The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-27


The second class papers do not ask, I
and are not obtaining, charity from /
the first class papers. They get the
news because Il IS profitable to the first G
class papers to let them haze Il, rather t
than foot the a0hoze biH themselves. a
What the second class papers ask Is, t
that every paper should pay for the
news an proportion 10 the benefit real
ized Bv ats publication. This is just
what the large dailies do not want.
They want the small papers to pay
largely for news from which, by viz
tine of their location and surround
ings, the first class papers will reap
BY far the greatest benefit. It does {
not require a journalist Of metropol-
itan initiation to see this.
We asserted, in our previous article, |
that the leading papers secured i'm
portant privileges in the way of spe-
cial dispatches, from the Western
Union Telegraph Company, because
of its contract for the transmission Of
the regular dispatches sent to the
Western Associated Press, and cited
as evidence that these papers did not
dare to send specials by any other
line. The Commercial meets this
statement with the assertion that its
especial dispatch arrangements were
: made before the Western Associated
Press existed, aud have not been
changed in any important particular"
: If we knew what is included in the
phrase important particular" we
could discuss this item more intelli-
gibly. As it is we pass it by, with the
e understanding that the arrangements
: haze been changed in some particu-
lars. He . -rs0
It The Commercial says it contracted
8 with the Western Union Company
e because it secured the best terms. Ger
= tainly. That is Ineligible. 1t does
" not choose to take specials from an
u opposition line. We also agree to
lg that. 1t does not choose because il
lg dare not. IF we remember rightly one
m Cincinnati paper did at one time
is choose to patronizs an opposition line
but was quickly brought up with q
OF round turn, with the threat of losing
ly, the regular dispatches. This is all VIZ
ds claimed. By securing the contrac
idt for transmitting the regular Associ
ed ated Press report, the telegraph com
pany can afford to be, and is, NOR,
TT liberal in its rates for transmitting
las special dispatches. TO say that sec
on- ond-class papers can have the benef
ion of this privilege, is simply to taun
.sI- them with impossibilities Thei
. to Elocation, circulation, and bushes
JOY surroundings will not admit Of such
OF thing. But because they cannot tax
ali the specials" there is no good rea
The son why they should pay more for tn
as regular reports, that papers, whic
can afford it, may get specials" a
Id's lower rates, assess
Say not know sInat the most Imp6rTan
pc financial and political news is pub
|. in IN lished in the leading western papers i
for the form Of specials before it gets int
ave the other papers through the associa
ing ted press report. Now if the statemer
no. Of the Commercial is correct, that tn
$ of agents of the Western Associate
Press steal news collected by its loca
hat agents, and yet fail to send report
has equal in value to the specials, the con
tep clusion is irresistible that they. are nc
It competent for their position. IF tt
the agents selected and paid for by all tn
the papers in the country are not a
a energetic and sagaoious in colleotin
le- news as the agents Of a sin
TO gle daily, it is high time
ian sweeping change should be made. Fo
'lal our part, we do not believe the agent
Is of the Western Associated Press ar
er- stupid or careless. We believe the
ION collect and send just such news a
ose they are directed to collect and sen
per BY the managers of the Western AS
IN ISOLATED Press, who are also, with on
VS. or two exceptions, managers of th
luy leading Daily papers. We dare sa
nat it strikes others the same way, whC
10 as we said in the outset, do not occu
we py the pleasant standpoint frol
IRE which the editor of the Conmercit
u eomplaeently views and commend
the whole arrangement.