New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-19
THE YELLOW WAX.

To the mind that feeds Oh !elio" jun
az n steady diet the war sltua'ioh mus ~,
inst now somewhat blurred and lndehni'e' Ano
innior yellow appears to have "'hui""n "
troned corps Of word painters. fiction Wr'erS
and insnired artists from Cuba. where they were
engaged in expelng Spanish tyranny from 'he
island Inv bringing to bear upon 1t all the re-
sources Of the American language. accompanied
nv woodcuts Of great power from FOX DUN
of Martyrs" and to have addressed ltseh 10
rho enterprise of conveying to Pubic q'ii'er-
inc with expectancy. the very latest ana most
conous utterances of the two gentlemen Oh
chlyalrous renown who contemplate se''ins
presently at Carson, New, in the presence "a
large gatemoney, the momentous question:
"Whos who!' Overcoming Its natural oesHo
70 do good by stealth, the junior yellow mas per.
mitted the public to be Informed by means vi
headlines and large type, so that us accula'!
cannot be questioned, that II mas cop!rish'eu
both cladiatOrs at enormous expense. anu d.
the sacrifice of its most cherished polltlcal COLI
yictions secured monopoly OF their lntelectuai
processes during the period OF preparation. ID!
this means its readers will be enaDled 10 ehJo!
by far the most stirring part or that great
tournament without mourning travelling eA-
penses or putting out gate-money
Whether this change Of venue Is due 10 con-
viction on the part of the younger yellow mat
Christendom is more profoundly Interested III
the settlement Of the question who's VINO!
| in Nevada than in the progress or inc war lor
| freedom In Cuba; or from its discovery that as
| matters now stand if this country should de-
| clare war against Spain 1t would be solely OH
| account of the detention OF the correspondent or
| It's rival the older yellow-which would be SIM
| ply dsgusting-or because the older yellow
practising the amenities Of yellow Journalism,
has corrupted and taken into its own service the
Younger yeOw's Cuban wOrd-painter, IS not yet
| known. The bare cold fact Is that the younger
yellow has transferred its enterprise from Cuba
TO Nevada, and established in the latter-by
| means of copyrights and rOn-bOund contracts
with the gladators-a monopoly of news from
that interesting centre of intelligence. 1t must
not be for a moment supposed that on this ac-
| count the readers of the older yellow will be
| left in darkness as to the movements. intel
lectual and physical Of the heroes upon whom
the interest Of the votaries Of yellow journalism
is centred. 1t already has a corps Of its own
word-painters on the ground, whom no copyright
nor contract can deter from saying GOOD morn
ing" or How are ye?' every day to each gladi-
| ator. and who know their business we'll enough
TO nut into well-watered and amplfed yellow
iournal American what their contracts compel
them TO omit saying. The gladiators will, OF
course repudiate it the next day In the younger
yellow in very large type This will doubtless
be kept up until the decisive day arrives. And
the odds are about 16 to that the fight between
the yeows will be more blOOd-curdling and
heart-rendIng than the fight between the gladi
atOrs
Meantime the senior yellow, having secured
the services Of the younger yeOw's Cuban word
painter and being in sole possession OF that field
of enterprise, Is diligently preparing FOR war
II will either declare war or discharge It's WORD
painters and melt up its large type. The word
painter whom it has recently acquired from III
Younger rival is very much worked up about 1t
Having located himself at Philadelphia, within
easy call of the National Capital on one hand ant
the yellow headquarters in this city on the other
he has issued. in type so large and startling tina
the bronze Franklin in Printing House Squar
cond read 1t with ease If held up on the Cit.
Hall steps, q proclamation so tremulOus all owe
with word-pOwer, pepper and pathOs that tn
sole occupant Of the benches around the foun
tain in City Hall Park rose up thrilled wit
emotion as soon as he read 1t and went away
whether to buy Cuban bonds or enlist in III
Cuban army Is not known. The public MINI
and heart have not been SO stirred since Steve
Brodle jumped the Bridge. The word-palnte
says that the other word-painter now under al
rest was "in the legitimate pursuit OF legit
} mate, though hazardous. calng"-in large car
itals-and that the only pretext for his arres
was that he had served as an aide-de-camp o.
/ the staff Of the insurgent chief Maceo. He con
, siders this interference with him ian affrOnt t
, the Laws OF Natohs'-in type as large as
musket-ball and as loud as a bass drum-and h
says everybody ought to rise right up and dc
, mand his release He closes with n loud bu
. nexpressibly solemn, warning 10 the State DC
partment that II. through Its "ncomprehenslbl
, Indifference" this man lis permitted to die o