Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-19
A NEWSPAPER WAR.

Those who care for newspaper wars may pre- |
pare themselves to be entertained by the deyel- |
opments which it is promised the attitude of the |
9srdli and Republic newspapers of New York, |
aud of the rival news agencies the Associated |
Press and American Press Association, may bring
forth. IN general way we believe the public
cares nothing about newspaper quarreis; that it
knows nothing about them and does not care to
know. The reader Of course wants his paper
20 have the news, speedily diecerns
any deficiency, and instinctiyely transfers his
allegiance to the journal which gives him the
best and most attentive transcript of affairs, but
as to the means of procuring that intelligence
he is profoundly Indifferent. News is com
modify, and the same rules regulate its disposal
as govern the disposal of other wares. man
buying suit of clothes does not inquire where
the tailor bought the material, nor The charac
ter of the bargain,-all lie is concerned about is
that the clothes should suit him and be reasona-
BILE in price Men in other than the
journalistic calling do not preferably take the
public into their confidence in matters of bust
ness essentially private Why newspaper peo-
pie should alone do so is rather curious. The
reason can scarcely be that they have the
means, and consequent temptation, for public
communication always at hand, for in these days
printers art is in universal use and any man can
employ it to any desired extent But without
Attempting to dispose Of this yexed question We
may admit that Some interest in the complics-
tons above referred 70 is legitimate ard to
be understood The American Press Association
Lad, previous to the establishment OF the New
York Republic, but one paper Of much impor-
ssnce in its interest in ths section. That journal
was the Ecening Bale in Of Philadelphia, an old
ind well established paper which felt that with
the aid Of Special News department it could at,
lord to run independent OF the accepted order OF
things, and which it has done, we are glad to
believe, with undininished success Still, the Re
public gave the first decided sign Of break, for
The reason that it was large morning newspsp'
er,started especially to rival certain of the lead
ing New York journals, and because one OF it,
nyowed objects was to break down d" the monop-
oily in news. !" In this object it has now beer
joined, apparently, by the Herald, and it is here
That popular interest is chiefly excited. The pc
cuhar relationship of Mr.. ]. r. Young with til,
Associated Press Is remembered, and Mr. Young
has now BY one of the strange freaks of fortune
control of the Herald, and is able to repay Man
aser Simonton something of the grudge Ii,
bears him The subject has delightful
complications. Papers aud men VIII,
we're Young's enemies cannot attack ll
now, for recovered from his indiacretion he i
their partner under the new rule, thanks to til
call given hum by Mr.. Bennett, while other joul
nails, such the Bulletin, which criticized him &c
verely when lie was managing editor of the Tn
b'sne and they were receiving the Associate
Press news, will be enforced to silence or int
championship, now that all the conditions al
strangely altered Young is once more in til
centre of newspaper AFFAIRS and is justifyin
the belief of his friends that lie was not IL
kind Of man to be kept down.