Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-23
A SUGGESTED RESOLUTION.

LONG about Christmas time when everybody giving forg
ing mood resolutions arrayed
classified, put in shape taking making Years
N We have assorted job lot of covering of
many faults purpose you what they are
1t is much easier and pleasing you
matter with OF do who read this
neighbors O. yours
We suggest fellows course that the world or
the part it that they in will along much smoothly
would all in passing lOwman adopt the old put
selves in his place
We as free American citizens with liberty consider all subjects
to opinions thereon equal freedom prone u.s.
to take sides and then make opinions fit these preudged
40 not examine into matters first andthen reach conclusions but reach the
conclusions first and after that only subject
b through pejudced Then of this while condemng
thing we do the samo thing cOndemning
To illustrate: ago gentleman good average ci.
zen far intelligence and information otherwise
the office discussing measures He was bitter
what And expressed himself rather had been
discussing boycott suit recently decided in the east that held the matters
association guilty violating that gave Judgment
against for quarter Of million dollars this decision
and said that it served the matters right o WINS bt.erv oa 10 G
boycott which he called unAmerica say much
it WASH boycott and again
the which spoken way the editor
was sure some for caohc He other things going
stop the bany blank Then bland hdlko
injected few words in the
We asked him If he did right and believe rs he
pleased on all public questions and hesad he did That being the
asked you disagree with or who evidently
dagees with has right opinion you have to yoursi
You nave admitted that as far as news was concerned the all right
but object the editor having expressing any subject
unless he agrees with More hantat have just boy
cog and yet almost the are going to use
the and boycott the editor you harmony
with his beliefs In other words that YOU will
not read the other side of this especial question so pe
diced that you do not realize preaching thing paccng
another
He finally conceded right going to stop the blamed
anyway" his final Just sample Every
has right to his paper refuse pon2c merchant
mechanic and he has any while doing
this for the that he does like the
chant mechanic he should not condemn boyong publicly least
Again. wmt kind Of newspaper editorials had TO
suit all its readers all subctsl Obviously news pa
Ie under these conditions least editorials would
stop their paper boycott it because there
It can be- from this that just Jog along as best
he writing what he believes best taking his chances
knowing that faction party the other will
80 case being condemned either way, only being
tho party or side that does the condempiug
Another The newspaper editor does
not undertake do thinking presents things as he secs
them and privilege agree disagree with him The editor
when he has suggested something all that ho
expects to do He you commenting on IT,
IL up to you to do thinking presented and TO
reach your conclusions hoand whether YOU arc
running store shop going to boycott
for not agreeing with him.
Now for instance do cents that is good deal for
an editor whether agrees herein advanced
you do not and should inform will buying beef groceries,
clothes tobacco whatever you have just same as though
we thought the of wisdom We recognize your right TO do your own
thinking and will not undertake boycott you matter what you think
just think this along about New among other things
that you are going to give freely neb right own
thinking and to have his beliefs having for yoor
sc In other words that will Christian charity and pet
rid of the notion that who you do always
wrong and almost a criminal