Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-08
NEWSPAPER FAIRNESS


Tho Spring heli Republican, recog.
niEsd as the representative impartial
AMI tutfpoksn l3urnal Of New Eng.
lani, has been takitg some OF H.
coismp9tsrlst-uoi the New York
Poet anu tue Hartford Courant--to
task for their narrow minded ness 10 the
present political campaign, In refusing
To allow the space 10 tbelf columns
generally allotted 10 "loiters 10 the
editor" "a contain any fflendiy Tsict-
onoe TO the free silver cause. We
nave noted before the almost complete
unenimlly with which the powerful and
Influential journals east Of the M,ssls.
sippi have aniHgonizsd the free ooinsgs
Of oliver. Not n paper Ia Boston, but
one In Nov YORK. none IN Pniladel.
phia, none In Buffalo, Plttsburg and
Baltimore, and none even In Chicago,
advocates the cause OF Bryan and
silver. Yet millions Of votes will be
cast for the Democratic candidate even
In the territory covered by thoeo
papsu. These voters arc practically
without representation In tho press,
aud must be reached chiefly by pam.
phleis, tracts ami public speaker.
Old, reliable Dtmocratio party organs,
that never were known 10 bolt toiofe.
have gone 10 the other side. much 10
tho surprise aud daily discontinue,
probably, most OF their readers.
In this state Of affairs the New York
Post declines q communication from a
patron Of the paper wfo favors free
silver, AMI explains ave print this
paper for disssmina tiBs our own Views,
a4d,as rule. not Of disseminating the
Views OF people who older from u.s."
rhe Harififd Coufant has taken tue
same position, saying of fsj0eled
contribution that u decline, the same
because II "csn put tue space It would
occupy - much better use," anu that
"ihu Courani is not published tor the
purpose Of dliusing populate cam.
paiEn literature"
Upon this attitude OF two gTeat
pspers the Republican, Itself a strong
opponent OF the Tree coinage OF silver.
peftinently nmatkG
Tho great modern Newspaper should
not be considered a private propaganda
or private snap. Neither should II bo
conducted primarily for tho personal
amusement 0l IL owner. which, NJ Mr.
/ Dana once Informed a correspondent, IL
tho function Of tho Now YORK sun. In
many respects tho newspaper " public
institution with duties toward the whole
people. Like government, II should DO
of tho people, by tho people aud Tor tho
people, rathor han OF John smith, by
John smith and Tor John Smith. No
newspaper, therefore, which realizes II.
rue relation 10 tho community, should Ia
a time like this be false 70 IT. high mls-
sion. Tho newspaper should, 40 FAR as
possible. aim 10 present fairly both sides
Of questions Al issue and this eau be done
without any weakening OF ~ avn posi-.
ton ~ wOuld.ho leader II opinion. Tho
rights Of those thousands aud millions Of
voters, who hold vinws different from
our own, 10 a fair hearing lu newspaper
columns, should not 20 abridged or
taken away. 10 h. easy enough 10 tel u
man W start a paper OF biz own or to hire
a hall, but tho imprAcllcahility OF tho
suggestion IL manifest ut a glance. The
/ pros has become public Institution
/ win public Junction TO perform that IN
/ peculiar 60 advanced dpmocfaciOs like
/ our own. That u should DO practically
m1nopolifed by any one school " 70.
litieAl thought isa peryorzion that I'M
happily has characterized this campaign.