Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-01-25
BY THEIR FRUTTS VI SHALL
KNOW THEM

Much has been said of late, by certain
journals, about the subsidized Press, -
tools Of a monopoly" etc. The Sacra-
mento Union and the San Francisco But
teijR, not content with claiming in tho
most insulting manner that they embod.
led all the honesty and ability known tc
California journalism, have arrogated tc
themselves exclusively the title Of The
Independent Press. They would have
the people believe that they we're above
dictation, that they alone could be de-
pended upon to defend the rights Of the
people, and that every public man OF
newspaper who dared to differ with them
was a subsidized or coerced creature of a
monopoly. But time proves all things,
and these contemplate sheets stand to day
before the public in their true position
that of the abject slaves Of a most exact
ing, imperious monopoly. Like the ass
in the fable that arrayed himself in Il
lions skin, now that their disguise is PEN
etratod, they can no longer excite terror.
After all that has been said Of Stanlord's
exactions and dictaton, he would not dare
to refuse a citizen to ride over his railroad
after offering to pay his fare. All that
the malice Of the Sacramento Union to-
ward the Central Pacific has ever invented
or predicted fails to approximate even
the tyranny exercised by the infamous
monopoly to which the UHiOn bows down
and seryilely calls its master. The tele-
graphic management and charges on this
Coast have been such heretofore that the
welfare Of the public urgently demanded
relief from its exactions and injustice.
This sentiment was manifested by pc
tition and through the columns Of the
really Independent press Of the State.
The 1it0 CdbfoIaid, one Of the papers
exclusively favored by the telegraph mo-
nopoly, dared to advocate the Postal Tel
egraph system because it was right and
demanded by the best interests Of the peo-
pie. For this il is not only 10 be pun
i,hed bu annihiatcd. William Orton,
President Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, has issued his edict.
The Ait0 CmJoJpjo, the oldest paper
in the State, and one Of the most in1lucn-
tial in the State, paper that has al
ready paid this very telegraph company
over Sl50,000 for dispatches, shall not OBJ
tain any more news for love or money.
1t is to be crushed out Of existence for
daring to assert its Independence. The
liberty Of the press is the bulWark Of
American liberty. The press muzzled Is
the beginning Of the end Of Republican
Government. We are sadly mistaken
if Mr.. William Orton is not made to re-
allie that he is not beyond the reach Of
popular Indignation, and the Iita find,
in an increased support ut the hands Of
the public, a well deserved reward for
manly opposition to high h-handed tyran-
ny. The Union and Bulletin have stu
diou,y suppressed all information and
Argument fayoring a Postal Telegraph.
At the very time the mandate went forth
that the Ada should be no more, these
abjoct slaves OF a de-potic monopoly fill
cd their columns with the statements Of
Orton's hired attorney against the meas
ure. 1t was unfortunate for them that
their absolute scvility to the monopoly
should be so plainly exhibited at that
juncturc, but otherwise fortunate that
they should stand revealed before the
public in their true light-that Of willing,
shameless tools and chattels of tyran-
nical monster monopoly. Sooner or later
mndacity, yulgarity and Arrogance find,
fitting reward. These bond slaves Of
William Orton have been loudest in their
charge. of corruption and scryility, fool
ishly forgetting that 4" curses like chick
ems always come home TO roost."