Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-17
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. SATURDAY, MAY H. 1902.

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law by regnla ton in way that will al
low him to pass upon your literary
style "when ii appears from the con-
tents" etc. Ii u no longer enough
that YOU keep your columns free from
fraudulent OF unwholcsome matter Mr..
Madden may now suppress you for
Vucuity. / am not sure bur that such
HI regulation IL 1T could be enforced
might have some advantages, ! wonder
how the publishers regard this as
sumption Of autocratic power Here is
la man placed i'll power over YOU who
knows nothing, of Journalism or the
publishing business simply because he
was ut one time valuable TO the party
lis a politician. Tie assumes The power
ID exclude you from second-class mail
rates without any satisfactory reason
other than that you do not conduct your
paper to suit his taste. ANA insists up-
IN passing On your ease III n way where
his decision cannot be reviewed bv any
court. It is needless To say. perhaps
that in my opinion Mr. Madden has no
such despotic power as Ky claims. but
! he is certainly capable Of considerable
damage so long as he believes in his
unlimited authority.
I know That in making some Of my
statements | have been running a grave
risk that you will think | am exag-
| gerating. | realize that what / have
been saying Will greatly tax your
/ Creduiity. ! visited Air. Madden on be-
! half Of Il certain periodical which Was
,.,.tta1 MI. 49, Till ',!''iiliei ! Hill 4e-
Ill. i;t,-.- "Te.. TIN Slo'i
III i,,,,,,.as. HIT, f,,.l.,,iI' ''-1
| have. ben saving is btsai in No., ~,
what occurred ana what Mr.. Madden
/ .aid III that case. If time permitted /
would 90 into the case fully | win
pass that by. however and give Won thp
| hist,Fv of ouotha,.. c,a, ,l,..t I'm ian
,.., 1,,. W.T. '''"
Nh II, 'A5 '"t4 " llshlfe' after hay
| NIX '"Hdu' 'e'l "I'fl marked success a
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~ 0'',"NV liI9 l"PoI w
NV i'lh Ni'3' MI NIISllre IS So
CRUST whose frequently announced
platform KS Let me Nation own the
Trusts. and his paper was devoted i'll
part to the principles which he pro-
fesses. Mr. Wiltshire is d very forceful
advocate IF his cause, is 4 brilliantI
writer and his efforts are stamped with
" marked Individuality. 50 much 50 that
IL reading his publication you do not
less SIGHT Of wiltshire. H. il ia the
atujude IA z m01 VINO has a message
~ heHNef' ana Nc takes run response
"iI!.$ l"f IT, ne 9l&"s ms published
49, ''' ~ ava -"S Ii9''au Oh vs.
'i0.''l .'!'le'e Il i',io''-
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=" 80 ,'0'o'i" 'i'N9' nv
1"tt"S'u II N'iS simply matter 81
Lnltn, as II hld ali al0nG been entered
lh thIS class ite evidently ain nJl
Aho" the rapid progress Mir. Madden
h'iu peeh hiahInS as dictator AND
censor Af' Aiad"eh evidently decided
tital m dld mr. me the 'haIlenge. FAN
uld hot tnnk Ply WAS dong amy good
IN the world. The next thing was The
usual step in his deliberations. Nj.
Madden must find punishment to it
the crime N rather y crime 70 fit thu
punishment. He decided 10 suppress
the paper because it was designed
primarily for advertising purposes. not
because I'll .'hy advertising earned l't
81 l-'l' II ~! because