The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-03
Some Remarks Scarcely Worth Printing

The Ne,c York Star, journal printed. and.
technically speaking, published in this town,
contained on Sunday the paragraph which
is here subjoincd:
Our modest neiRhbOr The SS congratuAtes the POgt
and tho TmsS on having tardy Joined in the assault
upon tho spy census after Commissioner POTTER had
surrendered 1t that II it, neghbors did help
to overthrow the monster they have at least exhibited
considerable energy in jumping VI its PROSTATE form
But how about THE SUSS part in the spy census
war; Who gave to it tho right to congratulate and
thank eeventhhour al!ies THE sUN enlisted only Just
little before the and the Post Tho star several
weeks RS soon as any knowledge was obtained OF
tho intended pr ceedngs Of Commissioner PoRWEs
enumerators started the attack on tho spy census
which it has continued ever since Those who march
In the rear guard should not strut like pioneers"
Yesterday the same journal remarked
again, concerning the obnoxious questions
on the census schedule:
The storm of popular Indignation that followed
tho "drs exposure OF their character forced the
Census Superintendent TO instruct his subordnates
TO attempt 10 punish any persons declining answer
them"
We find that within few days past the
same journal has spoken OF 1.-THE opposition
first formulated by the Star and now gem
eral throughout the country" namely, the
opposition to tho obnoxious questions, and
has likewise remarked that popular indig-
nation has risen to the height Of storm
since the Star directed attention to the
odious peculiarities of the spy census"
We confess we were not aware that THE
Sun had the assistance OF SO valuable and
influential an ally. New Workers and out
siders will alike be surprised to learn that
handspring of public opinion Is coied In the
office of the New York Star, c. p. HUNTING
TON, proprietor. In the absence from its
columns OF either news or original ideas of
value, this obscure and silly journal has
sometimes managed to engage tho atten-
tion OF the newspapers Of New York by ac-
cusing them OF Initiating the Star" OF
"crlbbing the Stars local news" OF max
ing weak Efforts to initiate the Star by steal
ing Its news, and SO forth; as il anybody
wanted to initiate the Star, or as II its dismal
columns ever contained anything that
would seem worth stealing, even to the
most INSCRIPTIONS contemporary!
All OF this is probably nothing more
than editorial attitudinzing for the benefit
OF couple OF proof readers or a struggle to
Impress newsdealers with the idea that the
Star Is really In the procession and not on
the sidewalk. No attention is paid, az a rule.
TO the frantic but harmless demonstrations
OF our funny contemporary. Nevertheless, il
that journal was really the first to discover
the unconstitutionalty and outrageous char
acter o. the last nineq questions on the sched-
ue every citizen owes ii debt of gratitude
And if, under all the disadvantages of OBJ
security and limited circulation and influ-
ence. it has in fact initiated, led and d-
rected the recent campaign for the rights OF
citizenship. 1t has achieved an extraordinary
victory. and deserves much praise. HE