The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-30
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II there be one thing above another
the Democrats o. the past twelve years
management Of our party have not
learned. it IS the lesson taught by the
daily newspaper Il is as true today
as Ii was when Thomas Jefferson was
the party organizer and leader-to
keep democracy milltsni Il must have
newspaper support Essentially par
~ os the people and uncontrolled by
the wishes OF self-tyled corner-bosses,
the people must l,nag the objects and
ends to which they are working. Now,
defeated when we had the candidate,
the platform and righteous cause
some lone.haud wanderer in the field
4f mistakes, announces we should
hnve some good weekly newspapers in
all the centers of commerce"
God knows we need the Newspapers.
but weekly newspapers in the large
cities would have wonderful influence.
The country weekly has ITS place in
the drama OF affairs. and as such
Bields great influence; probably NJ
other kind OF publication has an equal
power on public affairs proportional,
to the number OF people who road 1t
But take from those weekles theh
mission-to apprise The people Of {
county or particular community Of tn,
habits progress aad dolngs Of that peo
pie and undertake to make Of It news
paper giving its time and power TO tho
propagation Of certain political ideas
and the result viii be sufficient to con
vince the average person weekly pc
lltlcal papers are moi the messenger
to work for the cause OF Democracy
What we need in the newsmakinf
world is string OF powerful Demo
cratic dailies in the fourteen states fl
the northeast section OF the Unite,
States Not conducted for the glorlf
eaton Of faction or TIE advancement
cf some particular few but grea
Democratic newspapers which herab
the doings Of the world and apply /
them as remedies for advancement tn
great cardinal principles OF our part,
No daily newspaper OF i25,O0 dali
circulation gave ifs support to Wllliar
+ Jennings Bryan On the other han,
the press OF Chicago, New Ycrk, Bait,
more, Pittsburg. ST. louis. Detroit, Mi
waukee. Los Angeles. San Francsec
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Rochester Bof
ton. Philadelphia ALI the cities ranl
ing as the fifteen most populous IN IA.
United States. rained their blow
against the cause I our party, and on
replies TO their attacks were hurtle
out into the air where none were s
humble as 10 DO us reverence IN IN
South, where the Kentucky. New on
leans, Memphis and Atlanta press wa
supporting our cause, Repuhhcanisn
although united with populism, Soda
ism and What not Was sent to the b v
vows, there 10 mingle with the lui
giles.
Newspapers with over $4,000 dail
circulation are scarce indeed, and ra
come only with the populous con
munities where the Issue may reac
the patron In the shor. space OF a -
hours after Il IA published An ( IN
great eities of tae United States say
Denver, Seattle los Angeles. Sa
Francisco. Kansas City aud Salt LAX.
are either east OF the Mississippi or OF
one Of It's banks louisville, Memphi
and Atlanta are all OF the old South
ern cities. aside from New Orleans
that now rank as am ng the larg.
cities. IL being 18th when formerl.
seventh. and Louisville, IN 1889, tent
In ihe list of cities Is now 18th. Del
yer takes 25th place to 43rd for Al
lanta. a transposition Of the two citie
Ia ten years
Colby and with bluntness. IA,
growth OF the Northeast and North
west has so greatly outnnmbered tina
Of the South and Southwest that Their
Is no comparison, and We have lost Ou
party standing ~ tihose states becaus.
OF neglect and als3 because we haYl
had too many leaders who wanted 4
run weekly newspapers where daille
We're required.
Oklahoma. Nevada, Nebraska an,
Colorado We're the states OF the Uniol
aside from the Solid South where tn
daily press was Democratic and IN
results show whether or not the dailie
are 10 fight the battles 10 success O
the monthlies and space writer's ar
10 take 1t 20 further defeats.
And. ~ commenting perhaps II i
wise 20 suggest the next publlcit.
chfirman We have be secured fron
ranks OF newspaper makers. not frnn
some funny magazine.