Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-31
..scAn.. JounxALIsM.

The Elko Argonaut. an alleged
newspaper published at the county
seat, has OF late been engaged in full.
filling the mission Tor which it was
evidently started. In some columns
OF insufferable rot over a fictitious
telephone line between it and the
Virginia Evening Report. 1t euIi;s u
quantity OF dirty slime about tie
e~xtoruonate charges made by the two
old established newspapers at that
place.
The Virginia Report is Il bright tni
spicy little journal and evidently cd
tied by d brainy mau. who. while he
has a real or fancied grievance against
the Nevada Press Association. and in
dulges in some biting s~aTcasrus
against the members thereof, carries
the union label at the head OF his col
ums, and as a supporter Of high wages
and Compensation for labor, we Won
der how he will take this latest
eIusion Of the misiit editor Of tie Ar
goDaut.
Now, we do not den, the right Of
any person to start a newspaper
where he thinks the conditions will
warrant such a move I'VE did it our
selves. but in the case OF the ArgOu-
aut it was plainly occGsioned by phi
yate spite. and 4 claim no recogUi.
ton from any journal which does not
desire to be placed on u level with It
by contenancjng such dirty and con-
temptib!e methods. II the facts Of
the case are as stated in the Arson-
aut, the Tidiugs Is -tarrcd with the
same STICK and is entitled TO no
more consideration than Its daily
twin. We hold that the matter Of
charging for space in a newspaper or
the compensation for job work Is not
TO be estimated By the labor involved
or tie ink and paper consumed Ill do
ing l.. 4 newspaper must make a
rate which will be uniform 20 far rs is
possible Ia enable 1t to pay decent
wages. There is proably not "A news
paper III the United States. and GER
tainly nonc in Nevada. which can cX-
ist on its subscriptions alone. In or
der to make up the deficiency. the
shortage must he made up in the way
Of advertising, etc. When this means
Of making it self sustaining are taken
from it by -scab' labor il must
cease TO exist. II the writer was a
member Of the Board OF County Com
missioncrs, neither the Things nor
Argonaut would ever get one cents
worth Of the county p~rinting-Io,
not ever il they would DO il for moth.
ing. We hold that the miserable pit
lance Of SJD per month Is inEigHiii'
can't as compared with the power
welded for the good of the county,
| by the publication Of the prospects,,
advantages and general progress 81
the work Of opening up and develop.
ing the county, and instead Of Great
ing u competition for such a bcggarly
sum they should be subsidized to en-
able them to make the most Of the
materials at hand. 4 newspaper is
IN unerr.ng index Of the character Ot
people among whom it il published,
and we take ii that the people Of E!Ko
will not take kindly Ia being judged
by the standard OF the slush ~.
pearIDg in the columns Of the ArgCn.
Hut.
Cheap labor in Tariably implies
cheap men a proposition which the
ArgOnaut dare not dispute. and as a
supporter Of cheap methods il places
itself in the RAM III OF the cncmi6s Of a
fair compensation for services rem
dered. Doubtless the editor judges
the value OF the labor Of others 10y hiS
own worth, III which case we can find
no fault with his prices, they arc
probably all he IL worth.
We regret the necessity which makes
this article necessary, but We believe
the standard Of clean journalism
which has prevailed in Nevada for
years is outraged by allowing such
methods to go on Unnoticcd. In iii.
teen years spent in connection with
tho business we fail to recall ia flag
rant n bTcecb Of editorial courtesy
Times. Review.