The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-09-19
NEWSPAPER ATTACHMENTS.
Harper's Weekly.

The Press calls US to task Tor
noting the fact that the leading in
dependent newspapers which sup
ported Mr.. Mckinley now advocate
the election of Judge Parker, and,
while not denying the truth OF the
statement, questions the motives
actuating the journals referred to.
"Some of the very newspapers
enumerated by Harper's Weekly"
it says, "are regarded by the public
as prima facie.evidence that there is
danger to it in what those papers
advocate. The Endorsement of
Judge Parker by the Standard Oil
trust directly, as well as by it's
agents and servants, might as
reasonably be advanced as an indi-
cation that public sentiment favored
Judge Parker. Among the strong
est reasons which the public finds
Tor voting for President Roosevelt
is the kind of influence which is OPP
posing him and the kind which is
giving it's aid to Judge Parker. And
one of the most powerful factors in
warning the public away from Judge
Parker is a certain brand of news
paper in this community which de-
80 the country which he has serverd
so Loyalty and fearlessl though
to the bitter hatred of the corporate
powers"
Let us see about this, The news
papers to which we referred are the
Herald, the World, the Times, the
Evening Post, the Staats-Zeitung
and the Brooklyn Eagle, Does the
Press really believe that the policies
of these journals are dictated by
corporate inhuences?' viii it
seriously declare a sincere convic~
ton that Mr.. Bennett IS not the sole
director of the Herald? Or Mr..
Pulitzer of the World? Or Mr.. Ochs
Of the Times? Or Mr.. Rider of the
of the Brooklyn Eagle? What has
any of these newspapers ever done
20 indicate the contrary? We had no
subtle purpose in declaring that 1.-THE
leading independent newspapers are
lining up for the judge" We simp-
iy noted very interesting fact. If,
however, in common with the public,
we have mistaken their true char
acter and they are not independent
or outside influences which the Press
can and does substantiate to know
it. Unless the Press can and does
substantiate it's serious charge forth
with, it must stand before the pub
lie as wilful and malicious malign.
@r of its contemporaries and un
worthy of consideration in honorable
journalism. We confess humhly to
having declared thoughtlessly that
*'of all the big newspapers here in
Yew York, the Tribune alone sup
ports the colonel" but that was
mere inadvertence. We should
have been glad to mentiOnithe Press
but for the fact that temporarily we
forgot it's existence. AS further
evidence Of our intent to be fair, we
now direct particular attention to
the fact that since We wrote that
paragraph another big newspaper
here in New York has come out for
Mr.. Roosevelt. We mean, of course,
che sun.
While it is abou, &c. W. wonder if
che Press could inform US whether
the.newspapers outside of New York
which are iu the same category as
those mentioned ara also cputami-
mated Here are the names of
few which opposed Bryan aud sup
port Parker.
Boston Herald, Prov ldeuce Journ-
Al, Hartford Telegram, Bridgeport
Telegram, Bangor Commercial, De .
croft Free Press, Davenport Leader, .
Davenport Democrat, schenectady
Gazette, Lexington Herald. Evans /
willie Democrat, Milwaukee Journal. .
Springfield Republican, Fort Wayne .
Free Press, Hastings Seb Re- .
publican, Hartford Times. Bridge .
port Post. Manchester Union. Man +
chester News, Troy Prass, Dss 4
Moines Journal, Sioax City Tri- .
huue. Baltimore Herald. Madison .
Democrat, 1t. Paul Globe, Louis. .
willie AuHetger.
ts the trail II the serpent over
these also7 Will the Press kindly
tufnFm us. Incidentally, t0o, wiil
IL not very particularly ohlige as by
telling as the story II lss own ilfsg
Was a not founded By ultra. pratec.
t4anlstm for the sole purpose ~
theiF eaase ana SAFE
guarding their Interests re-. ina
interests of = moniesi class Ana
nAm Il ever tuna or Is ia nos teinR
anything eise4