The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-13


omission, unintention of course, in the
interests of non-advertising Glass;
the doctors; and a hardship to the
poorer people who prescribe for them
selves at a drug store by buying a rs
cent package of medicine; whereas the
rich would call doctor at $500 a visit.
There are disreputable patent medi-
cines of course, and they ought not to
be advertised but Doctors themselves
prescribe many of the good ones. Why
should the readers of Mr. Sheldon's pa
per be deprived of means of knowing
how they may remedy their ills with
out the expensive call of physician.
Two columns on the first page are
devoted to the Kansas prohibitory law,
covered by interviews from prominent
people who give their opinions on this
subject These views have been pub
lishd before, and as news are some
what stale. To all intents and pur-
poses these two columns could have
been clipped from a magazine. back
numbers of 's3 or ga.
The most prominent item on the first
page is signed by Mr.. Sheldon himself
and refers to the Famine in India.
This famine in India is a terrible thing,
but what about that tenement house
pie were burned to death today,-what
an opportunity to refer to the selfish
ness of landlords. who, for the sake of
money, refuse to protect their tenants
from the terrors of fire.
Another article on the first page re-
fers to the consumptives who flock to
Colorado. This is a letter contributed
by the secrtary of a Y NJ c. A of that
state and InOlxz ad Ice rf
of the "Consumptive Home in Denver"
which is referred to in that clause, al
though I have no doubt the article is
one for which the Capital receives no
pay. Another article prominent on the
first page is a communication from
Rochester N. Y. signed by the founder
of the Prohibition Union of Christian
Men" This article closes with the
remarkable sentence, tfIn the
Name of Jesus Christ, the Carpenter,
the liquor traffic ought to die
Another important item in today's
news that might consistently have
been prominently exploited by Mr..
Sheldon is a dispatch from Washington
wherein it is set forth that the good
offices of the United States are likely
to be presented to Great Britain and
to the South African republics in the
interest of peace. Mr.. Sheldon, Of
course, may present this prominently on
a page of his paper which leaves the
composing room later in the night. No
more proofs at this hour, 10.15 New
York time, are available.
In regard to Mr.. Sheldon's proposed
substitute for the Sunday issue, it
should be noted that he can not on
Saturday evening print even the Asso-
ciated Press news of that. day. Under
the Associated Press contracts. the
Capital, a morning newspaper, can
print none of the Associated Press news
of the day before eleven o'clock p. m.
Mr.. Sheldon says that he will issue his
Sunday substitute Saturday evening
in time to have it all printed and de-
livered before midnight Saturday night.
This is mechanical impossibility, I'M
less he omits the news already printed
by the evening papers. The Capital is
attempting to print, as I understand it,
100000 copies in its home office. This
would require, barring accidents, at
least five hours of press work, which
means that the first papers must be
printed not later than six o'clock in
the evening. What would be Mr.. Shell
don's dilemma should a not unusual ac-
cident happen in the Capitals press
room and only $4,000 papers be off the
press by eleven or 1859 o'clock: would
he deprive the other $4,000, who have
paid for this paper, of the product
which they have bought-until Mon
| day?
Another idea in connection with the
patent medicine advertisements which
he has refused: Proprietary articles are
usually advertised on one year con-
tracts. If there is any one time when
an advertiser insists on having his
space occupied in the paper it is when
that paper has an unusual circulation
and he is right. He is entitled to it.
| Does Mr.. Sheldon not violate these con-
tracts and is he not morally response
| Bile? In Mr.. Sheldon's famous book I'm
His Steps," it is set forth that the
owner of a building in which a saloon
is located takes the pledge to do as
Jesus would do,' but he allows the sa-
loon to remain in his building until the
expiration of the thirty days rental
contract, which he made with the grog-
seller.
The Christian Herald Asked For This
The correspondent of the Christian
Herald, Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage's
| paper, at midnight asked the opinion OF
the editor of this paper, of Mr.. Shell
don's first number. based on the proof
of the first page. which was then ready
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