The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-24
JEROME BITTERLY
ASSAILS CRITICS
Continued From First Page.

word. 1t is punishable by death. We
have got so used to s~uperlatives, our
own racy tongue is become SO de-
bauched that we have no superlatiVes
left.
"The senate Of the United States
is it a reasonable body7 Because some
men are there who ought not to be
there-some' who bought their position
shall we say the governors of our
body polite are guilty Of treason9
Base men are there. But when in the
bright, breezy sentiments of modern
newspaper life you assert there IS
treason, you either lie or mlsconce1Ve
the meaning of the English language.
Safety in the Senate.
'Take this reasonable body that
would strike down our national life and
contrast it with your representative
body, swayed by popular opinion. Take
against it, not one man was able to
understand it. But the Eyellows' said
we must have something doing, SO your
popular branch said we must do some
thing whether we understand it or not.
With the president, who thinks every
yearning can be constitutionally en-
acted into law, with the house Of rep
resentatives typiied by William Sulzer,
the -!1friend of the people, where
would there be safety unless in the
United States senate2 -.
81 hold no brief to defend the in
dividual senators, but there are many
men there who were there when We
were at Our mothers breasts, who love
their country and who would betray 1t
no sooner hal David Graham Phillips
| would. The railroads are bad. They
ought to be checked, but not by some
thing those who vote for it don't un-
derstand. If that is the way to govern,
give me a benevolent despotism.
The steffens System.
"My friend Lincoln Stefens blows
into a state and in three, weeks has
sincere, but | can't forget he wrote
headlines nee at police headquarters.
lie can't forget it., either. I have
lived here all my life. I should hest
tate to serve up New York as he in
three weeks serves up a state.
81 met a gentleman of large expert
ence on 'yellows '-now he s on a maya
zine-,what a sad transit. He told me
they had an editorial conference, that
they had talked for two hours and
hadn't been able to find anything bad
enough to expose. Then they woke up
and thought perhaps there was some
good left and determined to build up
their magazine on that basis.
~ met James Bryce on his last visit
here. His belief in our future was in
refreshing contrast to the opinion Of
the literary f~ree-lances, who, for 81, 1000
a year, are engaged in turning up the
baseness of the American people.
Praises Honest Papers.
"Now, gentlemen, much of this is
due to newspapers and again much OF
it is not. One or two stand as v~ultures
that seek their c%arrion, seek it with the
sense of recognition. Others try to be
clean and right. Standing before these
others, however, is the financial sue
cess. Of these two papers. The people
demand hot stuff at 50 much per and
their needs are met by these publica-
lions. These papers play in the guise
q %el 'ss'bia ass R Rsshs q 2P' P1sGss 5to4 es hens IS
I'm our DAN, criticism Of public off.
GERS is right-ktinging criticism, if it
} be just. But Let me illustrate concrete.
: ly the type O. 'paper that would mold
public opinion and yet be actuated by
base motives. l.: Concrete illustrations
come back SO much better than beauti.
full sentiments, as / remarked today to
a JUDGE.
Statements Were False.
"I was investigating a certain large
corporation of this city. The city edi
, tor of a o am to me with ar
article in galley proof about it.. TIE
statements in the Article were false.
told him the report of my accountants
tho not yet finished, showed that. Now
it isn't a rule for city editors to visi:
public officials. Public officials some
hand. I said it was an unqualife;
: f%alsehood, so far as my investigation
went. His reply was they were goin'
| to publish it anyhow.
"There was a man in those days
since become borough president, a vel
low dog without courage. A certain
man Of this newspaper wrote to him
There is going to be something doing.
| He wrote: Go short such and such
stock This borough president, | an
, informed, did so for the account of thi
newspaper man. Then in a few days a.
article was published. y Then in a da,,
l or two the borough president, to ingrati
ate himself with the strong inancia
elements concerned, turned over to then
the letter from the city editor. Thi
8 fnancier had it photographed. Am
then, gentlemen, a certain man, VIII
roams over the face of the earth an
: has been in many wars, went to thi
e financial gentleman and said: If yo
g give us the photo and plate we I'll dea
/ fairly always with you in the future.
! And this capitalist gave up the letter
From that day to this the paper ha
We'd with the other yellow in exploit
ing him in headlines, banging him a
hard as it could.
4 The Insurance Gases.
"Gentlemen, these are facts. Ii
. me give you some more. Another tim
:, l. a great newspaper goes to a certain Law
yer. You represent insurance graf
= ers,' it said. Turn up something Q
. the district attorney now that he has i
terests in Wall street and Wen sa
something nice in the paper 1t ha'
pened that the man was a gentlelEa
but a shadow was cast on the who
. profession. And in the offices of tn;
newspaper written in large letters {
the wall, are the words: 'Accurac
4 t~erseness.' Accuracy while the eli
editors are specializing and going sho
on Metropolitan Street Railway stoc
"Gentlemen,' said Jerome, bringir
his fist down with a bang on the tabl
cit is because a grand jury would indi
these men with or without eviden,
MS that there is one public official in Ne
e York who will not permit them to
t: dict without evidence.
I. Parker Assailed.
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