Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-06


It is quite unusual for a newspa-
per to suspend another from its ex-
change list because the opinions of
the two pspers are not in accord.
The Alta attempted to cast off the
Stockton Mail and the following
correspondence is shout the rich
est thing that has appeared for
many a day: !
ALTA CALIFORNIA PUBLISHING Co,
WALTER TURNBULL, Manager.
No. 529 CALIFORNIA STREET,
SAN Francisco, CAL Jan. 1884.
E. L. Colnoa, Daily Mail, SlocA-
ton, Cal.-Dear Sir: Yours of the
18th ultimo received. We would
say in reply that the Alta remained
upon the exchange list with the
Mail until the former appeared IL
its new dress, when your reference
to it showed clearly that it was not
q desirable paper as an exchange.
Now the Alta is not sensitive to q
vindictive degree. but as We we're
revising our exchange list the Mail
was stricken off. Your letter was
thought to be an eleventh hour
conversion, for, since its writing,
there have been bilious bursts in
the Mail, which showed that the
bastard Alta was; in truth. no more
highly valued than before. Those
articles have bsen preserved and
might be interesting to the Alta
prefaced BY your letter, in which
yon say: 1.-The Stockton Mail is not
as good as the San Francisco Alta"
With your opinion of the Alta what
must then be your opinion of the
Mail! ~! The Mail continues to
come to the Alta, but it would save
transportation and time in remov-
ing the wrapper if you would dis
continue it. The Alta in its pros
perity does not wish to throw the
Mail aside, but where its presence
calls. it would rather withdraw.
So with this lengthy recognition
of your letter and published I'M
called for abuse, we will let the
Mail pursue its chosen course, feel
ing that the Alta sis right and will
go ahead" Yours ETC.,
ALTA CALIFORNIA PUB. Co.
To this Mr.. Colnon, who rarely
gets beaten in controversy, sends
the following reply:
MAIL OFFICE,
STOCKTON, January 3, 1884.
Alta Publishing Company-GEN-
TLEMEN Your request that the
Mail be no longer sent to your Of
fee must be refused. You need the
Mail and it shall be sent to you reg
ularly at least until you retire from
the newspaper business and enter
upon a successful career as peanut
vendors, for which nature If not
Stanford & Co.-evidently designed
you. You can get as good an edu
cation in journalism from reading
the Mail as your natural capacity
will permit you to receive. We
know that You are stupid, and be-
lieve that your pape, is inimical 20
the public welfare. We shall en-
deavor to polish you poor wits and
show to you, as occasion offers,
the folly and wickedness Of grind
ing axes for corporate and political
masters, while dishonesty making
pretense of turning the crank in
the popular interest
Whatever may be your own feel
ings. we are certain that the press
of the State will thank us for Civ
ing publicity to your remarkable
and diverti1g letter.
Yours, in the firm determination
to hold you by the collar and talk to
you, whether von like it or not.
E. L. CoLNoN, Editor Mail
If there is any one paper in Cali
fornia that must feel smaller than q
postage stamp, one would say that
it was the sheet now run by the Alta
Publishing Company.
MNrDN3Son Voh>r