Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-18
Following n Bad Lead

We had not credited the report OF the waning
fortunes Of the New York Tribune under its
present management, but it would appear to
have some confirmation, from the fact that it
is now sping the libelous and scurriious SEN
satiOnalism of the New York Sun, especially in
it, Washington correspondence. the Tribune
In this makes two mistakes; first in supposiny
that the nOtOTiety the San has attained is true
newspaper success, and next in thinking there
Is room, even N New York, for two papers OF
the stamp OF the Sun. That such papers achieve
no permanent footing Is demonstrated by the
ephemeTsl nature OF the prosperity Of such
scurrilous flash papers as the Scorpion and Paul
Pry, upon which the .SuH Is modelled
These papers in their time had a large tenn
poraTy sale, but the public soon tired of
their high spiced scurrility, and they dis
APPEARED As suddenly as they rose The
SGH begins 10 show the same decadence
It's Circulation, II appears, has never been more
than quarter what II claims even when it SUD-
plies dealers on commission, allowing them TO
return copies they DO not sell. Papers OF large.
genuine circulation in families can be recog-
Dized AZ once by the amount and class of their
advertising. The Philadelphia Ledgsr, the Rich
mOnd DispGtck and our own paper are iIlustra-
lions OF this class Of family journals or universal
circulation The New York San shows by its
meager advertising that IL has no hold amongst
the thoughtful, respectable business community
The San Of yesterday, foT instance had barely
i've columns OF advertising, including some
"dead-h horse" double column job type adyer-
tising, while TIE STAR had nineteen columns
OF 1--we advertising. fresh from the people
''Wants, - "FOr Rent" ''FOr Sale, !" .. Business
Chances" Auction Sales" "Dry Goods"
''keal Estate" Meetings" "Amusements,"
&C. &c; and the same comparison may be
made, with the same results, any day.
The TrlJEHs will make a mistake in a bust
ness way, as well a. in reputation, in following
me bad example Of the San, for good repute
ana business success 90 hand in hand in Jour
h~iism As well as in other pursuits.
New brooms sweep clean The Board Of
Health seem likely TO forfeit the good opinion
OF numerous citizens who gave them the COM
mendation they 80 well deserved for their Wig
eIous opening campaign against the intolerable
nuisance which had afflicted the community
FOR many years Of dogs, goats, COWS, geese aud
other animals running at large. Pretty soon
tne pound men paid no attention TO dogs but
were jealous In gobbling up horses and CO.'S
taxing them in some cases from under the ewes
or their keepers-that stock pays better. And
nov, when an energetic and practical member
OF the Health Board calls their attention to the
cog nuisance, the last state OF which Is worse
than the nrst, the said board has grave doubts
OF hts power to act, and refers the matter to the
committee on ordinances, where il may sleep or
not, just As fate or controlling circumstances
decide To the professional mind the
query naturally presents itself: IL Ii was law.
full to fish for CANNES with dog-nets a year or
more sgo, how l. IL that the legality OF such
fishery comes 10 be questioned now? The nuis-
snce y . zrieyous one in many sections, and the
0&szers will insist upon relief even II they have
- eSSsalxs An anti ssg crusade.