Evening journal., 1899-11-08
WEDNESDAY. NOV, s. 1893
JULIAN RALPH, FAKER.

Julian Ralph as a brilliant writer. AS
a writer of fiction he is often fascinat-
inc in mis- fancies. When ne hired his
talents to the yellow journalism of
New York he prostituted his abilities
and forfeited much OF the esteem in
which his former readers held him.
The readiness with which he assimi-
lated yellow methods is lamentable, a
distinct disappointment and n decided
discouragement. The latest conspicu-
Gus evidence of his degeneraoy is found
in his articles on journalism appearing
serially in a weekly Philadelphia paper
In these articles he has endeavored toI
Impress upon readers the fact that he
is and has always been truthful. In
one OF them he relates under the guiseI
of truth and humane Indignation
against what he would expose as tho
cruel brutality OF Delaware, fabrica-
ton OF falsehoods that show them.
selves false upon their face, when read
by Delawareans Mr. Ralph, without
fixing the date, asserts that he, with
other New York reporters, went to New
Castle to see a woman whipped by the
sheriff In compliance with the law;
and that the reporters practically con-
stituted themselves dictators of the
state to nHilify the judgment and abb
rogate the sentences pronounced by It's
courts. That they warned the sheriff
that they would drive him from the
sight OF civilized men II he presumed to
discharge his official duties; that they
were successful and prevented the
sheriff from whipping the woman un-
der sentence. He says
We told him plainly that if the
woman was whipped we would be the
means of arousing such Indignation
throughout the land that he would find
no hole or corner in which to hide from
the volcanic outburst OF scorn and
wrath that would pour down upon him
Thus. the woman-a poor
creature who was sentenced for life
was saved from q whipping, for our
disgust at what we had seen was so
manifest that the sheriff did not dare
to bring out the woman"
Now. in the first place. no sheriff
would dare to refuse to carry out the
sentence Of a court; and no horde of
yellow reporters from New York. how
ever blatant the papers they repre-
sented could. therefore, intimidate
that Official Their indignation would
be but thing to smile at. In the sec
ond place the law has forbidden whip
ping women in Delaware ever since
1855 and the particular yellow reporter
now under examination was not in 1856
old enough to intimidate kitten
though armed with brick instead ol
a yellow lead pencil and phial Of
caustic indignation.
Mr. Ralph-a faker
The article was printed in the satur
day Evening Post. of Philadelphia
That PAPER aspires to a reputation foi
high-class fin de seicle journalism an,
is bidding heavily for national popular
ity. This story is designed to brln,
Delaware, its laws, its customs. its oni
7 GERS OF the peace into disrepute an,
contempt 1t is a matter that lies a
the doors Of the Saturday Evening Pos
and could have been verified. II true
without difficulty and at very sligh
expenditure of effort; or disproved, be
ing untrue, without expense Of time O
money The Saturday Evening Pos
owed, first to Delaware, and next to il
own good name, verihcation befor
publication OF the story or reiectio
OF the slander when discovered. It ina
not greatly helped IT'S Delaware circl
lation by this silly story Of a swellc
headed writer Of fiction turned yello,