The morning call., 1892-05-22
ROASTED TO A turn.
The Nickel -thG-SIOt Nan Gets
a Warming,
IT Is VERY WE'LL DESERTED.
The Country Press ROaStS Him With
out Mercy.
Editors Who Think Silent NeWSbOy" De
Young Has Made an Awful Ness
Of 1t.
IT Is VERY WELL DESERTED.

When nickel-in-the-slOt De Young an
nounoed his silent newsbOy" to the public
through the medium of his paper, The
CALL at once showed what a heaTtless de-
vice it was.
The idea that the public was expected to
patronize a beautifully polished machiue"
rather than a newsboy with no polish at
all was set forth in sucn terms as at once
made the project seem an insult to the
who'e-soulei people of this city.
THE CALL having led off so promptly,
other papers have been taking the matter up.
The country press has been giving nickel
In-the-slot De Young a most IunmeTciful
roasting, and some Of The papers 90 so far
as to say that by this one move he has
ruined bis political prospects. They seem
to fear that it would be greatly TO Califor-
MAS discredit if it were nOised all over the
country that a United States Senator OF
hers was known at home rs tile ''nickel-in-
the-sl0t man"
This is the way the Chronicle announced
the silent newSbOy":
Drop nickel In the slot and get a Chronicle.
YOu can do if in front Of The Chronicle office this
morning where "the silent newsbOy," new
form OF he slot machine, viii be on exhibition.
This IS a great novelty and the highest pert c.
ftUU 10 which llts species OF Invention mas OeeU
brought. The specimen machine IS
handsome cabinet OF polished oak with nickel.
plated lttIngs and castings ana corner ileceS.
II Is about SIX feet high and Is Vide enough 10
carry the Chronicle folded 10 Onefourih OF the
size OF The page. Il has compartment Tor lie
papers, and above IL an oak door on winch IS a
la6sl bearing the names OF the papers on sale.
Opposite lie door Is Slot tor the nlckels. be
low tie door is SLOT through which Inc
papers are delivered 10 The purchaser.
The effect Of The introduction OF this machine
vii Ng hal la %
sales and consequently tie profits OF the news
papers as well as 10 incalCulaby enrich the iu-
VentOrs IL can stand on tralus and SITeeleafs
IN hotels, restaurants and Dig once Duitulhgs.
II VIII sell news papers in remote suburbs, where
q newsstand does not pay, and which the ublQul-
tOus Hewsb0y does not penetrate. ii can De
made of iron and placed on the street corners or
81 cross roads. IL will always Keep lis papers
dry ana clean To spite OF weather. Ihe Chionl-
Gle expects 10 put these machines al over the
city, Hu0 especially al lte more remote points,
THIS is the way the country press an
n0unced its disgust for the heartleos device:
Champagne at Expense OF the Newsboys.
Gridiey Herald.
Mike de Young Of the Chronicle would
make an excellent man for the Senate (Y).
He has lately taken IL into his head 10 put
up nickel-in-the-slot machines SO that news
boys would have to so hungry. Nike can
write fine articles about protection 10
American labor, but he can't gull the
people of San Francisco. Mike evidently
wants his 50-cent cigars and s. champagne
st The expense of the newsb0ys and those
dependent upon them for living.
Shows the Kind Of a Nan De Young Is.
Lake County Avalanche.
The one who signs the above name to the
hotel registers when booming himself in the
East made a fatal mistake last week when
be undertook 10 introduce the nickel-in-t he
slot machine to sell his newspapers, and
thereby deprive hundreds Of poor news
boys Of a chance 10 earn an honest living
for themselves, and in many instances for
q widowed mother. He had put up in many
Of the prominent places machines into
which one could drop nickel and get a
Chronicle, and no doubt hoped by this
method 10 take from the newsboyS, who
have done so much to make him rich, money
TO help carry on his hgnt Tor the SEN
ate. The people did not take kindly
TO his scheme and the boys made ii so
hot for MIN that be only tried it one
day; that was enough TO convince
him that the people were 10 favor of patron
King the boys, and that bis paper was not
so popular that IL would sell itself without
the aid of the bright little neWsbOys. But,
nevertheless, bis attempt shows the kind Of
a man he Is, aud to what ends he viii resort
10 make for himself a few nickes. He has
by this movement proven himself a Judas.
He would have sold his best friends, for
surely the best friend q large publisher has
Is the little ragged newsboy that sells his
papers for a few nickels. A man that
would seek TO lniure the friends who have
helped to make him rich Is a man
that cannot DO trusted with the affairs
OF the public, and the Republican
party must be very careful how they
confer honor upon such as he. a man to be
good public servant must be honest, CRATE
ful aud above all generous. a selfish man
Ia a dangerous man to intrust with affairs
of the nation, for he is quite liable to sell
cut his constituency at the first and every
opportunity. Mike de Young will be
obliged TO cOniure up some other scheme TO
get money to run the Kelly -Crimmins- De
Young gang with besides taking il out oil the
mouths Of the poor little ragged newsbOys
who have done so much TO make him the
rich man that lie is. Wemight suggest that
he employ some one Of his old methods for
raising the wind