Life — January 22, 1903 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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Number Ture: FPPHE worst newspaper published in the United States is undoubtedly the Nashville Daily News, My reason for such statement is quickly told. Very recently the editor of the Datly News was accosted on the street by a newsboy, who did not recognize him, thus : Boy: Mister, I’m stuck. Please, sir, buy a paper Epitor: Idon’t wanta paper. Why don’t you yell out what's in it? That'll sell it. Boy: Hell! There's nothin’ in it. MBER Fou Billy B. The worst paper in the United States is three in number. The Examiner, which overruns » Francisco; The Chicago American, afflicting a village in IMlinois, and The New York Journal and American, which intests the Empire State in’particular, and every place else in general.” All three are the progeny of a notorious philanthropist fee named William Randolph Hearst, recently elected Congress- F¥- 3, man from New York in recognition of his services to the A: “Teds” who assassinated Me- Kinley ‘These papers be classi- fied with and compared to some” malignant diseases, viz.: Swail- pox, Asiatic cholera and bubonic plague. Itis hard to choose the worst, but on general principles the Journal gets the palm as the most far-reaching and influential. Just as the plague, bad enough when restricted to the pitiable crew of some tramp ship, could be a million times more dire if transplanted to the middle of Essex Street. The Journal, like its brothers, feeds on the slime of sensation and the scum of scandal, and waxes fat on the diet. It stands for nothing and nothing stands for it. It is a respecter of no one or anybody, and nobody who is somebody respects the Journal, It professes to represent the ‘‘ Common People ” by misrepresenting the uncommon people, and systemat- ically reviles and criticises the Government without ever suggesting any practical remedy. It stands for temperance on the one hand, and with the other rakes in the doilars from its liquor advertisements. One day a morbid cartoon by “WHat a suot THAT was!” ConpiTI0: Worst Newspaper. W HICH is the worst daily news- paper in the United States, and why? Lire would like to have this ques- tion definitely settled. With that in view we offer A Prize or Firty Douuars 1n GoLD for the cleverest contribution show- ing why any particular daily news- paper is the worst in the United States. Competitors must limit their arguments to three hundred words each. Write on one alde of the paper only. ‘The contest will close March 1, 1903, and the award will be made as soon thereafter as tho respective merits of the arguments can be determined, The winning argument will be printed, | together with such others as may seem to LIFE worthy of that distinguished honor. Names and addresses of the writers stould accompany all manuscripts, Inno case will these be printed without permission of the sender. Those who desire their manuscripts Feturned should enclose & stamped and xd- dressed return envelope. Each manuscript may bear s pseudonym, which will be printed with the argument. The Editors of Lrg are to be the sole judges of the merits of the arguments. YOU FOLKS CAN'T LEARN MANNERS ENOVOM ‘To KEEP YOUR TAILS UXDEMt THE CHAIRS, YOU MAY GET SOME ONE ELSE TO WAIT ON YOU, AND THAT'S ALL THERE 18 ABOUT IT.” comicbooks.com