The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-02
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 From being merely skeptical of the authenticity of the now famous "Cleve- land" letter on the national political situation, Editor-Marsa Henry Waiter son, of the Ioulsville Courier Journal . has now advanced many sradatiops farther plumins himself upon the ap- parent success of hls personal triumph . in bringing the letter Into questionable | repnta before tho whole country and . probably certain that he can now go ! farther and prove to the satisfaction | of all that his first conjecture In the ! matter waE the right one, Marsa Hen !. ry does not hesitate to heap insinuauon | and vilihcatIon upon the sincerity ot [ the New York Times, which was tho newspaper that printed the article In the first place Tn hls Kentucky sheet this week he expressed the wish that he might join with such papers as the Springfield Republican and the Hons ton Post, which. while refusing 70 lump al conclr ions and while "wish- ing to get at the truth of the matter, hnve paid homage to tha good faith of the Times Saws he "Mr Ochs. and his immediate companions may have heen yictlmized. hut they showed themselves very wiling victims They set out in the campaign under the do. lnsion that the republicans were going 10 have 9 picnic Finally, meed hy tho state of mind which can go diatort tho truth and deceive itself they fell into the trap set bv clumsy rascal whom they should have kicked downstairs
 II ls but natural being snch an ar dent Bryanite that col Watterson should have gone to such extremes to prove inauthentir letter which undr, niablN offered snch strong argument In Mir. 7'aft's behalf But there is no reason why he should now Fo so far as to attempt to dlscredit the Times sincerity n the matter No better proof Of tho Times honorable position could be had than its present attitude az regards the charges TO tho latter it has given avery consideration The Times has laid its case before the pub lie including lis correspondence. II has bounded Mir Hastings, The executor and Mir Carlisle, whom MT. Hastings has said knew the inside facts, hv wire and with reporters. but all to no avail And. finally, it has placed the whole matter In the hands Of District Atlor ney Jerome for an official probe What more honorahle course could he snp- gested? II does not snhstantiate he- ! lief that the Times knew or even sus. i Ef'if1 AuNf' Nds HItA iitUR nOt entNPtN above board in tho whole affair. Col l Wattersons inslnuatlona nre not only unfeir, but they are undeserved, un charitable, and unmanly Says MT Jerome; Tn calling my attention tN 1 this matter the Times assures me, and . ! believe their assurances. that they have no desire except to ascertain the l truth" Evidently the gifted prosecutor does not agree with the southern sdi. tor on this point
 | Even at this late date it cannot be- denied that the much talked of article contains many germs of authortcitv
 Perhaps it is only technically 3 forgery, | Al any rate, In the interests of fair play in the political world it Is only to be hoped that the truth be known and that before election. In the meantime it may he taken as highly significant that the
 supporters of Bryan should take such pains 10 attempt to discredtt and refuto the reported beliefs of our men of pros
 identisl stamp, MT. Cleveland and MT
 Roosevelt, ss regards MT Taft's fit-
 ness, If Is significant, too, that two presidents of opposite psrties should he of one opinion AS regards tho latter
 for there Is little tcuht that Mr Clcve.
 land favored Mir, Taft, Times letter or
 no Times letter Hc said ss much to
 his intimstes