Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-20
Former Vice President Protests
Against Indiscrimlnate Abuse
of Men In Public Position by
the Magazines, !.
MISUSE OF PRESS LIBERTY
BLACKLIST CRIME IN LIST
Socialism Receives Boost From
General MaIigning of Offic-
iaIs Declares indiana States
man in Speech at Omaha,
INV Morning Journal soeeIal I.a.ea wlrsI

! Inv Morning Journal soeeiai Isased wirei
| Omaha, Neb, July l9.--"Men who
| win wantonly and malciously assaii
our public serVants--no matter what
their political faith may be, and who
are faithful to public duty--are trail
| tors TO the state no matter how
lofty their hypocritical professions
may seem TO sound" So said former
Vice President Fairbanks, In the
course of an address before the Ad-
vertising clubs OF America today.
zone of the marked features of
recent years has been the indiscrlmi-
nate abuse of men In public position.
The malodorous muckraker flourishcr
for a time, but he has come 10 be an
object of contempt since his reck-
lessness and insncerity have become
manifest. Abuse Of the liberty OF the
press, the attempt Go malign other
men and by fasehood TO destroy
their character, whether In private or
public life, had come to be recognized
as the blacklist among the entire cat
aloguo OF crimes.
mo public official, however high,
! should be immune from Just crti-
cisin. But they should not be sub
| iected to much Of the abuse that is
heapel upon them by she muekfak-
I ers aud scnsatlonalisis. Who are ac-
utated only by sordid uefcenary mo-
| dives or by some other equally un-
| generous purpose far short OF the
public interest.
'sThere Is perhaps nothing more
reprehensible than the loose impeach-
mont of the motives of the chief ex-
ecutive. The downright misrepresen-
tation Of his acts; distortion of his
record by suppression OF the truth
or by pure falsehood No possible
good can result therefrom; on the
contrary. in the end confidence in the
government itself Is undermined. IL
may be dlvertng to certain class
to witness such brutality towards the
head of the nation, but upon sober
reflection they must perceive the
hurtful results which flow from tt
and which. IN the final analysis, dam
age all alike.
what has been said OF the exec
utive applies with like force TO the
indiscrimnate reckless assault upon
the congress Like the president, the
law making body should welcome
honest criticism and fair debate. but
wholesale abuse, unfounded utter
ance. respecting the integrity and pa
triotism of those who frame und adj
minister the peoples laws, beget dis
trust, want of confidence and doubt
as 10 the beneficence of the govern
mont itself -
III measures are devised in special
interest turn the light upon them and
their authors with unsparing sever
ity. But we should differentiate with
great care the good from the evil.
uphold those who are devoted 10 the
faithful and honest discharge of pub
lie duty. and smite without mercy
those who betray their public trust.
We should not. however. heap upon
all lndiscriminate abuse and thereby
bring the government itself into con-
tempt and disfavor, nor should we
overemphasize the wrong and under
emphasize the good and thereby give
an erroneous impression of the true
condition Of American life.
we shall find, In the final analy-
sis. that executives. congresses and
legislatures are composed OF men
who are neither better nor worse than
the people themselves; when We heap
abuse upon them and
strike down their hands when we
should uphold them, the injury, OF
course. Is not entirely personal to
them. but in "a large measure falls
upon the institutions whose agents
they are II is impossible 10 dis
credit and destroy the servants or
the state who are worthy without
impairine the state itself
Socialism has been making some
headway in recent years. Its pro-
gress. no doubt. is due in consid-
erable degree TO a too general inn
OF the good faith and the
patriotism OF those upon whose shoul-
ders. by our choice. rest for the time
being the delicate and difficult re-
Of government.
I'VE have many questions before
MS ia tho world Of politics and in
tine ueId OF business. There are
some peopie who are not free from
concern as to their solution; hut IL
seems tn me that there need be no
fear that. no matter how numerous
or complex they are they will be set
lied m our common interest. II we
shall bring 20 their consideration So
and patriotic judgment"
Speaking OF advertising. afr. Fair
hanks said
Does advertising pay has been
Inc theme of numerous ana labored
lltcrances and there are no doubt.
remote and obscure corners Of the