Easily Proved a Liar

New York, 1895

"The Standard has not discussed the Legislative bill which proposes to create a Commissioner of Jurors in Queens County simply because it has not been favored with a copy of the measure." — Jamaica Standard, April 20.

This excuse is a bald falsehood. The bill was introduced April 3d, passed April 11th, sent to the Senate April 12th. Between April 3d and the 20th, the day the Standard said it had not yet seen the bill, B. Frank Wood spent seven days in Albany, and could have got a copy of the bill any day. He spent four days of last week in Albany lobbying with Boss Youngs and Vacheron for this bill. How could he do that without having seen the bill? The Standard lies. But think of the lack of enterprise confessed by the Standard when it says it had no copy of the bill! There were nine days in which to have got a copy. Of course it lies.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 26, 1895, p. 4.