The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1908-05-23
SHERMAN OUT;
WALKS PLANK

chase the plant, but he returned to
this city without the necessary funds
to make the arrangement go through.
Mr., Sherman sill thinks he has a
fighting chance to obtain sufficient
money to secure the control, but he
is alone in the thought. 1t Is current
rumor on the street that Mr.. Sher-
man not having obtained control of
the paper has been or will be paid
goodly sum of money to maintain
secrecy as to the ownership OF the
paper.
The assertion that Mr.. Sherman
has made that he can make purchase
of the controlling interest in the pub
LEGATION, if he can find the funds to
do it with, is positive proof that the
owners of the paper are heartily
tired of it as a means by which they
can secure control of the republican
party in this county or influenced
business in a certain direction.
AS to the ownership of the paper.
the representatives of the owners in
this city, as it is generally conceded,
are Messrs. Udlock and Cherrington.
who for many months past have die
tated to Mr. Sherman the business
of and editorial policy of the publ
cation; but, these gentlemen notwith
standing they are the only persons
known openly who have connection
with the conduct of the paper have
simply been representing the inter-
ests of the parties at Colorado
Springs, who are closely associated
with the Grand Valley National Bank
of this city.
Why they should be so reluctant to
acknowledge ownership in the paper
is an enigma to most people, some
very deep laid scheme must have
been the controlling influence to
keep secret the papers ownership.
The very great trouble from the
beginning was that the paper created
no standing for itself. An attempt
was made to run a newspaper en-
tirely beyond the needs of the city.
At no time has the publication meas
ured up to the standard of The Sen
tinel in its news service, but only in
the amount of paper used which pro
duces volume, not value. 1t is among
the easiest things in the world for
trained newspaper man to conduct
newspaper of almost any size, if there
are interests behind him which are
willing to pour money into the cof-
fers as fast as sand can run in
rat hole.' angels" are good things
to have back of newspaper, per-
haps. If the "angel" doesn't get tired
too soon.
A newspaper established on the
basis of living on unearned receipts,
political hand outs and whose editor
ial policy is subservient to the whims
and dictum of others. never enlists
the support of the public.
Neither does a newspaper win out.
which has been established to do an
other or others in business. The
News has been a costly experiment,
but doubtless will be continued on
the same lines, as there seems to be
an ever running supply of money
available.
Under the new management the
policy will not be different at all
save that it will be the endeavor of
the board of directors to have the
paper meet it's current expenses.
Whatever the policy was that obtain
ed with the other publication, it
never affected The Sentinel in the
Least. The fixed purpose of being the
advocate of all those things that will
upbuild the Grand valley has neven
been swerved from in the slightest
in this paper.
Whether right or wrong the policy
of The Sentinel Is dictated by no man
or set of men other than lis owner.
1t has no ambition to control its own
or any other party; and it wants to
be. as 1t always has been, working in
the ranks for the greatest city in
western Colorado and the most Won
derful country in all America.
In one of the most terrific games
eyer nlavel thls side of the Rocky