The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-18


Press says:
If any serious attempt is 10 be
made 10 bring criminal prosecution
against Joseph Pulitzer Of the New
York World by the attorney general
Of the United States because the New
York World has published state
ments concerning the Panama canal
which the President believes or even
knows 10 be untrue. there should De
3 determined resistance organized by
The newspaper press OF the entire
country.
M Pulitzer may be wholly ma
licSous IN Whist his newspaper las
said about the speculation IN the
forty millions that were paid for he
canal Sui for the national admins
sratsol 10 proceed 70 shut his mouth
by 5 criminal prosecution or threat
OF criminal prosecution IS merely 10
revive IN the United States the n
nous Controversy over John VII =
. controversy Of TWO hundred years
ago. which ended in the discontinue
&C the letters Of JuaiUs
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to.a. even under the most wise ana
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the people cannon far one moment con
sent 10 see the criminal libel law
made U.S. Of BIZ the government 10
reach an independent and courageous
newspaper. -
We are Just st this ume engaged
in recalling the memory OF John
Milton, after three hand7ed years,
John Milton wrote the most famous
essay OF English prose 8 defense OF
unlicensed printing. Every argument
that could be brought for censored
newspaper press he reviewed and re
futec in sentences that stim are vital
; free and untramnsled newspa per
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! guently mean uncallea for criticism.
unmerited detraction. nnwa-ranted
!. assertion. But before ANYBODY he
comes too much disturbed 81 this
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: mean 10 have the government author
5 lied 20 bring criminal prosecutions
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! cite the indignation of the President
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:, message in question had NOT been
I written With the greatest admir-
alton and respect for the many excel
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