The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-24
POWER OF ORGANIZED
FORCE OF NEWSP APERS
New Yorker Started Move
ment That ReyOIutiOnized
Public Sentiment
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Notwithstanding that theg arc SCI
dom mislod by rumor and that they
as rule use great caution before get.
ting into deep water. the apetaee oarn-
ltry newspaper man allow himself 20
become tho tool OF ambitiole aud de-
signing persons, whose motives are
wholly selfish in many instances
The AVERAGE weeg'v cdii0r Or pub
Usher. and as q rie, ,ho ofo % also
the other has q local PATRIOTISM sufti
cienl or the entire cunimnms Md
il misbt SO be 'uihluily siai.l l.e isI
loaea AZ tLa et,,g Lr.pI-n ,.uiot
10 some communities
knowing this weakness, the de-,
signing man with chip On his should
er or an axe to grind works mp to
the easy side of The editor with a prop
osltien alleged 10 be IN the interest
OF the city county, or whatever por-
lion OF the country he seeks to get
his largoss from
The average newspaper man Is
rock when il comes to defense of ter
riiory whore his paper vircnlates. 70
idefeud that section he will suffer per-
sOnal Inconvenience; work harder
than any other resident, and throw his
loolumns open for whoever viii use
them Tor the bettermcBt OF The com
immunity
No higher proof Of patriotism IS
possible
Take the present county seat fights
now beiug waged in the seycyal eom-
ties of ORlahoma. Tie editors are
bearing the burnt OF the conflict. They
are beng used 90 advance the inter
ests Of their respective towns and
cities, and, in places, have become
rathcg severe in their abuse OF their
rivals IN the newspaper field using
terms 60 EXPRESS their disapproyal
not wholly in accordance with the
Ipian mapped orl by the Na2arene when
He left a rule of action for MS TO copy
N orr daily lives.
Work With Little Reward.
some OF these newspapers go TO
great expense in making their cities
appear as the proper place ioF county
government They use all OF their
abiliues find time to answer queries
and occasionally, lambast the compet-
ing editors with a TRADE which hurt
wound and cause others to feel In
iured.
IN one case / have IN mind the ed
itor used. in one edition. several col
umns 20 prove up his case He edi-
torialized on his competing rival to
the extent of 2 column. and said To
the world, in plain, honest manner
that his town should by right be the
seat OF government
Aud, resting easy behind the figbt
ing editor. who was making enemies
10 oppose his ambitions in an future
! moYe'Aents. were the business men OF
the town
, They used for advertising space two
Hines for each seven The editor used
80 trying 60 win the contest.
ls that what is considered a iai
deal2
Is It not fair 10 ASSERT the editor
who makes onomies; risks his very al
10 make town shonld at least have
sufficient advertising encouragement
nom ihe merchants to enable the ed
ltor 10 ofief q paper 90 the voters that
hooked like there was a little enter
lpIisc in the town he is championine
How 90 you presume the outaid'
man, who resides in the country and
viii hold the balance ul puwer il
eoine % fam in with the i3ea al ihink
ing town alive where the editor
nehuue tho battles OF the place, Is ai
lowed 10 siarve whist making thai
very contestg
Il the merchants are So short sight
ed in an emergency when they shoul,
be doing their utmost for outward ap
lpeurance, in Gods name how slow Nil
they be- once the battle IS Overl
Power % Weekly Newspapers
neW nSWspaper men know thl
strength of their papers. and very iew
Z Indeed. realize how much deptnas ~
! organization Yei Il Is a fact, iihs pS
!, cepiiona are very few iAai There &
nO legislative disifiet in tnls stare bu
could be controlled hy the veeEl
b. newspaper publishers we're they gprf
Ing in unison, 0ad uudef Jisarlzel
nelhod. Of coarse ihis s.,al'es oni
10 thoss publications which are heh
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penings and never allowed to resor
to nfairness IA the dissemination o
The eyenlg current
:. Dnt tic several papers OF a district
|, fairly telling shat is happebing o
= Interest tn lneif readers by roaso
= OF being tho agent 10 convey 10 thei
) communities the local events. hecom
q So powerful and elective in fhoi
work Tho people unconsciously loliOl
Ia iheH wake Il IS a lati ihnt AM
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