The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-13
footing.

Shouting to attract attention is an old
trick one not always used for good
purpose. II is said that pickpockets have
been known to run and shout stop
thief"
There is whole car load of philosophy
III The trick. The world has ruled, legal
and otherwise, that witness or a de
fcndcnt shall not incrminatc themselves
in the giving of testimony.
We are reminded Of these things by the
tooting of lis own horn, by The Morning
News Our venerable. and highly re-
spectacle morning contemporary toots its
own horn in this wise:
WE may perhaps Dc excused for giving
little toot for "The Morning News"
Yesterday morning our dispatches in
Guided the story of Il serious mine dis
astrr in Il Pennsylvania mining town.
with the exception Of five lines
in one Philadelphia paper, there was no
mention of the accident in six Of the
daily papers from that city that were
sold in Wilmington.
Why 50 elatcd?
Is our morning contemporary trying TO
cover mp its local dainqucncics? or is
it proving the truth of that old proverb
which Says: Where ignorance is bliss.
lis folly to he wiSc,"
We beg leave to inform the News, and
whoever else that fact may concern. that
The sun frequently beats the News in
tho record Of local news items. We re-
call three such itcms-important items
| III As many days. Tho sun was the first
party. involving rs it did the bodily
safety. if not the lives. of half Il dozen
Of the most prominent people Of this city.
| Does the ''tootcr' Of the News remember
! chat?
Again The Sun was the first to tell of
the exhibition drill ut the Wilmington
Military Academy; Il matter which the
| NrWS WAS under special obligations not
| 70 overlook. The Suns PREDATORY no
| ticc Of the event assured the cadets Il
| good audience for their drill Does the
/
Again On yesterday morning The sun
WAS the first to tell the story Of the
| lamcntahlr accident 1T Rising Snn--in
The local news iirldin which John Phil
lips 60 years Old, was Shot and Killed
| by . year old Elsie StoIIcs. Does the
"tooter" Of the News remember that.
Either IF the items we have mentioned
| was Of far greater LEGAL Importance than
was the mine horror story over which The
| News cacklcs like bantam pullct Over
its first egg. These failures Ia print The
local news are not I'LL the sins which the
News attempts to cover up by its noisy
footing over stray bits Of foreign news
that get into IFS columns II does moi
prove lis alleged interest in the people of
this city ana State ny i consistent and
persistent advocate of their business and
political interests. Its sympaihics arc
foreign. lis influence is used against and
not for local interests. Ii il an alleged
local newspaper published, apparently
10 carry foreign business advertisements
In this its influence is to send the PEG.
plc ol this State and city elsewhere ID
make purchases rather than to buy III
lnc;t merchants NJ home stores.
TheS" are sins Of omission and com.
mission which the little foot" Of a little
horn will not cover mp. Politicians have
| found the News to he mug-wllmpish
Tie thousands Of working men and
women of this city have discovered that
the News is not IN sympathy With them
that it opposes all their efforts TO secure
more pay, and for Il shorter labor day
TIL" business men of the city whose trade
depends upon local buyers. will find ont
Soon--t that foreign advertisements dishcl
NJ with local news, are not promotiye of
local trade.
The moral of this story is that every
Wilmingtonian who wants the earliest
and most reliable information about
ircal Affairs, should read The Sun regn.
lafly; aud also that every Wilmington
! business man who wants to reach local
buyers should advertise in The Sun reg.
ularly.
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