Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
A Notable Newspaper Sale.

Interest TO mn extraordinary extent was
melted IN newspaper and general business
circles, recently, by reports hat the New
York Evening Post was being offered for
sale This week comes the announce
ment that it has been sold to the Nor
gan banking interests, who will hereafter
control the paper and direct its policies
1t is announced by the new management,
however. that Mir Rolo Ogden, at pres
ent editor of the Evening Post, will be
continued in this position.
| Old and established newspapers have
q special interest to the great body of
the reading public. In times past not
| to such an extent at the present time
| men attached themselves to the news
papers of their choice and supported
them Loyalty. This was especially Illus
trated in respect of those newspapers
which, in years gone by, were devoted to
the interest of this or that political party,
and were looked To for a vigorous support
of the party above all other considera-
tions.
But the Evening Post was not such
newspaper 1t was established IN lSOl.
and its first issue contained the follow
ing announcement of it's purposes as
daily newspaper: The design of this
paper is to diffuse among the people
correct information on all interesting sub
jects, to inculcate Just principles in re-
ligion. morals and politics; and to culti-
vatc a taste for sound literature. Could
any newspaper venture ever start ITS
career with higher or nobcr purposes?
Since the day of its venture, more than
a century ago, the New York Evening
Post has beer conspicuous among the
notable newspapers of our country. For
a time it was under the editorial leader
ship of Alexander Hamilton, great leader
in tho struggle for American lndepend-
ence: and later of William Cullen Bryant,
Americas foremost poet, author of the
immortal "Thanatopsis, and acknowl- |
edged as possessor Of the highest |
literary attainments. And It continued !
on its career as newspaper devoted 10 !
the highest and most elevating interests |
Of not only its community. but the entire
country, 10 this day And most notably |
il has filled its chosen field.
Recently. il must be admitted, the |
Evening Post began 10 drop in popular
favor The Willard ownership was Ger
man, and pro-Gcrman influences, IN
sidious and hardly discernible 10 the
general reading public, began 70 appear
in ITS editorial columns Soon The New
York Evening Post appeared before the I
daily reading public aS not what the Even
ing Post used To be Whether the nsIdl
ouS influence OF this change IN the paper
sentiment led to the movement tor 2 A
change Of ownership IS not yet known Bat
il may have had is effect
However, this great American news
paper, after an honorable and profitable
existence Of more than century, Is
now transferred to other hands and 70 4
those who NAV naturally he expected 70 /.
make q probably summary change ~ the
and public policy Of the paper
II may he hoped, however, that the new .
owners Will make no radical departure f..
from the accepted and acknowledged .
standards Of real newspaper excellence .
that made the Evening Post a leader OF
American journalism for 50 many wears
II would be a real loss to the people should
the old Evening Post he eliminated from
Is former place among the great news
papers of our country