Beyond ail question, the alarm sounded
by The Financial Chronicle has had its
effect. Au enormous corruption fund
has been raised, aud the result of it is
to be seen iu the efforts of the William
and Wall Street Reform Club to pur
chase the wii-kiy papers of the south.
These efforts are not open, but are veiled
nuder a very thin disguise. There is
no direct offer of money, for that would
expise tlie whole scheme and eud it at
••nee. The Wall and William Street
Reform Club is too cunning to show
its hand. Tlie attempt to buy tile weekly
press of the country is contained in an
offer to supply them with two or four
page supplemeuts free of charge.
We have a sample of the two-page
supplemeut before us. < ine page is de
vop*d to miscellaneous matter, and the
other is made up of goldlmg lies col
ierted from all (toints of the compass.
The circular accompanying this sample
says that the name of the pu|ier and
tlie date of pnhlii*ation will lie gladly
printed at the head of the supplement,
and the whole will lie sent at the ex
pense of the William and Wall Street
Reform Club. It is signed by “Calvin
Tompkins, secretary ot the Bound cur-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA,GA., MONDAY, JULY 15. 1895.
