Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-26
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

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Recently Rev. Parkhurst. of New
ofk city. made the announcement
nat movement was on foot to induce
some Millionaire to endow a
newspaper with sufficient funds so that
| IL couid be run on right lines the inn
| phed Inference being that all of our
present papers, daily. and weekly. are
run on wrong principles, money max
ing being the end sought, this regard
iess OF methods. Parkhursts great OBJ
lection to the present newspaper being
,He space given to recitals of crime to
objectionable advertisements and the
money power said to control all of the
metropolitan dalies. His first crit;
clsm on the modern daily being flied
with detailed accounts of the actions OF
the criminal classes. comes with poor
grace from such a source. This rever-
enu gentleman is almost the originator
Oh reilSlous stunning. to coin a phrase.
dere Is a minister of the gospel who
not only visited the yilest resorts of
New York. but gave detailed accounts
OF what he saw, did so with the argu-
ment that one must fight the devil with
IRE. in other words. if ministers preach
against the evil that exists, said minis
ters must first see, then they can pro-
pose the remedy. Since Parkhurst's
suggestion Lyman Abbott has come out
in statement that he wants to know
of the evil that is going on in the world,
and that the daily of today is doing
much good by telling us of it. With
al Of Sor. ,;,,;- ~
mas the writer any present controversy
But 1t was suggested to the writer of
taking at random some daily paper, ana
going thru it column by column. and
opening debit and credit account of
It's contents. AT this instant even the
writer does not know where the balance
Will be. To avoid being too tedious
only matters concerning the good and
evil actions of mankind will be posted
The paper selected is the -, of
Feb. 10, 1908.
First we will have the record of the
good work of the world. aid for fam
inc sufferers, Judge NJ Wade on anti
trust legislation" Profit sharing plan
Of big corporations" Revival meetings
at Clear Lake" "Dowie slaps the ac-
tors" (don't know which side to credit
this item toy. New church to be built"
and most appropriately the inspection
of this date of daily paper closes with
this item
Ban on Criminal Stories.
st. Paul. Feb. 1S.-Mr. MCGOWAN, of
Minneapolis, is to introduce bill in the
senate providing that any printed re-
port OF crime. except according to
the rules provided, shall be considered
miSdemeanor and the publisher or
manager Of the offending paper shall
be fined not less than 800 or more than
$500, or in default of fine shall serve not
to exceed ninety days in Jail. The rules
for printing the reports provide that
these stories shall be printed without
any headline: that mere statement of
facts shall be given and that the state
ment shall be printed in modest, unas-
suming type, and shall not be accom-
panied by either pictures or sketches.
Now. as the writer has been selecting
all he could find of the good doings of
the world, he has been forced. in fair
ness. to fill more space with the ac-
counts of mems 1nisdoings What fol-
lows is taken from column after col
umn more or less filled with news hav-
ing no particular bearing on the good
or evil that exists in this world.
And here is the opposite, the ac-
counts OF the evil that men do: Major
Glenn's orders on killing Moro's dis
approved! That's a double header,
Glenn killed some bad Moros, but Gen
Davis says he mustn't do it again. |
Here's another one: Packers are en-
joined It's wrong to combine, but the
court stops it. Still another mixed ac-
count, 'Saloonists in Maine must go to |
Jail" Bad to sell whisky, but good to
send the men that do it to Jail. "Kals-
er's life threatened" That's bad |
Woman indicted for perjury" Bar
keeper kills a man because he won't |
drink a glass of water" Paris women
swindlers," Alleged attempt to poison, "
Kills woman and himself" Insurance
frauds in New York" "Swindling firms
must CO." Patients given soapy water"
Planned to suicide" "Hossack murder
trial." over a column. Murder was
justified" ministers of Des Moines ar
raigns outlaws" Mixed account, good
for ministers, outlaws surely bad. Ma
pleton preacher (the bad Mckay seeks
another WIFE" Murder at George
Col. Sessions bad ending" Gamblers
fined" (good and bad), Cedar Falls
people worked" Mayor Ames under
arrest" Business men held up Rich
girl marries poor earl Chad, surely),
Many were victimized," Suicide of
1t looks as tho Parkhurst. had the
best end OF the argument Still, il, as
Lyman Abbott claims, we all should
know of the evil going on in our midst,
perhaps the daily paper of today is do
ing great good. All of which is respect
fully submitted without argument.
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