Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-14
LIES, MISREPRESENTATION AND LOW
JOURNALISM EXPOSED.

The san Francisco hepOf, which adYO- !
Gates unlimited hydraulic mining regard |
less of consequences to the river and valley
lands-a journal noted for its reclllessness
and its constant and constantly failing en-
deavor to gain notoriety-pubished few
days ago a fatulent article charging that
large sums of money have been paid by
the miners in the way Of corruption, and
to secure" certain influences. The sub
stance Of the article, safter a recitation
that certain journals favoring valley in
terests had been subsidized by the miners,
is as follows:
This anti-mining" dodge has been played
with much gain TO some parties. 1t is difficult
TO say now which of the most rabd "anti-
miners - has been personally benefited with the
coin of the miners. But from all we can learn,
the following resume may be relied upon with
some certainty:
To the Marysvlle ippoGi say................ 5000
To the REooRD-UNIoN, estimated.....-...-.. 300
George 1000
Other counsel -1,uVl
For passage of the Parks drainage BILL. 5000
Defeating its repeal .................. 5000
Preventing and delaying suits against
the miners now running since Sawyers
decree.....-.-.-.-...-.-...--- 4oow
In all. say............................. nae
If TO this is added the disbursements
made by the Miners Association, esti-
mated 800 600
And the sums paid out by the " Anti-De-
bTis Society 10000
Approximately say $50 900
Some persons must have made money out of
these large disbursements.
The miserable lie estimated against
the REcoRD-UNIoN we did not conceive
worthy of notice. Nor do we now, except
to illustrate the readiness with which our
evening contemporary scents out carrion.
The REcoRD-U MON yesterday referred to
the charge Of the San Francisco Chronicle
that the officers of the Anti-Debris Associ-
alton had been bribed by the hydraulic
miners. We promptly denounced the
charge, for it Is an infamous reflection upon
the characters of men who stand well in
their communities and whose integrity has
not been before assailed. We pointed out
that void as the charge is Of specification,
it Is sufficient to Justify these men in
hunting the scandal down. y San Fran
cisco contemporary took like view Of the
matter, and by name called upon such
members of the Anti-Debris Asso-
citation As Ohlyer, Sexey and others to
hunt down the lie. Last evening,
nnder the heading " Hunt Il Down Your
self our local evening contemporary,
with its irresistible impulse to earble and
misrepreseut, said that we called upon the
Anti-Debris Association to hunt down the
talk" about the connection of certain
journals with the anti-debrio contest.
Now mark how plain tale shall give the
lie direct to our contemporary. The
REcoRD-UNIoN said nothing OF the kind.
With the paper before ii giving falsity to
ITS statement our contemporary conld not
resist the impulse 10 distort aod misrcprc-
sent. We quoted from the San Francisco
Chronicle these words
1t is common talk that no companies have
been prosecuted except those which refused To
pay blackmail, and that any hydraulic com
pGny which was willing 70 settle with the anti
debris managers could go on with its business
without mulcstatiGu.
The REcoED-U AIoS then said: There
have been made some most absurd state
ments; some in which have been given
the amounts supposed to have been paid by
way of bribery and corruption Of Journals,
but they hare moi meited erea such notice O.
hjs, since they bear their reputation upon their
faces. But here is public Journal giving
prominence to impressions and common
talk, and thus placing the Anti-Debris As
ISOLATION in position to demand proofs OF
at least to hunt the scandal down" Yet
in the face of this record, our neighbor has
the insuferable impotence 10 cheek out
the following &lsehood 1t (the RECORD
UNIoN) states that certain impressions
and common talk have been INDUCED in
concerning some journals in their connec-