Daily globe., 1882-03-23
TURNING 4 NEWS ASSOCIATION 10
RiSE USES.

TURNING 4 NEWS ASSOCIATION 10
RISE USES.
If the pernicious and dishonest system,
long in vogue with the Associated Press
managers. OF sending periodically to the
members of the Association highly COL
| ored misrepresentation of the measures
and leaders of the Democratic party, is to
| be continued, then there is no longer any
necessity for the publication of Republi-
can or Democratic newspapers by private
enterprise. The Associated Press dis
patches are obtained by the newspapers
of the country at heavy outlay of money
and labor, and are supposed-how-
| ever violent the presumption may
| be-to embody the world news of the day
preceding their publication, in an intel
liglble and condensed form, andfree from
any construction not warranted by their
contents. The subscribers of the Associ-
alton did not contract for, and do not
wish to receive the opinion of any agent
on the merits of the subject matter sent
them; and among no class Of men in the
country is this better understood than
among the agents themselves. Remon-
strances against this abuse of privilege
and usurpation of authority, have been
made from time to time by the
members of the Association, but neve.
needed. When and where the remedy is
to come from, is just now not so clear as
the fact that the abuse has grown to such
proportions as to necessitate the substitu-
ton of some other plan-or else radical
reform in the present one-fer the pres
ent bungling and dishonest system.
The dispatches published in the GLOBE
touching Gen. Rosecrans' appointment
as chairman of the Democratic congress
sional campaign committee are fair sam
Piles Of those sent to the members of the
association for years past. The agent at
Washington did not rest contented with
the consciousness of having done
his duty in stating that Gen.
Rosecrans had been appointed chairman
of the Democratic congressional campaign
committee, but took occasion to formu-
late the following Republican campaign
document, and send it to the Democratic
newspapers of the country for publica-
ton: "There is said to be much bad
feeling among certain Democratic men,
bers at the selection Of Gen. Rosecrans
as chairman of the congressional cam
paigu committee. Those who favored
Flowers say Rosecrans is too old, and
that his selection puts the party on
the defensive at once with
reference to all Of Garfield's friends, and
to the anti Catholic sentiment of the
country"
In the first place, We dc not see how
Gen. Rosecrans' appointment places the
Democracy of the country on the defen-
sive with reference to Garfelds friends;
or, in fact, what that party has to do with
the memory or political record Of the
late President, save TO see that he is ac-
corded impartial Justice, or else to remain
neutral and leave the issue to be settled
by these who shared his personal
and political confidence. Individually,
Democrats have their opinion as to his
merits and faults both as citizen and a
statesman; but this circumstance Is not
of sufficient moment in itself to lead to
disaffeetion or change of policy IN that
party. His election by the Republican
party, and subsequent assassination under
circumstances which have led to the ex-
isting differences in the Republican
household, have long since passed into
history, and neither the Democratic party
nor the organs of that party have any
concern or interest in that history, save
to see that its truths are preserved.
The issue raised with reference to Gen
Rosecrans' religious sentiments, is an old
acquaintance, wearing the same suit and
smile of thirty years ago. The members
of the Know-nothing party who survived
the disaster of 1852, and became identified
with the Republican party four years
later, have not received much encourage
ment during the quarter OF a century
they have been laboring to introduce
seotarian and race issues into the politics
Of the country. Including the recruits
that have rallied to the old standard, these
bigots are both harmless and impotent in
a country having the diversified interests
and cosmopolitan spirit of the American
people.
In regard to Gen. Rosecrans' appoint
ment, it is only necessary to say, that no
man worked harder TO bring itabout than
Congressman Flowers; and that he was
honored by the Democratic caucus in be-
ing associated with Gen. ROsecrans in
the delicate work of selecting the Con-
gressional executive committee for the
coming campaiCn,