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Forthcoming
S. LOziS, No.
April, q, 1915
EdIinr Ct tie MsEns InteIigsacsE,
Mexico, Nc
Dear Six:
I observe that yu1 prELz z pat
sishizr letters frou Attorney Ggz-
erzl Lm 7. Barker Z Ek5& he de-
MES statements ztE55Eisi 20 k- Il
AZ inse7iez Published II the Post
Dirrzsch XzrG1 % ard subsequently
reprinted T. ys1r contemporary, GE
Eexcp Ledger. Tae inss-TieE 1hieh
ME. Barker h tryizg 70 repadiste i
ore IL Fh8ch be criticised Ser Reed
ard accused hin Of having made Ger
tar combinations and alliances !
saE also n on copy of Jour paper
q rather brad in6nztigI that This
interview with Mr. Barker WAS faxed
BIT for the fact that the intervieE
with Mr.. Barker was Published under
my Signature a. staff correspondent
Il the P0xtDispztrh. ! should pay
10 attention 70 Mr.. BarkerS second
letter, which i q weak attempt to
deny 8 written statement which per
fersly represented the viesFE be ex-
pressed IN . conversation with my
eelf and Mr.. D. b. Huff, stat CORES
Yugdcrt Of the Globe Democrat in The
Baltimore Hotel The day before the
Democrats State Convention. !
think your Mr.. Rufus jackson knows
me well enough % know that my
newspaper reputation has been built
upon a record for accuracy and q
square deal for everybody.
Az ] said IN q recent letter TO the
Ledger, Mr.. Barker has never made
any denial If the interview To the
Post Dispatch, 10 which be should
have complained II he had been mis-
represented. Upon biz return 70 JEFF.
ferscn City from the State Conven.
ton he told the correspondents there
that he vas glad the interview hat
been printed IN fact, so far os I az
Informed. be did not change his mind
Untl after former Senator Francis
Wilson had Withdrawn from the race
far Governor. 50 long as Mr. VII
son wag Ia the contest, and 10 long
as Mr.. Barker believed Or professed
IT, believe that Senator Reed was sup
porting him, he was very gAd TO
stand By His original statement
AZ for his motive for attempting
70 deny the interview sitter the with
drzwzl Of Senator wisSea, ] leave
that fer yoz 70 determine / note
Tat * ms letter 70 yos u April Il
be EsyE BE- Bzz asked 4 Senator Red
KID n9s r1a6e certain combinations,
a Srfergzt s5n4es VITA Cor. Folk
and Cov. Frznciz De wzg asked moth
5ng II the kn1, efhsr BY ruyself or
Mr. Hzz. III 81 his statements coz
rern1ng Senator Reed were paEsly
voluntary.
] gzin6 TIE impression from ypuE
nessnpeg dzt II was concerned n
tnis natter principally On account
a yous Interest ID Senstor Reed To
make Chs situation perfectly clear, 7
might Ezy To y0z that ] wrote the
Eeriez Of articles for the Post-Diz-
patch n 1910, which, everybody con
cedeE, had . very considerable fnfr-
eree in the election Of Senator Reed
&atcrsly ! have been interested In
the Senator eTeY since that campaign
ard ] should be perfectly willing to
submit 70 the Senator the issue Of
veraeity between myself and Mr..
Barker.
II was In that campaign that the
chairman Of the Democratic City
Committee Of ST. Louis attempted to
repudiate an interview which he had
given 10 me, IN which he raid the cnrr-
mittee would not permit Senator
Reed 10 speak ~ any meeting held
under It's auspices because a rival
candidate had been a heavy financial
contributor TO TIE committee. The
chairman appealed TO the committee
70 sustain him In his dcaiaL but the
committee tod him that Il knew If
] had written The interview he had
made Inc statement attributed 70 him
Senator Reed, At my suggestion, made
me facts brought out Ia that inter
view the key-n0te u his campaign
during the last few days before the
elert50n. Before the publication II
the interview, the opponent Of gena-
toT Reed had been making the claim
that he would carry st. Louis by 4ge
900 majority. With the entire party
Organization behind hin, as wen rs
the estire financial interests OF ST.
lOniE he was able 10 carry the city
Orey Senator Reed b. a slight 10000
naaority.
merely call thes4 facts 10 your at
beEtaO1 10 impress upon You that a
newarapeg mans reputation for fair
ne1e ard accuracy Is his greatest as
MT and that sometimes even such
az important Office as the United
States Sen&torship hangs upon the
question II whether the newspaper
man tod the truth
N tbs interview with the chairman
~ the city committee 10 1910 could
have been repudiatea there might
have beer 8 different result 10 In
senatorial election. Therefore you
VIII rot 5e surprised when ! refuse
10 aliow the Attorney General to de-
~ 3 perfectly accurate interview,