The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-01
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TIE Bun IL doing the cause OF honest Jour.
nalism q notable service in the exposure Of
the methods pursued by the World In getting.
or purporting to got, news Built up By cater.
ing to tho most vulgar and shallow minded Of
tastes. sensational and INSCRIPTIONS in its
methods OF obtaining news, It now stands con.
victed Of q crime not only against the publio
but It's " profession. the falsifyina and fab,
ricating Of information. In the whole history
OF journalism We have not heard Of moreun.
blushing imposture. moro audaoious disrs.
gard for the sacred rights Of others than have
characterized this newspaper under It's pros.
emit management Through Il and other Jour.
nails. hardly moro soruralous or light
minded. the press Of Amedca 10 heoomins
. reproach to us and . byword to oil civilized
countries. But We arc convinced that pryins
for scandal into private concerns. ~foistinr bo.
gus interviews. tickling the vanity OF isno.
rant and ienobla people. advocating principlea
worthy only OF . charlatan and o demagorua
reoklessly injuring or destroying reputation.
for the profit Of sensation" are methods ~
journalism which will die out In this couptry
II the really respectable newspapers would
lend themselves to tho work. II tho pulnIt
would give its powerful aid. II the men who
are a force In the literary. political. or social
world strsnuously combine with voice and Dan
against these pests OF civilization. they might
In time be boycotted out OF existence Person,
who do or ought to know better countensuos
such journals - tho World because they find
them ontorprising. Save the mark II truth.
fulness. purity. thought, and refinement are
not higher attributes than enterprise, thsp
man 10 not . higher animal than q monkey.
Prom he sassn,uo Ns~.
A abort TINA arm Tpr Srr oHorod - n.uaA.
managers Of tho Now York World 81, 900 II thu
fact could be established that the published
interviews between tho World. Bismarck, and
6chiaparelli were genuine. Without thu
shadow OF evasion or qualification THE Suy
declared editorially that these interviews were
fakes. pure and simple. and thai the dispatches
to the World were clean.cut fabrications out
Of whole cloth. and written In tho office Of the
World The latter journal accepted the chal.
lonRe. and ito Waterloo 10 familiar to the
Newspaper world. TIL Sun has completely
cornered the World and established tho fact
that no interviews had taken place between
the Worlds representatives. Bismarck. and
sohiapArslli at all.
Newspaper that we denounce such political
methods as being disgraceful. butt is because
Of its damaging influence to the calling Of
journalism In general That It will greatly
and permanently impair tho most powerful
Democratic paper published In America. 10 OF
NO particular qualification to the NeDa. But
that this ~high-handed and unparalleled fraud
By one OF the ablest papers in the country will
lessen the peoples faith in the truthfulness Of
what they read. there can be no doubt. A cen.
tury will not repair what the World has lost.
and Il 10 safe to soy that 1t will be q long time
before It will have the nerve to spread before
the reading public again its column Of "sxclu.
sivs news" That ALI Is fair in politics." 10
generally conceded: but the Worlds fake
dispatches and bogus interviews with Bis
msrok w s~ohiaparelu. have transcribed the
limits. even OF the old and false proverh
TFuth-tslling journalism will tell in the end.
and We hope that newspaper mon will turn to
profit the lesson tho World has learned. Were
1t possible for . newspaper 10 get tat on the
magnitude Of It's lies, TIE Sun has caused the
World to swallow enough OF them within the
last three weeks TO make the latter look like Q
campaign balloon.
Jsn as Ms Br,A,ts Rsasrd
The World has IN unsnvisbls reputation foe
the class Of swindling and obscene advertise.
ments. which md their WAY into its eolumnA
From d. PassssA Dsv~A
When the World begins to abuse . man.
thouEhtful people instinctivsly look around
for any good Qualities that may have caused
the assault
<tea ~ 0iase Dolly fr0NA
The New York Worlds Western rainbow
fund 10 booming along stthe rate Of ST . day
No~ ~ cxoaAf~ sad 1s.kaAs.
Brtggs-I saw youns Bangor the other day
smoking . cigarette and wearing . silk hat
and . sack coat. and the next day I heard that
his people had disowned him.
Griw0a-puk that -~ans< %h> r>aao~
Briggs-Whst was It then2
Grigss-His father caught him with . COPY
Of the New York World in his pocket