Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-21
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Any journal founded upon a corrupt
basis finds no difficulty In descending
still further into corruption. Fdclis
descsrsss apsni. IT. natural progress
tsnds downward. till finally stiaed in its
own filth. Thus was il with the infa-
nous San Francisco Aaseppa, and thus
will iniallibly end the newly Asdgsd Ma
zepps sheet ct Virginia City, unless its
owner. Sutro. promptly checks 1t in iis
suicidal career. Until within the past
few days its editorial management has
been. although lame and rather inefd-
Gent, at least respectable. but now . de-
cidsd change for the worse has been In
augurated. as witness the hfthy and
d~issracefui articles Published in the last
two or three issues, r~ivaling the San
Francisco lMaseppa in its palmisst days.
A person would naturally judge that
somo Of the editorials were written IN
the low slums OF ID street, from which
the material Of them Processes TO 30 OBJ
tanned. 1t is an outrage upon public
dec.ncy, and II the Virginia City author
tiles do not interiors to suppress
the obscene publication. We feel con-
hdent that Mr.. sutro will not
wait for the public to do so.
A respectable. ~gsntlsmAnly opponsnt In
journalism Is entitled 10 fair considera-
tion and discussion at the hands OF all
respectable contemporaries. Whatever
may be said OF Mr.. Sutro's schemes
and public aspirations, he Is an earnest,
energetic worker. and a gentleman. bu,
his paper, n at present conducted, is q
disgrace TO respectable journalism and
decent society. That 1t is so recognized,
witness the following a%ppreciative sdi'
torial which We extract from our Carson
contemporaries. The Tribune says:
A filthy. disgraceful article appears il
the Ladspsnd,ni this morning. II would
suit the laieppd. or some OF the Other
obscene publications Of the day, bu'
in o daily paper that is taken into fami'
" circles, we consider the article II
question an outrage on dscency, ant
cause for the dismissal Of the papel
from the residences Of respectable fam
lies.
The appeal OF this morning says.
Never in the history Of all that has
degraded journalism, Of all that has dis
grsced the proud position Of the edi'
torial chair has anything appeared worse
than the infamous articles in Sutro's IN.
dependent during the past few days. Yes.
tsrday's issue Is reeking with filth and
pollution, and il is but natural that II
should. II depends upon the class to
whose tastes ii thus caters for its sup
port. The honest. intelligent. reasoning,
thinking men Of the age are not to whom
II appeals. Everything that has appeared
in its columns since ii published Joe
Goodman's welcome to William Sharon.
has been only appeals to the vilest pas
sions and the darkest prsjudices Of the
human character. The most villAinoul
assault upon the moral character Of any
man in the columns OF the San Francis.
CO Ndrsppd was not worse than that OF
its prototype. OF yesterday, upon vii.
liam Sharon. The paper which will
descend to such = curse OF abuse, Will.
ication and blackenine OF personal
character because Of political opposition
should be the object Of scorn. loathing
and elecration OF all decent people. II
is not necessary to deny that the scene,
described. in the article referred to. evsI
occurred. The people OF the State Of
Nevada will not accept a. truth the
statements in that paper. knowing the
animus Of the villa sheet-knowing thai
no means, be they the foulest known tC
human ~villsiny, will be left untried &c
drive from the political arena the one
object Of their spleen and wrath. Tn,
vilest worm which crawls in the slime o.
filth is entitled to more respect than tn,
creature in the image OF God who dehle'
the good name Of q man by Islander tn,
most foul and libel the most villainous
Henceforth Sutro's Independent will b,
known As the Mateppa Of Nevada.