Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-02
TIKI SAN FRANCISCO PRESS.
A Terrible Arraignment by Frank
Pixley.

In the last Argonaut was q most re-
markable editorial from the pen of the
talented Rixley, the strongest one, prob
ably, that any newspaper on this coast has
ever published. Mr.. Pixley edited the
Chronicle for a good many years, and never
thought himself too good for association
with the very same journalists whom he
now denounces as cowardly, bullying,
Matchmaking dogs. However, let Mr.. Pix
ley speak for himself. A truer picture was
never drawn by the pen of man:
The press of San Francisco is an omniv-
erous animal, voracious of appetite, in
| odorous and not of altogether clearly hab-
its. 1t is
M~ERCESARY, SELFISH, CowARDLY y HYPo-
CRITICAL.
1t is mendacious. 1t is a servile fiat
terer. 1t is a bully. To the powerful it
is a crouching slave. To the rich it is a
mendicant. 1t is mercenary at all times
and under all circumstances. 1t is never
anything else but mercenary. All its pro-
f~essions of patriotism and desires for the
public good are utterances inspired by the
love of money. There is no man whose
character is beyond its assault; there is no
citizen it would not wound for coin no
reputation it would not stab for gain;
NO DIRTY WORK 1T WOULD NOT DO FOR HIRE,
There is no industry it would not par
alyze, no public measure it would not him
| der, no panic it would not encourage, no
mob it would not incite, no public preju-
dice it would not pander to, no criminal 1t
would not shield. no honest or unfortu-
nate man it would not prosecute, no crime
it would not .instigate, no malicious and
dastardly act it would not perpetrate, for
the hope of profit. There is
NO LIE IT WOULD NOT TELL,
No mean subterfuge to which it would not
eondescend, toinerease its advertising pat
ronage, and no false oath it would not take
in order to create a false impression of the
character and extent of its circulation.
The press Of San Francisco is a thor
oughly demoralized, bad and selfish insti-
tuition. Its teachings, its influence, and
nearly everything about and concerning il
are hurtful to the community in which it
is permitted to exist. 1t defames our citi-
gems, Injuries our reputation abroad, him
ders our material progress and depreciates
the value of our property. 1t is a mere
INSCRIPTIONS money-makinS industry. II
holds about the same relation to the bust.
ness community that the pirate does to
commerce.; that the highwayman does to
the trader; that the counterfeiter does tc
finance; that the quack does to medicine
that the criminal priest does to religion:
that the ignorant and corrupt judge does
to law. The statement we make is no ex,
aSgeration. 1t is not made in malice; it is
true, and it is not libelous, because it is
true. 1t is made for a good purpose and
for a justifiable end.
The most distinguishable feature of the
press of San Francisco, its most offensive
and disgraceful characteristic is
ITS HYPOCRISY.
The brazen and false assumptions are
hat it is disinterested and honest that il
is an institution ordained for the public
good, established to promote the public
welfare, and is inspired only with a pur
pose to accomplish beneficent results
when the fact is, its only purpose is tc
make money. 1t is an enterprise as purely
personal and as assuredly established foi
money-making as a fe%rry-boat or a fare
bank. The San Francisco press has nj
patriotism, nor religion, nor morals, mol
.rx> - conduct NOR poliry. that does no,