Evening journal., 1897-08-21
LOOKING BACKWARD.

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Our slow but worthy contemporary
at the rear OF Bill Jones green grocery
stand at Third and King streets feels
sore. IL is never up-to-date In the mat
ter OF news. but not for a year has 1t
been so far behind as during the past
week. II has been left on every inn
portant happening of the last six days
and we are not surprised that it feels
both sad and weary. Processing, as it
does, to be the afternoon organ OF the
Republican party, it did not have
line about the meeting OF the regular
Republican State Committee in this city
on Wednesday, at which Secretary Col
quhoun resigned, his successor was
elected and Chairman Browne was au-
thorlzed to appoint a committee of
eight representative Republicans to
cooperate with the Addicksites TO ef-
feet harmony All the Democratic
papers had the story on that day, and
the next day was spent by our slow
but worthy contemporary at the rear of
Bill Jones green grocery stand. crying
over its own shortcomings as a party
organ.
The Law and Order Societys attor-
ney appeared before Deputy Attorney
General Cooper and lodged information
that a woman had died at Port Penn as
the result of a criminal operation, per-
formed by a St Georges physician. Our
slow but worthy, contemporary knew
nothing about. Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Cooper sent State Detectives Witsil
and McVey to Port Penn to investigate
the affair. Our slow. but worthy, con-
temporary knew nothing about it. They
returned and reported that the informa-
ton was such as to warrant the hold
ing of an autopsy. Our slow, but
worthy contemporary knew nothing
about it. Coroner's Physician Smith
and DR.. Joseph p. Pyle were called in
and ordered to proceed to Port Penn.
They went, and the two state detectives
went with them. Our slow but worthy,
contemporary knew nothing about it.
W The autopsy was held and the party re-
turned. Our slow, but worthy, contem-
porary knew nothing about it until 1t
picked up the Evening Journal that
evening and read the whole story Then
it felt sad and sore to think that its
own reportorial slowness had caused 1t
to be beaten in such an inexcusable
manner. There was only one thing
left for 1t to do. That was to howl
yellow journalism" and play the baby
act.
II you want the news, crisp and fresh
every afternoon, you must read the
Evening Journal. The items printed in
the columns OF our slow, but worthy
contemporary have the moss of centur-
les growing on them Its latest war
news tells us about the invasion OF
Greece by Xerxes. It's court proceed
ings are full OF the trial of Warren
Hastings. It's maritime news informs
us thar the Ark. Captain Noah, bound
for Mt Ararat, cleared on such and
such a day. Its extra editions depict
the horrors Of the drowning of Pharoaf
and his host in the Red sea. Its police
news graphically describes the arrest
OF Guy Fawkes and his fellow-conspir.
ators, and the editor of its religious de
partment is now editing the sermon OF
the Mount for publication in this even
ing's paper. The Daily Republican
revels in the past. In the moss-growl
grammar of its reportorial staff ther'
is no such tense as present or future
In order for us to enter into a contro
versy with such a relic it would be nee
essary for us to use a back-action tele
phone and a wire five centuries lone
Times are hard and We cannot bear tn
expense.
We respect the Daily Republican 70
its antiquity. We admire il for its az
parent determination to catch up wit
the times, but when it's editor sticks hi
head through the gray mess Of ages an
begins talking about colors, we cannC
remain silent, for he has no right to tai
of anything more recent than the lane
ing OF the Pilgrims fathers