The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-12
PRANK E. HOWE. Editor and eub'r.
BENNINGTON. VT, DEC. II, 1911

fers in his published announcement
to 1.-THE owner of the Journal" Now
if Brother Harry will fill in the par
enthesis the Great Mystery of Yer
mont journalism will stand revealed.
Up to now, the identity of the Jour |
nails owners is a secret locked be-
yond mortal ken, and with the key
thrown away. 1t is said there have
been editors and managers of the
Journal, whose connection with the
paper has lasted over quite a period, !
who were as much in the dark as tol
the real ownership of the property as
the outside public.-Randolph Herald
and News.
The ownership of the Montpelier
Journal seems to attract good deal
of curiosity in the central part of the
state, especially since the Journal did
not begin to flap its wings and crow
the instant the DeBoer candidacy was
launched, although it spoke very nice
ly of Mr.. DeBoer. The Banner has
no key to the mystery, but merely
suspects that Editor Crockett of the
Journal simply hedged while he made
another attempt to find out what the
owner or owners of the paper wanted
The Banner is acquainted with one
party who controlled the journal for
upwards of year and during that
period not only did the party in CON
troll never find out or even suspect
who the actual owner might be, but
not word or suggestion as to policy
or business could ever be obtained.
The invariable reply returned
through third party always was do
as you choose or think best. The
Banner is almost willing to wager
the hole in a large, fresh doughnut
that not only did Editor Crockett not
get any orders what position to take
on the governorship, but that he can't
even, by trying, get suggestion.
DSihb Sditiui hldu anu naturally
DESTROYS of not getting into trouble he
steered the Journal along middle
course which is safe but not salts
flying The Journal owes nothing to
Montpelier. but Montpelier owes a
great deal TO the Journal Under
Editor Crockett and Publisher Par.
Parsons, the Journal has been the best
newspaper by far that Montpelier has
ever had, and this is not saying any
thing against Montpeliers other very
excellent paper. In return Montpelier
has treated the Journal very shabbily.
The Journal has devoted hundreds of
columns OF space to booming Mont
pelier, helping and upholding every
public purpose, sustaining every ef-
fort for public good-ln short work
ing harder for the town than all the
private citizens combined We have
noted in the Journal earnest support
of the Montpelier board OF trade. but
we have never noticed any report Of
! the Montpelier board OF trade making
an effort in behalf OF the Journal
though II was evident TO anybody thai
the Journal was having a hard strug
gle. The officers OF the big life in
surance company OF which Mr.. DE
Boer Is the head and of the tire,
other big insurance companies locat
ed in Montpelier are all Republicans
the officials OF the wealthy Mont
pelier banks and trust companies an,
the leading merchants OF the cit,
likewise, and one would think the
would be interested in keeping up a
fine and upright a Republican news
paper as the Journal. yet the beggal
ly amount Of advertising they hav
given the Journal would indicate tina
they wanted to drive the paper out O
town. The National Life runs a Gv
line reading notice and the othe
three insurance companies regularl
not line. Some OF the banks an
some of the merchants do a little BIT
others not cents worth to hel
along the institution that does III
most for the town. The Banner ha
no inside information on the Journi
anairs but II Is evident to any new
paper publisher that the Journal owl
ers must have had to put In larp
amounts OF money to keep the pap,
going. yet the Journal has whoope
II up for Montpelier with every issu
The incident Is in the opinion
many of the newspaper fraternity on
OF the rankest cases OF injustice an
ingratitude ever recorded. II will /
urged In extenuatlon that Montpe
Ter didn't want to support pap,
whose owner was not known. y,
Montpelier accepted and has profile
by the Efforts Of this same pape
Whatever It's ownership it appear
to have been loyal to the capital. tn
Banner holds no brief on either sid
OF the case. but is merely trying
state a few facts, not as bearing
any way on the governorship contel
but on a newspaper situation from
newspaper mans viewpoint II n
Journal should actually oppose Mr. I
Boer, Montpelier would have no rigl