National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-18
WANTED BOUNDING.
An Enterprising Frisco Mans Scheme "a
Keep Up His Credit.


He was gentemanly ard anable looking man
who walked into the managing editors room Of
the San Francisco Post and quietly took chair
until that accomplished journalist had finished an
editorial with the scissors.
What can We do for you ?" asked the editor,
finally, replacing the paste. brush behind his ear.
=" Haven't brought in poem on autumn" he con.
tinued, frowning suspiciously.
mot at oil, my dear SIR" replied the stranger,
with smile. 81 trust don't look like poet.
have dropped in to consult you ON practical bust
ness proposition"
"Ahl an advertisement" said the journalist,
benignantly. Something in the star adj line,
suppose2"
"In certain sense, yes,' replied the business
man, 81 want to know your best inside rates for
bounding"
"For whatT asked the writer
why, for bounding. should like to be thor.
oughly we'll bounded in your paper for the next
say three months if 1t didn't come too high"
"What the dew"
Permit me to explain" interrupted thematter-
oi-f customer. al am an attentive reader of
the local papers, and notice that whenever
man. corporation, or monopoly has streak OF
luck or gets to making money rapidly the said
papers Immediately Jump on his neck as the
saying IS and hound the successful person or per-
sons as though he or they were escaped conyicts,
or something like that"
'VYou mean our baGkmail contemporaries? ?" said
the editor, vindictlvely.
81 don't think they blackmail anybody In par
ticular said the stranger, thoughtfully; that is
not nowadays The people seem to have dropped
to it, as the hoodlums say but that isn't the point
that affects me- The point Is, that of course these
papers never hound anybody who hasn't got dead
loads of coin. Everybody recognizes that fact, and
the result Is that the minute they start in against
man his credit goes right up"
g begin to drop" said the moulder OF public
opinion scratching his head
why, OF course. It's dead sure proposition;
so II occurred to me, as my business has been
dreadmlly bad this yeAr, that I'd either have TO
brace up my credit or go under I've got to do il or
bust Now If can arrange for your paper TO come
out Tomorrow afternoon with a slashing article
accusing me Of being a grasping monopOlist or
DlOaed COrrupt0nlSt, or something else rich and
comfortable, IL would about fix me up"
IT'S big idea" said the editor, calmly; and
you'd better go down and see the business man
hgera once. I'll write an editorial myself calling
orphans aud Widows
DO so,' exclaimed the far.soeing man. as he
rose 70 co. "Mhateyer you do, don't spare me-
gentlemen. Give IL To me strong i've got a
your work in at once"
I'm attend to IT," said the editor, earnestly
" III work over your early career myself and have
three or four aflidavits accusing you of bribery
and brutality ready for next Saturdays dOul 10
sheet III senu our most sarcastic reporter round
TO interview you. bright and early Monday
morning.
"Thanks thanksw said the customer. fer.
Nenly. 81 begin TO see my way clear already
God bless your and he tripped down stairs with a
heart null OF hope and encouragement, while the
editor At once set TO work on leader entitled d" A
Flend In Human shape derrick Dodd