Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-06
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THURSDAY. DEC. G. 1850.
MIR. EAST PERFORMS AGAIN.

On Tuesday evening Mr.. j. Frank
East President of Common Councils,
read before that body most venomous
attack upon the Virginian- Pilot. it's
management and members OF its staff,
because of criticisms this newspaper,
as a public journal. has made of Mr..
1iast's vote as a public official. At the
same time. Mr.. East sent TO the man
aging editor of the VrginianTilot a
letter. which is given in the Forum, to
be found on another page of this issue.
Although addressed simply to Mr.. a.
ii. Grandy, the context of the letter
shows very plainly that it was written
TO him as the managing editor of the
Nirginian-Pilot, and therefore, we pub
lish it in our Forum column.
Observe the geld assurance of Mr..
j. Frank East! He gets up in councils
and amably remarks, from volumi-
nous manuscript, that the Virginian-
Pilot and it's staff are base catiffs. who
are trying to injure his pure and lovely
character by disseminating falsehoods,
and then dispatches a letter to the
papers managing editor running
sponsible for anything appearing in the
columns of the Nirginian-Pilot which
reflects upon me in any respect what
ever" Decidedly, Mr.. j. Frank East.
on a rampage. is a foe to gloom and II
dispenser of melancholy.
Now. as to Mr.. East personally. the
Virginian-P Pilot is not at all interested
or concerned If it cared to so into
personalities Mr.. East would be n par
ticularly easy mark; but ii is only con
cerned with Mr.. East as n councilman
of the city. and not as a former police
Justice; Mr.. East's action, as a public
servant. it will criticise al any time it
thinks the public interests demand it.
We shall certainly not ask for Mr.
East's permission or wait for it.
At Mr.. East's abuse. the Virginian-
Pilot is not at all worried. 1t visibly
relieved Mr.. East and did the Virgin
ian-Pilot no sort of harm. But as
public official. and in his capacity as
such. Mr.. East has seen fit TO raise
question of fact with the Virgnian-
Pilot. lie said that he did not give To
the City Editor of the Virgnian-Pilot
i'll the Virginian Pilots business office
on October 9th an interview which ap-
peared in these columns. ana to the
authencity of which the city Editor
has made affidavit. That affidavit Mr..
East says bore falsehood on its face"
lie declared that he did not even see
the City Editor of the virginan-Pilot
at that time. Elsewhere the Virgin
ianPilot gives afdavits from two
others, who We're in the Office at the
time Mr.. East gave the interview, sub
stimulating the affidavit of its CITY I'd
itor.
How does the case stand then? Mr.
East SAYS before the Common Coun-
ell that he did not go into the Virgin
ianPilot Office, and While there give
an interview to it's City Editor on Oc-
tober 9th. The City Editor of the Vr-
ginian-Pilot and two other members
of its STAFF, who We're in the Office n
the time, make oAidarit that Mr. East
did come into the Office and give the
interview in question: LET IT BE
NOTED THAT MIR. EAST HAS
NEVER. AT ANY TIME, MADE Ar-
FIDAVIT THAT THE INTERVIEW
IN QUESTION WAS NOT AuTHEN-
TIC. WHY. MIR. EAST, DID YOU
NOT MAKE AFFIDAVIT AS TO
FACTS. INSTEAD or LAUNCHING
INTO MERE PUERILE ABUSE? Mr..
East, in going before the Common
Council of this city and deliberately