The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-08
STATE PRESS.
THE News sToHE WALL,

THE NEWS HToNE WALL.
This mornings News erects substantial
stone wall several feet in thickness which Is
w.rranted to be impregnsbe and mortar
proof. Onr contempora handles the
Houston Post without gloves. and by pub
fishing the statements Of Ball, Hutchings
IL o., Robert Smith, district manager OF
X. G. Dun IL Co., and l.. Tracy, OF Brad.
streets agency, proves beyond cues on
standing III the commefcla. world OF wh'cn
any paper IN America might feel proud.
The "old lady" has her pecu iart;es, 1t Is
true, but when II comes down to good
solid foundation, backed by splendid pref
tige, the Galvesi son News takes the hrs
81 ace in the procs sion of many papers in
the south weet-[9slvsston Print.
pIscIEDI.ABLE To TEXAS JOURNALISM
The concei, viii CHI has largely been taken
ont of the jouru aIistic behemoih on the
island where LATTE laid down 10 the worK
OF the Gazette. But while we have no'
spared the rod and thus spoiled the News,
we observed with great surprise TIE pecnl ar
and questoua.le .iodc OF attack made on
that ne wspapor by the Houston Post, and
iuintiv echoed ny Coo AueI.n Statesuan. ~
lie newspaper tradition that the worst ene'
my of any journal 10 the man who has once
been employed on IL and left .a service
individually. But nothing will justify tn
late mode OF attack on the News
adopt by the Post, and u must re-
coil on the latter Journal. Ths Post
printed special telegram from Ga weston
a few days since reiect.ngor the solvenoy
of the News. IL impressed the Gazette &c
the time as n bid for q libel suit that world
advertise the Post, hut the News was TOO
sharp 10 DC caught by such bait. The &C
ton Of the Post was discrec table To Texa-
journalism. and the Gaze.te has waited the
replv OF the News with some Interest, csie-
fully noting meanwhile that but ons other
paper In the state took csgnizsnce OF the
Post article. The reply OF the News 70
worthy OF great newspaper. snail ~
be said OF Texas journalism that 10 10
l.sl honorable aud intelligent in is rival
ries than other Iines of bnsiness2 We hope
not. Tho Post will learn, sooner or later,
that II II wants TO get ahead OF the News
there is but one way TO do so, and mat IS
10 pub .sh u better paper than the News.
rhe latter may be mortgaged down 10 tne
guards; II NAV be worried 10 raise q the
money II needs: but as long as 10 publishes
seven days in the week, a paper tnet e.
cells The si=-isys-s-weeek Post, It Will leao
the Latter And us long rs IL pays hun
bred cents on the dollar II will enjoy the
confidence OF business men ana ana
iscliLies 10 conduct its own business
Fort Worth Gazette.
NOT ~ THEIiNs OF REPUTABLE journalism
Several times, recently, the Houston
belfer say insnuations, respecting the
financial status and eolvcncy OF tue Calves.
ION News. The latter paper preserved
silence until yesterday morning, when IL
presented statements sigued by the bank
ing firms OF Ball, Hutcs'ns 4 Co., and also
the district sgents of Brsdstreet and
q. Dunn & Co., Mt Galveston. These
,stements demolish those oil the Posts
and plecs the News la b Gully
favorable light, as to solvency, prom pt ness,
etc. What the Post will do now. 'enain
10 DO seen. Why II eves pursued 'uc, Ia
tics is o mys'eiv. It's policy ives certainly
not IN The l.ne Of new, ner conduct aud
competition, rsp =. 4, i-nI'sb'e Jour
~e's. Mob iy" uCy ne News Is cir
Gun 81 snced as long RI / proi'shes the pr
pet Il does everv day n ile y sar and pays
a hundred cents on the dollar, ss Il
does, on its co pmerc'sl psper.
The course OF the Post is q rid
die, all the way through, and 10
10 ditricrlt 10 believe that the reputable
business men who are intere tied In IL en-
uorse i,s assaults on be News. The latter
psper stsnds nd,ca ed. The principle In.
voived In the matter 10 . grave one. for II
the good name Of business institution-
whef her Il b Newspaper, bank. . mer-
camille drn or what not-is not secure nom