Arizona republican., 1913-02-06
The blessed 1O0yk of Helping the UOrId tOrward, Happily does rot wait to be done by beUect men.
 ---GeOTge Eliot.
The Newspaper Business


 We Americans are a practical people. We derstand that special training is essential to sue cess every line of endeavor barring. of course an instance now and then of purely accidental sue cess.
 But there things for which almost every American feels himself be fully equipped by ture.-keeping hotel and conducting a newspaper. Perhaps no two laymen can agree to the that a newspaper should be but they agreed upon thing and that is that present they right that there is no ideal news paper which is
 And. according to MT. James Keeley, editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune there will never be successful ideal newspaper and there be none. MT Keeey was one the speakers before the convention at Seattle of the Washington State Edi- toriaI association. He spoke of the ethics of the press; in the course of his address he said that there are too many of many minds in this country as in all others, make ideal news paper possible. one may have in mind the kinds of a newspaper which he thinks would be ideal and he may richly endOw it but it is destined to fail because only the people can endow a newspaper and make it succeed
 It must print all the news said Mir. Keeey by which. course. assume MT. Keeley to mean the that's fit print, which is essential and which will be of a healthy interest. Crimes should be given publicity not for the satisfaction of those
  criminal may be taught that publicity, winch he often dreads the most. will be added to the pun ishment for his crime Thus the newspaper be- comes deterrent of crime.
 MT. Keeley believes that the suppression of news is more a wrong than printing a piece of news that might better have been written. Suppress sion of the sale of the soul of the newspa- per and a betrayal of it's readers. It is, says Mr. Keeley, high of journalism"
 Discussing the complex side of the newspaper, MT. Keeley said:
 If men were superhuman, it might be possible to hold the scales between men that differ on religion politics and political sociology and all topics. isms and happenings which create dis cussOns the world No serve two mas those who hold divergent opinions on any public or private matter Each thinks his point of view is being unfairly treated When both kick, you can feel measureaby certain that you right. There should be partsanship in politics, no prejudice religion. hostility organized labor, no in fact opinion should be barred from the report of every happening, every meeting, every public dis cussion. everything that to make up the daily grist of news.
 The service of he newspaper must be personal must the every day life of the readers like parish priest guide counsellor and friend. In conclusion Mr. Keeley said;
 Honesty of purpose and the determination to carry purpose into effect is the backbone of newspapers reputation. An honest man makes mis- a newspaper is operated and produced by the truth There is nothing to be gained by print ing lie A lie is business boomerang. "A news papers reputation reliability is its stock in trade Inaccuraey is cardinal sin