The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-09
THE CONJUNCTION OF THE OVER
LAND TELEGRAPH.

JuuRinR lTou IuCiChtiVus tuo' al
painfully apparent, the conductior
chsracterizing the affairs Of the over
land telegraph is unwise, illeberal and
utterly selfish. Thatit is in the hand:
of and made, primarily, to subserve the
interests of, '' a ring" of favored spe
culators is rot to be doubted. The
lack of dispatches now that intelligence
from the Eastis looked for with the most
intense interest is an indication in point.
We cannot avoid the conviction that
news of the proceedings of the In
reachment Court are withheld az this
important juncture with view TO
securing to few who are " on the in
side" the benefits of whatever of spe-
calation there may be in being secretly
possessed of such important iurelii-
ceuce. 1t is almost invariably the case
that " the wires are down - whenever
their services are the most needed. Bat
worse in lis effects than this employ
men: CT the telegraph for private ends,
IS the monopoly OF the use of its wires
permitted ty the managers of the line.
The transmission and receipt CO news
il virtually sold out, as an exclusive
right, 10 II close corporation Of news
paper publishers IN California. The
entire press of Nevada, if combined
iato q cooperative association would be
pecuaiarily unable to purchase such
daily dispatches as are monopolized by
less than 4 half dozen newspaper con
ctrus in California. The rates Of tele
graphing are kept at an exorhltant
figure purposeIy to exclude all but those
publishers from giving the latest news
% tbs public. Besides this, the news
which we dc get comes 10 Us garbled by
the Coprerhead agents Of the associated
press. The reports of elections the
important transactions in Congress ;
the progress Of Reconstruction, and The
proceedings of the Impeach ment trial /
are almost invariably colored in accord
ance with the fancies of such covert
enemies Of loyalty as Simonton CT the
bulletin, who. ~ last advices, was the
associated press reporter in New York.
The figures and statements OF the
World and the Herald are what reach |
Us first after an election or any other
rransa ton OF public in;erest and it !
IS TOO generally only after We receive the
Tribune ard other papers that can be
relied on, that we get correct statements
such occurrences. Thus il |
tina, our first news concerning
the elections in Georgia, Arkansas, !
Louisiana and North Carolina were to
me effect that Reconstru elton had been
defeated. The associated press reporter
b ores that such action has been had and
lasters 20 avail himself of the Copper
!, cad press Settlements that such is the
act Lock at the stories that have
cached Us concerning Chief Justice
'hase; the lies regarding Senator
Waoe's action ; the constant reports OF |
victories which are rs
ons;antly refuted when We get the J
riuted returns. We have right TO
emplain loudly against these things. /
he overland telegraph gets all its !,
over and Importance by its occupancy !
t d right OF way over the public domain
ranieG TO its projectors by Congress =,
,nal action. The public have a RICH; -.
} fair treatment at It's hands and the .
roposition, too lorg held in allegiance,
, put i, into the hands of The people i
I'd to make it subject to reasonable II
ites Of charges pro bono fuJlic0 should a
E revived in Congress and carried "
lrough 10 a practical conclusion. .
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