MELBOURNE HERALD V. SUN.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1323, 14 November 1883, Page 2

MELBOURNE HERALD V. SUN.

The following are the libels contained in the first issue of the sheet: — Turf Frauds. — Under this heading '[ the Evening Herald has published a ; series of articles which purport to ex- '; pose before the public view, the un- | scrupulous actions of many sweep pro-. : moters. Tlie object no doubt is very laudable, and the public, we feel sure, . are grateful to The Heraldyso certain !. newspapers say. But what is the oh- ; ject of The herald in exposing the : bogus sweeps ? Is it to keep the public •from being swindled ? ox* is it to give a monopoly to oue or two large sweep i promoters? The Herald has riot been | mealy-mouthed about what they said of sweeps they write down, and we do | not intend, on the other hand, to bo particular how we expose a greater fraud than that which The Herald professes to do. We will essay to show the public that The Herald is not endeavoring to expose a fraud, but as sisting one or two large sweep promoters to obtain a monopoly of the j sweeps so that they can do as they please. . . . " Boz " cannot get up so many sweeps now as he used , to before, as the public have discovered him to be the prince of swindlers and the king of thieves. He therefore pays a creature to do his di«'ty work to deceive the. public, and obtain a monopoly of the sweep business. The whole thing is this — " Smash the other sweeps we will get all, and we can swindle the gentle public." This is the way in which turf frauds are cxi posed ; this is in the manner in which the pu lie are gulled, but we feel certain they will be gulled no longer. For our part we will expose in all its glaring force this greatest of frauds. The transparency of the thing is too apparent, and the success which has attended this despicable creature has turned their heads, and made them spoak too loudly. An insult of a serious nature has been offered to the public in publishing these articles, for they have been written for "Mr Boz " and a few others.- Under the pretence of exposing a swindle, the public are being swindled more than ever. Why did not the Herald start with " Boz," the biggest of all swindles ? The answer is easily given. Because " Boz " is to be writteu up; because "Boz "can give champagne suppers at bogus drawings, and unscrupulous men will use the position which confiding pro prietors of newspapers place in them and write up a scoundrel. Have not the public already evidence of how Mr " Boz " works his sweeps. Does it take a Herald detective or anyone else to inform them of how he mam pulates them — of how he wovks his " book " with his sweeps. M" " Boz " is the shrewdest of all sweep promoters. Ho has so long skinned the gentle "lamb" thar ihat lamb is getting tired of it and finding this to c the case he rounds on them by getting at the Press — the public opinion.