St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-29
BLAcKMATLTNG NEWSPAPER.

To the Editor OF the Globe:
ST. PAUL, Nov. 2s, 1ss4.-What can be the
matter with the Third street organf Its late local
fit against the publc's favoriie, Emma Abbott"
cannot be caused by the ''dish OF crow il has
been compelled to eat this past month Either
the crowded and enthusiastic houses at the
Opera house this week must be pack Of fools,
or the musical critic Of the above organ is a con-
summate ass. J. NJ.
The above very just criticism of the Pioneer
Press renders appropriate an explanation
which shows the scoundrelism of that venal
sheet. During the engagement Of Maggie
Mitchell at the St. Paul Opera house a few
weeks ago the p. p. sent a demand for
something over one hundred free tickets,
covering her seven perform ances.
Mr.. Paddock, the husband and
business manager for Maggie Mitchell, and
Manager Scott of the Opera House agreed
that the demand was extortionate and re-
fused it, though willing to be liberal and rea-
sonable. As the result the p. p. opened its
mud batteries of abuse upon the Opera
house, the company and Mr.. Scott and has
ever since continued this disrepuIable course
For time the opera honse continued to use
the advertising columns Of that disreputable
sheet, but as it had nothing but abuse in its
editorial columns the advertisements were
finally withdrawn.
That paper has two plans to
wreak its revenge. One is to write up
in fulsome manner the entertain ments
at the Minneapolis Opera House, and omit
all mention of st. Paul, leaving the reader
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while Minneapolis had full supply. The
second plan is to notice the St. Paul enter
tainments with abuse while a complimentary
notice is made IF whatever may be on the
boards at Minneapolis.
In the city this vile attempt at blackmail
is well understood, and the GLOBE and even
ing papers keep the public so thoroughly
posted that they patronize the Opera hous if
anything, more literally than when the NAM
agement advertised in the p. p. The GLOBE
notices this matter now for the benefit
of those outside of St. Paul, that they
may understand that they can find first
class place of entertainment open in this
city, and that they may not be induced, when
coming in this direction on business, TO stop
elsewhere for amusements.
The blackmaller in journalism is
everywhere recognized as the
most infamous pest which af-
fiicts an honorable calling. It is so in
famous that the law makes il criminal aud
the midnight burglar ranks as highly re-
spectacle in comparison with the black
mailer, who happening TO control a news
paper, deliberately lies and attempts
to mislead and deceive the public in
order to put money in its purse. The Opera
house management, if they choose to invoke
the remedy the law affords, could have these
blackmailers indicted and sent to the peni-
Tertiary, the evidence being SO clear that
conviction would be inevitable
in the meantime the public should bear in
mind that the comments or silence of the
blaekmailiug Pioneer FRS, results from the
Nact TAT the opera house management does
not. use It's advertising columns, and declines
TO supply it with fifteen free tickets each
night.