The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-31
SHOULD NEWSPAPER MEN BE
BARRED?

/ have often thought, but / Will not
declare it as my deliberate judgment.
that ii would he better far better for
the people. if the newspaper profession
was entirely barred from official life. For
say what we may. no matter how stub
bornly we protest. no man who accepts
favors is exempt from their influence.
We accept the Office of postmaster. and
our newspaper. for getting that it has
created the power which is able, under a
vicious but deep-rotted system. 10 con-
troll the appointment. from that time
sings the praise OF the congressman as
long as he survives. And when he steps
down or is kicked out for any reason
the tune and words of the music are
changed, without break, to fit the case
Of his successor before it is everlasting
ly too late Tor postoffice purposes. We
accept a pass from a railroad, which is
paid for in cash by less favored people
and thence forward no word OF criticism
OF that company ever finds il ways into
the columns OF our Independent, out
spoken and fearless newspaper so
called free seat at the local theater in
sures the management against adverse
outrages the management may commit
against common decency. II these IA
vors' are not respected by the recipient
in the spirit in which they are given. how
suddenly they are cut of, Hence. II Il
were possible to bar newspaper publish
ers from every so-calied courtesy
deadheadism in general-really the most
costly privilege that any set OF men en-
joy-if all these abuses were entirely
wiped out. is there man among Us who
does not know and feel deep down in his
heart that IL would redown 10 the glory
and honor and profit OF the American
people?
BEHIND THE CLOUD Is THE Sun
STILL SHINING.
Reformatlons and revolutions come
slowly. They may break out suddenly.
hut the causes which produce them. like
the causes that produce the earthquake.
have been at work probably for years.
The honest and conscientious newspaper
man is engaged in a great work Public
sentiment. public and private morals, are
growing better The whole world is
growing better every day ard every hour.
The smoulderins fires OF reformation are
constantly burning Ev'I and wrong do
ing are being exposed and punished The
millennium viii probably never be realized
on earth. but il viii continually approach
nearer and nearer, as two lives may for
ever approach and Yet never meet The
young men who live today ara blessed FAR
beyond their fathers. Conditions a hun
bred years from now viii b a thousand
times better and brighter and happier
than they are today I sometimes envy
the good fortune Of the man OF the next
century.
Brethren. our resPonsibIlities are great
We are in the midst OF a great battle
between good and evM In nay opinion
the result Is sure and certain Right
must and shall prevail We have oaT du-
ties 10 perform We are plain and gn-nis-
taxable We shirk them 81 cur peril
But we must - patisat. loyaL loag-suf-
ferfng. heroic. true Old Poionius had the
right conception Of mems duty ~ TIE
close OF his advice 20 his son b. sad.
This above all: - thiae ozn ser b. srae.
Ard Il must follow es TIRE Night tbs day.
Thou ezrsl not then b false 10 any nsan-
Re1ty Green + probably the ~esltssest
woman in the United States Fer Sezlsa
Is estimated az sboct 80 co. -