A Lying, Criminal Newspaper

New York, 1895

Last week's Standard said in its leading editorial:

"The editor of THE FARMER publicly stated in the corridors of the Court House, at the time of the meeting of the board of Supervisors, last Tuesday, that the Standard would not receive any portion of the printing patronage of the county as he (the editor of THE FARMER) had something to say regarding the designation of the official newspapers."

Boss Youngs made the same statement to Supervisors Wood and Denton on Friday. Mr. Wood asked Mr. Youngs if he knew personally that the editor of THE FARMER had made the statement. Mr. Youngs had to confess that he did not. The Standard simply lies, and lies with the hope of influencing the Supervisors to act against their better judgment.

THE FARMER does not hesitate to say, however, that if the Supervisors appoint the Standard an official paper they will be encouraging crime, and they cannot justify an act of that kind, and they may be required to do so, as in all probability the next Grand Jury will have its attention called to certain things.

The Standard tried to swindle the county out of $255. Through Counselor Van Vechten's discovery the Supervisors prevented the swindle. Every Supervisor knows this to be true. Therefore, how can the Supervisors justify the appointment of a criminal newspaper?

There are several honest Republican newspapers for the board to choose from.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 10, 1895, p. 4.