Arizona citizen., 1875-02-27
TEXAS AND PACIFIC BILL.
The Great Press--Duty of the Coun-
 try Press.

try Press.
 Our dispatches show conclusively that this bill will not pass this session, and also show that majority of COngressmen admit It's justice, but are too cowardly to vote for if, fearing the criticism of bully ing press, itself devoid of principle and, as recent developments show, ready to take money when offered to tear down or build up enterprises without reference to merit. The most malicious and unfair of the lot, Is The New York Tribune, under complete control of Jay Gould, who is a very large owner in the Union Pacific.
 What is known as the great press, or press of the large cities, is just about as in- famous as it is possible for any tolerated institution to become. Local sentiment and local papers elect congressman, and when elected, congressman are controlled in their action by the infamous dictation of this infamous large press, aided as it is by the equally infamous Associated Press, which has powerful and dictatOrial ally in the Western Union Telegraph Com pany. Until the people learn that The New York Tribune. Sun, Herald and oth- CT similar sheets are organs of injustice as much as of news; of individual rather than Of public interests; and are control ed by spirit of rule or ruin, of hate and revenge; and until they elect Congress- men and Senators with this understand ing, and in advance pledge themselves to stand by their chosen representatives in their support of all measures which they regard Just and needful, they will meet with disappointment in their public ex- pectations. The country press of this na- tion should, without regard to partisan matters, join in giving frequent express sion to these facts, and cultivate the be- Ief-which'fs fact-that the metropolitan press is basely dishonest and hence un- trustworthy. Its baseness is all the more infamous because Of it's ample knowledge. It is far from and has little interest in common with the people, whereas the country press is near to them and it's pride is with and support comes from the peo- pie generally, and not from vast money ed interests.
 Of course there are a few honorable ex- captions among the papers of the great cities, but even the exceptions are drifting into the iniquito1s condition of the essen- tially bad ones named. Even the great London Times, up till recently above sus- piclon in its expressions upon public af- fairs, has been caught receiving thousands of pounds for certain editorial matter, at least it's financial editor (Salnpson) has been, and we presume it only is a ques- ton of time when the public will learn that its political, literary, religious and other departments are tainted with the writings of intelligent scoundreIS.
 Let the country press consider this sub- Ject; let it not be misled by the plausible reasoning, by the loud denunciations of corruption, by the pratings of virtue and honesty, of the big dailies of the great fi- nancial centers and cities. Nearly all of them are under the control of the West. ern Union Telegraph company, the worst, most exacting and unjust of all monopo- lies in America, against which most of the big papers dare not utter an unfriendly word. Again we say let the country press think Of this subject, and write about it early and often. In no way can they bet ter serve their patrons and their country,