Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22
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not easy to determine, hut the fact f. apparent
that al no ti.Ge in their History has the pressure
Dr. adv rtionehts upon the coiunns of the Lead
nS newspapers of the United States been so great
as II y at the present time Tais extraordinary
Remand for space IS felt b. tho Old established
journals OF large circulation and recognized value
ss ADVERTISING media In every part OF the country,
NH Win most OF them IL has been daily recur-
ring struggle IN preserve that inst balance which
should always lie maintained between their advcr-
Using and reading patrons OF these gratifying
evidences Of appreciation on the part the business
and Of thu difficulties attending their
accommodation TIE EVENING STAR has had it,
full Slarc,-and, considering all things perhaps
greater proportion than any other paper In the
country. NJ times, In some Of the single issues
as It's readers know. Its reading matter has been
REDUCED To 4 minimum. 10 amount, that Is, for
on no occasion has anything OF importance been
omitted, nor has 1t failed to present each day n
complete ep!toine o; everything OF interest trans
pirinS in any part Of the worli While, therefore,
us readers may sometimes have been apparently
saight losers as 10 quantity, they have really lost
nothing, If they have not on the other hand actu-
ally gained something, In quality, since they were
Invariably furnished with the essence Of each days
fe,-the kernel Oh the time, so to speak, without
husS or shell
Bat, however, that point may be regarded, the
general average OF reading m1ttcr has Deen fully
up by the dotbe-sheet issues sent forth from time
TO time occasion seemed to require. The recapit
uaition OF few pertinent facts will effectulliy de-
mOnstrate this proposition. Durin, the week clos
ting with to-day, for example, THE STAR has printed
more than 10 columns of reading matter,
large part o: which was origin Il, and prepared
preS5y for it,-being an average OF over 20 COL
u,nnS per day. 1ndSmuch as the whole space of the
regular Issues OF the paper consists OF q ,oumns
NJ
that the amount or reading matter proper, In
addition to the advertisementS,-which,b by the
way, are also in the nature OF fresh, interesting
and useful intelligence-iS liberal, to say the
least, in view of the small amount charged there
for. For the tr.fling sum OF ten cents the regular
subscriber TO The STAR has In fact been fur
njshed during the week with more and better
reading matter than can ordinarily be bought in
book form for twenty times that amount
These facts have doubtless been observed and
also appreciated by the readers OF the paper; and
they are only mentioned here as an evidence and
earnest that It's proprietors have no thought of
promoting the interests OF class OF its patrons
at the expense Of those Of another. In other
words, while the interests of advertisers will be
studied and faithfully cared for the rights Of
readers are not, and will not be overlooked in the
future, as they have never been in the past THE
STAR realizes that its success and strength lie in
its well-earned character for fair dealing. Since
II came into the hands of It's present management
II has invariably given to its Observation-Disclosures
advertisers or subscrbers,-more and better ser
Vice for the money than has ever been given or
probably ever will be given by any other paper
published in Washington. This character it has
fairly earned, and fully enjoys, and this character
II means TO maintain, without loud professions or
wordy promises. 1t Is content to let It's acts
speak for themselves.
The papers or the country, north, south, east
and west, have, without exception 80 far as we
have seen, advocated the reclamation Of the Po-
tOmac marshes In front of the national capital,
and many OF them are expressing surprise that
nothing has been done by Congress in this direc-
ton IL had been supposed that when the COM
mission OF government engineers had supplied the
plans asked for 10y Congress there would be no
hssitancy in authorizing the commencement OF
The work. Yet these reports and plans made upon
careful surveys by the best engineering
talent In the government service, have
been before Congress for some time, and no
progress whatever has been made in legislation
upon the subject The recommendations OF the
engineer commission seem to supply all the data
needed for intelligent legislation, and If the plan
made after such thorough study of the subject
and by engineer officers OF such standing as Gems
Wright Gilmore and the others is not safe and
practical one 1t Is hopeless to expect that one will
ever be supplied In fact the drawback to the
adoption of the plan is that 1t Is 80 entirely
honest and straightforward In its pur-
poses 1t has nothing for the lobby,
and Is not In the interest of any of
the land-grabbers. 1t proposes to have the work
done under government control, and that every
foot OF the ground reclaimed shall be the property
OF the government The measure, therefore, nat
urally has the active hostility OF the land-grab-
Ders who want to get possession of the river front
of the tramp engineers who wa Mt to get Job, and
see no chance to do so IL the work Is done under
government centrol; and it is further antag-
onized by the JobberS who work upon prIn-
ciple against any project that does not give
them "divide," and by the subsidy schemers
who OBJECT 10 any diversion OF the appropriations
from their own channels. Then, again. the Con-
gressmen, In the crowded state OF the calendar.
quite generally grudge every moment Of time given
10 the consideration OF District matters. Finally
the District OF Columbia has no voice or repre-
sentation In Congress TO command influence and
Join In "log-rOlling" combinations by which votes
Tor an appropriation for the Washington harbor
can De swOpped for votes for appropriations for
other places or purposes. These are some OF the
reasons why measure of such conceded import
ance as the reclamation of the malarial marshes in
front OF Washington fails to get consideration IT.
Is 70 De hoped that when the bill gets another
Fearing, members will not delay action upon IL by
uisoious objections. Their constituents evidently
VIII endorse their action in passing it without
moments delay.
While some persons may take exceptions to the
amount awarded by the jury yesterday to Mr. Kill
bourn as damages for having been imprisoned by
order OF the House OF Representatives several
years ago for refusing TO reveal to one OF its COM
mittees his private business affairs there IS likely
60 be very general satisfaction at the fact that a
halt has been called at last and eectualiy to such
arbitrary and senSeleSS usurpations of power as
provoked the suit. The great drawback to the
verdict Is the fact that the amount of damages
cannot be assessed against and collected from the
Individual members OF the House who voted to
send Mr.. kibourn to Jail. That process would
enforce the much-needed lesson In a way that
would not soon be forgotten by them or their sue
cessors AS 1t is, unfortunately, the people will
eventually have TO foot the bill; for nobody SUD-
poses that members OF Congress Will suffer or
allow any OF its officers TO suffer pecuniary loss an
long as they have the power OF voting money out
OF Uncle Sans treasury.
There Is promise OF lively time in the House
next week. Party oratory and political pyrotech-
ulcs VIII have ample occasion for display In the
contested election cases. The contests OF Lynch
against Chalmers. Lowe against Wheeler, and
Aaekey against O'Connor, have already become