The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-11
Now York Journalism and
the War.

you letter SbOut the New York c
newspapers, and their treatment Of }
the war scare. II
The chief dAllles Of the Metro. Z
polls are the Journal, World, Press,
Herald, Telegram, Mail & Express, !
Post aud Times. The {
Journal Is the yellowest Of yellow
Journals, j. the most widely cIrcu-
lated newspaper. 'vas the most pow.
srful Of all tbs Eastern papers that
Ituck TO Den ocratic ticket during
the lsst Democratic campaign, and
Is the youngest OF all the organs
named. Ii ard the world and
Herald are great self-prAisers they
have learned ~ refer TO their great
achievements without blushing.
The World Is An old acquaintance,
and was the main promoter OF
yellow journalism. The World
and Journal nave bad reputation
for veraclty. They, and the Press,
Herald and Telegram are quite sen
sational. The Gerald Advertised =
prize trip around the world last
year, and had TO be sued by the
winner. The Telegram Is sn Oy-
onlng reprint Of the Herald. The
Herald presses are easily visible
from without the building aud
quite nun ber OF sight seers can be
seen at the several large windows
when the presses are working. The
Mail a Express, Tribune, Evening
Post, Sun and Times are, NJ 20
news, good, reliable papers. The
others are not. The World and
Journal have been expelled from
quite q number OF well equipped
reading rooms One OF the most
dissgreeable things for a lover Of
I truth to contemplate Is the bare
iAcedness with which the Journal
fakes cablegramS and interviews.
| once heard q Journal artist
= ask for q description OF . place
. 50 he could make a sketch
>, OF 1t. In an incredibly short
Z, time after the Maine disaster Tho
= J, urnal announced that there yer,
e positive proofs that the Maine wa
blown up from without; but 4
70 hasn't advanced the details Of th,
z proofs yet. Some OF the yellow
10 journals say war IL inevitable
others say that the war IL unde
10 control, and wall street will kee
Id it there. The Journal say, both
All Of the yellow journal, hay
Id been busily engaged stirring U
n American blood by false stat,
no ments. The truth may stir IL up
but It is not good plan to stir tn
more susceptible up ahead Of tin,
It's best for Us TO be all stirred q
at once. Admirers Of the JOurni
who want the truth would do We
liz n take the Times, as a check upo
he the Journals responsibility. Tn
m Times claims to publish "alI II
news that's fit to print and lt do,
re IL too. IL gives the news wit
ell pleasant brevitv, and doesn't ha'
he to blush over yesterdays rditio
Iof EditOrially, the Tunes isa't infall
Is able. 1t couldn't follow out Senate
liS LindSsy's fineldistinctIou regArdir
he the Teller resolution, and It vi
he mad because the New York Sen
he tors didn't speak against that res
pei luton. Even a friend Of the res
he luton can see that its defeat wou
re have been much mOrs compile
OF II all the gold men In both houS
10 had been a. silent ~ Plat Al
'ss Murphy.
ell The Tribune Is quite reliable Z,
ad news, but felt that could d
mt sesd It any more when, 10 1896, I
on editorial page said the ohio Sta
In Repu blIcan platform did not stral
us die the money question. 10 crit
lc- cIsing the Times the other day,
IN Tribune editorial spoke Of finding
piece Of an exploded sDbmarir
ell mine, and recognizing IL!
ng The Sun is truthful In its new
In columns, at least it was prior TO tt
IP- late mayoralty contest. Its ed
Fn ltorlsl page is hard TO resd, for
he Is the least lslitudinarian OF 8
fs newspapers IL never thinks
thing; 1t knows IL. The path I
m rectitUdS Is just wide enough Il
70 one. No man but the Suns editC
d, travels that path, and no man
ne criticised by the Sun without
n sneer or with moderation. tn
. Sun was dead sure Tracy woul
" beat Low, and 1t blocked the fusio
ne Of the opposition TO TamnAny.
IL one OF the few PrOmiaSnt new
.ls papers that insists upon tskin
n. Hawaii as sentry post for on
is navy, to protect our western coAs
60 THE islands are = thousand mile
" from the coast, and the path b
IN them ia over 5000 miles wild
'c- How many navies like England
n would 1t take to guard that path
60 IL case Of war, hawaii, being d
IT. most vulnerable point Of the U.
q would perhaps be attacked by
entire navy. Ii would require Of
IL whole navy 10 dsfend the Island
a The attacking navy, finding US