The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-01-20
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

lQE ASSUCAAlED FNESSs
That the Associated Press is con-
trolled by the plutocracy and is a re-
publican monopoly is evidenced in the
fact that it utterly failed to make any
mention whatsoever in it's dispatches
of the recent Bryan demonstration in
this city. 1t is a gigantic conspiracy
against truth, which deliberately sup
presses any news calculated to dam
age the Mckinley policy Of imperial
ism. 1t is conceded by all citizens Of
Minneapolis, regardless of political af-
filiations, that the mass meeting at the
Exposition building on the evening Of
Dec. 10 was the largest and most en-
thusiastic ever witnessed in Minneso-
ia within the memory Of the oldest in
habitant. The republican press of the
Twin Cities realized the fact, and in a
spirit of American fair play devoted
columns upon columns to the speeches
of William J. Bryan, ex-Congressman
Towne, Gov. Lind and the other ora
tors who spoke on the occasion. But
the Associated Press kept the outside
world in complete ignorance of the
fact that the meeting was held at all.
Alden J. Blethen, of. the Seattle
Times, was in Chicago. on the night of
the Bryan meeting In this city, and
had expected to read about It in the
morning papers of next day, but not
Il word was received from the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent in Mime
apolis. Pursuant to instructions he
completely ignored the whole thing in
the interest of the Mckinley admin
istration. On his arrival in Minneap>
oils EN- route to Seattle, Mr.. Blethen
charged the Associated Press with
rank discrimination against Col. Bry-
an in not allowing line to go out
from this city about tile big meeting
and said: 81 waited for the Mime
apolis papers in Chicago and sent
1000 words to my paper about the
outpouring of democratic spirit here"
He was justly indignant Mt the I'M
fair method adopted by the news cor
poration, and SO We're the other edit
ors who wanted the same intelligence
for their readers throughout the coun-
try.
That the Associated Press is nei-
tller fair nor impartial in it's treatment
of Mr. Bryan is now widely known.
10 give another instance of how it
does things, it may be mentioned that
it sent broadcast throughout the land
sentiments attributed to him by the
local republican papers on Jackson
day. The lying news corporation Is
doing all it can to create dissension in
the ranks of the democracy, and there
fore it SEXES every opportunity to
place him in Il false position by mis-
quoting his public utterances. In an
alleged interview which appeared in
the Minneapolis organs of imperialism
he was represented as decrying the
tariff on wool. When he reached Kan
sas City he was approached by the
reporters for his views on this, that
and the other thing. He said:
You must remember have been
misuuoted so often that l have found
1t best to either dictate or write my
own interviews. The interview sent
out from Minneapolis was not correct
in every detail. l gave dictated
statement to three papers and, it APP
pears that as they did not desire to
have the same interview, word for
word. some of them changed the
phrascology, which so garbled my
original statements that. was mis-
quoted on several points that l dis
cussed.''
Being asked about his interview on
expansion in this city, Mr.. Bryan de-
clared that he had not seen the inter
view on that subject as sent out by
the Associated Press. but he had seen
it in the Minneapolis papers, and it
contained some things that he did not
say.
1t is both despicable and contempt.
ible for the Anglo-American news syn.
dictate to misrepresent Mr.. Bryan OF
any other public man. That it Is un
worthy Of credence in the news it dis
seminates goes without saying. Many
instances could be given of its disrep
utable work during the past two
years. It is thoroughly English, you
know, and therefore lies unblushing
~ and unscrupulously. Having 8