Daily Republican., 1879-04-18
The sherin'aAdvert

The Sherin'A n'AAdvertlsing
Many OF our readers have no doubt
discovered ere this that the Sheriff 6
advertisements have disappeared from
the columns Of the REPUBLICAN, and
have wondsrsd why they were no more
70 BE- seen. In the first place We nigh
- we'll say, that the Sheriffs sales are
considered political property and are
to be used In political sense, the ad
vsetissments being published in the
party papers which support the party
in power. Two ysars ago . law was
passed by the Legislature which al
though apparently in tho interest
G aparticulr paper, WAS . fair and
equitable law. 1t gave the defendant
In the case of shsritf's execution, the
choice Of one of the papers in whick
the sales were TO be advertised. In
consequence Of this change in the law,
the REPUBLICAN was selected by large
number who were 70 unfortunate as to
fall into the hands u the sheriff, as
their choice, because 1t had always
been their paper and because it had a
large circulation all over the county.
The law then went little farther and
provided tLat another class Of sherili's
advertisements, where the defendants
made no choice Of paper, was to be
given ta The paper having the largest
circulation In the county. The REpup
McAS having for the last two years led
all other papers in circulation, of course e
had to 10 chosen for this class. 1t is
true that paper got more Sheritf's sales
than any other published in Whining
ton, but it is also true that on account
Of its popularity and leading in circula-
ton it was Of more service to the ad.
vsrtiser. 1t was noticed that during
those two years that this law was in
operation, there was no complaint
that sales were not sufficiently
advertised, for being published in
a papes of each pa ty, there was
scarcely hny body in the county who
did not see them. The ouly parties
that complained Of this excellent law
were the proprietors of some Of the par
tisan papers, who got no crumbs from
the Sheriff's table, and some spawned
politicians with minds so narrow and
prejud ced that they thought the ad-
vertisements ought all to be given to
the Democratic papers, az il the defend.
ant in the case, whose property WAS at
stake, had no rights which were worth
respecting. With this IDEA in view,
the late Legislature was importuned to
change the law. By whom BY the
people generality Not a bit of it. But
by publishers Of some papers that had
been excluded on account II their lin.
tied circulation, and some political
leaders who wanted lhsir party organs
to grow fat on the Iii stortunes of 9TH
srs. Well, the law has been changed,
and the sheriff's sales have disappear
I'd from the REPUBLICAN,. Three Demo
cratic papers are now getting all the
sales, but tao only Republican paper
in New Castle county, with . crcula,
tion nearly if not altogeth equal to
all three Of the D4mo ratio papers CON-
bined, gets mono. II the Republicans
in ths comfy should take al
three Of the Demo, ratio papers
they m ght find out when and
where, possibly their neighbors pro-
perty is to be sold. 1t is we'll known that
two.thir 3 4 tose hose prop rt es
ara advert sci by the sheriff, would
choose the RBruBLIcAY ft.ey were al.
lowei any choice, and even the Sheriff
himself, when he HI 8 a public sale Of his
own, has it advertised in the HPUBLI-
CAN, lecause he kIows that the y. oplt
who buy, all rea that paper. 1t ii
true that the que 'tion Of aive tisin il
left entirely with the Sheriff, and b,
can cho Be- VIII tsysr paper he pleases
but tie d sign 4 the Isw is =, vel
known that i: might as well have beer
made absolut,, and he commanded t
advertise n lone other than Democratic
papers. As a party man, it would re-
quir- considerable independence fol
Sheriff Pyle to run counter to tn,
wishes Of the leaders Of his party, t.
whom be Is obligated for his l,cliou
and yet we can almost posi- iv"ly sist'
that he will rot ut anything in II
way Of tEcse whose properties ar
seized under an execution, from max
ing choice Of paper, AMI whateve
one is chosen in which to insert thei
ad er ems ~, their choice shall b
respec ed. We have 40 complaint t
make agai st tie Sheriff, for he coul
scarcely act IL any cther way than Ii
has done as par J man and under tn
admcnition Of the Legislature, and "
are rather inclined 20 think that h
shows commendabls liberali y in sfrI
ing to insert the advertisements il
whatever paper the defendent ma.