National Republican., 1878-04-19
As TO JOURNALISTIC ENrERpRIsE.

To thc Editor Qf The Post and UniOH'
You have had much TO say Of late of your enter.
prise in publishing the news. How does it come
that THE REPUBLICAN, got away with you this morn.
ing on the CoNKLINd interview? Thought yours
was live paper. EN-JOCRSALlST.
four genial friend should have all the facts
The matter referred TO was delivered in bulk
at our Office by the Associated Press at n quar-
ter past three o'clock in the morning. With
our present press facilities and largo edition
we are compelled to go TO press at not later
than half-past three. We find 1t difficult even
then to meet early mails. TIE REPUBLI
has very little circulation and has n rapid
press. II can go to press very late and come
out quite early.-ED. PosT AND USIoS.l
Our Amalgam cotemporary uttered more
truth than fiction in the foregoing explana-
tion. The rapid press" on which THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is printed cost, at
pany, S22 800, and its possession enables us to
go to press late and come out early" with
an edition large enough to supply the
wants of nearly if not quite all, the patrons OF
respectable journalism is the District of Co
lumbia and the ad jacent counties, towns, and
cities in Maryland, Virginia, and West Vir-
ginia, as well as to reach through the early
mails large number of subscribers in Ten
nessee and the Carolinas in advance of all
competitors either in Washington or Balti-
more. Not only this, but our stereotyping
facilities enable US to reproduce plates OF
each days issue weeks after their date, upon
which we can print again and again, as oc-
casion requires. This facility enabled us
last Monday morning to go to press for the
second time that day to supply an rinex-
pectedly large demand for The REPUBLI-
CAN occasoned by the wholesale repudia-
ton of the Unions subscribers of the sale OF
their patronage to the Democratic organ.
Besides this the rapid and perfect machin-
cry with which our entire establishment
from the composing to the press-rooms) is
furnished enables The REPUBLICAN to serve
its District or route subscribers with their
needed and sought-ior morning news long
before the ordinary breakfast hour.
As to news, it is true that our cotempo-
rary is able to print moro than We do, be-
cause its larger size gives it greater space
than we have for that purpose but we sub
nit that it makes poor use Of its superior
abilities, if such they may bo called. The
CoNKLING interview" is a fair illustration
II the death of Queen VICTORIA, or decla
ration Of war by England or Russia, or any
other important event had been telegraphed
at the same late hour this interview
was 1t would have met the same fate. THE
REPUBLICAN would have been the only
newspaper in Washington to print it the
next morning So, too, of local news, in
the way of fires, and events of every and
any conceivable interest But c0mpari.
son any day between the two papers will
convince the average reader of THE REPuB-
LIcAN's general superiority over It's com
petitor, notwithstanding its smaller size, a
defect, by the way, which will soon be
lemedied. To illustrate, we printed yester-
day morning longer and better
report OF the Democratic eau
Gus held Wednesday night than the
one printed by the Democratic organ. We
also printed in concise form all the facts
connected with the Worlds Interview"