New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-05
1T WON'T DO.

details of Its scandal Of large proportions
which il promised. or threatened, to publish
has ut last been broken. Broken with an I'M
mstakable squeal, accompanied by an obvious
y agonlzing limp.
II will be remembered that The Sun" pub
lshed on January "a twocolumn sensational
story. under Washington date headed stock
"for Congressmen in Mllholland and MISS
Tubular Dispatch job" 1t began thus:
A scandal Of large proportions hangs over
Washington The intiatory steps leading TO an
affair that suggests the Credit Mobiler and star
route swlndles have already been taken. Inc
scandal is the talk Of the corridors or Congress
and other spots where statesmen consregate.
1t concerns the effort Of the Tubular Dispatch
Company Of New-York Of which John r. MI
holland and d. O. Mills Of The New YORK IT'D
une are the chief promoters, TO make a great
haul on the United States Treasury
The Tubular Dispatch Company was described
as q corporation organized ITO shoot the mails
through pneumatic tubes from the Postofiice
"ln New York to the Produce Exchange and to
Forty -second-st," and story was told Win
considerable detail about how Milholland had
managed to secure an appropriation Of $4,000
from Congress for shooting the mails. II
was admitted that the company "as soon rs
possible established the pneumatic tubes ac-
"cording to their programme" but II was added
that IL was "now engaged in a scheme to make
n deeper hole IN the United States Treasury
by securing appropriations for similar service
"in Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and other
cities" "In other words" continued this vera
cious chronicler, "a gigantic haul on the United
States Treasury is contemplated by Milholland
land Mills and their friends" Then follows
this statement, which, It will be observed, con
Trims the scandal Of large proportions:
Now for q few more facts IN the matter.
MilholIand has been here for number of days
giving dinners TO lobbyists of all kinds. In the
hope OF corralling people who may IN the ehd
be able to influence the Senate Committee on
Authorizations. The Sun is Informed OF the
names Of the men who have attended Milho-
lands dinners. II 1t is necessary. their names
will be printed. II IS not necessary 10 go 10
extremes Just at the moment, for the reason
that the Senate Committee on Appropriations Is
thoroughly aware OF the Job" that Milholland
and Mills and The New-York Tribune people
are attempting TO put upon them Members or
the Senate and Of the House Of Representatives
are thoroughly aware that Milholland and his
friends have attempted 70 bride Congressman
by sending them or their families stock or the
Tubular Dispatch Company free. The SUI
can go into details concerning this matter II j.
is necessary. The Sun is aware that Milho-
land sent shares Of the Tubular Dispatch Com
pany TO the wives OF influential Congressman.
and that the Congressman requested their dut-
full wives to return the stock 10 Mllholiand
The wives were obedient, and Milhoand has
received back the stock he attempted 10 use
for brides in the interest Of the Tabular Dis
patch Company and its New-YTk Tribune
friends. Former members OF the Senate from
the South and impecunious Southerners who
at time members OF the House OF
Representatives make up a part OF the stan OF
Milholland and his lobbyists in their threatened
raid on the United States Treasury.
Here is very distinct charge against Mr..
Milholland and The New-York Tribune peo-
pie" which, If true, should be fatal to Mr.. Nil
hollands business operations and bring merited
disgrace upon the Tribune people Mr.. Nil
holland acted with great promptness. SO soon
as the papers could be drawn THE Sun cor
poration was summoned to answer IN libel
suit for 100000 damages. The Tribune's re-
Spouse TO the attack was demand for the de-
tails Of this scandal Of large proportions; for
the names Of the Congressman and others in
eliminated, and those whose wives had re
ceved stock certificates and Indignantly re-
turned them. Being implicated in the transac-
ton, Il could hardly do otherwise than call upon
"The Sun" 10 go TO extremes" as 1t threat
ened. and make It's exposure Of the scandal
thorough and complete. This we did day after
day. with no response whatever except in the
blue-pencil communication, heretofore published,
informing us that THE Sun" was downing"
The Tribune "by a dignifed silence" We then
dismissed the whole matter as a fake pure and
simple conceived in spite and born in malice,
which the Editor Of The Sun" had neither the
courage to pursue nor the manliness 10 retract.
Stung by a tardy realization Of the ridiculous
rs well as dsgraceful plight In which its too
eager malice and mendacity had left It, on Fri
day 1t broke its "dignlhed silence" In second
instalment Of It's scandal Of large proportions"
II IS headed Reid and Milhoand"; Is more
than two columns in length, and appears TO be
an answer to the fu-page publication in The
Tribune Of February Of the Tubular Dispatch
Company's statement, including petitions TO
Congress for the extension Of the companys
service, and the names OF the s!gners The gist
OF Il Is that the use Of the tubes Will not do
away with the necessity for horses and wagons
in the mail service, consequently Congress ought
not 70 make the appropriations asked for. 1t
seems to be part OF Mr.. Platts plan TO defeat
the approprations and drive Milhoand out
of business" The labored effort to connect Mr..
Reds name with 1t and make The Tribune
sponslble for business statement made by the
company in It's own name Is not more notably
dishonest and malicious than any or all other
features OF this now thoroughly exposed fake.
1t seems hardly necessary TO say 1t, but there
Is as q matter OF fact, not the slightest ground
for any OF those assertions, hints or insinua-
tons.
The pretended continuation Of the fake "scan-
dial Of large proportions won't do. 1t does not
continue anything. It does not go to ex-
tremes,' as threatened. 1t gives no names Of
Congressman who have been bribed or of Con
gressmen whose wives have received certificates
of stock and sent them back 1t carefully
avoids any alluson to them. SO much Mt least
appears TO have been effected by tho libel suit
already But We now once more call upon "The
Sun" to execute its threat and publish the
names Of Congressman and all others who have
either been bribed or corruptly approached. Let
| II uncover the whole scandal, rs 1t threatened