Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-11-20

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THE fREss AND THE PARTY. Z
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A AtneAaAh ef senator Stew
art declares that before the cam !. !.
paign opens that traitor and ap-
estate will have the support Of
twenty newspaperssin Nevada. As
there are but twenU-eisht Ill told
semi-weekly, q majority Of which
pus lr4seA sxlFsp -e9uS sqa uI
are Democratic or Silver party, to
fuihll the prophecy would involve
more officiating and bride taking
than is comprised in the entire
journalistic history of the State,
the far greater of which was con-
J, sumated in Stewards former cam
3 .paigns.-Journal.
4 It Is vel at this time to look the
newsp9per situation squarely in the
face. It is - natter ofegenesal infor-
nation that the Fusion party has lost
considerable in press support in the
past two years.
When the Republican party Of New
ada was effaced from the political
map ten or twelve years ago. it's e.
Placement was effected by the press cf
the State. The newspaper men gather
ed themselves together one day and
passed a resolution that they would
support no party that was not abso-
lutely for silver at sixteen to one. u
They stood by their gums and the
withdrawal Of newspaper support in
every county of the state, left the
party with no public advocates and
1t went down to stay. -7~s> ~
1t would be natural to suppose that
the party thus brought into power
under such circumstances, would pay
some attention to such strong lines
of support. The papers asked nothing
Of the party except fair recognition
and most of all they did not expect
adverse legislation against their inter
ests. $...@
The Republican party has been ever
since trying to win back the newc-
papers who left It In 80 and '92.
All this time either the Silver or
Fusion people have been in full
control Of both houses Of
the Legislature and yet they have
allowed adverse legislation against
the Nevada press.
There are two notable examples Of
this frst the repeal Of the law pro
viding for the printing of transcripts
in civil cases. The law prevails in
every State of the Union today cx
cept in Nevada. 1t was source 81
considerable revenue to the newspa
pers, but it was wiped of the statute
books on the ground that it was ex
pensive to litigants. III it Was expea
sive, why was net some method pro
vided by which the expense could bs
lessened. for on this ground the print
ers were willing to meet the iitisant:
half way. The bill repeating this law
passed, however, and fifty per cent
Of the income of nearly every print
ing ONCE in the State was knocked
gally west. a. "a. -. ~, ...> I.
= Last session and during other ses
sions, an attempt was made to le
I store the law and the printers intro
duced . bill by which they could US.
smaller type and cheaper paper and
by printing more on . page could cut
down the expense two-thirds. Ths
bill was beaten by . Fusion Senate.
Five years ago the tax dodgers go
in their work On the tax roll. The,
s passed . bill providing that the print
er must do shout four times the worI
on the tax roll than the law former
'zly provided, without any increase Il
! pay. IN many OF the counties the "a
peers have declined to print the, lis
: as they did not care to lose money
and only in counties where there ".
I type setting machines. cAA the Mps1
be done to = profit. ThiGE y SIT MAal
the tax dodgers want ana in counties
Z where the roll II not pfinted, wel1thy
Sta dodgers escape and their neighbour
s cannot tell how much they are eva1
sing their obli6 S le1o66se . III
were PASSED pr0vidimg that brick ~