, 1866-12-17
THE NEW YORK PRESS
MONOPOLY.
Speech of Joseph Metlill, Esq.
in Reply to Hon. Erastus
Brooks.

Tho New York As%ociAted Press DIt-
secsr1-Kts n1onopolizIng Policy and
Selfish Conduct Expo.cd-Thc Wcst-
ern Press NIusx Avert its lndepen-
dencr and Maintain It's Unity.
Al the conclusion ri the speech OF MI. Esa.tus
Books, Of the New York ETpress, before the
Wcetesn Associated r1css, Ar. J. Meds1l, Of the
chicago TRIBUNE, obtained The floor. aod spoke
- follow:
Mr., rnEs1nEs7 AND GEs71knE@ or TIE Asso-
CATION: At 'hts lAtc hour 10 cur proceedings,
ehall enoeavor to lie b'1ef IN my remarks and
omit diteussIpg many points that might be Of
interest to ron.
Il Is nve Or s,x year. ago th-t felt tnpellel to
interest mJtrli ~ procuring N Organisation Of
tee,iou ard The promos,o,. of our common inter
cttt. and this crcani1a'fon Il tie Iefult of that
seost;, | see ssound ne several geu.'eGen who
7oa,s!{'c Jsr1nGi. and sff: snl,h. q ise cncia: H.
mot,on. wEich tss produced N Assoeaa.ion list
sole Psssasf os:s bad in Isl:
rs' f =. Of a' ,as q .s
which lhe smaller papers have exh!b,ted on tis
door, Of the ltEStr pspel., bad no place or e1is.
ron. NO. do believe there 10 any good grounds
fur II now. beilete that lattc accusations and
nrjn*t ard fonndatioclc*s inttnuation. have been
snaIler papers, By hose who arc interested in d.
,idirg and xcakenfn9 u. II Is an old piece OF
strategy to divide and conquer, While We sand
a1e iarulntrab!c 70 outxide assaults, ani a61nd-
ant'y able TO take ca1e Of our o*n iperestt, pro.
s1te our Own news, md stand arm Aad petpen-
0fcn1Ar on oCf CWn Legs.
Before Ills organization was formed, felt as
.ou al !eft, that W had. g iar a. ieleSr4phfnx
:oeis.ed Flees fe.s boand to res2ecL fonud ths:
xe I'D no nset {, .pps.i t; sae ~ ot tas New
f+rHA ", nrfx t$AI
enee 10 our welfare and prosperity - pubitshert.
Nc aesc taxed without representation. We had
s.se es S.sH Id
voIce IN uescrnlntng the quality OF the news sent
Ut, nor the quantity either: fo7, that depended
privilege oe usipg our influence win tae Telegraph
company TOT the pn1Pote Of obtaining reduction
IN the tolls for transmission.
We could have no f1fnenee with the telegraph
companies, for wc had no unity Of acssou. no Of
knoe: &c were Completely. ii the mercy oF Tho
and whenever anJ Of Us had q diapnte With TILL
association. Or had he tenaesity 70 at*t On the
soens ee9. es n IL
cciyIne tie dispatches, II dd not qulclly suhside
can call every ppb.tsh-r On thls floor 10 heir me
oct in The assertion that VIC wcrc trested ~ II Nc
were 30 many dogs n5 oas .eif.cons.itated lord.
We totmed the Western Prtss Association for
%gn;l ds..nes n o1Sss shsi her %Is BE- two
had endured uabrtd:ed tyranny and uE.astrxtos a
| u.u1rstion until our ueeks wero CALLED and onr
;bc & 1ietory ~ T rot Won. sns our eqrsi rtsats
not obtained hy the mere aet 0! Organization,
but struRr}e commenced and has bern gong on
ftom that day to this. o1!cazehfes surrender
usurped rights End fractions scE rclretan'l.. a1d
/ Afr {1ne Il NKYk h ft1 hFnE I
uancr ot their monopoly, md 60 for our ,ndepcnd
se te. ae e heses e III I'll
be ret;hez truce OF peace Until orr aEa1ts sst
placed On = atasfactof, fooltng. our equality nc
Bus. Mr.. 1scrtdcrt. We have other es1evanee.
than those 10 fees1t TO 70 contol of our M De-
e., esnsa pss noI hoslii1 nar
Weae:n peblaheIr, sad Indeed of aIl pabhehet
.rine.~ 1hetr vies md u = have no. eorTrspoa
did cr haruonised on raany important 1na.!eta
Pe.kE @ ra0:sas &. IN .nsE fssE,d
81 ss3 rs = 81 . IND 8
a sf 1 wssEa es. s,e5: n
lalion to obsa'aln: t. We drew 4 ncraorta
10 Congress: passed r,es-olu'Ioas, psspa.ss'
Gpsed s,.tsf ,ss nd ,ppe%,ea 'srre eon', 60
lee and sent them to Washington 70 urge concres
| 10 TAX O. the onEfoub and oppressive daily upol
ihe importation Of utnt paper duty whiel
| yir1dcd The Government no revenue, bat Wh}c!
was "cead weight tax On knowledge WILTON
bene6t 10 The Government 1nd with serious IN
| fury 10 publishers and subsGibcsx- IN order tha
| thc psre1 Manufacturers anaa1d hare no jut
| cause of complaint OF protest for opposition, Il
men,oriallzed Congress also To- remove the fmpoe
on '.prlnt," and to place on tas tree lit a'1 th
faw matritals purchased abroad, and euterin
into he maapiae,nre Of paper. such "a rag.
bleaching powd=rs. telt wire cauze;, ett
Tle rxottlAnf price Of print Is tbs result Of
conbfc atlpn Or understAndtnE amonE mill owner
10 cha.so. rot what they could Afford to sell fo'
but wh1. II will cost publishers TO import foee4g'
paper apd ny twenty Per ecnt Coll duty on q
cot Of ,be article laid down In Our port1. II tn
duty ca Print and raw materials was repealed,
/ could b. houxht tn Nov York OF Boston torda
for fou1teen eents, ine'ndInG al charges. whe1ca
NC A1e paytrg eighteen to nineteen and tWent
| rents Der yornd ever elncc the close OF tbs MA
, / ard before that we paid - tlgh as twenty-five
| twrnty CENTS ref pound, which a'raos
| ruined The smaller papers.
HolI s{s. tpf committee went - " Arlington
! | December, 16e+, pursuant to Inst uetons from u
| Dation Convention. vas enc OF thai comm!
: | tc, We commenced opesatiohs under apparent
| favorable prospects Of success In our mission
| The IArlslstp1ca Of al The Western States pA+sk
.avlut}ons instlae,lug and requesting their del