Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-24

PUBLISHING THE LAWS.
THE WAR OF BILL KINGS PAPER ON
THE COUNTRY JOURNALS.
Some Pointed Comments-The Newspaper
Men Expose the Disreputable Tactics of
Would-be Monopoly Newspaper-The
Animus of the Attacks Laid Bare.
Bill Kings paper continued, yesterday
morning, its war on the country papers rel
alive to publishing the laws in the newspa-
pers. We give below comments of num-
Der of the State papers on the subject.
The GLOBE does not believe the legislature
Will endorse this war of purse-proud, ar
rogant and corrupt newspaper upon the
country press of the State.
Wants to Stamp Them Out.
Lanesboro Journal.|
It is decidedly evident that Bill Kings
newspaper would gladly stamp every country
paper of Minnesota out of existence. if It
had the power.
Hope 1t W0n't Hin.
Chaska Valley Herald.
Some of our penny wise solons are trying
to abolish the law requiring the publication
of the laws in the newspapers. 1t is an un-
wise measure, and we hope won't meet the
support of our members.
Tn Favor of Gag Lasr.
Princeton Union.]
Bertrand, the member from Brown coun-
ty, who wants the law providing for the pub
LEGATION of the laws in the newspapers re-
pealed, is a native of Luxembourg. If he
was resident of Luxembourg to-day he
would be in favor of Bismarck's press-gag
law.
Dennageo4e or Something Worse.
ALBERT Lea Enterprise
Bertrand, the insane member of the House
of Representatives from Brown county,
ought to have his salary reduced to IS cents
per day. He don't earn 25 cents for that
matter. His persistent but futile efforts to
repeal the law providing for the publication
of the State laws in the newspapers has
demonstrated him to be demagogue, or
something worse.
The Only Medium.
[Mankato Union.
A cfroorv =. l,o;,, ~ool, ~ ..-l>:-
parties at st. Paul to defeat the appropria-
ton bill for the publication of the laws in
country newspapers. This is all wrong.
The people in the country want to know
what laws have been amended. enacted and
passed, and the only convenient medium
through which they can obtain them with
out unnecessary expense is the country
newspaper.
Trenty-Fire Or Thirty Dollars Won't Pay.
lSherburne County Start
The Star does not wish to be understood
as begging for the privilege of publishing
the laws for the sake of the small compen-
sation it would get for doing so. It can get
along without it and live, but it does think
the people want to see the laws after they
are made, and, until some better way is pro-
posed, will advocate their being published in
the newspapers. One thing sure, it will not
publish them for 1875 or $50, as that will
not begin to pay the expense of printing
them.
ViU Pay 4n Honest Price.
Fergus Falls Advocate
There is an amusing squabble going on
I,o{r &1o Ill:
publication of the general laws for the pub
lie benefit. It all arises from the alligator
propenslties of the Pioneer Press to gobble
up everything where there are dollars in
sight, and its jealousy Of the prosperous st.
Paul GLOBE. No doubt our legislators will
have sense enough to inform the people of
the new laws, and will see that an honest
price for the information is paid to the par
ties conveying it.
"Ignordnce Excuses No Man."
lAnoka Republican,
Every year an effort is made to repeal the
law authorizing the publication of the laws
IN country newspapers, and every year the
instigators of such efforts have the pleasure
of seeing their bill spontaneously killed,
and of knowing that they are the objects of
public contumely and scorn. Ignorance
of the law excuses no man." And yet these
excessively wise law makers, would remove
the means of every man becoming conversant
with the laws of his State, and then enforce
them with rigid serverity.
The 4ninats.
Stevens County Tribune.
The Pioneer Press is now advocating
reduction in the annual appropriation for
publishing the laws in the newspapers. They
would have it understood that they advocate
the measure simply because of its economi-
cal(?) feature(O while the truth is, the coun-
try "Slocums'' did not drive s'worth cent"
and the p. p. is trying to have the legisla-
| ture do their dirty work. They would like
to have revenge but don't want to undertake
the job. and hence, endeavor to cover their
malice with coat of economy and let ont