Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-05-01
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Somethin. of Its Aims, Methods
and Objects.

and Objects.
An artir in the APPEAL rela
tive to the fact that new paper
had been started in Dayton which
had begun to rat" legal advertising
rates, calls forth the following from
Senator Westerfeld's organ, the
News Reporter:
Sam Davis, the hyena Of the
Nevada press, don't like the News
Reporter. We are glad of it. 1t
shows that our policy of conduct
ing newspaper on basis Of fair
ness toward the public to whom we
look for support does not find favor
with those newspapers whose edl-
tors live with one hand on the
shears and che other in the public
crib. We know all abou: your pet
scheme-your newspaper assocla-
tion-Mr. Davis, and in the future
will have something to say about
the systematic way in which It
fleeccs the public. Hr. Davis
struck the News Reporter off his
exchange list and then began his
attack on US. This is consistent
with his ideas of fairness
The editor Of the APPEL met
Senator Westerfeld some weeks
ago in Dayton and told bin that if
he rated legal advertising ra.-s
the APPEAL would be compelled to
cease exchanging with him. Scna-
tor WesterGeld's reply as printed
above intends to convey the idea
that the attack made upon the Re
porter was left out of its sight and
therefore covert attack. The pa
per containing the article was
mailed to Senator Westerield, and
he received it if the mail was not
at fault The Senator's reply
proves one of our charges, at least.
He was spoken of as a novice in
the business, and the fact that he
opens newspaper argument by
calling another editor a ''hyena"
proves this charge. Only amateurs
in the business begin arguments
in this ridiculous fashion.
The assertion that the Press As
ISOLATION of Nevada has feeced the
public is a charge requiring an an
swer. The APPEAL takes pleasure
in giving something of the his
tory of the Association:
1t was organized about four years
ago as a protective Association.
Up to that time the political or
If the State had been
in the habit Of repudiating their
obligations to the newspapers, and
settling on basis Of from thirty
to forty cents on the dollar.
The Association compelled the
State Central Committee to pay
what ever it agreed upon in ad
and an Executive Commit
tee fixed upon the amount each
paper was to receive. By this
means each paper got what it was
entitled to as per agreement, and
all were satisfied.
The year in which this was tried,
-four years aeo-the candidates
IN the Republican ticket acknowl
edged that the press made the best
light ever made for the ticket.
Another object Of the Associa
ion was to keep advertising rates
Up to uniform standard. For ia
tance, legal advertising ordered by
awyers is charged for at the rate
# $3.50 per square by all Associa
ion papers. This is the rate al
owed by law
Lawyers frequently try to get
his done for 81 square, in order
hat they can take business cheap
r than rival lawyers paying the
ull rates.
No Association paper will deal
With lawyer who tries to beat
lown the rates, and he goes at
nee on the Association black list
\ blacklisted lawyer is not made
he subject Of adverse comment by
he Association papers. They
simply let him alone. He can
handle big cases, make big speech
8 and visit every town in the
state, but his name never gets into
,rint, and before long the public
orgets that there ever was such a