The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-20
DEpRAvITY of "YELLowIsM..
Larry Godkin Made = Victim by
Sensational Newspapers.

Brooklyn Eagle.
When r. l.. Godkin left the New York
Evening Post. the Eagle was the only
newspaper in greater New York to pub
fish nm editorial upon his retirement He
was a persona non grata In other news
paper Offices. and the reasons why. real
or supposed. were not hard TO find For
years he had alluded TO the owner and
editor Of the New York World as Judas
Iscariot. 20 him of the Sun as Barabbas.
10 him Of the Tribune M Jeames Yellow
plush. 20 the Times as our Swiss contem-
porary. TO the Herald az the journal Of
Satan and Of irrexponsihiiity. 10 the Jour-
nal as the organ OF paganlsm. and to
other sheets with equal freedom. nu-
ency and fragrance. He had said all
sorts Of things about the Eagle too. but
this paper did not retalste In kind. or
sentence him 10 silence In Its columns IN
consequence. The Eagle recognized him
20 be man Of abilities and disabilities.
and pardoned HIS acrid references 10 Il
10 hts disabilities. So his going out was
treated 10 what we think was hand
some and know was a kindly article and
there IL reason 10 believe that he was
grateful 20 the extent 81 his capacity for
that attribute. The Easle also gave 20
his successors such n fine welcome that
one Of them was pointcdly careful 10
express his entirely judicial approval
% u.
Since then Mr. Goskin has been strick.
en- with Illness which should not make
him the prey % Eoulish Hunters. but
which should make him the object ~ The
sympathy Of decent men for his sur
ferings and 20 the respect 81 strong
mcn for his power courage and hard
work IN the past Instead ~ that he
has been made Tho victim 81 false pre-
lenses by the New York Journal 90
which he wRs wont'to refer Hs a raxan
sheet and has now become the game ~
r'hsldrv end nlankexism by the View
York World. which Rforetines he desiT-
mated 40 Jsdas Iscariot. His designa-
lions shntiid not he regarded as descrip-
tive when he likes persons er things
they are nice. when Ne dtsagreex with
thrru. they are diaboiicai II - way
10 has The eplthets arc the children 81
his temperament, ana his Temperament,
- che CONSEQUENCE - his mood. his n
eessian mr. his circumstances
Rat az 20 how ~ was made she Vie
lin ~ false pretenses ny the New York
Journal m bis rstirerert somewhere
90 New England. Mr., 0Stkin received
letter the other DAY. u p1rported -
have heen written ny = yourr Ynzn an
rruaehlnr the duties ~ ciiirsnshiu and
DESTROYS ~ knowing how ne shoeif vote.
ne said that Ne hsd iona been a studeut
ard admircr ~ Mr. Gadkfn and wosilf
ike 10 receive. IN strict confidence. hts
advice that he raight act upon u. The
tone being kindly. the reqgest being oora-
pliruertary and the assurance as ~rfFacy
and n confidence being sxp'icii Mr., God,
kin dictated a reply 20 fhe effect whlrh
in part fslieus II have a aeep seated
prejudice against william Mckinley ard
the men who surround hIm and act with
him NV opinion ~ them FORMED long
ago. Is that they are the most dangerous
set % scoundreis by which any civilized
country vas ever heset." He further
safA that fhss impression was based on
facts. ~hirh ne a. ne' ha~e The rvi-
dence 81 hand 20 verify. bat that he could
not rid himself 81 Il.
The next place In which that lsttsr was
found. AfteE.it lsft the ,poAtQ67cA. MAA "a