The sun., 1897-02-25
LEPROUSNEW JOURNALISM
WORLD AND JOURNAL CAST OUT
FROM A PUBLIC LIBRART.

WORLD AND JOURNAL CAST OUT
FROM A PUBLIC LIBRART.
"A stencil In the Ne.srils OF Civiii-atien., say
the Trustec--The Acten. which was IMAM
imous, was Dictated ~ . Desire TO Pro-
tect the Neral. or the Youth OF Newark.
Because, In the opinion Of the trustees Of the
Newark Free Public Library, tho New York
World and tho New York Journal arc menace
TO public morals and too vile for respectable poo-
pie TO road tho library trustees. at their regular
monthly meeting on Feb. I, decided by unani-
nous vote that the subscriptions To those news
papers bo Immediately discontinued, and that
tho files of the papers on hand DO removed from
the library reading room.
This is q distinct triumph for the new Journal
Ism and one that its most enthusiastic supporters
never dared to hope for. Beside this Its latest
success, all Its past glorious achievements In
taking" in keyholo reporting. in the blasting
OF regulations and in tho ruin Of homes fall into
insigniicance. It must, however, be extremely
humiliating to the proprietor of the older prod
net OF tho new journalism that ho 10 compelled
to share this triumph with tho proprietor Of his
younger and only competitor Strive AZ he
would for q boat" ho must acknowledge at
last that his younger rival has played him q
draw In his own game.
Tho Newark Fros Public Library 10 the
largest institution OF tho kind In the
State Of New Jersey. 1t was founded In
1880. and contains about 10000 volumes
In connection with the library Ia . reading
room. Here wero found, until the two Jour
mails mentioned above wero excluded, every news
paper Of any prominence In Now York, the news
papers Of the other great cities of the country.
as we'll as the leading weekly papers, scientific
religious, and others, and most Of the maya
zines. Thus 1t will DO seen that the mon TO
whom tho conduct Of tho library Is intrustod had
. moro than ordinarily good chance to compare
tho newspapers OF the country ono with the
other. Out Of all the number to which they
subscribed. the trustees found only the World
and the Journal 30 utterly UNIT for decent per
sons to read that they felt thoy were discharging
apublio duty when they removed from the pub
no gaHo, as far as they might. public nuisance.
Tho trustees OF tho library arc James II. scy-
mour. Mayor Of Newark, Charles d. Gilbsrt
superintendent Of tho Newark public sohoolsI
Edward II. Duryee. James Z. Howell. Richard O.
Jenkinson. VIM. johnson. and James Taaffs- The
librarian and Secretary Of the Board Of Trusteesis
Frank p. Hill Tho trustees arc appointed BY
tho Mayor and hayo always boon selected bo-
cause OF their peculiar fitness TO discharge tho
as,,es aS,s sr th' irrespective OF ou'
The library q highly Appreciated in New;
s :psn. Easa an fsy os. a.a h' wsS sSuT n.a Il
and women and boys and girls, who 80
e he s. o To noy e a.,
privileges OF the reading rooms, OF which there
arc twg one Tor the women md a. .7Ssh:r Tor ths
made up OF young women and girls. The young
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The % hs 70 nOw
periodicaf-that hhds It's way to the
library shelves ,otsS or ssS ss
fttorS and and ySsrsai. II. Ia: noticed !hs prss.
the most revolving kind. he has seen how
hS Of both ssvs essS sent
Departments, the, signed stAtepents columns
daily forced their way to the tables Of tho libra.
BY Sss he
the sons and daughters OF those taxpayers fro
ahas ,as Sy saS cay Via, L. & s. s
OF the reading Of such stun would bs upon those
sons and daughters, the minds OF whom were In
ho eSoasS. HS se%oihlas Sashs 70 e don: % r.
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,he Which the %setas tras. present
save Mayor Seymour. the Heading Room Com ON
ommendation. and the minutes OF the meeting.
In reference 10 the report. read as follows;
that the New New YORK World and tho New YORK
Journal be dropped from the list OF newspapers
reeonmendation was approved by a unanimous
As As soon as tho meeting adjourned the files of
removed, and they will not be found thsro again.
The Newark free Public Library has purgod It.
siit siit dome S Ian and from the sabceliar Of the
building at whose entrance stands the statue OF
SssSn Sun , reporter visited tho reading room o,
the library yesterday, and asked what comment,
4 hS bssn tSs made sSsn a ssS Of S
Trustees. The young woman In charge of the
IL one direction that Of spprovs Of The action
and aS
nnd that horribls World and JournaIi II
Is 'sts for boys and girls ,,tS, to come here
out Of every public library in this couptFy.'
There has pot been a single request for either
found word OF fault because they are not here,"
When NJ ai the n6rsEisn rsi seen he aid aid,
.h. Mater ,@ ss oSu.s sTS .s%ps
strikes OF publications from the subscription list
10 because they are not found TO be pop
ular with the. patrons OF the reading
room, and sometimes we conclude to make d
change taking ono paper instead OF another for
awhile. ! recommended TO tho reading room
committee that tho World and the Journal
could do without them. The committee agreed
with mo, and 80 recommended TO the Board OF
Trustees, and tho trustees approved tho rocom-
mendation. That'sall there 10 to It,"
Have you eyer dropped newspapers from
dropped the World and Journal r. Mr.. IIll was
asked.
"Was the character OF the matter published