Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-10

page about oar specials"
Our sleepy cOtemp6rary Of Bank street
relieved itself Of about 8 column Of plati-
tudes sgsinst "specisls," last evening,
and to ssy the least made itself extremely
ridiculous by its insane raying on that
very sore subject. Its fulminstions sgainst
HspecizlsD remind one Of the bull issued
By the Pope against the comet or Of that
other celebrated bull which stood on the
railrosd track to oppose the passage Of the
locomotive.
The cause Of all the whining Of our
sleepy neighbOr on the subject Of "sPe-
eials7 is simply the superior enterprise of
the LEADEE, in procuring specials from all
points Of interest, thus putting itself ahead
Of sll rivals.
Ths position taken BY the Herald is lu-
dicrous, to say the least. In speaking Of
specials, it says:
HAn injudioious strife for sensational
dispatches, and 81 ungenerous desire to
break down papers In cities Of the smaller
class, who could not afford the expense OF
spec al dlRpsG hes, have offered q premium
70 the telegraph interest to slight the reg
ulsr news dispatches, and thus to compel
sn papers 70 purchase specials"
II the Herald means 10 consider itself
among the papers Of smaller classes, be-
cause it does not take specials it prob
ably has taken correct view but if ii
means to charge the LEADER with endesv-
oring 10 break 1t down by taking "spe
eials," We beg leave to deny The charge
h toto. We have not the least objection in
the world 10 its endeaVering to keep just
as far in the rear Of the LEADER as it
chooses to provided it will behave
itself and stop making faces at its
rivals. The LEADER will continue to take
specials IS long as its proprietOrs see ft.
During this live age, no paper amounts to
anything unless it shows some enterprise
and serves its readers with news by tele,
graph frem all parts Of the world.
"Littls can be done to improve the tele-
= graphic service in regular dispatches, SO
long as the large city prints do "their
prsttiest 10 use up their Reighbors who
move in more limited sphere, and who
have not sufficient field in which to gain 3
circulation large enough to warrant the
outlay required fer specials"
We win give credit to the Herald for once
doing the handsome thing in thus &C.
knowledging that the superior circulation
Of the LEADEz warrants it in taking
specials" and that the Herald moves
in q limited sphere" to such an extent
that it is not able to take "specisls."
! The regular dispatches are reliable,
and q special dispatch gains but little
Z credit until confirmed BY the regular dis
patches. In truth, Especial" is, pTiHla
: faele, 3 fslsehood, whereas readers Of the
papers will bear Us out In saying that the
regular dispatches are reliable and cor.
rect
In the same number Of the Herald in
I which the above appeared yesterday af-
tsrnOon) was one special which came to il
Is regular dispatch, which appeared in
: the LEADEH as special dispatch yestsr.
day morning, twelve hours before. And
the regular Associated Press report which
appeared in the Herald st the same time
Z was composed entirely Of "specials to the
Times, aspeCiAls to the New York Her
AID" to the Tribune" Cincinnati Ga
=, zstte,H &c. In fact the Associated Presl
b almost entirely made up Of specials
- zhish the sgsnt Of that association laksl
fEOn New York, PhilsdslpAis and othsl