Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-20
FIRM the Chicago Tribune.1
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK on THE
OUTRAGE BUSINESS.

OUTRAGE BUSINESS.
the discussion of the Iouisiana emeute
has brought out one prominent fact rela-
tive to the Journalism of the two represent
tative Northern cities. Chicago and New
York. The latter press, claiming for it.
self q metropolitan and cosmopolitan char
acter and everything outside of New York
as provincial" has now shown itself to
be merely shallow-pated partisan press.
conducted in the interests of yiruent
Bourbonism and, true to the provcrbial
character of the Bourbon, never learns
anything. In coniradistinction TO the
course of the superficial New York press,
the Chicago press has comprehended and
recognized the gravity of the situation in
Louisiana, and treated in calm, moder-
ate, and reasonable manner, and in conso-
nance with facts, so far as facts have be-
come known. This is true of every paper
in Chicago.-The Tribune, Times, Inter
Ocean, and Stats Zeitung. of the morning
papers. and the Journal, Post, and Neue
Freie -Presse. of the evening. None of
these papers entirely agree in their views
of political questions, and yet all of them
have discussed the Louisiana question up
on a basis OF facts. have endeavored to ar
rive at some reasonable and logical view
oi the situation, and to suggest some prac-
tical remedy, and in this way have kept
the public pulse cool and steady On the
other hand. the New York papers have
not waited for facts or recognized facts at
all, but have united in one general howl
Of rage and malignity against the Presi-
dent, who has as yet neither acted nor
spoken in the Louisiana matter. Fore
most among them in malicious rancor is
the paper which Horace Greeley founded.
and which, during his lifetime, did WOO
man service for liberty and Unonism
Since it has passed into the ownership of
the late Jim Fisk s partner, jay Gould,
is has been conducted in the interests of
liourbonism and stock gambling. The
Herald, Express, World, and Sun,-the
latter perhaps the mangiest cur Of the lot.
rs its hostility to the President is based
upon personal spite and disappointed
cupidity howl in unison. paw no regard
TO facts unless il he to dls,ort and misstate
them, and have no other object apparent
iy In view except 10 inilame the public
mind: Even poor old Mr.. Bryant. turn
ing MS soth year, and arrived at an age
when ne should he In the enjoyment OF
tn"l SS'su' Pni'oooPuy Whlcn grows out
oil lie lived IN the higher relms of poe
try, is dragged from his Homeric labors
and allows himself TO trait his poet's robes
through the political mire Can anythino
he more piiable than this spectacle of the
Bard OF Thanatcpsis dropping his lyre.
which has just sounded the epic strains of
Homer. TO turn the democratic hand-or.
gan for the edification OF the blind and
nlisled popuace ? Even tho New York
Times has not stood up before the storm,
as il should have done, but bows its head
and pathetically weeps. And this is the
style ia In which the great metropolitan
and cosmopolitan papers Of New York
treat the most important question before
the country. The Burlington Courier and
Squashvine Patriot digDijed compared
with them. Have We arrived at that
epoch of Repablicanism VIXEN honesty