The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-01

! truth and it is said that half the truth
| is often worse than a downright false
! hood. 1t is true that he did not write
| the letter; 1t is equally true that he did
| not-in a liberal sense-sign it, and Mr..
| Bevan could truthfuly say the same
| thing; but that does not say that their
names We're used without their authority,
| ms Mr.. Vaughn's denial as to his name
implies. After the letter had been pre-
| pared for the press. I read every sem
| tence of it slowly and carefully to Mr..
Vaughn, and at its conclusion I asked
him If he would allow his name to be at
tached to It mot necessarily for publica-
tion," | said, "but so that the editor
| can see that it is vouched for by re-
sponsible party" After thinking a mo-
ment. Mr.. Vaughn said. 81 think the
better plan would be for both of us-Mr.
Bevan and myself-to sign it, and If Mr..
Bevan will agree, ! am willing for my
name to be signed to it-one OF two"
On the same day. | read the letter to
Mr.. Bevan and told him of Mr. Naughn's
suggestion, to which he readily agreed
Now, that is the whole truth concerning.
the authority given to me to use the twJp
names. The letter appeared on SatWf-
day, and on the following day Il member
of the church said to Mr.. Vaughan "I
saw your name to a letter in The Tribune
yesterday" to which Mr.. Vaughn re-
piled, Yes | am not going to take a
back seat for any of them when y know
that ! am speaking the truth" but by
the end of the week it seems that some
pressure had been brought to bear on ,
Mr.. Vaughn which led him to think that
| had not read all of the letter to him
when he granted the use of his name. In
this he Is entirely mistaken. for | read
every word to him. as / did to Mr..
Beyan. which fact the latter readily ad-
mits. | read the letter to other. mem
bers, and they all agree that II appeared
as | had read it to them.
At the end of a week after the litter
appeared, Mr.. Vaughn sent for me, and,
in the presence of Mr., Bevan, he asked:
"Why did you allow my name to come
out, after telling me that II was only to
20 to the ofiice?' TO which answered
that II was because he had suggested an
Improvement on my idea by having two
names instead of one, and that this i'm
provement by him led me to think that
he had no objection to his name to ap-
pear in print in conjunction with that of
MIR, Bevan; but, inasmuch as Mr.. Vaughn
would rather have II appear that he did
not grant the use of his name for publi-
cation. and that he did not intend for 1t
to go any further than the office, feel
exceedingly sorry that | allowed his name
to appear In print
The truth, the whole truth, and Moth
ing but the truth Is this: MIR, Vaughn
ala not write the lettef, neitheE flu he
actually sign it, but, at his own improved
suggestion, he authorized me to do so
for him. and to use his name in conjunc-
tion with the name of Mr., John M.
Bevan. Consequently, ! fail TO see what
Mr.. Vaughn has gained by his printed
denial
If, on reflection, Mr. Vaughn finds in
the letter some things he had failed TO
notice at the reading of IT, that is no
fault of mine; neither had | any means
OF knowing that he had failed to- grasp
anything. inasmuch as he gave to 1t his
unqualified approval; but 1t very unjust
in him TO account for this failure by ac-
cusing me of not having read TO him all
of the letter. which statement is entirely
wrong and untrue. t-.. ..,.
-Eben p. Davies.