New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08
DONT, OH DON'T.

Our eycitable contemporary 1.-The World has
" Dont-ed" once more in a doublc-lcadcd ati-
Gle addressed to Senator Hill made up OF short
convul,ive paragI Iph> sprinked with titles and
writing with muscular contorion. 1t does not
vet appear that these Don',s.' though power
fully written and effectively set up, have seriously
disturbed the eminent statesman to whom they
are addressed. or in any way shaken his purpose.
THE Worlds dOublclcadcdnesS is always
rather impressive. When 70 double leads 1t ADDS
italics-which though obsolete III good literature,
are really good help 70 the Northumberland
emitS great thoughts i'll an crupllye lluS2lSh way
with pallScS and punctUatiOns, 1t arrests me at
tention OF the careless reader a. nothing else can
II is the solt of thing which when heard at mid
night leads the vgant policeman to say " He
crps 80 and lead a tired Wandclcr in. Set up
at the head of 1.-The Worlds" editorial page, 1t
means to the habitual reader either that that
entcrprising journal has added another sub
,cribcr to its 1900, 900, or that by means of
It's uncqualed facilities it has succeeded in work
ing out from the raycingS OF casual button
hole the details Of a startling crime.
In the present instance, however though it has
dashed all It's surroundings into such state OF
excitement that during the business hours one
can hardly pass The World office and the APP
proaches to the Brooklyn Bridge without imm-
ncnt danger OF being run over, 1t does not appear
that Senator Hill, to whom the articles have been
addIcSsed, has 50 much "a turned hair. lie
must he very impressive person. For he Is
candidate fer the nomination for President OF
the United States by the Democratic party. And
The Wcrld' is an uncOmmonly influential organ
Of that party 20 influential that IT has already
announced its deliberate purpose to elect Demo
cratic President this year. and has invited sub
s1ipton> on that account. What makes the
situation more cmarkabe-unaccounta in
facts that 1.-THE Worlds doublelcadcd
" Don'ts" and asonizing jcrkinc>s related only 70
the date If the call for the Democratic state
Convention. small favor one would think.
Especially since THE World made Hill Senator
and made his "atcr ego Roswell Flower Gov
crnor, and stood by him while he stole the Legs
latuC. and has been his advocate, defender and
champion when great many respectable Demo
ciatS either kicked or stood still and wondered
All that The World asked was that he
should change the date of his convention. And
il has asked II >eycial times over in such double
leads and italics and crkineSs Of Httcranc", that
the man were only human, il would at least have
ccitcd some response, some explanation. But
the gIeat man makes no sign. And all the time
the double loaded Don'tS' 60 on. There's a
sele> OF them in the saturday issue of 1.-The
World" that really seem irresistible, 50 full
aIe they Of pltho>, vinegar pcrspIation, high
tone elegant language. and all the things that
make life worth living. He is a hard-heartcd
ungratcful senator. What if The World
should decide upon his destruction Appalling
thought And yet who doubts if "Thc
World" which made Hill, resolves upon his fall
that that ends the career Of this great uminary
And all Just because he called his convention on a
cold day in February and The World' got left
No. no: it must not be. The senator i too
able. too pl'Iotc, too upright, too everything
that is beautiful and good, to bc sacrificed just
for date. Let him check his Ia,hnc>S and
change his date And then lct him stand in
front Of THE World' office and himself put tp
Il paintyc and rcmOr>cful Don't Then all
will be well. And we see no other way out Of it,