Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-07
NEWSPAPER REMUNERATION.

The Tucson Star and Tucson Citizen have recently been conducting fruit less and somewhat personal discussion upon the subject of the method or manner of rewarding newspapers for political service rendered their party or rendered members of their,respec- tive parties in presenting their claims for nomination for election.
 The NogaIes Oasis edited by Col. Allen T. Bird, takes a hand in the discussion and presents some very sensible views on the subject-views which are we'll worthy of perusal by politicians. He does not agree with either of the above named papers, but says:
 Everywhere save in Arizona it is a recognized right of partisan news paper to be paid for services to indi- viduaI candidates. And even in some parts of Arizona the recognized GUS tom prevails. 4 candidate aspiring for nomination publishes in his party newspaper card announcing the fact, and pays for the same. That is perfectly right and proper. And after nomination no candidate ever lost anything by dealing literally with his party newspaper. But newspaper which is honestly partisan will not knife a candidate of its own party because he has not seemed sufficient his party organ. As the Star aptly states the case: It costs a newspaper money to present the claims of candi- dates and the wise candidate recog- nizes that fact and willingly contrib utes as much toward reimbursing that cost as he can reasonably. Just a disposition to help shown at the right time will go a long way with ID )st newspapers.
 Now as to another pha SC of re- muneration of newspapers for partisan work. In some states the law recog- nizes the public printing as an emolu ment for the newspaper of the success .61 p arty, just as it recognizes the emoluments of the elective offices. The law provides that the board of supervisors shall annually establish the rates for all advertising, job print ing and stationery to be supplied the county; and when so established the various officials give the printing ln their control to their various party organs at the prices established by. the board. The system has worked we'll in practice, and there is nothing un- just about it. If the whole of either ticket is elected the party organ gets all the printing. If the offices are di- vided, the officials elected divide the printing by each giving out what he controls.
 But there is one place where a partisan newspaper justly "has kick coming,' and that is where a man whom it has supported for nomina- tion or election to office deliberately throws to the opposition newspapers official and legal printing they can control. One would think that wise aspirant for office would not con- mIt,so foolish and useless a piece of political business. To a politician who desires fair treatment and earnest support from his party organ, it would seem that the first requisite would be to treat fairly and give all possible support to that newspaper. He can rest assured that if on the ticket the opposition organ will give him no support. Then it would seem the very acme of wisdom that he should secure at election time the most cam est support of his party organ by giv- ing that newspaper the support that he controls at any time. If his party has more than one organ in the county, a fair distribution of the business is all that any can ask; and they are all entitled to ask and re- ceive that.