New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-24

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JEROME ON RAMPAGE.
ATTACKS HIS CRITICS.
He accuses Newspaper Men and
Replies to Er-Judge Parker.

aoteristic outbursts at tho dinner Of the Delta
Epsilon Club, given in honor of him and Charles
z Hughes. at the Hotel Savoy last night The
District Attorney replied to the statements OF
Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker, favoring the prosecU-
ton Of the insurance officials. He deprecated the
magazine attacks on public officials and institu-
tions. and denounced what he called yellow news
papers," for their part in "fomenting the existing
of hysterla."
Mr. Jerome dwelt at some length on the insurance
affairs now demanding public attention, and took
occasion to declare that the three large insurance
companies were sound financially the United
States Of America.
He expressed appreciation OF the attitude assumed
by Andrew Hamilton, when he asserted that 'the
yellow dog loyal and true although he said
that the unsupported statements of Hamilton
against such Messrs. Orr. Cladn and
Mackey were too readily accepted as true by the
newspapers.
The District Attorney with great vehemeuce re-
ferred to the remark Of Judge Parker. that the
only way convict was to convict" and folding
his arms. he became almost melodramatic when he
said:
1T is not because there is not grand jury that
VIII not indict but because there IS a District At
torney who will not seek indictments unless based
on proper evidence
Especially vitriOlic was Mr. Jerome in te1Iio Of
a newspaper which has been attacking him for his
inactivity toward the New York City Street Rail
way Company This attack, he said was the re-
suit Of his refusal TO confirm story submitted 10
him by one Of the editors of the paper after which
the editor advised by letter friend. a Borough
President. to sell Metropolitan Traction stock
short.
Mr.. Jerome then went on to tell q remarkable
story of how the friend took the letter 10 can
talist interested in traction securities, who had
the letter photographed. BY means Of this photo
graph. said Mr.. Jerome. the capitalist forced the
! paper 10 change its policy
"One of the editors Of this paper" said the
speaker. came TO with galley proof OF q stor,-
( II is unusual thing for an editor 10 visit a
7 DubIic h.
/ on the editor with his hat in his hand But an,
not built those lines.
This editor showed me his story and I said il
was false. He wanted TO if he could get
scare head out of me. Well said the editor T
think we'll publish it anyhow I asked him 10 reU
then what I said about it,
THE editor Immediately advised a friend Bor-
ough President. who since he became president. has
proved himself yellow dog without LOYALTY ana
courage, that there was something doing and TO
sell a certain stock short day or two after rba
article was printed the Borough President in
order to ingratate himself. turned over the EDITORS
letter TO certain capitalist He had a PHOTOGRAPH
made, for possibly the letter would be lost
"The editor. learning of this went to the can
itaIst and requested the photographs plate and
the letter promising TO treat him right if he would
give it 70 him. The capitalist consented. where
upon the newspaper in question began exploiting
him i'm headlines
Toward the close of his speech the District At
torney grew more personal, and referred 10 the
'unmitigated and unspeakabIe bunch that sur
rounds Mr.. Pulitzer and to the unspeakabIe
Hearst"
The former he said. was old and feeble and
didn't know what going and had TO depend
on these men
Mr. Jerome began his speech calmly by paying
tribute 10 Mr.. Hughes for the loyal and manly
way in which he had conducted the insurance in
vestgatipn' Mr. Hughes, he said had never re-
sorted to cheap clap-trap methods He put the
highest appreciation of his profession above that
/ OF the yellow press he said.
Continuing the speaker said.
| Public opinion is a good deal like a ship that Is
driven here and there by the winds. Public opinion
ssTs and on9 9n9 yG and i y fba f b enc @ H IS sweet
port II is for us positive duty 70 see that the
fnd to-day i'm the city. the state and the ma
ton? We find public opinion of absolute hysteria
/ He referred TO recent magazine article entitled
! The Treason Of the Senate and made vigorous
+ defence Of that body, saying:
/ Treason is an ugly word Treason Is punishable
4 that our language is practically debauched and we
. nave Do+birs len that is sIIperIative enough is
/ the Senate reasonable body2 Because there are
| are some who may have bought their seats shall
/ we say that the body is guilty OF treason There
! are base among them. and no Will dispute
it. But when YOU say that the Senate is guilty OF
/ of the English language Take this reasonable
body and contrast it with the House Of Representa-
House who is able to Understand that SIN But
/ tbe '.yeIloWs' said that We must have something
the popular branci. said. We will do something.
/ even II we don't know what II is
/ The railroads have done aWrOng and doing
/ wrong. and the evils that they do should be
checked. But they should be checked by LEGISLATION
I that members understand. II IL is 10 be done the
other way than give me the benevolent despO-isrn.
I Lincoln Steffens blows into state and In three
weeks he Is ready 10 Write down It's corruption for
| future generations 10 read He used 10 write head
| lines at Police Headquarters once. I believe. and
/ he can't get over it knowledge is sTeat him
I drance 10 vigorous statements
/ II was only few days ago, or IL seemed only
/ few DAYS ago. when the newspapers were ClaTnor-
| ing for Hamilton 10 be brought back and they
| wanted him imprisoned or electTocuted or punished
| in some wav. He did come back and he wake 8
| back He did il bravely and rightly, and struck
/ true according to his own mind. But now the man
| for whose blood they were crying out IS made a
hero and his uncorroborated word is taken brand
| trust In. Even educated men are swept of their
/ feet bv these statements. The dy.ag Mccall has
Lol5 that the condition II his retainer that no
/ accounting was be mace and vet Hamito1's un-
supported statement s taken To starao such rlen
/ Orr. Cladin and Bliss as fclons Trims Well OF
This They may be- SUCH but is not the character
| OF lifetime something IN the community in which
| they Hve2
| Then Mr.. Jerome took up the structures Of Judge
| Parker Looking down for moment though
| rejecting he slowly raised his hand and said:
Alton Parker believe he ran for President
/ ouce-weut down South and while be there