Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-12-07
cIvrs MORE THAN IT REcEIvEs-

TIE Record, resenting the insin
nations made bg the ErauiHer. that
Annapolis has no live daily news
paper" in this mornings issue,
makes the following just and appre-
ciative defense on b.half of the
editor of the CAPITAL, TO publish an
acceptable daily journal. Brother
Riley speaks from practical expert
ence and knows whereof he writes.
Heis a close observer of men and
measures and knows how to appreci-
ate worth and talent. He is a fluent
and ready writer, With keen per-
ception Of what is going on, and
having the cou age Of his consic-
tons to speak out when necessity re-
quires, nothing of merit escapes his
journalistic pen He SAYS:
The CaDital has our hearty sym.
pathy in its indignant protest against
he Examiner insinuatIon that
Annaoo'is has no live daily news
PAPER, and the unkiEd cut that pee
ple often express surprise about this
state of facts. Now as the Capital has
been making brave fight to give a
sooi daily newspaper to Annapolis,
aud has presented the city with a
j,urnal far beyond the financial war
rant OF the place, il deserves words
of praise instead Of Instructions
against the merits Of the newspaper
il prints The Capital il worthy, not
only Of the support If our citizens,
but it deserves their approval for the
steady fidelity Of its answering
orbit Of issue. In rain, or shine, or
accident, it romes forth smiling aui
readable, giving large amount OF
interesting matter, and is fully worth
every mill asked fer j.. The Capital,
in view of the great expense of puR-
fishing IA daily paper and the heavy
outlay TO obtain news, should have
the help OF our poo. lie il getting the
news together, as all are interested
IN Scoring the earliest information,
aud, in making the one daily we
have, representative of the progress
Of our city. Let our editorial breth-
rem here initiate the noble example
of the apprecia'Ive members of the bar
who, with the sharpest competition
in tie pref sssion md the h:ghC ST pei
sonal ambition amongst tie members
are never heard to utter aught but
praise OF each other, though the one
criticised be the weakest In tue pro-
fession. Annapolis editors have, in
times past, been very short-sighted
in political aud other journalistic
polemics. No matter what was being
argued, If the editor dared express
his opinion, somebody was sure to
run 10 the front aud call him ugly
names, and SIT town behind the am
Dusu VI Il nun NC piuuCs NiiO envy
the indignation of the assaulted editor.
Yet the greatest idiot was the editor
who published such attacks against
his editorial brethren, for his turn to
be abused by some cawardly anony-
nous scribbler would soon surely
me. No, brethren of the Annapu-
lis editorial rofession, let us stand by
each other in all the best fellowships
of the craft, and one of the things
nearest to that polns now is not to
invite competition, now strained to
its utmost against any one of cur
contemporaries, ami the other is TO
give the Capital credit for mskmg
brave tight, and for publishing a
good, readable journal that is giving
far nore TO the community than It
is receiving from it, :haagh justly en-
titlel to 1t by al! tie eomities of
business. Greater success than ever,
IN '96, 10 the Capital