Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-07
TRUTH ABOUT THE NEW YORK SUN.

lnUI HDuuI lnI NEW iunN oUW'
N. Y. Tribune.
Much has been said during the last
two or three years IN criticism or cen
sure of the practices and tendencies of
what ia called the new Journalism. 1t
10 charged with pandering to the
cepraved tnstes OF the ignorant and
vicious; with spreading abroad pru-
RENT gossip and salacious scandals;
with investing crime with the charm
of romance and criminals with the halo
of heroism; with wantOn assaults upon
! the characters Of public men and pr
vatu citizens; with the degradation OF
| public morals and dobasement OF the
standards of social ethics and common
decency. 1t is, unfortunately. true that
the example set by Mr.. Charles A.
| Dana more than % years ugo, when he
| turned the New York Sun from "a
| reputable newspaper into channel for
| tho diffusion through the community,
| OF political corruption, personal ina.
| Lightly. reckless defamation, CON
scienceesH ribaldry, irreclaimable de-
pravity. and fathomless spite, has
| found imitators. But it must be said
that, though they have pursued some
of his methods go successfully as to
reduce his circulation and increase
| their own by many thousands, in one
particular ut least they have not APP
| preached hiH unrivalled pre-eminence,
| bur have left MIN solitary, towering,
unique. There IL not one OF them but
shows outwardly, and with at least the
| semblance of sincerity. Roms respect
for virtue. for houur. for honesty, for
| integrity, for patriotism, for civic
pride, or common decency in tho con-
duet OF politics and the administration
of public affairs. Only the New York
Sun sneers habitually at public virtue
Is hypocritical pretence, anil darides
tile aspirations of honest voters tor
good government as longings after the
unattainabe and Impossible by im-
practicable Missionaries and fools. Only
the New York Sun filings at taxpayers
complaining that they are plundered
and robbed The taunt that SO long as
they are in minority they have no
right 10 grumble at the rule of the ma
iority. Only the New York Sun
audaciously upholds municipal rob-
berry and mis.ue and with unblush.
ing elfrontery proposes tho erection OF
q statue in honor of the moo umental
municipal robber OF the age. Only tho
New York Sun openly proclaims it's
belief IN the politics Of plumber and
pillage. and pours contempt upon the
weakness and folly Of reformers who
believe honesty desirable and good
government possible.
1t IL not necessary to say this for the
enlig OF the community upon
winch this newspaper has beun for az
many years an infiiUtion and disgrace
But it may be useful to remind the
gentlemen just now 10 charge of the
Republican organization of the Greater
New York of the antscondents, remote
and immediate, of the newspaper which
apparently has the fullest confidence Of
their leaders, which assumes to be
their mouthpiece, and in that capacity
has been for the last three months or
more debating the policy of the party
and cracking the whip OF it's noisy
blarIguardism over the heads of Re-
publicnns of influence, character, and
standing. DO they believe that Mr..
Dana's newspaper has undergone a
change OF hearth That the leopard can
change his spots? DO they think that
the man who in 1884 supported Gen..
Butler on tue Greenback ticket is now
10 such deadly earnest for sound money
that he haa to make it an issue in q
municipal election? DO they think
, that the man who alone in all the
metropolitan press defended Tammany
robbery and misrule after it had been
, fully exposed, and who proposed the
erection OF a statue to Tweed after he
, had been found out, is sincere now In
, opposing the return of his old friends.
] associates, and patrons to power2 Dc
, they think this man, who before the
nomination OF William Mckinley de-
nouncsd him aH incompetent and unfit,
| and abused him day after day as {
: mortgaged candidate and dishonest
4 mRn-do they think this man il 81
solicitous for the welfare Of Mckinley
r administration that he must make
! municipal election hinge on its sup
a port2 DO they think that after eggini
I on the Citizens Union to make earl.
nominations, as he did repeatedly Lac
May and June in half satire but Who'll,
earnest, he is honest now in attacking
that organization for it's prematur
G action? DO they belieye-Can they be
il lieve-tha this defamer and black
r guard, who has abused and villifiet
{ not only Seth Low and the Citizens
r Union but good Republicans who OK
T. pressed preference for him rs can
1 didate, really desires union of al
b these upon Republican candidat
against the Iammany organization
$ from which he has not yet fairl
S emerged, and which he is extremel
Z careful not to condemn except halt
: ingly, with feebleness and reserve?
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