The evening world., 1919-10-27
M'CANN EXPOSES
HEARST FRAME Up
ON THE GOVERNOR
Says the Journal Has Printed
Nothing but Lies Knowing
Them to Be Lies.

The Evening Globe to-day pub
fishes the following signed article BY
Alfred w. Mccain:
Accusing Gov. Smith OF manipulat-
ing the strings OF a dummy investi-
eating committee kowtowing 70 the
MIX Trust, the Evening Journal
holsters up its accusations by framed
evidence"
As I have been personally used in
the "frame-up" | am in a position to
testify under oath how IL was done.
oct. /, 1919, the Evening Journal
charged the Governor with response
bility for selling the carcasses Of dis
eased cattle as food TO the people Of
the state.
Oct 2, 1918, these accusations were
; repeated in the form OF facts taken
from the record"
Oct. 3. 1919. the Evening journal
described tho scandal" OF the Cover
/ nors services rendered to thS
packers, declaring that ''in the Gov
ernors alarm at the disclosures
threats are now being made to get
! Investigators and newspaper meT
who are responsible for the exposure
80 alarmed was the Governor that
the Evening Journals representative
was warned to leave Albany withir
/ an hour by n strange, unknown
man"
TO tortify it's accusations OF crimi'
nal conduct on the part OF the Gov
ernr, the Journal began the publl-
cation of Photographic facsimiles ol
letters and documents. The Evening
Journal obtained these letters and
documents from me. ] did not sci
them to the Journal: l gave them
They had all been published in the
Globe three years ago. They had al
been fepublished by the Globe two
years ago.
They were old stuff showing how
the State Department OF Agriculture
three years ago had achieved It's low
est stage OF degradation. The Journa
wanted these old papers for the pur'
pose OF backing up, assisting, anc
supporting Commissioner Battle ir
his investigation OF the Department
of Farms and Markets.
The Journal knew there was moth
ing In the papers obtained from me
that could in any way be connected
with Governor Smith. had laid
them all before Governor Whitman,
who promised action upon them.
described them in all their signifi-
cance TO the Journal whom L handed
them over. There was no mystery in
the pack.
One by one they made their ap'
pearance in the Journals columns al
further evidence Of GOV. Smiths un'
fitness to hold public office" a'
further evidence of Gov, Smiths cor
ruption in protecting from prosecu'
ton violators OF the law"
Day after day the frame-up boldly
continued. Oct. 16 the Journal agaiT
charged that Gov. Smith had allowed
diseased meat 10 be sold broadcas
for consumption as food, though tn
facts to the contrary, with proof L
the contrary, were in its hands. NJ!
contributions TO the Journals staf
were turned upside down, inside out
and made to appear the very revers
OF what they actually were.
In its attack on the Governor tn
Journal has lied and lied and lieo
Ample proof OF this statement can b
found in the records OF the Battl
Commission. What those record
lack l can supply.
Certainly not in my journalistic ex
perience have ever seen such a bold
deliberate, conscienceless effort to de
stroy a man whose chief offens
seems to be that he has been marke
for destruction.