Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-16
SENSATIONAL JOURNALISM.

There are few papers that always |
try IN appear sensational Red ink Ia
= biz card with them and little regard |
for the truth is the rule. Very often
yellow journals endeayor 10 stir up
strife between employer ind employees
and In order 10 gain temporary noto.
riety print all kinds OF garbled stun
TO aid their side of the story. For in
stance, there are papers that immedt-
ateiy inmp TO one conclusion In labor
ttroublcs-- stop to investigate
They ~ on the board principle thai
all labor is down tr0dden and any post
sis,n advanced by leaders and agitators
Is right. This class of papers do the
cause they Try to aid more harm than
good On the other hand, VIC occs-
sionaily run across newspapers that
see no good in any argument advanced
by ialtoring men hat refuse those
who toll the right 10 organize and
seek redress In their respective fx-
tremcs both classes of papers are an
injury to the cause of humanity Tho
go TO The extreme every lime and
only siiffens the backbone of the op'
posing sidrs II is wcil established
principle that when one is attacked
he is going 90 fight back, whereas
with few conciliafory remarks good
win might have prevailed We have
both classes %! papers In Colorado
The Herald IN very glad II In not
among the number We mr." thankful
that We can look nj both sides In
fair and unbiased manner. and ihif
brings us 10 an editorial appearing in
Denver Republican of the 10th which
contains much meet and would be
weiI for those Interested TO pcriiH. and
digest, being az follows
Al the request of a large number
of citizens residing in the Cripple
Creek district the executive board 81
The Western Federation Of Miners In
and for tina, district has postponed
for ono week n decision Of the auck-
tion whether strike of Cripple craek
miners shall be attempted
This was wise conclusion. aud
we hope that, giving opportunity for
calm consideration OF the whole mat
ter at issue. n VIII result In the aban
donmont Of the thought of tying op
large number Of the mines aud inilict.
Ing lasting Injury upon the busipesH
aud Industrial interests OF Teller
county and the state.
'Th. miners have no complaint on
their own account 80 make. and II u
strike il ordered. II will be solely out
of sympathy with the men who have
struck At the mills ia Colorado ci,y.
Before man takes up the GUAR.
.4..I ..fs nd hta ..x o.
he should be very sure VI his grounds
Certain yellow journals have been
representing that gross Injustice has
boon prarticcd upon the striking Mill
men, moi because upon u careful In
gestigaiiou that was found 10 be the
case. bat beeanre they nav" wished
ID outdo one another In trucking Tor
the patronage OF The men who ar" In
suised 10 this trouble. w. submit aa
\ reasonable proposition that mans
best guide In rarely ono who eolors his
presentation OF matter Ia ruli what
he may think are The wishes of the
person addressed.
'''rbe Cripple Creek miners who read
tifya pnRpLsv hays -paa, ,sbe Splorss.s!!9.
through distor,ing medium that ot
yellow journalism II they we're Ia
look into the matter more cloHcis on
their own account. they might md
that there are two sides 10 the die.
iiuto
''The miners should consider not
only the Colorado city strikers. but
their own Affairs A. well Prosperity
as we'll nv charity begins At home. and
they may well consider whether they
would bo Justified In subj"cing their
own families eand the business inter
csts OF Teller county to the Injurious
consequences of prolonged strike
simply out of sympathy with men In
another county whose cnus" for anrht
they know may not Justify such action
yellow newspapers are never
trustworthy, for their stock IN trad"
fl sensa,ionalism The more eStray
asanis they can present u matter the
greater is the satisfaction OF the men
who own them and are Responsible fot
their reeklosN distortion of the truth