Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-02-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
THE BONANZA'S "SCOOP. /"

The Daily Bonanza yesterday recorded a scoop In Journalistic
pariance, a scoop Is an item Of exclusive news, and the Daily Bonanza
publishes scoops every morning. But this particular bit Of exclusive
news has proved very annoying to some people, and it is to these people
that we are addressing ourselves.
The scoop referred to was the publication that President Rickey
mad been subpoenaed to appear before the Grand Jury this morning
This was one Of The most important items Of news that has been pub
Evening Moon that that paper did rot get the news, but it was not at all
surprising. The only local news that that sheet ever prints is that
which first appears in the Daily Bonanza. In its chagrin over the scoop,
the Moon gives credit for the Bonanza's exploit to the office Of the Dis
tct Attorney II must be So argues the editor, for none Of the mem
bers Of the Grand Jury were permitted to talk, and So it must have
been the District Attorney who "peached"
Now, we DO not propose to give the authority for the story in the
Daily Bonanza, but anybody who knows anything about the newspaper
business, would not have been guilty of issuing such a statement In
she eT naca ! subpoena Is a matter Of record. which is placed on file
with the County Clerk, and the designated place from whica subpoenas
are served is the sherins office; in the next place the fact that Mr.
Rickev IA served was public knowledge in Carson. and in the next
place the fact was common street talk in Tonopah Wednesday afternoon.
The Moon can take its choice as to which Of the sources mentioned,
The Daily Bonanza got its information; so can anybody else. The Moon
does the Bonanza the compliment Of copying the Grand Jury story last
night and this Is the first piece of news that the Moon has had about
the banks, for reasons best known to itself and ninety per cent of the
people in Tonopah.
The story did net come from the District Attorneys Office, nor did
we get IT from Mr. McCarran- It was published because of the fact that
the Daily Bonanza is a wide awake newspaper, which makes a habit of
getting the news and publishing it for the benefit of the reading public.
in the article Of the Moon, there is a inspired paragraph, added to its
expression OF grief and humiliation for not getting the news of the day,
which everybody else had. In this paragraph. the fact is bemoaned
that when District Attorney McCarran requested the County Commission.
es to call upon the stte Bank and Trust Company and the Ne and
ormsby County Bank to make good the funds of the county on de-
post in those institutions, that that matter was made public in the
Daily Bonanza.
Quite right; every piece of news Of interest and benefit to the
community is published in the Daily Bonanza. But the Moon again
SqueaIs about the matter having been a secret. See what the Moon says
about 1t;
IT was a real star chamber session, But what a surprise wa in
store for the county commissioners and other officials who attended
the meeting when they read the whole affair in public print. 1t is learned
chat the district attorney was ehided at that time for seemingly a
breach of faith. There was n startling result The bank furnished the
security and that IA all there was to It,"
For the benefit OF the writer, and the man who inspired the fore
going romance, we will inform both, and one of them knows it very well.
that there is no such thing as a star chamber session Of the county
commissioners. All the proceedings are public. and everything done at
a meeting is a matter Of public record. The communication of the
District Attorney is o record, just as it was when the Daily Bonanza
published y We doubt very much if anybody ehided Mr. Mccarran re-
-sarding this matter. There II o startling result" Quoting the ar
rele). No? The very result sought was obtained. The money of the
county was made good and it is very doubtful If such a startling result
would have been obtained had 1t not been for the work of District At
torney MoGarran
we are not defending Mr.. MeCarran, for we fail to sec where any
action OF his needs any defense. But we are commencing the zeal and
energy which he is displaying in the discharge of his duty to the peo-
pie. with regard to any attack that may be made on him. Mr.. MeCar-
ran Is quite able to take care of himself.