Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-27

Legislature will think OF it now that
the Sherif's advertising OF New Castle
County Is given to the REPUBLICAN, on
account of it having the largest ctrcula
ton. We don't pres ame there will be
any difficulty at all about that, as the
members Of the Legislature, though ali
of them are Democrats, are men OF sound
practical ideas and of good bushes:
talent, and they know that no more
fair and equitable law could be passed
in relation to the Sheriff sales adver
tis.ments than the law under which
they are now published. The item
from the Nars is inf-rrentially but not
strictly correct, for it Is not So that all
the Sheriff's sales are published in the
REPUBLICAN. The law we believe pre-
scribes that the Sheriff Sales are TO be
published in two papers in the
county, and that the Sheriff is
to have the choosing of one Of them,
and We believe that he has chosen the
gazette for his main organ, though he
may If he sees proper Civ. his sales TO
any other paper in the county. This
plan diSpos-s Of one half the advertis-
| ing, and in a share OF the other half is
where the REPUBLICAN comes in with
/ two chances for its favor az follows: First,
the law gives defendant either individu-
ally or through his attorney the privilege
of selecting the other paper in which
the advertisement is to be published.
| This then being left to the defendants
| it is no more thaa natural to expect
that they would select the REPUBLICAN
with a circulation OF five Thousand in
| preference to one with circulation OF
few hundred or even a couple OF thou.
sand. 1t is undeniable that the most
OF the defendants do choose the paper
with the largest circulation, for the
publication OF their sales, tat it may
br made as public as possible, and this
is evidence of their business tact, which
is certainly cr-ditable to them. Thus far
la. 1. Ia. L.,
the Sheriff makes any choice Of the Re-
PUBLICAN. But there is still another class
of advertisement, which can go Nc
where else than in the REPUBLICAN, and
that class comprises those defendants
who make no choice Of paper in which
to publish their sales. This class for
various reasons IS large one. One Of
the reasons, is the absence of the de.
PENDANT from the State, which leaves the
Sheriff to choose both papers. Another
reason is, that some become discour-
aged and Indifferent as to what becomes
OF their property and consequently lie,
the Sheriff make the choice of paper
for them. In these cases, however, the
law il 20 worded and intended
thu at the Sheriff has no other choice thar
to publish the sales in the paper hav.
ihg the largest circulation, and this i,
only where the REPUBLICAN is favored
by the law, not because it is a Repub
lican paper but because it has the lar
gest circulation and can in consequence,
give the greatest publicity to the sales
1t can hardly ~ possible that any oh,
lection could be made to such a fail
and equitable law. The Sheriff car
scatter the publication OF the sale.
which are left exclusively to himself
around amongst the different papers il
he sees proper, or he can give them all
to one paper if he sees proper, and his
action will be legal, and who will say
that this is not fair The defendants
have the choice Of the other paper, and
who will say that this is not fair ?
Then when the defendants neglect or
refuse to choose paper in which to
publish their sales, the sheriff is bound
by law to select the paper having the
largest circulation, and who will say
tLat this is not fair ? The News We
presume will stand corrected. The
REpUBMcRN does not get all.he Sheriff 5
sales on account of having the largest
circulation, but onl y that part Of them
where the defendants neglect or refuse
to make a choice for themselves.