Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-02
THE SACRAMENTO UNION.


paper's contemporaries. In the main.
those comments are neither reSretfui
over the possible suspension OF that
concern, nor complimentary to its pres
emit management. 1t has been a famous
paper. and its business management has
been signalized by great ability. IN
point of fact, the Union Is the Oldest
daily on the coast, the Alta California
alone excepted. The Union dates back
to 1851. 1t was started by e company OF
FIVE printers. 1t at once became favor
tie newspaper and very soon enjoyed
substantial support. This support was
mainly due to the Whigs-who always
did stand by their paf.y's papers. That
was party of readers. The early days
os the Sacramento Union knew such edl-
tors as Doctor Morse and Joe "inans-
both strong Wings. In 90 the CHton
was 4 Know Nothing paper-not an
"o-ran''-but free lance. 1t had
great deal of influence in those days
had more readers in the interior than
any paper in California. All the farmers
and miners took it. In fact the CRi0n
was an old, established paper when John
Nuceu.,s San Francisco Herald was in
existence and when James King OF Will
liam 5 venture into the domain of jour
naiisnl creatsd the BaIietin and precipita-
ted the Vigilance Committee OF 1896.
The Union has seen the rise and pro-
cress of pretty much all the journals OF
California and has announced the demise
of many and many a one Of its contem-
noraries and rivals in Sacramento In
deed, the Bee which was established IN
81. lust as the Union was in 81, b:
0uintet.e OF printers, Toby, Thompson,
Davis. Church and another man whose
name we have forgotten-was the frst
paper started after the Union, to get
peru anent foothold in Sacramento.
The Bee was built upon the debris o. the
Sacramento Tribune, State Printer
Aliens folly and ruin. This Church
was John Church, now foreman of the
Enterprise composins-room-) And John
Ridge, the Cherokee Poet, was the edi-
tor-in-chie.. The Union oUtgrew the
control of its original proprietorship OF
printers-Jsfry Grey. Job Court and the
although Grey did retain an inter
est long after Morrill, and Anthony
bought inf, indeed, Morrill, wasn't
one of the founders. (Old Paul is
print and used 10 be one Of the speed
lest men to make up form that couldte
found anywhere Upson-L- Il,
since County Clerk of Sacraniento-was
lone time its chief editor and distin-
Euished himself by his long-winied
wagon-road (.'Ki-k" wason-road) arti-
Giles. Little Gilbert, the patientest OF
news editors and scissors-meD, was
Cpson's most valued assistant Then
came the brilliant Harry Watson who
Sc. tie Uaio,, in blaze Of patriotic wax
ardCr, and made it the most welcome
paper to Union rien on this coast.
But the war being over. and rival to
ats power having begun 10 Eft its head
IN the shape of the C. Z. Railroad Com
pany, tine Union commenced course Of
tactics which led it to where 1t Cow
ssauds-in the ranks of the enemies of
the Republican Party The Railroad
Company chose to give their vast print
ing patronage 20 another concern than
the Union Job Office, and the quarrel
which caused the Republican defeat in
California in 1867 and which eliminated
IN the election OF Booth and the removal
from Sacramento of the Railway Offices
in 1873 was iuaugurated-> 1t was mat
ter of business. The Union had done
its best to help the Railroad projectors.
and they in turn. ought to have had the
policy if not the gratitude, to help the
Union. The Croker influence prevailed,
a rival job Office was set Up and secured
tie railroad printing, and war was de-
clared. Since then the Union hns been
an engine Of destruction. It has worn
itself out in the struggle. Sam Seabaugh,
the brilliant editor of that famous paper,
has delighted to pour vitriol upon the
Union-Republican party all for the rea-
son that that party and the Railroad
Company pulled together. Now that
the Union has won its fight-in electing