The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
LIKE EMPLOYER.
LIKE SERVANT
The Hearst Representatives
Throw Stones From a
Glass House.
Charged Walter Main With
Greed, but Greed Prompted
the Charge.
Were Afraid He Would Start an 0p-
position Ball Ground, So They
Assailed Him.

THE ,inkle OF the guinea heals the
hurt that honor feels"
This happy little quotation, born OF an
unhappy but true condition, fittingly ap-
plies, it is said, to William Hearsi's per-
sonal representatives employed on the
yellow Journal" On the other hand,
however, the tinkle of the guinea in the
pockets of others heals no wounds within
their breasts, but when they hear it vtu-
peration within them knows no bounds.
Such is the belief of Walter Main, propri-
etor of the big circus which lately showed
at Eighth and Harrison streets. brief
personal contact with two OF those repre-
sentatives led Mr. Main to form this spicy
opinion of their personalities, and he says
the end is not yet.
About two weeks prior to the arrival
of my show in town." he said, my gen.
eraI agent reached the city and immedi-
ately went in search of piece of ground
| on which to pitch the tent. He endeav-
ored to rent Central Park and was re-
ferred to the Examiner people, who are in.
teres ted in the Sunday ball games held in
! that lot. l unders and they have lease
| of the grounds, but they would not listen
TO our proposals. Mr.. d. K. McNeill,
| owner of the park, was seen and he was
| anxious to have US show on the grounds.
He also expostulatep with Hearst's gen.
| erals, but his words were wasted. 1t was
| suggested by them that the circus people
be informed that good show ground
could be had at the corner OF Sixteenth
and Folsom streets. Accordingly we were
! so informed but as the grounds were too
| far out we failed to follow the suggestion.
| Finally we succeeded in obtaining the
| grounds at the corner OF Eighth and
| Harrison streets.
"Then the wall Of Hearst's little man
and his brother reached to the very
heavens. We had done just what he had
endeavored to prevent Word was sent
US that We were doing the ball-game pro-
moters an irreparable injury; that we
were placing money in the hands OF the
Eighth and Harrison sire property
owners and that We ware starting an OPP
position ball ground. We did not come 10
San Francisco for the purpose OF starting
ball ground in opposition to the enter
prise Cf the absentee editor S colleague,
and his protest bewildered u.s. We dis
cussed the matter as calmly as our turbu-
lent emotions would allow, and were un-
able to solve the mystery as to just how
the little mon had arrived at The con-
cluson that we had brought circus to
town as side attraction, the tent TO be
ball ground.
Il assure you that we had no such in
tention, and in explaining the PROPOSE
tion to him found that he had no fear
that we would start the grounds, but in
formed us that they would be started on
t money we paid out for the rent of the
property. 1t was again suggest ted to my
represen tatives that we take the Folsom
street grounds; that by so doing we would
not seriously decrease the crowd that
weekly gathers in Central Park to witness
a few amateurs wear each other out in an
endeavor to play ball. We explained that
by going so far out We would lose several
thousands of dollars, but to the Exam
iner's Shylock 1t mattered not Again he
postulated, but we We're adamant
Then milo hints OF coming roast
were made. Nevertheless we pitched our
tent at Eighth and Harrison streets, and
in consequence the anger of the brother
representatives could no longer be re-
strained. We received word that it would
be useless for US 10 send a representative
to the Examiner office, as We could get no
favors there.
1--WE inserted an ad in the Yellow Jour-
al and paid for il at advanced rates. Then
TO further pacify the generals we presented
the Office with $40 passes to the circus.
The passes were accepted with alacrity
and more demands were made. One even
ing the wife of an Examiner printer, ac-
companied by eight of her neighb bors
children, appeared at the circus entrance
and endavort 10 gain admittance for her
self and kindergarten on one pass. She
was refused by the doorkeeper and left
with threats that the circus would receive
a scorching in her hus bands paper.
"The following evening a party ap-
peared at the entrance and wanted halt
dozen boxes All but two OF the boxes
were taken. and on receiving this infor-
nation the party began to roar anG stam-
pede for the street. Paul Blume, press
agent, managed TO head portion of the
crowd off and it was seated.
"By this time the little mon had made
up his mind to use the paper he represents
to further his own interests, and to vent
his spite ne ordered roast 1t cane-a
weak statement of number of as foul
lies as ever crept into newspaper. No
injury, however, resulted, as the paper is
too we'll known Honest people never
pay any attention to its wailings, so it
walled in vain"
Paul Blume. press agent. has also
formed an opinion of the Examiner, its
methods and lis management, which TO
say the least is unenviabIe.
1T has been my pleasure during several
years connection as press agent with the
circus of Walter Main 10 become ac-
quainted with the policies of Americas
LEADING newspapers" he said. at has
been my pleasure during these years to
find that honor and justice constitute the
foundation on which the influential
journal is Duilded. 1t has also been nv
surprise to find that the proprietors and
managers of many papers have found
financial success by conducting journals
that are rotten to the core and that know
not what principle means.
1.-The most perfect exempiification of the
latter quality of journalism, the most per-
feet exemplificalion of yellow journal
ism-journaIism tainted with the deepest
OF that color that tells the curl have un-
fortunately found in the Examiner of San
Francisco. That paper can be referred to
only as the foul calumniator OF the un-
fortunate poor; the thirsty blood sucker
of the SHINING rich and the slanderer OF
the Indifferent 1t charged Walter Main
with greed and shameful mismanagement
in conducting his circus, but greed on the
part of Hearsts representatives prom pied
the charge, and as for m ismanagement
that shortcoming In the Office OF the Ex-
aminer has resulted in that paper being
branded by all who know it as the yell
lowest journal in all creation"
Fouuu Drowned.