New-York tribune., 1919-10-28

In signed article IN he Globe
yesterday Alfred ". McCann charged
that the attack on Governor Smith by
the Hearst papers was q deliberate
frame-up.
Mr. CcCann's article follows;
"Accusng Governor Smith of
manipulating the strings of dunn
my investigating committee kowtow-
ing to the MIX Trust. The Evening
Journal holsters up its accusations
by framed evidence.
'As | have been personally used
in the 'frame-up | am personally in
position to testify under oath bow it
was done.
October I. 1919. The Evening
Journal charged the Governor with
responsibility for selling the car
casses Of diseased cattle as food to
the people of tho state.
October 2, 1919, these accusations
were repeated in the form Of facts
taken from the record
"October 3, 1919, The Evening Jour
nal described the scandal Of the
Governors services, rendered to the
packers, declaring that in the Gov
ernor's alarm at the disclosures.
threats are now being made TO get
investigators and newspaper men
who are responsible for the expo
sure.
$50 alarmed was the Governor
that The Evening Journals repre-
sentative was warned to leave AL
banv within an hour by strange,
unknown man.
Gave the Details
"To fortify its accusations of
criminal conduct on the part Of the
Governor, The Journal began the
publication of Photographic fac
SMILES of letters and documents.
The Evening Journal obtained these
letters and documents from me- |
did not sell them to The Journal; |
gave them. They had all been pub
lshed III The Globe three years ago
They had all been republished by
Ine Globe two years ago.
They were old stuff showing how
the State Department Of Agriculture
three years ago had achieved its
lowest stage of degradation. The
the, purpose of backing up, assisting
and supporting Commissioner Battle
in his investigation of the Depart
ment of Farms and Markets.
"'The Journal knew there was
nothing in the papers obtained from
me that could in any way be con-
nectcd with Governor Smith. ! had
laid them all before Governor Whit
man, who promised action upon
them described them in all their
significance to The Journal when
handed them over There was no
mystery in the pack.
"Onc by one they made their APP
pearance in 'Th. Journals columns
as further evidence of Governor
Smiths unftness to hold public Of
flee as further evidence Of Governor
Smiths corruption in protecting from
prosecution violaCors OF the law.
Calls 1t Frame Up
DAY after day the frame-up boldly
continued October Is The Journal
again charged that Governor Smith
had allowed diseased meat TO be sod
broadcast for consumption as food,
though the facts to the contrary,
with proof to the contrary, were in
its hands My contribution TO The
Journals staff were turned upside
down. inside out and made to ap-
pear the very reverse OF what they
actually were.
''In its attack on the Governor The
Journal has he'd and lied and he'd.
Ample proof of this statement can
he fcu~d in the records Of The Bat
tie commission. What those rec
ords .ucN ] can supply.
"Certainly not in my Journalistic
experience have ever seen such a
bold deliberate, conscienceless eff
fort to destroy a man whose chief
offense seems to be that he has been
marked for destruction"