The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-02
A YELLOW JOURNAL
What It Is and General Denunoia.
tion of Its Methods,
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY's STAND

vsntlon, the Republican Club League
Takes Vigorous Aetion-eovsrno
Expresses Himself On the Subject.
What is a yellow journalG
That is a query that been made fire.
quently since the assassination of
President Mckinley by Czolgosz. who
has confessed that he was prompted to
shoot the president through the teach
ings OF Emma Goldman. the Queen
OF Anarchy"
Long before the terrible deed OF Czol-
gosz the Republican state convention
OF Pennsylvania, in the platform unan-
imously adopted at Harrisburg, Wig
orously denounced certain newspapers
which have been assailing the Republi-
can organization Of this common,
wealth.
In this state, what are known as
'Wanamaker newspapers are con-
stantly arrayed against the Republican
party and they do every thing in their
power TO disrupt the Republican or
ganizstion which has refused to obey
the behest OF Wanamaker and send
him TO the United States senate.
In the platform Of the Republican
state convention. held at Harrisburg
on Aug. "a last, this declaration was
made:
Weabelieve in surrounding the
press with every constitutional
guarantee vouchsafed 10 il since
the foundation of our government,
but II is public menace that these
constitutional guarantees should
be so misused as 10 have permitted
many of our newspapers to have
degenerated into yellow Journal
ism. such as is detrimental to any
state or country.
We charge the so-called yellow
journals with being subsidized by
the full PACED advertisements
which they carry, THE ADNER-
TISER is PERMITTED TO DC
TATE THEIR POLICY and at his
behest these newspapers have per-
verted the news columns and the
editorial page from being an hon
est record Of daily events to a la
bored attempt to misrepresent
facts.
At the state convention of the Re-
publican Club League OF PENNSYLVANIA,
which was held at Scranton, after hav-
ing been postponed on account Of the
death OF President Mckinley, there was
a positive sentiment among the dele
gates assembled from every county oi
the state on the subject OF yellow
journalism. and the Philadelphia rep.
resentatives were particularly i'm.
pressed with the Importance Of some
declaration on this topic in view Of the
attempt of the Wanamaker newspaper
the North American, to interfere with
the police authorities when they de.
termined to prevent Emma Goldman
from addressing meetings in the Quak
er City. The mayor and the director oi
public safety were at that time defied
by this newspaper to arrest the Gold.
man woman, and 1t was generally re.
garded that the purpose OF the poll.
ticians back of the North Americana
championing of Emma Goldman wa:
to win the support and votes OF the
socialistic labor element for the Wana.
maker interests.
After a protracted conference. in
which active spirits In the State League
Of Clubs participated. the Scranton
convention adopted the following
ASSASSINATION OF MKINLEY.
This convention denounces the
assassination of President Mckinley as
a direct blow at the law making power
OF the nation. shocking the civilized
world and outraging the holiest senti-
ments OF humanity. The act OF the
assassin demands the attention Of law
makers in the national congress and in
every state OF the Union This action is
demanded not only that the un-Ameri-
can doctrine of anarchy shall be eff.
fectually stamped out, but that the
causes leading to anarchy shall be up
rooted and destroyed. Among the eau
ses is the defamation of private char
aeter, the vilification Of public officials
the reckless criticism Of the legislative
administrative and executive branches
Of government and the outrageous car.
tooning Of public and private character
for ridicule malice or profit.
THIS CONVENTION VIEWS WITH
ALARM THE GROWING TENDENCY
OF IRRESPONSIBLE AND ADVER.
TISEMENT-SUBSIDIZED NEWSPA.
PERs TO UNDERMINE THE FUNC.
TIoN OF COURTS OF LAW IN THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. IT
CONDEMNS THE PROPAGANDA OF
Discomfort AND UNREST
PREACHED BY THESE SO-CALLED
NEWSPAPERS, AND INSISTS THAT
SUCH SENSATIONAL AND MALL
CIoUs PUBLICATIONS WHICH IN
CITE THE WEAK AND VICIOUS TO
DEEDS OF VIOLENCE. SHALL BE
PROPERLY CLASSIFIED IN THE
CATALOGUE OF CRIME.
Realizing that the liberty accorded
IN unfair journal L., i,e orf.fst... -
official representatives of the Republi.
can party Of Pennsylvania has descend.
ed to gross and sordid license this con.
vention demands that the proper prose-
cutting officers in counties where ac.
cusations Of a criminal nature are made
in newspapers against public officials
shall proceed to put to proof or punish
them for the wrongs and libels for
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