The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-07
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aoNoLULU. &. +. AUG. :, 1901
The sAnDsAeeER RAMPANT

The sandbag vas featured in yes
terday's editorial columns o. the Ad-
yertiser A guuny sack vas stuffed
with agures and swung from ambush
10 bit the heads % passengers who
we're Yainiy sized up as unsuspect-
iuE But the rufHan's weapon missed
its mark every time with the result
that his own head aches today from
the impact o. The thing on completing
its circuit
Il appears that the company ovn-
ing the Advertiser maintains on its
payroll a huckster who deals \ vari-
out descriptions Of iced swill. also pre-
tends 70 be a general news agent ~on
the side. his place Of business being
a corner Of the freight room Of the
Oahu railways terminal station. Quite
likely this merchant from his con
nection with the paper mentioned. has
received notice 70 take away his pres
once from the station precincts on &C
count Of the vilianious fake perpetrated
on the company last Monday In such
a case. Il would become necessary 20
use the creature before It was too
late Therefore he is made to pose
as authority for a statement OF sales
circulation Of some Of the local papers
upon the railway line. That any state
ment Of the kind. involving divulg
ence OF the private business Of prin-
cipals by common agent. should be
made exposes the true inwardness OF
the sandbagging assault right away
The indecent attack upon the chief
news agents Of the town. because they
decline 20 give away the affairs OF
their clients in like manner. is sim
ply corroborative evidence cf the fact
that the railway news agent is con
Quoting bis business under false col
ors-that he is not a general news
agent but a stipendiary OF the Adver-
tiser paid to destroy instead OF pro
mote the business tntrusted TO him by
the rivals OF that paper. That Is. the
public Is given the evidence already
familiar 70 the legitimate newspaper
publishing trade OF Honolulu.
The Republican. that is given a
comparatively Insignificant figure by
the creature. has long since ceased
20 give him business beyond what he
begs 10 save his name with the public,
by making a pretence Of meeting calls
Tor different papers impartially The
Bulletin has already shown. in cold
arithmetic that despite the creatures
Efforts 10 retard its circulation in favor
OF the Star. the old standard after
noon pioneer OF daily journal
ism ia Honolnlu-has been advanc-
ing by leaps and bounds in public
patronage. leaving either and both OF
the organs FAR in the rear. This is
equally true OF The Republican as
compared with the Doodle snd slogger
guild Of local journalism. The Sun
day Republican alone for the month
Of July-only four issues-has en-
ioyed sales three times the entire
boasted sales OF the Advertiser at the
railway station for the twenty
Of It's issues that month As il is
highly improbable that the Adyer-
Users entire sales amount 70 one
fourth Of the els times more than the
sunday Republican. the advertising
community may readily see how FAR
superior this paper is 20 the Adver-
tiser as a regular advertising medium.
with The Republicans one years ex
istence against the eighteen years
struggling and cheekered career OF the
Advertiser with Official doodle mark
ing its every milestone.
As a matter Of fact The Republican
has received unrumbered testimonials
without solicitation Of its value as
an savertising medium It's circuia-
ton Is steadily or the Increase and AZ
the sresent stage q IS existence FAR
exceeds thai Of any other daily paper
10 Honolulu AZ the same axe. It's on
repeated beating q the Advertiser in
the matter u news Is surely making q
mark Tor Il IN the community. Twice
within a few weeks has The Repnh-
iican given the main news feature Of
tho day % its patrons many hours
ahead Of rs competitor noarished ia
recent times past to rs ponderoas
svoirdapois a stuffed with
scientific miscellany to make Il an
eclectic wonder ard a heterogencous
hodgepodge OF original hogwssh.
Az fha nnaninr- az one DAYS session