The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-20
fairbanks HITS
At MUCK-RAKERS
HAS BEEN TOO MUCH TENDENCY
TO MALlGN MEN IN PUB
Lie POSITIONS.
ABUSES PRESS FREEDOM
Former viee-president Delivered
Striking Address Before Adyer-
tising Club Of America
At Omaha.


wantonly and maliRiously assail or
public seryants-no matter what
their political faith may be, and who
are faithful to public duty--are trait
ois to the state, no matter how lofty
their hypoeritical professions may
seem to sound" SO said former vice.
president Fairbanks in the course of
an address before the Advertising
Clubs of America today.
"One Of the marked features of re-
cent years has been the indiscrirrl.
nate abuse of men In public positions.
The malodorous meIckraker flourishes
for time, but he has come to be an
object of contempt since his reck-
lessness and insincerity have become
manifest. Abrse OF the liberty Of TIE
press, the attempt to malign other
men and by falsehood 10 destroy their
character whether in private or pub
lic life, had come to be recognized as
the blacklist among the entire cata-
logue OF crimes,
"No public official. however nigh,
should be immune from just criti-
cism.. But they should not be sbu-
iected to much OF the abuse that Is
heaped upon them By the muckrakers
and sensationalists, VINO are actuated
only by the sordid mefcenary motives
or by some other equally ungenerous
purpose far short of the public inter
est.
There Is perhaps nothing more
reprehensible than the loose impeacf-
ment OF the motives Of the chief ex-
ecutive. the domnrigtt mlsreReasen-
tation of his acts; distortion of his
record by suppression Of the truth
or by pure falsehood, No possible
good can result htherefrom; on the
It may be diverting to a certain class
to witness such brutality towards the
contrary, in the end confidence In
the government itself is undermined.
mead of the nation, but upon sober re.
Election they must perceive the hurt,
full results which flow from IL and
which. in the final analysis damage
all alike.
I'VE have many questions before
us in the world of politics and In the
field Of business. There are some
people who are not free from concern
as to- their situation; but it seems to
me that there need he no fear that
no matter how numerous or complex
they are, they will be settled In ouI
common interest. if we shall bring tc
their consideration sober-minded and
patriotic Judgment
Speaking OF advertising, Mr.. Fair
banks said:
Does advertising pay? has beer
| the theme Of numerous and laborec
utterances and there are, no ,loub
remote and obscure corners OF tht
country where 1t is still a vital liv
ing question. but as rule 1t has be
come academic, and many of the sue
| cesses we witness in the marke
| place have been achieved by the III J
est recognition in practice of the af
| firmative position. The best adver
tiser and best mofcnant are sy
nonymous, and the pooresa advertise
is usually the one who finds himsel
in q court Of bankruptcy. OF course
all advertisers do not succeed, but
think 1t will be generally admitte
that there are fewer failures anon
them than among those woo do no
possess the faculty of bringing thei
business fairly and fayorably befor
| the public"
Mr. Fairbanks also condemned eS
trayagance in public and private al
fairs
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