The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-15
Jersey City as Seen Wi New York
Eyes.
1t was Burns who sang
Oh, wad some power the giftie gle US,
ro saa nlrsels ns il hers see u.s.

1t was Burns who sang
Oh, wad some power the Siftie gle US,
To see oursels as ithers see us!
He thought it was impossible, how
ever desirable; but if he were Jersey
Citizen this morning he would find
his desire realized, at least in col
lective sort of way. An observant
New Yorker has been in our midst the
past year, "a chiel among us takin,
notes'-to use Burns phrase again
and this morning he unburdens him
self of his accumulated reflections
through the columns of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS Sunday edition.
Mr.. Augustine e. Costello is no
crude or shallow observer. He has
for twenty years been a professional
newspaper writer. As he hints in his
opening apologetic sentences, he has
seen much both of this and the other
continent. He has studied men and
affairs and written books, the latest
and by no means the least of which
deals with an important feat ure OF
our own municipal life-for Mr.. Cos
tello is the author of the excellent
History of the Jersey City police re-
Gently published and received with
much favor both by the press and by
readers generally.
In printing Mr.. Costello's review of
Jersey Citys civilization from New
Workers. point of view, we commit
ourselves, of course, to no guarantee
of his facts and no endorsement Of his
views. Indeed it is in the nature of
things that we should radically differ
from him, as esoteric and ex-
oteric judgments must always
diverge.. 1t is in the nature of things
that he should mistake appearances
for facts and should substitute
theories for principles. Indeed this is
the value to Jersey City of Mr.. Cos
tello's article. 1t does not convey to
us the truth about our city. We all
know that better than any outsider,
uOWGNtI SuI0Ad anu OboCi fobts ~
tells us how we look, as Others see US.
Mr. Costello's picture is not a flat
tering one. 1t does not matter that he
is absolutely wrong on fifty facts. He
shows. us clearly enough why our city
grows no faster, why it is spoken of
slightingly by New Workers. 1t
.,,s,,,. cIo,r o,.J dic,naI tn tba,n TT
is behind the age in the supertici-
alities. in gingerbread on the building
fronts and asphalt laid pavements,
and so the rapid and aesthetic New
Yorker looks with pity on u.s. OF
course, in some things he is right.
When he speaks of our slow cars,
dirty streets and bad water, he hits
real evils.
1t is fair to Mr.. Costello to say that
in one view he looks behind the
trifles at the people themselves, and
he sees clearly enough that New
Workers have no advantages over us.
He sees, as he puts it, that the
people of this city are we'll dressed,
intelligent, industrious, progressive,
and it puzzles him that they
should live in town, all of which,
so far as he has seen in his
limited walks, is dingy and old
looking This is the outsiders weak
point. He does not know enough of
the city's history to know that what
we are, we are ourselves, while we
inherit most Of our surroundings from
bygone era.
But all this is changing fast Mr..
Costello must have shut his eyes not
to have seen the new city that is
springing up on the ruins of the old.
Let him come here again in five years
and he will find inspiration for diff
ferent song.
The tin plate liar will give us a rest now until
the Presidential campaign opens next year.
Stcte Gazette
Yes, iu's time. The public has been
waiting good while for you fellows
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