Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-15
Outside Point of VIEW.

The Hartford. Conn, Courant says
that When the elder Carter Harrison
wanted to be mayor of Chicago, he
just ran for the office and got it.
The newspapers might support, or not,
to him. Senator Lorimer may be
pardoned now for believing that he
does not need the help of the Chica go
press when he goes about electing
candidate of his own choosing to any
old office. In the Sixth Illinois con-
gressional. district Lorimer's man, Will
liam j. Monkey, was elected by nearly
5000 plurality over Carl L. Barnes,
Independent republican. and Frank S.
Ryan, democrat Monkey ran on
platform pledging him to support
Speaker Cannon. His only news
paper support came from the Chicago
Inter Ocean. He was opposed by
the Tribune. Record Herald, News.
Post, Examiner, and American. Lori
nler said that Monkey would win. and
Monkey won. Speaker Cannon spoke
for him, as was to be expected, and
John Maynard Harlan. once known as
an ardent reformer, surprised his
friends by lining up on the Lorimar
side. Tuesday was great day for the
blond boss The Chicago papers may
go hang, for all he cares"
This election of Lorimer. and the
man Monkey, that Lorimer, Cannon,
and the machine" decided upon as
1.-The choice of the people is only an
other illustration of the feeble power
of the press San Francisco, Philadel-
phia, and New York City have re-
peatedly elected machine candidates,
Notwithstanding the daily papers Of
those city have exposed the bad quail
ties of the men up for election, and
the consequent graft that would fol-
low their accession 10 power. We need
not go out Of Iowa or hundred miles
from Marshalltown to find duplicate
condition of affairs.
| And the explanation is simple, easy
/ to understand. 1t is this. The voters
have been educated to believe that this
columns of our daily newspapers are
filed with paid stuff" Not so hong
ago an Iowa daily changed ownership
Immediately it was talked. and in 9
few cases intimated if not plainly
stated that the transfer was made te
defeat the coming election of an Iowa
congressman 1t has been common
statement and one generally believed
by a certain class of voters, that al
thru his political career, Senator Cum
Minis 'subsidized' certain daily paper
in Iowa. when those acquainted witt
the condition of Senator Cummlns
hank account knew he could not evel
influence" a country weekly with
circulation Of $50 copies. Ii is true tina
some daily papers in Iowa and else
where have been run in the interest
men, DESTROYS of political prefermen'
and that they have been paid in none
50 much per column. 1t is true ais
that some weekly papers and prop
ably some daily papers formerly use
copv for their editorial pages that va
furnished by the railroad companies
and whose contents tended toward
favorable railroad legislation at com
ing session of the legislature.
All of these things have becom
known TO the reading public, hence
general suspicion of the sincerity Of tn
position taken by any paper. In fac
one of the first things paid organ
or as we generally call it "a subsidize
press"-does, is 10 accuse the opposl
ton papers of having sold out
serves to get in their work first, an
: prevents the paper opposing the ma
: chine candidate from making a sim
, liar accusation. you're another" is
weak argument. And generally speal
ing a corrupt candidate backed /
4 monied ring. really stands a petti
Y chance of election if the decent ar
{ reputable papers oppose him. It's e.
actly in the line of the preachers IL
voring the election Of good man. c
g general principles the tough crowd "
r agin him.
About all the consplation the repu
able press Gan set cut OF THIS col
Il dition of affairs is that virtue is
!" own reward" Then too, it is tn
: that ultimately it becomes known al
understood that some papers are not +
sale. In newspaper circles a story
d told of one daily paper In Iowa, tn
u some years ago was dppAodShSo W
gentleman representing boss
Iowa politics. And word was sent t
! boss that to control the editori
page Of said paper 1t would be nece
l. sary to buy the whole plant and hi
I'd another editor. Nevertheless that
3 even considered a thin story by ma
l. readers of the paper in question. Y
al know there are a few men that s
e. every man has his price"
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