Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
JcaIons Newspapers.

The New York city newspapers are
very jealous of each other. Apparently
each one is trying to injure the other
While all of them are edited with ability
good part Of the ability is wasted in at
tacks upon each other. The Sun gave
Pull ger, OF the lVorid, no rest until he
resigned mis- seat in Congress.
1t did not even then give him rest.
1t pointed out that while PuiJzers
alleged reason for resgning was
that his newspaper demanded
all his time, there must have
been some other reason, because he has
announced his intention of going to En-
rope for year, and, therefore, the de-
mands Of his newspaper could not be so
imperative alter all. In Wash
rngtOn dispatch it pretends to give
the real reasons for mis- resigna-
ton. One OF these reasons was
that Mr.. Pulitzer undertook TO secure
social position In Washington, with the
hope that once established in Washington
society be would have little difficulty
in getting into New York society.
Another was that it made Mr.
viii occupying his seat in the House, by
people from St Louis who knew him when
he was a coachman and restaurant
waiter IN that ty Whether the SUMS
reasons are the correct ones or not,
1t was hard V fair for it to continue to
annoy Mr.. Pulitzer after he had ceased to
be a public servant.
For day or two the Sun, Tribune and
WORTH have been inexpressibly happy,
apparently, over the testimony of Mr..
Forbes President OF tue Bell Telephone
Company, or at least that part OF it in
which he stated that the Bell Company
had paid the New York Times 81, POO for a
four-cOlumn article. Toe attacks of the
San, IYorLd and Tribune upon Attorney
General Garland have been so persistent
and bitter that there hav been hints that
they were inspired by the cash of the Bell
Company. They were, therefore, neces-
sarly extremely gratifed to have it
stated from the witness stand, and that.
too, by the chief officer of the Bell Com
pany, that they had received nothing
from that company, and they were even
more gratified TO have it stated by the
same witness that the Times. which has
been attacking the Bell Company, had
received 81, 200.
or course, the Times replied that what
it published was only an advertisement,
and doubtless it was, but it was not so
marked, and it was certainly a very
strong defense Of the Bell company. 1t.
however, the Bell company hoped to make
friend Of the Times by paying $500 a col
umn to nave its affairs put before the pub
lie by hat paper, it made mistake. 1t
would not be just to suspect that the
Times hoped TO get another advertise
meut by attacking the Bell com
phny, or under the cover OF
attacks hoped to hide what it did
get. tits hardly tn be supposed, how
ever, that the Times would sell it's opin
ions on any important matter for quite so
small a sum as 81 200.
But the thing to be particularly de-
precated in the New York papers
is their apparent insincerity and
evident disposition to get the
advantage of each other in matters per-
tanning to the labor troubles. 1t is only
lately that they have begun to deal with
these matters in a way commensurate
with their Importance and the danger at
tached to them.