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Editorial
April 9, 1879
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
This editorial satirizes the Evening Post for shifting to support thorough city street cleaning after previously opposing centralized authority, using a metaphor of self-defeating dirt-throwing.
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The Evening Post a Convert.
We are glad to see that our ancient and withered contemporary, the Evening Post, is now decidedly in favor of having the streets of the city thoroughly cleaned. Heretofore when we have proposed to put the street cleaning into the hands of one competent man, with the requisite authority and the requisite means to do the work, the Evening Post has seemed to prefer keeping the authority and duty divided, so that nothing effective could be done.
For a few days our evening contemporary tried picking up handfuls of dirt and throwing them in every direction; but finding that the dirt blew right back into its own eyes, the experiment has been abandoned. In reference to the certainty of the punishment of wrongdoers, the Post expresses a confidence not warranted by its own experience.
We are glad to see that our ancient and withered contemporary, the Evening Post, is now decidedly in favor of having the streets of the city thoroughly cleaned. Heretofore when we have proposed to put the street cleaning into the hands of one competent man, with the requisite authority and the requisite means to do the work, the Evening Post has seemed to prefer keeping the authority and duty divided, so that nothing effective could be done.
For a few days our evening contemporary tried picking up handfuls of dirt and throwing them in every direction; but finding that the dirt blew right back into its own eyes, the experiment has been abandoned. In reference to the certainty of the punishment of wrongdoers, the Post expresses a confidence not warranted by its own experience.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Street Cleaning
Evening Post
Centralized Authority
Public Works
Partisan Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Evening Post
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Evening Post's Stance On Street Cleaning
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery
Key Figures
Evening Post
Key Arguments
Evening Post Now Favors Thorough Street Cleaning
Previously Opposed Centralized Authority For Street Cleaning
Divided Authority Prevents Effective Cleaning
Metaphor Of Dirt Blowing Back Into Own Eyes