The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-16
;rRioFnss1oss vs. PlsAOTlon.

In the St. Cloud Prs.s Of September 4th,
1873, OF which paper J. 3. West 10 one Of
the half-dossu editors and Managers, %.
CURED tho following, in an editorial on =
suit brought by On editor Of this STATE to
recover pay for political printing done:
I'VE believe Thompson is right In bring
Ing this suit-not because it Is ~Donnelly,
but'to test the question whether oonduo
tors OF country newspapers Are under any
more obligations to work for nothing than
An attorney for his client or mechanic for
bis employer. A . general rule editors
do more hard work tor candidates than
they DO themselves. They work esrly and
late, In season and out Of seasou-nast
pay cash for the competition Of every sem
ssnes written In advocacy Of whoever the
asptrant may be, pay essh for the Ink that
blsekehs Il, the paper on which It 10 print.
I'd, and ~ always expected to do It for the
sake Of tho cause"
This 10 J. E. West %. one Of The shin.
Ing lights Of the P,s.s; and the paragraph
quoted subodiss the sentiments Of perhaps
every publisher In the State, and the busi-
ness custom Of many Of them. But J. =.
West In prsotioe II quite another fellow
THI JOURNAL Office has bill Of $l4:7O for
printing done in 1871 and 1872, and part
Of it BY tho express order Of this same J.
e. West, which bill has been presented
several times for settlement. It's correct
ness has never been disputed, and pay
ment has been promised from time to time,
but nothing more than promises has been
forthcoming. On last Tuesday, however,
J. E. West seised upon this bill % affordine
glorious opportunity for him to make .
backyard exhibition Of himself aud to
cat IN additional allowance Of dirt 1t the
bidding Of his POLITICAL superiors and en-
ployers. He went through the programme,
in accordance with directions, in the pres
enes Of the Republican County Conven-'
lion, presenting . spectacle which made
The delegates hang their heads with
shame for this fellow who had no shame
for himself. He was seconded BY GER
tain Sam. Young, Of Maine Prairie, who
gslped whatever Of the mix West left, and
the two had the thing all to themselves.
The Pre.s closes the article referred to
with the following observation $50
III IN editors services are worth any
thing, they are worth paying for in some
thing more tangible than promises, and w
want to see the court or jury that viii have
the presumption to say otherwise" ..
That's just what we propose to go, and
Mr.. West shall have all the necessary in.
formation 1t the earliest possible epfortu-
natys iisses*G >..rs 49,. ?a,n,-t :. !.
We want it distinctly understood that W
~ Publishing . 'aewspsper for the same
purpose that J. e. West IL running : store
TO make money; and not for the benefit
Of &! desa-bs ct politicians: NJ: West would,
not 30 very opt to give us o., any other Re-
publican: $l4 worth Of dry goods OF gro.
esriss ''for the sake Of the cause" and he
need not expect us to publish notices and
print poster. for him on any more favor.-
bic TERMS unless ws might choose to make
them . matter Of charity. We pay Mr..
West for what Ne got Of him and we pro-
pose he shall ply for what he gets Of rs.