Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07

The New York Star pretends to be a
heightened journal. 1t looks with scorn
upon some of the methods employed by
the New York World to secure popularity
and circulation, and yet it is quite doubt.
full if the World was ever guilty of any
thing so mean as to bring its own staff
into disrepute. In an editorial in Satur-
days issue on "rhe Reporter Of the Flu
ture," the Star says:
The grounds of the White House we're
surrounded on Wednesday evening by
curious negroes, impudent small boys
and ill-bred women, all eager for any
glimpse possible of those invited to the
Presidents wedding. Such a gathering
is not to be wondered at, but any one
laying claim to refinement or good breed
ing would have been ashamed to be
caught in such company. Yet among
the motley thrOng were many men of edu-
cation who would repel with anger the
lntimati0n that they are not gentlemen.
These men were there as tbe hired spies
Of the people who would scOrn to hang
about the doors and peer into the windows
of a house to which they were themselves
not invited. They were the agents of the
curiosity of those who would be ashamed
to do the work they expect others to do
for them. They were, in short, the news
paper reporters.
When the President and his bride took
their first walk at Deer PARK, where they
had sought a few days of rest and seciu-
sion, they discovered the mob of reporters
who had pursued them, prepared to
watch their every movement and eagerl Y
announce 1t to the world.
In the issue of the Star in which this
article appears there is a dispatch from
Deer Park from which the following ex-
tracts were taken:
President Cleveland and wife took
luncheon today with ex-senator
Henry 6. Davis, OF West Virginia. Moth
ing elaborate was attempted in the way
of menu, but good, sensible mountain
meal was partaken OF, and apparently en-
IOyed by the distinguished guests. While
the party were at the table an amateur
photographer took several views OF the
Davis cottage, and endeaYOred. but with
out success, TO obtain a sitting of the
guests. After luncheon the bride and
groom, in ex-senator Davis open phaeton,
were driven back TO their cottage, where
they spent more than an hour reading
over different newspaper accounts of their
wedding and ssojourn at Deer Park.
The President is said to have received
to-day some 0Ncial papers from w Washing
ton, TO which he gave considerable time.
This afternoon about 4 O'clock the Presi-
dent and wife were taken out TO ride by
ex-senator Davis, the objective points be-
ing Mountain Lake and Eagle Mountain.
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Mrs. Cleveland, attired in becoming
gray suit appeared on the piazza of the
cottage for while shortly before noon to-
day. The couple make no effort to con-
ceal themselves, and have on two occa-
sions walked by the station where the
eager correspondents do their work.
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The party returned from their drive be-
tween and O'Clock, and found dinner
ready for them IN their cottage.
An amusing incident occurred at an
early hour this evening. A negro tramp
worked ms way up 10 the cottage from
the woods back OF the house, and was
about 10 approach it when one OF the Bal
timore and ONO officers spled him, and
Fastening toward tue man With pair of
nippers in his hand, greatly alarmed the
ne gro. He begged for mercy, and de-
clared he only wanted to see ''de Presi-
dent" as he'd "hearn dc boss was in dat
house"
It is all well enough for the Star, or any
other newspaper. 10 coudemn the re-
porters IL il doesn't approve Of their meth
DDS OF getting the news, but newspaper
which employs reporters u do what it
condemns aud prints matter obta ned in
ways which 20 publicly disapproyes does
something much more deserving OF con-
tempt and condemnation than the meaus
rcsOrted 10 By the reporters to obtain
news. The reporters who are condemned
are more worthy Of respect than the
paper, because they az least are not dou-
ble-iaced. The star doubtless ordered its
reporter % 20 70 Deer Park and report
every bit OF gossip he could pick up about
the President aud his bride. H. prints
what be reports, aud then calls him a spy
and otherwise attompts 90 belittle him,
with the hope Of making the public be-
lioye that 10 is hotter than ~ really is.
The public viii excuse almost anything
sooner than hypocrisy
There b. nauseatlng hsny smell about
The buster of the piumed Knight up lu