The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-25

the land for the people and prevent
its exploitation by their bosses
Why is everything cried down by GER
tain newspapers when it is of bene-
fit to the people. and praised when
it is of benefit to the corporations
Every long-eared animal knows his
masters crib. The one animal is
worse than the other. as he hate"
him who does not recognize a boss.
l further stated that these news
paper editors hated the free people
OF the State because they themselves
were not free. but had violated their
oath of allegiance to the best inter
ests of the state for a monthly stl-
pend.
Why should an editorial in a news
paper weigh any more than the Opin-
ion of the one man who writes it? II
that opinion be really his, ana
prompted by conscience and good
judgement should not the opinion OF
any other honest man, conscientious
" expressed. count for just as much
And should not his judgement be just
as good? Editors are considered by
many people seriously, as though
they were inspired. with more than
ordinary intelligence, and their opln-
ions entitled to more weight than
the same opinion would be if express
ed by some Individual who did not
run a newspaper
In my opinion, the editcSial in a
newspaper. if it expresses the Iic'
tates of the conscience of the editor
would be entitled to the same consul
Grafton that the conscientious opinion
of any other citizen OF like intelli
eence and keenness of conscience
and this is the most that can be said
ia the credit of the editor. But sup
nose that editor edits newspaper
owned by a man whose interests in
POOLING THE PEOPLE amounted
t0 millions of dollars to him-shOulC
IL then carry as much weight as
though the same opinion was ex
messed by the humblest citizen O
the State who hah no such stake a
issue?
Whom do the editors represent
Is it the will of the people that one
hundred million dollars worth of theil
property shall be taken from them
/ If so they are right in their conten
ton. If the people do not desire thi!
vast territory taken from them, thu
newspapers are wrong. Would tllt
people of Florida enjoy producin!
one hundred and thiTty-seven million
dollars worth of sugar, which i.
more than five times as great as III
value of all the crops combined in
Guiding livestock, Of the people o
I Florida, for the best year?
If they would, and you know tina
I they would, then do these newspaper.
represent the will of the people?
When these editors proclaim dali!
their love for the people, and the de
velopment of the State that give
them their daily bread. are they sin
cere? You know they are not. Theil
works do not conform to their PRO
( fessiOns. They have heralded abroat
for years the cry that the people o
Florida were unprogressive. but tina
they were advocates of development
and progress. Do their works Prov
the truth of their assertions? Thei
works do not.
These newspapers are no mor
than vehicles that carry deception ];
their columns. They proclaim false
hood to the people through thei
news columns, that they know wOul'
not be believed or paid attention to
| If written in their editorial columns
Having in mind Mr.. w r. Carte
and Mr. George Wilson You know
Mr. Wilson; YOU know Mr.. Carter
How much weight do you give thei