The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-09-21

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~ lae sapsszle ec1-L t-e secretary
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Ec<k pcliticai parties have FsengnAz-
I'd TIE ezpzaility of the eouArFy eslitos
k5r o@eiaI posstb1a fr0z ths eariiess
history d the state. ard e has n
says beer "a active force IN Isgfsiz-
tive ccnnefls ard 8n tle msneF places
under tae nztaozai and state govern
menE
Then. to. there 4 glory enOrgh In
just being an editor What ypzng
journalist has not hesd ~ % hls
aasAed and eager err TIE editorzl
page of his arst Issue and gard
Dro9dIy upon the name next preceding
tae words. editor and DF0prietors-
When the yezrs roll By. and the
struggle u zdrersity S not always
0geetened BY the plums 0f fzme and
fortune. he may lose the elasticity
81 y0uthgaI pride and Faingl0rT. bat
through the shadows there beams stiil
the same belief in the holiness 81
his profession
The country printing otlce II pro-
II0c n ludicrous situations. and many
. laugh has been provoked At The ex-
pense 81 the editor or reporter uncer-
tain of his facts. Some fifteen years
ago a newcomer from Iowa started
democratic paper In 4 little town In
Southern Minnesota. A campaign was
IN progress. and oneIegged man.
habltually attired In a blue suit, was
the candidate for register Of deeds.
II vas easy 10 fsink Of him as vet
eran Of the ciuil war, and the local
paper Of whicn ! speak published a
vigorous euIogy Of the old soldier,
urging the election Of ..the deserving
old soldier. who left a limb on
battle field
The chagrin Of the editor may be
imagined when his republican cOntem-
porary came out the next week with
information that the candidate had
never been a soldier, and that his leg
was taken Of By a cider press in
Pennsylvania ten years after the var
had closed
The story Is told that soon after
Chief Justice Chase assumed the CUB
ernatoriaI chair IN Ohio ne issued his
appointing Thanksgiy-
Ing day. To make sure Of being orth-
odox. the governor composed his proc
Iamation almost entirely Of passages
from the Bible. which he did not des-
Ignate Az quotations. assuming that
syery one would recognize them and
admire the fitness Of the words, as
veil az his taste IN selection.
The proclamation meeting the eye
II democratic editor he pounced
lpon II Al once. and declared that he
lad read 1t before. He could not say
.xactly where, but be would take his
,ath that It was a downright Dlagiar-
SIN from beginning 10 end. That would
rave been a pretty fair joke but the
lext day republican editor came out
in defense Of the governor,
pronounced the charge libelous, and
any man living to produce
me single line Of the proclamation
hat had appeared in print before.
The independence Of the editor has
'een potent agency IN political and
government reforms during the past
Iecade. He no longer follows his
,arty, right or wrong. The fear Of
,arty ostracism does not make him
Ifraid The courageous editor has
aught general recognition OF the doc
rine that political parties can no
onger thrust upon decent constitu-
ncy a disreputabIe candidate or
ishonest public measure.
To last long-to last with liberty
nd wealth-is the greatest problem
o be solved by the modern state, and
be newspaper is and always will be
n the van Of progress. That the
loral uplift everywhere apparent has
cached a higher and more general
ecognltion away from the great cen
srs OF population Is a tribute to the
over Of the country newspaper Out
T the purer air, away from the strife
nd struggle Of city life. the people
ave more time and better opportunity
, measure the problems that yex and
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