The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-04-20
A Reform Necded---Goyernmeu Adyer.
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The Baltimore Republican has an article
condehhing, in just and severe terms,
laws of the U. States that discriniTtion
in regard to prinring outside and III the
District of Columbia. They are framed
upon the most niggarly policy outside the
District, only allowing rates of compost
ton so low that respectable journals de-
cline to do the work at such prices. In
the District, however, the highest rates
are paid by the Government for advertis-
ing, although the papers favored have
very small and limited circulations. The
Republican web says:
"There is neither justice nor propriety
in law which demands that work be done
for the Government at lower rates than
it is done for individuals, and the present
law, (outside the Distride of Columbia
which exacts a heavy discount from the
regular prices, for Government advertise
ments, is a blot upon the character of the
which should be wiped out as
quickly as possible. There is, IN fact, a
double injustice perpetrated BY the law,
for it should be known that this ,siggardly
enactment is only in force outside the Dis
trict; within that favored circle all the pa
pers charge according to their terms Or as
they please; there is no restrictions uppoittii ppoittii
them-no discount upon their charges.
1--WE ask if it is just to have one law
and one price for the District papers, and
another law and another price for al out-
side of that favored section? Is not such
an arrangement unjust and odious in its
very nature? Every advertisement Of the
Government, of every character, is by
special law published in three papers of the
District, and those papers, as we have
said, have no restrictions upon their char
ges, while all others are subjected to
heavy discount from their regular and fair
prices. This is too small business fof the
Government of the United States, and
this unjust law should be promptly repeal
ed. All that Unnecessary would be sim
pie enactment declaring that the Govern
ment should not be charged for any adver-
tisement published for the departments
more than other psrtics, or beyond the
usual published terms of the several pa
pers. The Congress which will have the
present law repealed, will do an act of jus.
tice and entitle itself to the thanks of the
press of the whole country. The gross
fayoritism and injustice of the present ar
rangements is cause of just complaint
throughout the country
So far as advertising in the District of
Columbia is concerned, it is but little bet
! ter than downright robbery Of the public
treasury. Every day the Union, Star and
Globe come to us With aH immense post
office advertisement, worth number of
thousand of dollars to each paper, which
is really published at the Union alone,
which strikes off extras for the others at
small cost and expense. The papers in
the District are read by few persons COM
pared with those published in the large
cities, and the Government derives but lit
tie benefit from advertising in them.
In respect to party advantages, nothing
can be worse than the present system of
giving all the profits of the national adver-
tising to two or three papers published at
Washington-whioh have little OF no IN,
fuence in swaying public opinion-which
are regarded as mere pensioners upon the
bounty of the Administration instead of
dividing up the patronage among the DEM
ocratic journals of the States, of large cir
culation and extensive influence. Both
public and political reasons demand rad
ical change in the United States laws rel
ative to printing, which are now abomina-
ble in every respect Gin. Eng.