New-York tribune., 1904-10-21
4 SEARRY PETPE4T-

Confession lS good for the soul But lot The
kind Of confession with which The New-York
World" g-udgingly yielding 10 & pressure
which il could no longer resist. tried 10 con-
clltate decent public sentiment yesterday morn
ing Al last after fo-ty-nine days OF utter
silence. The World" admits that irs elab-
crate account OF TWO secret interviews ct which
4 declared President RooSeTl-C and NJ. J. Pier
pont Morgan 70 have sealed Z compact Of cor
ruQton and betrayal was wholly false. Il says
thai i does this sadly md with The deepest
conIr.ron.' but what lows takes all the hon
est meaning our OF those words The 100
-cre6ulous reporter who allowed himself 10 be
imposed upon has been severely disciplined."
Poor devil. But what has happened 10 his su-
per-o-s, who eagerly saatched 81 The manifest
G5el and Endorsed II on The editorial page?
After tbs mockery Of confession and regret
The World" asks number Of questions, Here
they al are:
! Has The Tribune ever heard OF Nj Nor
sa-'s partner SIeeiec
? Has il ever heard Of NJ. sIorgan's partner
5 Has s. ever heard of Afr. AInrgar's partner
Stctescu-y, the head ot his Phila6elphia house?
Has il ever heard Of The generous ener-
selc, open a-c u1c-sguise1 activity of these
se--eH-sn y sNe--lng President Rocsevelts
campaign fu162
5. Why this extraordinary sensitiveness about
one call CT M Morgan upon the President ar
Oyster Say, when he has been received al The
White House and has ssc al the Presidential
banquet tablet Or does The Tribune deny that
6 # il would have been wrong. as The Tribune
seems 70 admit to- NJ. Morgan 70 pay friend
y summer call upon Ny Roosevelt a. Oyster
Bay, what about Eat check for The campaign
fun6s or does The Tribune also deny that?
4 one more question. 1ou may come over
into the corner respected contemporary, and
answer this under your breath II you are diff
dent about answering il aloud. Honestly. now,
what 60 you really thtrk Of CortelyOu?
:. No there IS nobody listening. Suppose you
had been irt-usIeo with the duty OF collecting
information about the trusts for the public
beneAt, would you have kept II 20 yourself until
you could go the rounds Of the trust off.ces with
2 pocketfGl Of secrets and come back with an
oIhtC pocEeTtul Of checks7
g ANYHOW how much did J. P Morgan and
partners Steele. Perkins and Stotesbury contrib
ute 70 Collector Cortelyou's campaign cash?
VIII The Tribune please answer?
And here are The answers. which we are in
clined 70 think The World" viii find sufi-
cienIly responsive
l. We have heard Of partner Steele,
2. We have heard Of partner Perkins.
8. We may hare heard OF partner Stotesbury,
huL i Sc had forgotten that such person ex-
isted.
4 We have heard Of the activity on their part
which you describe only from tainted sources
yourself and other convicted ubeuers
:. II our 'sensiCveness about one call OF Mr
~
extraordinary II IS 6 distinction 70 be so dis
cTim.nsted. for that imaginary can was repre-
sented by you as having resulted in the foulest
bargain OF which II is possible 10 conceive.
6. The only call under discussion Is the call
which you invented Your present prostitution
of the word friendly 70 mask your arrocious
ca!umny IS mesner than your original undls
guised falsehood- As for a fat check 10 the
campaign fund We refer you 70 answer No. !
:. We think that Cortelyou Is s nan OF excel
lent abilities and scrupulous honor. which is
Just what you thought until you conceived that
il would serve your purpose 10 SANDER him.
Z There you so again, begging the question
outright such beggar does not excite PITY
but suggests resort 10 the criminal law.
g. We co not know how much. If anything
J. P Morgan and Partners Steele. Perkins and
sioiesoury nave Contributed 10 one or both OF
the campaign funds. If you know. why don't
you tell: II you don't know. Why don't vou Get
one Of your too credulous reporters" at work
print his agGEes. swear 70 lheis ACCURACY and