The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-28
Other Matters of General Interest
Gould and the Associated Press.

New YORK, September 23.-The Times
this morning copies on its editorial page
the editorial from the Herald in reference
to the associated press. In an editorial o.
its own on the same subject the Times
writes as follows:
We republish from the Herald of to-day
forcible and exhaustive statement of the
present relations of Jay Gould to the asso-
ciated press The warning therein con-
veved concerns the public even more than
than it does the metropolitan newspapers,
at least the solvent newspapers OF this
city, which publish the associated press tel
egrams. Honesty and solvency in newspa-
per manage nent are usually bound to-
gether in relation of cause and effect, and
no journal with a reputation to lose and
rye pecuniary capital at stake could well
afford to publish any kind of news which
bore the visible impress of the influence of
Jay Gould. But the public, whose az
ouaintance with the internal management
of newspapers does not usually extend be-
yond knowledge of the name OF its actual
or ostensble proprietor, can be
MOST GROSSLY ytCTIMIzED
if the scheme outlined by the Herald should
be successful. 1t must be remembered that
if the Central News association OF the conn
try, which Mr. Gould aspires to control ARE
become mere bureau ottheW Western Union
telegraph company, over which his inilu-
ence is undisputed, there would not only be
q few hundred newspapers ready to publish
the news with Gould in full control, but
there would remain hundreds OF others to
which these in turn compressed form
place i'll the control of the Geographic news
of the country by a man who had become
what he is by the plumber of the stock
holder, corruption of judges, bribery OF
legislators, and purchase ofpoliticians and
nobody need have much doubt as
to the result. Every telegraph
operator in the country would, under
Gould's plan, become an agent for the gath
ering of news, and the Associated Pres
kilograms would become an abstract of
daily intelligence, collated by the en-
ployes of Jay Gould. Neither explicit Or
ders nor constant supervision would, under
such a system, be needed to keep from such
news everything likely to prove disagreed
BILE to Gould, and the most casual sugges-
ton would insure the transmission OF any
thing needed to further the advance or sat
isfy the
While confirming all the facts stated in
the Herald's article, and most heartily
emphasizing the warning it conveys,
we do not know whether the gov
eminent purchase of the telegraph system
might not prove remedy nearly as bad as
the dis ease in the absence OF pure politi-
cal system ofpublic service: 1t certainly.
would be very glad to have the government
take poor bargain off his hands at his own
valuation. We prefer to deal with Gould
as news censor on his own merits, believ-
ing that his plans need only to be exposed
to be defeated. When his control OF the
associated press is completed it will be time
enough to discuss the remedy. Meanwhile,
the indications are that the Herald's as
sumption in regard to the place of the Sun
in this
CONTROVERSY is SOMEWHAT HAsTY.
Its columns of yesterday certainly gave
no evidence of subserviency to Gould. In
fact, the condemnation of Gould and his
works, which we quote from
the Sun to-day is net exceeded in bitter
ness or point by anything which has APP
peared ia the Herald. SUCH grounds as
the able and foreseeing editor of the Sun
may have given for the supposition that he
would be found acting with the naen and
newspapers that he heartily despises, are
PROBABLY to be explained on an entirely
different hypothesis. In any easel ay Gould's
contract with the majority OF seven news
papers comprising the central organization
of the associated press would be but the be-
ginning of a struggle tor newspaper lnde-
pendence The public need only be ac-
auainted with the conditions of such con-
tract to render Gould's failure
CERTAIN AND DISASTROUS.
The Journal of Commerce this morning de-
votes the first column on its editorial page
to an article on the same subject, OF an
even more dignitied and confidential
tone than the one Just quoted from the
Times. Under the cant on 1.-The Associated
PressD the Journal of Commerce explains
what the Associated press is; its member
shin. its relations to the press OF the coun-
try, who have no voice in its management,
and the policy which has aiMas controlled
its workings. The Journal then goes on TO
say that during the last year or two sensa-
he Oh inc that three
hers of the New York association had been
purchased by the well-known millionaire,
Mr. Jaw Gould and that he was negoHat-
ing for the fourth with the view OF obtain
inga controlling interest in this organi"l-
ton. The Journal Of Commerce was most
certainly approached with profler of pur-
chase. and we understand the others
of the remaining four were treated TO
like offers Ii would be Unfair to suspect
Mr.. Gould of any improper movement in
thus seeking TO control the press OF the
country. He has many vast enterprises
ON hand, and he may honestly believe that
the press as now conducted does not give
him the aid and attention be deserves. he
NAV hold il to be the duty OF those who
20 SO much 10 guide the pub.
lie opinion to lend their powerful
influence 10 the furtherance OF his scheme,
originated, as he doubtless believes not for
his own aggrandizement so much as LOT
the welfare of our common country. And
n Mr. Gould could have purchased the
majority of the New York ne EsDapers we
do not believe he would have realized from
Al the help and comfort he desired. At
any rate none Of the papers then ap-
preached were for sale at that time
OK ANY TERMS.
land that scheme fell through. More re-
Gently there sprang up differences between
the Western Union telegraph company and
the New York association. and MT. 6Ould
Z and Governor Morgan. in behalf ri the teie-
graph company. met a committee OF the
press 10 negotiate for a settlement In
that intervier Mr.. Gould laid claim IN
behaf of the Western Union 20 a right 70
be interested in the collection ara ssie
a. well as transmission 81 news
ard proposed joint PrsTI, ahP o os,TseR
Tor that purpose. This having failed, a
,rur uroposition was brought forward 10
hin ne Western Associated Press tele-
rrarh company and the New York press.
II such q partnership Il was evident 70
most, II MOI 20 All the memoers on tns Nes
York association. that any connection 20
the telegraph company with the collection
and sale u news would be
prsss7EOus 10 ROTH rAETIEs.
n IA even nov more than hinted
that when any pront can - nisoe I
Ont Of such n leakage. no private dispaich I
containing intelligence j. safe on the fele-
-srauh rire. But suppcse tbe islegrAfh
ror.rarv vas a partner in the pfuuf - 20
-rnIire1 out OF furnishing news and u
wns made part Of the duty q every /
rrierrnuh opsrator n send any
interesting irtelige1ce 81 any
kind that came under bis notice thence % 1
hendunarters. who believes tnet sny T'ri-
--rfe disrafches ernbodyinE sucz negs
wuuld he held sacredz And tle speclAls
-lfIrf each large nevspsper IN the cOuntrT
~ receives from ~ UEn arents would
e1ar s. tarr.sd 81 this purp1se- Or n
k,frr ufrs rot. and ne tslegrnTh company
- ir The mos
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