Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25
NJ 'GRAW M|SS|VE
IS BITTER DOSE
TO NEWARK NEWS
Host at Stokes Luncheon
Scores Newspaper for I'M
warranted InsinuatiOns.

In a long and sharply worded let
ter to the Evening News, James HI.
McGraw, of Madison. this State. who
was the host at luncheon rendered
| Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
| Edward c. Stokes in New York about
, two weeks ago, pays his compliments
to that paper and corrects erroneous
stat atements
1t will be recalled that the Eve
ming News in a spirit of wantouness
and untruth linked the name of
former United States Senator James
Smith, jr... with the affair and sought
to convey some ineXplicable impress
sion thereby. Mr.. McGraw makes
clear that the reference to Mr.. Smith
was utterly unfounded. He addresses
himself to the editor in this fashion,
the communication explaining itself
and the reason for its appearing in
print;
"Sir-In your issue of Wednesday,
October 90, you print under promi-
nent two-column head on the first
page of your paper an article so de-
void of facts, so full of inuendo and
insinuation and so clearly designed
to injure the candidacy of Edward G.
Stokes in this State, without regard
for the means employed, that 1t Is
difficult for anyone who admires
honest and independent journalism
and possesses a sense of fair play to
believe that a newspaper professedly
devoted to high ideals could descend
to the use of such base methods.
You made an effort in this article,
which was headed. Stokes Guest at
Small Luncheon Just to Meet Few
Prominent Men. Significant. oh, NO.
Certainly Not to convey the idea to
your readers that because Mr.. Stokes
took luncheon with a few successful
business men (none, If any of whom.
venture to suggest is in receipt of so
large an income as the proprietor OF
your paper. he is, therefore. tied up
with pernicious and insidious in
terests that are detrimental he well
fare of the whole people
Apimus Was obvious.
I'm my opinion, your article failed
of it's intended effect. because of the
very obvious animus displayed in the
manner in which it was written. But
more than this. in your presentation
of it you resort to the coWardly de-
vice of keeping anonymous the name
of your informant. and it must strike
any intelligent and fair-minded per-
son that the Introduction to the ar
ticle was a painful effort on your
part to conceal the true means by
which the story reached your office.
THE News has been ostensihly the
great champion of the corrupt prac-
tise law of this State. Under the
laws of New Jersey anonymous at
taeks upon a political candidate are
positively prohibited. 1t is true that
you may regard your newspaper as
responsible for everything contained
in this article but it is just as true
that, In your failure to publish the
name of your informant, you are
helping to shelter a coward, who is
typical of the class of men which this
l;w aims to punish.
Attacks venomous.
Il therefore respectfully ask, in
the interests of truth and of honest
elections. that you publish the name
of your informant, tthe Jerseyman
of inquisitive nature and mean dis
position, who brought the informa-
tion of this luncheon to your office.
Let the readers of your paper, as
we'll as those whose attention has
been attracted TO II recently by rea-
son of your venomous attacks upon
the Republican candidate for gov
ernor. know the name of this man.
who Is ashamed or afraid to stand
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