The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-08
NEWSPAPER "oRGANs"

to The Leader being the organ Of
any public official or any individual,
pc mates what his standing in these
United states. it disclaims any such
position and 10 one with a modicum
OF reason who knows the policy of
The Leader ever stated 1t was the
organ Of any man TO any other per-
son.
The Leader, of course, does not
know what bitter things may be said
Of it by those enemies. who, in the
days when ii had TO stand as the de-
fender of the common veal against
the explorations Of an appoinliye az
gregation of carpetbaggers. but it is
conscious that some of those who
imagined the world was especially
created for them TO graft in, beas tins
newspaper no good will, aud fulls
.oalizes the policy OF printing the
news Of the world on The day of oc-
currence without regard to what 9th.
ers may think. has never made ii
popular with that minority element
which labOrs under the halucination
the reading public does not under
stand the difference between Il real
newspaper which depends upon the
legitimate business OF its newspaper,
book and job department receipts for
lis prosperity and one subsidized by
some syndicate to throttle opposition
and mislead the general public.
The Leader has naught but sorrow
for the shipwrecks of the new state
whose lack of intelligence and moral,
conception forbade them going
straight, but it can not permit that
sorrow to allow it TO be besmirched
By even those who were so ship.
W ecked that their creditors could
rot afford to allow them to leave the
state. The Leader Is an institution
Ii affords honest livelihood for many
families of people--it is, in fact, the
third largest employer of labor, from
a dollar standpoint, in the capital
city. and is from necessity imperson
al. It essays TO print the news ano
10 print same without effort to color
following a long known policy of elm
mating that which is unfit to pint
II comments on current events as
they occur. never afraid to state it's
position upon subjects of importanc,
to the people of this state II is {
Democratic newspaper and believes
those tenets of faith, If inauguratet
into legislative acts. would brini
about the highest state of enlighten
ed government Those who stand fol
the party faith are necessarily prais
ed. The fact a man may have beei
an enemy to the publisher and edito
has nanght to do with the case NJ
secretary TO any man, great or hum
bic, knows anything more Of Tho
Leader policy than any reader knows
The Leader stands for the highes
possible form Of free government an,
strict enforcement of all statutory
laws. II opposes hypocricy and dc
msgogism. II defends Democracy be
cause ii believes in il and leadership
has never made any difference. |
would expose bad Democrat JUS
the same as II would expose bat
Republican,. There is no oihe9 way
for an honest newspaper that pays
it's debts from money received in {
legitimate manner Newspapers
which are subsidized aud make lhei
rligaiions good only when they have
finished some especially rotten betray
II Of newspaper proprieies may be
able 10 cditorialize in their want
columns and misstaie quesiiOus--ol ol
,hat ihe public must Judge Tor itself
The Leader having only hearsay in
formation
Let this be understood by all Lead
er readers This newspaper is not
i9dulgiug in personalities. It's policy
IS understood 10 be to print The news
nd give honest comment thereon: ia
he fair with all officials and fight
only when there seems TO The Lead
er TO be danger of The public good
being injured II represents The
Leader nly--impersonally and as q
newspaper owing only is patrons that
which Is true and its actual opinion
rs comment thereon No one can
rfpuliate il nor indorse il with con.
sent of The Leader II is owned in
Guthrie and is wholly an Oklahoma
newspaper, depending upon legiti-
mate patronage for .sustenance. II
acknowledges legitimate obligations
only and panders 10 no interest, pub
nc o. private. Ii induIges In no side
plays nor does il have interests other
Than Is known 10 all men, As The
Leader il faces all responsibilities
and accepts either praise or blame,
Erring often. as all newspapers must
err which strive TO set forth acti al
occar.cnces, II colors no news il. M
nor seeks to conceal its purpose from
It's family OF readers. II is OF and for
Oklahoma; interested in whatever "a
for the good OF the state and the
PEOPLE thereof. 1t speaks the opinion
OF The Leader through The Leader
editorial page want ad page editor
ializing belongs to newspapers which
have neither moral or financial stand
ing at nome or abroad The ,eauer