The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-24

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The editor of the Evening Times bursts
into q At Of violent rage and has ire
nendous hemorrhage of large CAPITALS
quotation marks and ugly abuse. because
OF a charge he fancies the Post-Intelhgen-
Ger made against him. He declares that he
never wrote or countenanced the gross and
indecent editorial assault on Mrs Cleveland
in the Minneapolis Tribune ten or more
years ago. The Post-Intelligencer chal-
lenges the Times to show that It ascrihed
TO It, editor tho preparation OF this grew
Gus outrage or thai BY any fair interpre-
tafion OF the editorial yesterday morning It
can be said even to have implied that he
was the author. 1t simply said an uncom-
mon Journalistic brutality had been COM
mitted by the Tribune. for which the edi-
tor had denied responsibility. and that here
In Seattle similar shocking incident had
occurred. and II asked the editor of the
Times to exculpate himself for the sake
Of the good name OF Seattle and its news
papers.
Tho response Of the Times editor IL
public acknowledgment that he was per-
sonally guilty Of the ghoulish defilement OF
the late vice presidents grave, and a fierce
and vituperative denial that he had per-
petrated an act Of infamy in Minneapolis
with which he had not been charged by
the Post-Intelligencer. The wicked nee
when no man pursueth. and a guilty con-
science needs no accuser. Since the editor
Of the Times has himself undertaken to
give details Of q most lamentabie episode.
Last night the Post-Intelligencer sent the
following message:
Seattle. Nov q, 1899.
Nv. E. Haskell. Manager Times, Mime
apolis. Mimi: Col Blethen charges in his
paper that the famous Cleveland article
was inspired and published by you, and
that you afterward published signed state
ment generating him and assuming the
entire responsibility. Is this true?
POST-INTEL.LIGENCE
The following reply was received with
great promptness:
minneapolis, Nov. 23.
"POst-Intelligencer, Seattle,
"Blethen's charge. according to
your statement, IL an unqualified
lie. the fabrication Of . poltroon,
and he knows It. The Cleveland
editorial was written by DIR. Al
bert shaw, now editor Of the
American Review of Reviews.
and then associate editor Of the
Minneapolis Tribune. The edit
Orial was written with Blethen's
knowledge and consent, and he
himself claimed the authorship
until public sentiment brought
out his true color. He was scared
sick by some slight demonstra-
tiOns, and then wanted to blame
II onto shaw and discharge him.
I would not have this. ciaimink
that the owners were responsible
and that we should take our
medicine.
''During that Interesting period
Blethen beg9ed an escort OF no.
lice to see him to his house. al
though he ran NO more risk of
personal violence than the ONCE
cat. Taese are the actual facts
In the case, and 1 can prove
them by DR.. Shaw and several
others. then employees of the
Tribune who are with me now.
The differences over blaming the
article onto shaw resulted nnal-
~ In my purchase OF Dlethen's
interest In the Tribune.
CIV. r. HASKELL"
While the public may not heretofore
have suspected that the editor OF the Times
was the writer Of the vile Cleveland libel.
the truth OF history requires that his exact
connection Herewith be presented. The
Post-Inteilisencer regrets exceedingly that
1t has been obliged to indulge in personal,-
ties of any sort. but submits that Its cri,i-
cism OF the Times editorial article on Mr..
Hobart, while severe. was entirely Justified
and strictly within the bounds Of fair and
legitimate Journalism. The low and nasty
ISLANDERS against the dead vice president
ana the furious torrent of invec,ive
heaped upon the editor of this paper both
reinforce Mr.. Haskeirs direct persona,
charge as to who was at the bottom Of the
infamous Minneapolis episode.