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Editorial
August 28, 1875
Los Angeles Daily Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
The editorial mocks The Express for criticizing 'pennyswipe sheets' and their editors, redirecting the insult back at The Express as sycophantic and toadying, while humorously agreeing on the poor quality of its editors.
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The Express indulges in a fling at what it calls "The pennyswipe sheets" and their editors. If we understand the meaning of the term our contemporary is talking about itself and its editors and we fully concur in its remarks for a more sycophantic, toadying sheet is not published on the Pacific coast.
Still we do not pretend to say its "editors, accumulated and amalgamated in a million years, would not together furnish the constituents for one gentleman" for we are a firm believer in the theory that sometimes something may be adduced from nothing.
Still we do not pretend to say its "editors, accumulated and amalgamated in a million years, would not together furnish the constituents for one gentleman" for we are a firm believer in the theory that sometimes something may be adduced from nothing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Rivalry
Sycophantic Press
Editor Criticism
Pennyswipe Sheets
What entities or persons were involved?
The Express
Pennyswipe Sheets
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of The Express Newspaper
Stance / Tone
Satirical Attack
Key Figures
The Express
Pennyswipe Sheets
Key Arguments
The Express Criticizes Cheap Newspapers But Applies To Itself
The Express Is The Most Sycophantic Sheet On The Pacific Coast
Editors Of The Express Lack Gentlemanly Qualities But Something Can Come From Nothing