Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14


~ OR staie. Recciving almost the
uuanim0ua expression q ihe Florida
rrers nrainst this measure. ~ en-
bodies quotations from many IN bis
message % ne Secretary o. STATE.
Which a. riten below
-Hon. "A. Clay Crawford. Secretary
81 state: Oar sir-In pursuance %
the provisions 81 Section -. Article
: 90 ths state Constellation. ! have
ne honor % hand you herfuith Cor
sing the following bili pAssed By
the legislature % 1899. from which
ny approval o. withheld Tor the rea.
cons attached:
~.An Act regulating ths publication
m neuspapers % articles. either a.
ness mstfer or a. editorials. Cor the
publication 81 which money has been
paid. and prescribing penalties Tor
the yiolatioa thereof:
- Belt enacted b. the legislature
C The state q Florida:
section 1. Whenever any news
paper or periodical published IN this
STATE shah contain any article. D.
Illustration, caricaturs or cartoon pur-
porting % b. news matter o. edi-
torial matter. bur Tor the printing OF
publlshing % which the editor Of
nnch newspaper or periodical. his
agent o. employee. o. any one q
them. have been paid or pr0mised 20
bs paid. the word Advertisement
shall bs conspicuousiy printed Just
shove such article. nlasirafi0n. carl
caturs " cartoon
Section 2 embraces the penal
clauss.
IN sociion ls o. Aracis 3 q the
constiluiion 81 TIE State o. FLORIDA.
rnfsrring % legislative enactment,
may - found the following: Which
subject shaII Be briefly expressed IN
the title.
IA yin BE- observed that In the a.
tie h a intended Cor the BIN 20 Fegu-
late The publication IN newspapers
% articles. either as news matter
o. as editorials. Cor the publication
% which money has been paid r.
vim b observed that IN Section I,
IN addition 90 articIe. reference is
made 30 Illustration. eaFicature or
cartoon; bat few people consider an
Illustration. earicaturs OF cartoon
either a. editorial or news matter.
IA vim b. observed tsat the linflta-
ton a. 20 who has been paid OF prom
laed 20 % paid for the publication
% such. refers 20 the Editor Of such
newspaper or periodical. IFS agent
or employee There 10 nothing IN
the IN % prevent the publisher or
proprietor. who may not also Be the
editor. from receiving pay Tor ar.
tieles written b. the editor.
IA has been claimed that IN q LEGAL
sense q paper o. periodical Is publish
"a wherever circulated. This would
then apply 20 PAPERS published IN
other States and circulated On thig
state. On which event q would BE-
Ia conflict with the Interstate Com
merce Laws. On the other hand. u
a ala nOi apply 90 papers published
IA other States. In the publication 81
patent medicines OF other advertise
meats Il would operate a. q discrimf
nation against the newspapers OF this
state.
The Editors. Publishers and Pro
prict0rs OF Many Newspapers IN This
State Have Requested Me 10 Disap-
prove This Ban. stating that a write
up of a town o. county. or any
private business affair Tor which pay /
- made. could noe appear Ia a news
paper without beins nggod with the
word Advertisement 'Tacit Insult |
20 a most honorable profession 'Ope /
rate against the states commercial
and Industrial development Inter
iere with private business IN which /
ne public a noe Interested. causing /
loas % the newspapers without
a Ealn of any Kind % anybody In
sult and reflection on the integrity |
~ every newspaper man On this
STATE Work an injury on the papers
81 TIE STATE 'Infrlngcment up0n
he constitutional rights and lihcr
lies of the press one full oolumn
81 tWoiine readers yin take one.half
of another column OF our space %
Dui tag lines on. The advertiser Will
poo pas Coz thia and tho State makes
no provision Cor reimburuinE us.
uuiuEt roneciion upon all our neWs
nannrs. nearly All AZ uof nulfn an ~ /