The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
ANNOUNCEMENT.

In The past tew years the Greeley
Tribune fas tatheIed and pushed q
nuuDey CT schemes to- the batter
ment Of the community. The home
band was hired las- gszr 10 give free
concerts in the PARK during the sun
mer months Al the Tribgns's e1-
psn,e. An old Times" copcsrr Of
local yoczlists and crctasrra was
given and 800 raised for shoes for
Greeleys poor- The little paTg al
the depot was Of the Tribune's plan
ming. and over LOO people we're
taken 70 lit-le-knoxn mountain
nooks on Tribune excursions last
year. Fully as many more have
been hsuEed on the two Tribune ex-
cursions 10 Eldo-ado Springs this
summer. Last week the country
correspondents Of this paper were
given a mountain trip at the expense
of the Tribune These are some Of
the.things that have been done to
add TO the enjoyment of others. and
to make the paper popular
We now announce something
even more unique in the line of
newspaper enterprise.
4 few weeks ago, when the Weld
county democracy seemed to be in
the hopeless condition of Washing
tons army at Valley Forge. and with
but small funds in sight to pay cam
paign expenses, Editor Hansen and
l, having long recognized the almost
universal insincerity of the political
game anyway, came to the conclusion
that, for this one campaign at least,
we would conduct the political end
OF the Tribune exactly as we wanted
to, and that under no circumstances,
or on no pretext would we solicit OF
receive one cent from anJ central
committee or any candidate on either
side, for the services of the Tribune
newspaper.
Since then conditions have changed
in Weld county. The once forlorn
local democracy, by the peculiar
turns OF the political wheel, is in a
fair way to win out and there is
plenty OF money in sight for every
legitimate campaign expense. How
ever, there will be no change 70,
this year, at least, in our as yet un.
published decision to say only what
We want to say, in our own way, and
to ask and receive neither payment
nor promises for our services.
1t is necessary for every party to
have the help of its party papers.
This work on the part of the news
papers costs money, and should be,
and usually is, rightfully paid for
An official organ is also a party ne
cessity, and in local campaigns fire.
quently receives several hundred
dollars for its services. But not in
frequently the official organ is also
compelled, as the campaign gets
hotter, to act as party scavenger. as
we'll. Candidates and central COM
mittee feel that they pay for its SER
vices and naturally think that it
should print what they desire, whe-
ther it wholly suits the editor or
not. This is just what the Tribune
wants to avoid this year. 1t is not
in any sense an attempt to carry
water on both shoulders, but rather,
desire to serve the people instead
OF the politicians: to give credit
where credit is due. and to run the
Tribune to suit ourselves.
There will be an official band
wagon, of course. But the Tribune
don't care to drive 1t. 1t will run
private carriage instead, and 1t
invites the democratic candidates to
take free ride. 1t is headed TO,
Victory Station, and will get its
load as near its destination as it can
or thinks it deserves. But, boys,
remember, you don't own the Trib-
une carriage: you haven't even hired
1t. You are our guests. You
mustn't find fault with the driver,