The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
With the maintenance. Of the freedom

with the maintenance 81 tho freedom
OF the prcSs
AT this time and in this country tho
school OF journalism called yellow
u under public reproach because tho
scdition and violence 1t had been In
~culcating nave been illustrated In an
assassination which Mortified the whole
world. But what" Mr.. GOODWIN
SMITH asks, 4" has n section Of the
American press to do with the cosmopol-
itan conspiracy Of which an Anarchist
s a limb7' IL has not yet been stab
lished, however, nor has there yet been
any evidence secured 70 show that
CzoIoosz was such a " limb" He SAYS
he acted on his own motion solely at tho
prompting OF reading. The evidence
is indisputable. however. that n =" section
Of the American prcss had suggested
assassination as a remedy Tor human
grievances, and for that reason II u now
regarded by tho public with horror and
Indignation. Only by such public sen
timent can II be punished effectually
and only thence a CONE or should
come the punishment Cnquestionably
the people who patronize such papers
are responsible first OF all. for without
such patronage their existence would
be impossible; and now the public has
walked up % q consciousness OF that
fact.
II the ohain OF newspapers, running
from New York u San Francisco, TO
which the term yellow Journalism
IL now applied No universally, had been
established by a theoretical Anarchist like
KHoPoTkIH they would have deserved
respectful confederation on the score OF
aeriousness and sincerity merely; M tho
mischief possible FOR them 20 do would
have been small comparatively Actu-
ally. however, this school Of journalism
was founded by a young fellow Of great
inherited fortune who painted II yellow
simply to make IL sell. He IA himself
an extreme example Of the very III
equality against which he pretsnds to
inveigh-a creature 81 boundless luxury.
license and ~elf-indulgence, who hircs
a lot Of other young fellows, all ~ de-u-
tute Of serious conviction and purpose
a. he Ia himself, % make his papers sell
by stirring up discomfort with the social
system, 40 that he may get the moro
money for his and their dissipation
That ", he played the public for fools.
vet he was more successful in getting
public patronage than any other news
paper publisher, though, all the time
hls game was obvious To even the
least intelligent. The fortune inner
tied by him Il one Of the greatest OF
American fortunes, his life Of luxury
and self-indulgence II OF universal
notorietv. and his actual Indifference
to the people and conditions he pretends
to svmpathize with II not less widely
understood. when, therefore, such a
Young fellow received the serious sup
mort and patronage IN his mischlevous
enterpriae Of millions Of readers. and OF
clergvmen and men conspicuous IN
trad, the Indication was not Credliable
to our civilization.
II "a true. as Mr.. GOODWIN SMITH
saws, that Government censorship OF such
paper, would not cure the evil would
only aggravate Il. Moreover II has
been demonstrated that such "A method OF
repression IL unnecessary Ia accomplish
the purpose. and that the Office OF censor
ship can be exercised efieCtuaily only hy
the public themselves for the vile and
vicious papers existence depends wholly
upon the public patronage u receives
The public. therefore, have IN" remedy
in their own hands whenever thoy choose
to apply 1t. ~ they are applying It now
tn the ASSASSIN school NJ Journalism
The present movement against these
paIer- wa not started, a. they pretend
bv any particular enemy, hut Is wholly
popular and spontaneous; and II Il ever
more general ia San francis"" thar
New York II u a popular reNul-lof
against journalistic indecency and
malignity. with its impulse solely IN the
hearts Of the people Themselves