The Glenwood post., 1907-06-01
SATURDAY. JUNE l, 1907.
THE POWER Of THE PRESS

We have frequently been told that
the press is powerful and to a degree
that is true but the statement only
applies to those papers with record
for honor, and consistency. A paper
which is not truthful and which is
lacking in sincerity of purpose rarely
accomplishes anything. A paper
which goes after certain improve
ments or reforms from conscientious
convictions generally accomplishes its
purpose, but the paper which takes up
some work ostensibly in the interests
of the people but in reality as sharp
business trick in the expectation of
personal financial gain or in order to
vent the editors personal spleen or
settle personal grudge almost inva
riably fails in its efforts.
When the editorial policy of any
paper is governed by anything short
of conscientious conviction that pa
per's influence will amount to but
little. A paper cannot blow hot this
week and cold next week and WELD
any influence. There must be 6xity
of purpose but above all there must
be honesty of purpose.
For the past few months our neigh
bor has been posing as the special
friend and advisor of the stocKmen in
regard to the forest reserve policy but
the bill he presented at the Carbon
dale meeting and the way he tried to
work this and nearby counties ex-
plains in measure his friendship and
wonderful interest in the stockmen.
few weeks ago he tried to ar
range for an onslaught of citizens
upon the town council to demand that
the city fight the petition of the Glen
wood Light and Water company for
an adjudication of Grizzly creek but
Notwithstanding the heavy adveltis-
ing Of the event only three Or four
men and few boys appeared and none
had word to say.
A little later our neighbor made an
attack on the Glenwood- Cardiff pipe
line project, not because he could set
forth any argument against this i'm
provement but evidently because of
his dislike for the incorporators of the
company.
More recently Mr.. Holmes has
made another appeal to the people tc
60 to Red Cliff and demand certain
things on behalf of the town in con
nection with the water adjudication
asked for by the company.
In all of these efforts our neighbor
has failed. The stockmen have paid
for grazing permits in spite of his
protests. The county commissioner
refused to interfere with the effort tc
supply Cardiff with water and no at.
tention has been paid to the call for a
mass meeting to protest against the
water adjudication.
But why all this interest in the
people just at this special time and
why so much abuse of the company
just after being called upon to pay a
bill for lights and water and not be-
fore7 If the Light and Water com
pany is the villianous corporation
Neighbor Holmes pictures them, did
he Go right by the people in with
holding this information until asked
to settle his account? Does anyone
who is familiar with the people and
conditions believe that Mr.. Holmes
opinion of the company expressed in
his paper would have been the same
had they presented him with re-
ceipted bill as it is today?
But to get back to the original
proposition and to the reason why.
with all his fuss and feathers, Editor
Holmes has accomplished nothing
has not even interested the people, it
may as we'll be set down as fact
that even though there might he
merit in a mans Argument, it will
accomplish nothing If the people have
no faith in the honesty and sincerity
Of purpose Of the man himself,