have been strange. But, slngularly
enough, "The Sun" itself-unmindful Of the
fac; that the mention OF Mr.. Morgan's name or
that Of any other reputable citizen as one Of
its owners should be an occasion for quiet
chuckling rather than a cause for resentment
broke out IN a TRADE Of doube-leaded abuse.
beginning with the statement "Mr Mahany
les" continuing with 'WhItelaw Reid has been
lying TO the same purport," and that at seems
"a fair presumption that Mr.. Mahany owes
Ibis impulse to Reid" Then follows an ex-
pllcit denial that Mr.. Morgan ever owned a
share OF sun stock, and Mr. Mahany is pill
loried publicly as liar" All OF which Is Of
no earthly consequence except, rs The Tribune
has before said, that THE Suns" denial of Mr..
Morgans ownership is presumptive proof to The
contrary. and leaves the question open until
that gentleman is heard from
But. speaking Of liars. The breezy freedom
with which this young masquerader in clothes
that don't fit and that were worn threadbarc
before they came to him, calls people liars who
answer his blackguardism in kind and give
him as good as ne sends recalls some extremely
tall and circumstantal lying which THE SUM-
bruited TO the extent OF several columns some
weeks ago. and which The Tribune charged It
with at the time repeated the charge day after
day calling IN vain for an explanation re-
affirmation or withdrawal IL happened to be
In relation 10 the same matter that was under
debate the other day. when Mr.. Mahany touched
off the small Arecracker which the young Ed
itor Of 1.-The Sun" took for dynamite bomb
and went into conniptions about-to wit, the
appropriation for tubular dispatch mail ser.
vice In this city. 1t was on January "A that
"The Sun paradcd under startling headlines
on its first page n most sensational story to the
effect that John r. Milholland. president OF the
Tubular Dispatch Company, and others whom
II described rs 'the Tribune crowd" were en-
gagged IN scheme OF bribery and corruption
beside which the Credit Mobilier scandaI would
pale into nsigniiicance: that Milholand Ind
been distributing the stock of the company 10
Congressman as brides; that he had sent GER
tihcates 10 the wives Of Congressman. and their
husbands had compelled them TO return them:
that The Sun. had the names of those Congress
men and or their wives and that 1t would pres.
ENTITY publish them and expose the whole con.
spiracy Mr. Milholland on his part promptly
hegan libel suit against "The Sum- laying
the damages al 100000 on behalf of "tho
Tribune crowd" this journal at once demanded
the publication OF all the names connected with
the conspiracy and a full disclosure Of all the