The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-07
THE LEADER AND ITS WORK


THE LEADER AND ITS WORK
Ii seems incredible that anyone in
this day should surmise that daily
newspaper should or could be either
the personal or official organ or any
one or of any corporation The Lead
ar is q daily newspaper. seeking only
10 print the news of the day and
commenting upon the happenings OF
public interest. II Is not the pfi-
yate, public or anywise personal OF
official organ of any one 1t is an
instituti.i, dependent upon neither
Individual. corporation or partisan
prejudice for support.
The Leader. however, believes in
the governmental doctrines of Thorn
as Jefferson. 1t follows no bypatn
nor seeks 10 glo ify any individual TO
the detfilnent Of the Democratic pal.
ty. 1t accepts those who accept and
teach the doctrine of Democracy
without regard TO any social or pri-
vate feeling for the party or parties
II accepts criticism from real Demo
Gratis, because ii realizes datl, news
paper may and will often err: it will
criticize any public official II believes
is not fulfilling his duties according
To the Democratic faith This. too
without regard to VINO that official
may be-
The Leader is an institution that is
one OF The fixtures of Guthrie. Its
list CT employees is second TO none
In size in the capital city and its
business connections matters of i'm
portance 10 the citizens of Guthrie.
To assume that The Leader should
stoop TO the baclSwoods plane of per
sonal newspaper making because
some failure in that profession saw
~ 10 besmirch IT, would be TO admit
there is nothing above personality
and that newspaper should be the
conyeyor of nonsense and become an
organ OF malice.
The Leader exists through the re-
turns OF its newspaper circulation, adj
,ertising and the proceeds of its jol
and book binding departments. Each
OF these departments must have It's
record and such can be had here. The
Leader has no other source OF if-
come, and wishes for no other. Ii /.
a plain business institution with its
management clearly realizing the
publication OF false statements is q
menace TO the public good, and seek
ing only to print that which is OF
actual interest and which can not be
classified as injurious to the morals
OF the community in which ii circu
lates.
Whatever question eonfronts th,
people today will be printed in The
I.eadeT-it will express the opinior
Of The Leader TOO, on that topic, moi
tie gabled opinion of some one ;
Thousand miles away.
The Leader solicits the support O
all men alike. II asks no patronage
of 2 public officer II would not asl
OF the most humble citizen of thu
state II asks the friendship of al
upright citizens. because it attempt
TO be newspaper clean enough fo
the entire family to read and III
columns are never filled with the in
famous outrages of the rich maniac
for noforiety nor the misfortnnes o
those who were degraded by Twins
IN the slums II does owe to Democ
racy the nearest portrayal of the
tenets of faith It can print. and seek
10 pav that bill each time the padl
is uniusty or ignorantly assailed.
Throughout the years il has takeI
10 make Guthrie a city The Leade
has stood between the people and ;
corrupt machine which drew rs pow
er from an appointive source. J
waged war for Justice and knew m
peace with those who exploited !
helpless populace. Consequently en-
emies were made Many shipwreck
Cd expioiters may hold malice agains
It's Dublishe. or those who servet
With him through those trying time
or that. of course The Leader eel
rot know nor, aside from wishins
Ike goodwill OF humankind has Il
the time TO spare in lameniation OF
M the mourners' bench Then a'
thriving city. rhv,s ..~iuiso u
when the greed apd partisan rance
of enemies made the way look oar
and there had 10 be moments whee
tho success of The Leader was
grave doubt. Put II mastered 10
, case because It was following VI
na-hw9v Of right and serving ~
riolieous cause of a NOS righleo'
neonle. II made no display. nor va
4 lis obligations to pav ever.an .oonp
E its,cseeks ,sera not ha'wked apoHhi'
. those 10 whom they were siveha n
Y was It's pledge ever so deprecia''
thai It was not asked for Person
journalists made their attacks' I'M
went on their way-some owing mu
n and some owing little. jnst aecoi
j Inc 10 how much credit they we
: fortunate enough to receive from !
u rcople of this section. Many we
st the efforts TO change The Leao
II poliev. Il was newspape" ID,
,f End ii Is now, striving to give
rio more rews each day than II