New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
THE ELECTION ADVERTISING.
SOME CANDID CORRESPONDENCE.


between The Tribune and the Bureau Of Elections Of
the Police Department. explain themselves:
Police Department OF the city Of NETWORK, Bureau
OF Elections. 80 Mulberry-st.
To the Publishers of the Sew-YOfS Tribune. New
Gentlemen:--P Please furnish this bureau with your
terms for pubIishiag location Of polling places ana
lion to be held November 3, 1895 The publ;
cation Of boundaries and polling places o VIII
Der 9Th. oh. olh. l5rh: 18Th I'm and November I'd
Your terms must also cover the publication OF
election notice Of Offices to be filed ETC. copy 70 p DC
published once in zach week after AIgusS 50 until
Your bid Should be on the the basis Of 1000 ems agate
type for the actual 10 be covered by the whoe
sealed wrapper marked bids for e.ection advers-
Ing; addressed and delivered TO he Chiet OF bureau
July sc% 50 e SsaS.s CLOCK H. ''
+. RODENBOuGH.
BY chief s S & fqrsaq c Of F cdrH
Note.-Meteer must be set in type not larger than
New-York Tribune,
New-York, July 81. 1s96.
Hon. T. F. Rodenbough, Chief of Bureau OF
Elections, Police Department, y. Y
Sir: Your letter Of July 21th is at hSnd asking
The Tribune to furnish you its terms for pub
fishing location OF polling places boundaries or
election districts. election notices. etc, Tor the
general election to be held November 3rd 1870
request on the ground that in addition 20 the
known and deliberate violation of the law In
this matter. your credit Is not good. year
ago The Tribune entered its protest against the
Board evasion Of it's duty as prescribed by law
TO designate the papers from each party to publish
these notices. and pointed out that In the nature
of the case. the services which the city required
and the law contemplated should not be secured
by inviting competitive proposals any more man
such services the city requires from Police
Commissioners could be nationally procured In
| me PrOpOsaly
Commissioners. II duly advertised. would bring
thousands OF replies. and men OF considerable
ability-possibly quite equal 10 those now as
signed to this work could be procured for half
or a fourth Of the money now expended upon
them. So too, the police advertising could be
printed in many papers al the slightest margin
above cost OF paper and press work; or II coud
be printed at even less cost In handblll3 ma
literally posted throughout each election ais
trict. But these methods were not contemplated
by the law which you have eVaded Tne IT'D
une refused to make any bid on competitive
basis last year; but TO save the city from any
embarrassments resulting from the Boards IL
legal course, which was then presumed to he
merely hasty and inconsderate. It offered to 90
the work for that year only for the bare cost
Of composition at Typographical Union rates
Even that patry sum has not yet been PAID ana
The Tribune has found itself confronted with
the necessity Of suing the city for It, Under
such circumstances The Tribune does not care
to do business with you on any terms. II you
had credit It would treat you exactly as II treats
the large commercial houses Of this city whose
business IS far more valuable and whose DIS
are paid by business men with Dushess puhCtu-
ality The Tribune certainly would not invidi-
ousy discriminate against them by doing ousl-
ness for an unsatisfactory customer at lower
terms than II does similar business IN larger
Quantities for the honorable merchants OF TINS
CITY II by restoring your credit you should
place yourself In a position IN when seii-re-
specting business men would care to DO business
With YOU our only rate 10 You would be the
regular and uniform commercial one OF 30 cents
ner line for each insertion, which would be
equivalent TO about - W per thousaho eIls'
rlain measurement
maxim. this statement we renew our protest
against the Boards violation OF the plain spirit
and intent OF the law WHICH l"uS' Ho" pe 'o'-
Tbrae OF the newspapers OF this city with which
you sought to place The Tribune IN competi'i9n
for advertising a year ago were theh uolrs .ne
sort Of business which has resulted In placing
them now In the hands OF receivers. There are
still numerous Republican papers open to you,
however IT, instead Of its present evasive and IL
legal course the Board should have the courage
10 do its sworn duty and honestly designate, as
commanded, the Republican paper which In us
Judgment would best serve the pubic interests
for mis- wear in printing this advertising at its
honest and regular rates. without seeking 10 In
duce il TO discriminate unfairly against us resu-
lar customers. II the plain speech OF Ine IT'D
inc offends YOU or IL in your honest judgment,
The Tribune is not the proper medium Tor reach-
ing the Republican readers or tins cltN, az con-
templated by the law you sun nave ne Evell,is
Mail and Express" THE Press" The CONNER
cial Advertiser and perhaps others from whlch
to choose The evasion Of the duty TO choose Is
cowardly and the efforts 10 get these papers 70
bidding against each other without reference 70
the rights of their regular customers. or the IN
terests of their own business or the ignorant no
ton that advertising is merely commodity nEe
coal potatoes, Is as insulting 70 responsive
newspapers as advertisement from Mayor
Strong for people 10 fiji your places at half-price
would be TO you. Respectfully.
(Signed) NATHANIEL TUTTLE Cashier.
The foregoing correspondence recalls the following
letter on the same subject which sent to the
Police Commissioners by The Tribune last year:
New-york Tribune
To the Honorable the cSmmisssoners of the Police
Chief OF Bureau Of Elections Of septembsr % N9l
IT'S Terms Tor Publishing the boundaries Of election
districts the location Of polling PAGES and the or-
cordance with the resolution of your Honorable
Board of the same date we respectfully peg 10 say
vidng that all advertising provided for in this Sec
9p sha be the ao c IN
by the Board Of Police and IN the city record
s sas Hehg as Go fooWs That in dsgnans such
daily newspapers. the Board of Poee eXf h ols
purpose Of which to determins the best method
designate. in a word. the best newspaper on the !
hand to give noce 10 m gv" Notice 20
Republican voters There is no discretion II. IN ne
act Judge Barrel in the rb cas- n FSferr smpy
to designate. and that duty Is mandatory AS n 10
the compensation, the court heIu tHhN nv o'iy
question was whether the charges Were fair and /
reasonable and decided that he PROOFS fsr wr T
advertising in The New-York Tribune was i&ir
~, or et" Of New York decided in the Supreme
Court in June 1880 but not reported) -. ,.o
II Is respectfully submitted that II the anose
,sw OF the intention the statute Is correct The
New-York Tribune should be designated as the
Republican newspaper for the publication OF sucn
advertisements without regard 10 any question OF
the rate Of compensation Other than that IL shalI
the grounds that The Tribune has for generation
or more been recognized the representative he-
nublican ewspaper OF this city. II not Of The coun
try; that Republican voters have been accustomed
FOR many years 10 look its columns !or trust
worthy Information upon all political matters, ON
c!aI and otherwise. and that through the bona noe
cir la standing