Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-28
An O6sragseus Outrage upon the
Ohio State Joarnsi by the New
Yoelx World.

fianly attempts are made to despoil its rep
utation, or, which is the same thing, the
taking by other editors from its columns
and the paiming off Of its editorial as their |
own editorial. A theft OF this kind by All
out-of-the- way Republican paper,
the editor of which has to do household
chores, as well as attend to the soliciting
of advertising, the collecting of bills, the
setting up and working off of jobs, the set
ting of type for his paper and the mailing
of the same, is, perhaps not an offense
that smells to heaven; but may more
properly be looked upon. as a compli-
ment that there is really, some editorial
in the Journal worth stealing-a thing
which some envious Republicans in this
city stoutly affirm is not, the case
The Journal, however, does not look upon
such an appropriation as complimentary.
1t holds nothing as complimentary that
does not Introduce the copied editorial
somewhat. after the, following style. The
following spirited, eloquent, ornate, truth
iul, cogent, logical, oirretutatle editorial, is
from the editorial columns of that saga
ciously conducted, Republican publication
the, Ohio State journal or which affix 8
lo, the end of the editorial copied the name
of the Ohio State Joynal. Every now al d
then it feels called upon to administer a
scorching editorial castigation upon some
drudging Republican editoEin the country
who has, without, as much as say
ing '.by your leave, sir" appropriated
Journal !, editorial to his own USE
While, as we have said, this, il our view,
is not obnoxious to severe repre-
hension, the. Journal is not disposed TO
look upon 1t with, a lenient eye. 1t is
working and struggling TOR reputation,
and he who taketh from it its reputation,
maketh it, poor indeed. But we do object
to the Neao York World taking from the
Journal its gay and gaudy editorials, and
bedazzling its metropolitan readers with
their gaud and glitter. This is too much,
and we do not know what the World means
by 1t. 1t is an outrage that is indetensible.
If the " orld has not the means with which
to press iuto its service decorative writers.
it should be above strutting in stolen plu-
mage. To illustrate, our meaning, We
herewith append extracts. The following
appeared in the Ohio State Journal, Mon
day, Nov. %, 1868, as eGitorial-actuai ed
itorial: ;s,,., -,-.-,.. b..s.,l;.-,- ..-..-.z.t
"Builesqueiis lis healthy. enough, and all
men not utterly depraved by the solemni-
ties of bread and butter, relish it now and
then with theiOld zest of childhood. Then,
again, burlesque is the free, rollieking, en-
juyable side of that outgrown tbeatric
business which no ingenuity of mechanism
nor device of science will exactly adapt
to the spirit of the age. The pomps and
possibilities of feudalism and chivalry, OF
all things the best adapted to the dramatic
show, no longer interest us, for We are in
daily contact with more stupendOus poSsi
bilities, and have the Tragedies OF the
whole race at our fingers ends. Do We not
urn away from tue efforts of the play
wrights-those enterprising fellows who
clearly understand the situations, and
seek to infnse the modern element
ming it with the realism of lite? Do
we not turn to the "Humpty Dumptys"
and "White Fawns" and ''Genevieves,"
which mean nothing, but titillate our
nerves and humor US with untrammelled
frivolty? sBnrlesque is showing its power
in France, disguised, it is true, In music,
bat .swaying. the multitude; crossing the
btC ldtid Vi PiIiOS doSOlb-
ing itself among the Germans. 1t has de-
veloped special writers and artists in Eng
land, and from both France and England
we have imported the luxury by the ship
load. The Americans have shown char
acteristic partislity for burlesque, which
Is not unaccouutable, seeing that so ear
nest, so intense people N 1st have keen
of the blithesome element
which is never permitted TO enter into their
social or business affairs" ,s--, -3s,.+ .r;
Those of our citizens who read it were
With an emphatic 20, how
they spoke of it. They were
proud that they had in their midst an edi-
tor who could write so beautifully and so
finely. The friends of the journal were
In raptures. Now, for any other paper to
appropriate this notice and palm it off as
It's own, without giving even indirectcreG-
It, is an outrage that calls loudly upon the
of all our citizens, without re-
gard to party considerations; yet the Neoo
York World has been guilty of this very
outrage-this outrage that
language is too poor properly to charac-
terize. On the 10th of November-just
seven days before the Journal published II
lin the amusement column, the World
gave the following to its readers as origi-
nal: -a..f no. ----.
"Burlesqe is healthy enough, and all men
not utterly depraved by the solemnities OF
bread and butter, relish it now and then
with the old zest of childhood. Then. again,
is the free, rollicking, enjoyable
side of that outgrown theatric business
which no ingenuity of mechanism nor
device of science will exactly adapt to the
spirit of the age. The pomps and possibil-
tiles OF feudalIsm and chivairy, of all things
the best adapted to the dramatic show, no
longer interest US, for we are in daily con-
tact with more stupendous possibilities,
and have the trag ,dies Of the whole race at
our fingers ends. Do we not turn ava,
from the efforts of the play -wrights-thost
fellows who clearly under
stand the situation, and seek to infuse til,
boldly cramming it with the realism
of life. Do we not turn to
the "Humpty Dumptys" and white
Fawns" and 'Genevieves," which mean
nothing, but titillate our nerves and humor
US with untrammelled frivolity Burlesque
is showing its power in France, disguised
it is true, in music, but swaying the multi
titude; crossing the border into the land
of phlegm, and asserting itself among the
0CIudues IL Hdo uCfCiOpSu epCCIdi WIlCcIs
and artists in England, and from both
France and England we have imported the
luxury by the shipload. The Americans
have shown a characteristic partiality for
burlesque which is not unaccounIable, see
ing that so earnest, so intense people must
have keen appreciation of the blithesOme
element which is never permitted to enter
into their social or business AFFAIRS"
By comparison it will be seen that these
two NOTES.-THE Journals and the Worlds
are precisely alike, word for word, perioa
for period, comma for comma, interroga-
tion mark for Interrogation mark-alike
in everything. Although it appeared in
the Journal seven days after it appeared in
the World, we are sure that the World took
it without credit from the Journal, for we
know that the .InaIa.nnI has such an nncnn-