Reefy v. Elyria (City)

Citations

• 35 Ohio C.C. Dec. 387

Syllabus

<p>PUBLICATION — WORDS AND PHRASES</p> <p>Newspapers of “Opposite Politics” Determined by Record in Presidential Campaign of Previous Year.</p> <p>Whether two newspapers are of “opposite politics,” within the meaning of the statute relating to municipal advertising, will be determined by their conduct and policy at a time when partisanship has sway and party organization and discipline finds expression in party platforms and declarations, rather than during a period when party feeling is quiescent and there is little or no political activity; hence, when a municipality enters into a contract for such advertising during the year following a presidential campaign, the question whether the two papers chosen are opposite or antagonistic in politics will be judged by their record during the campaign of the preceding year.</p>