New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-19
IN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

Our widely circulated contemporary, line
| NewYorlx World" announces that IL Is about to
| entcr upon nm altogether new and untricd field
| For the special enlightenment Of Republicans
who are 'purposely kept in ignorance by The
| Tribune It saws: 1.-The World will undertake
70 be an organ of truth" 1t will undertake,
It continues, ITO speak to Republicans as If 1t
were what they so sadly lack in this city, a
| truth-telling organ Of their own. We shall
watch this experiment with interest. Our con-
| Temporary has cssaycd great variety OF under
! takings during It's somewhat noisy career bur
this, believe. is the Qrst time 1t has attempt
| cd truh-tcng. If It's readers detect AWKWARD
ness In its preliminary efforts, they must not
| be impatient or ccnsoriOus. but make charitable
allowance for its incxpcricnce. II has not yer
announced when the experiment Will begin, Dut
as it promises to be one Of the most startling
sensations which our sensational contemporary
has ever sprung upon Its readers. we venture
to express the hope that il will give It's public
fair warning before II launches out Otherwise
the sIddcnncss Of it might dSlocate the intel
lectual processes Of It's readers.
Too sudden change in fixed habits even when
the habits are Enthusiastically bad is frequently
attended with danger to health Hence the
wcllknown practice Of "tapcring Off" on the
part OF persons who have become addicted 10
accommodating Gags" A short turn In slch
cases IL liable TO bring on the maady known
m the Kelley Cure rs the ID. rs" II occurs
to us that our contemporary. having In view It's
own physical health, should not begin truth
telling" too abruptly. Notwithstanding the temp
tation 10 produce "A sensation. The fate OF the
man who turned Il corner SO suddenly thar his
moral nature and his digestive organs got all
mixed UP, and he was never able aficrWard 10
separate his conscience from his liver or dis
tngrsh between the roglIrg'atiOnS Of sour
stomach and the birth of a great purpose, should
BE- Il warning TO our nciChbOr. Then too II
should not forget the well known ease Of the
cavalry horse who when the charge was sound
ed started so quick that he dropped his tail OIL.
II seems 10 us-ind may be parlOncd for
the interest we take In the experiment, because
It's avowcl purpose Is 70 cnligltcn Republicans
whom The Tribune has "purposcly kept IN IL
nOrance'-lt seems 10 us that good way 10 |
make a beginning Ia "truth-tcllng' would be- TO
withdraw some Of thc-wcll. the things that are |
not truths we will not characterize them |
which "The World" now has outstanding. Not |
all " them II courSc-that would take too much |
timc-but just enough TO get It's hand In. so
TO speak aud give The paper new slant. After
having for 50 many years acted upon the prin-
ciplc that abstract truth
is n monster OF such frgh,ful mien
AZ O. be hated needs but 10 be- seen,
Il should move slowly through the stages OF
endurance and pity before falling into It's ON
brace And we also bog 10 express the hope
that II Will by some new arrangement ~ signal
flags or electric lights on It's office dome Jet the
public know when the "truthtcllng' is 10 be
gin. There has been no event Of such over
shadowiug importance since Steve Brodlc !
jumped the Bridge. We await II with interest.
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