The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
E1hlcs OF JOURNALISM.
Address by Charles ~. Skinner at the
a,hurch Of Our Father.


Charles NJ. skinner, well known as a
journalist and author, spoke at lay
mans meeting In the Church OF Our |
Father, on "The Ethics Of Journalism"
Among other things, he said:
"This is the day OF the man in the !
street.-the common man. Aud the
press is the voice OF the common man,
speaking little more clearly. and n
little more highly than the man speaks
in his person. but representing his
aims and his interests. It gives more
space to the dog fight than sym.
phony concert. In the assumption that
more people read about the dog fight
than about the concert. II announces
n scientific discovery In ten lines and
gives page 10 descriptions and pic.
lures of two illiterate sluggers maui
! ing one another In the ring, because
the prize tiGht interests the common
man more vehpmcntly than does the
| discovery. 1t is objected that II In.
vades homes and exposes matters OF
! private concern; hut II has a better
right to exposc man as II rascal than
he has to he one.
"The faults of the press are known
10 itself, and there Is n steady better.
ment that keeps pace with that of its
public. Even the yellow editor. who
denounces crime with his loft hand,
OF the editorial page. while he adver-
tises and encourages II by glowing nc
counts on the news pages with his
busy RIGHT hand. Is improving, slight.
~. But with all its admitted short
comrcs. the press Is right; II stands
for health. safety. honor. progress
lihcrty. 1t does go because the man
IN the street stands for exactly that
The newspaper that dared To stand for
ANYTHING e.sa-hut II cou'd not and
world rot. IT would he the quickest
mode of suicide. The newsnannr rep
respnts all interests. not equally. but
IN such snO-NSed measure nS II ell
entpIc demands. ana ut base II mus
, bo true In all things. It's exploiting o'
crime Is harmful its society fuh-dut
is weakening: Il gives too much atten
ton to politics: II hns the common
American idea that government Is thu
be-all and cnd.all OF social existence
=, instead Of the means TO an end: !
stands. too. IN peril from commercial
ism that would check freedom Of OK
E preston for gain: but withal 1t Is tn
: strong. true and hopeful expression o
q the republic.
eve need men who will fight munlC
ipal corruption. The press will Away
y support such men. But II must no
j. he supposed that It Is any part OF tn
r duty of the nrpss to turn aside fror
"A its news getting and its comment
to actually set in motion the machir
= cry OF the law against corruption.
o men nre content to he robbed. the
4 deserve all they get. 1t Is healthf,
v sign that. although in the last ele'
ton the people voted for the wron
ticket. they did so against the almo'
united appeal of the whole press
e the city. Here Inc people were wron
&C lut It showed that they had the cou
l. age of their convictions: that the
n were taking OH n mood to fight the
own battles. The world Is CROWN
better. The press grows better wit
+ It. and little faster. In its ideal
y represents. not the mob. tut what II
!. mob Is capable OF being. In tho
. sand years the man In the street wi
- have arrived and the press Is doir
VI its share to aid in the arrival"
n Brooklyn Eagle.