The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-03-13
ATTACK ON Freedom OF THE PRESS.


We always pleased when the Oegonan expresses against
vicious that the Interests trying slip through
gress always completely the and nothing
said We give herewith its upon the infamous press
ship bill that Senator Penrose has introduced
"Among radical papers of the country more or
less uneasne has been excited lately by the Penro bill Intro
duced by Senator Pnro of Pennsylvania this bill proposes
upon the Postmaster General authority exclude from
mail privileges anyssueof any periodical which has been declared
mmaiable by the Postoce Department There nothing Sena
Penose character record that he introduced
this bill with good purpose He boss of the odfashoned
predatory Intimately allied with the grating corporations of
Pennsylvania he his political power further
plage and doubtless shares the spos The capitol graers
being tried the abect ring that rules and obs Philadelphia
every puescet politician in the Keystone all looked
Penro for and aid Quay
Through his faccid Pnnypacer Penrose
had law enacted in Pennsylvania many years ago which
abridge the freedom of the press tooughgong statute
hercey vndcve its penalties The immediate
actent the cacature of the grating Peoe ring which the
papers printed Had the law been enforced Pennsylvania publ
cation would have dared print another political
would have been safe critcse tevng politician
how much he stole. Imagine the delights of such like
Pennypacke and Penrose But alas merely pous
aspiration They dared enforce The papers openly de
fled the law and the baed gang could only grin helpless rage
The present bill more ingenious It's enforcement will require no
machinery of the criminal There will be indictments no
trials by publicity of those things which your slippery
politician holds agnoizng dread It will all be
quietly smoothly without alarming the public but will
eectuay The bill puts the power Depart
exercise depoc censorship the press
from second class mailing privileges newspaper
this bill confers upon authority exclude
any paper whose principles policy may happen dislike The
law stands authority exclude
publications the Penrose amendment extends censorship
publications whatever
Were the bill pass its first employment would be-
the labor socaisc press Were consequences stop
with the suppression of papers like the Miners Magazine
Appeal Reason many persons would rejoice good work
gonan inclined opinion truth abndany fight
battles and that nothing gained the politics
by sitting free discussion But passing by this
dsageeabe fact that the consequences of the Penroe bill would
stop with the destruction of the radical press Tyranny
ably with what feeds From the suppression papers
which the majority of American citizens disapprove that papers
which differed any respect from the policy of the administration
would be but short step When the bill had worked legi
effects paper the country would be safe from the
ship except those which full of praise the
and the who gave him his office
Is the press pass an
irresponsible censorship such country except Russia
Is the desire of the American people abolished
criticism the party power penaized the progress thought
made conditional upon the approval of politician Washington
and all ideas suppressed which happen pleasing
There has been evident purpose slip bill quietly through
Congress without arosing the public significance Had
been for the vglant North American Philadelphia perhaps
would have heard of the Penrose
Happily light while there still time to defeat
and person who capable of writing letter his representa-
tive Washington should fail thinks of
this reactionary measure c
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