The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-08
FOR CLEAN NEWSPAPERS

One afternoon in May at the Ma
tional Newspaper Conference at the
University OF Kansas. laurence Kan
sas) the subject under discussion
was Clear Journalism. Every speak,
er took the stand for clean newspap-
er.
Lyman ABBOT: sent a paper in an
swer to the question Must the News.
paper Give tho Public What II
Wants?' Doctor Abbott held that Il
did not. "Snch admirable papers a.
the Springfield Republican. The Kan
sas City Star. The Chicago Tribune.
the New York Times and the Balti.
more Sun demonstrate the fact that
popular. widely read and successful
newspapers 10 not have to cater to
the low tastes. A newspaper must be
vital. human, and sympathetic 1t
must not be afraid 10 talk in the YER .
niculars."
Decried Yellow Journalism.
Hamilton Holt held the same ground
AN editor should not be allowed to
appeal to the yellow streak in human ,
nature to get circulation" he said.
"A paper does not have to descend
TO the level OF the people. II ought
to keep above them and lift them mp. I
And II the real truth were known.
more people are Interested In the
wholesome things OF life than in the
sordid ones. There should be n Law
TO prevent newspapers printing
malicious matte.."
That the EDITORS duty is sacred
one was maintained by Dr. Charles n.
Sheldon.
Every periodical has a duty TO give
people what they need instead of what
they want" he said. The printed
page is under the hiEh command OF
God 10 regenerate the world. 1t has
true eomradeship with the pupil and
the school. a newspaper Is under no
more obligation &c print articles which, .,
please the lower Instincts. than I am
under obligations to preach an easy :.
theology In my pulpit In two Sun.
day papers recently. I clipped out in.
decent matter which. when pasted to-
gether In a single column strip. meas
ured - feet 'unE-this from Jus; two
papers.
We want palef which can 20 In.
TO the home. and one which every
child can read clear through. The
newspaper ought 10 strike chord with
the church snd the school. and then
all would be irehiy strong in their ef.
forts to help humanity
Although not on the program
George Fiteh Naf presented. and the
chairman called On him to discuss tho
question OF whether newspaper
should cater 10 the public passios-
In the nrst place he said. "vi<i-
ous newspapers often create q De-
mand There Was NO demand Sor
colored comic supplements--it was
cultivated by the newspapers. Thea.
there Is no reason why the editor
AhVAi1 NaA+A 70 Nv u'atItH any ThADl1
than should any ether man A saloos
keeper feeds n coarse appetite. but nc
one builds a monument TO him when
he dies. and some druggists supply a
demand for MORPHINE, but they are
prosecuted as soon n they are dis
covered. Ys. editors print stun that
is debasing and demoraiiHinE in every
sense of the word. and stiil 70 about
with unshamcd faces.
One can run n paper which viii
supply the popular demand. and In do
ing so II can distort all news. Il can
print lies. and all the time be supply
ing the popular demand. But such
papers have mistaken popular demand .
and have substituted Imagination for
facts. and the public takes because
IL can't see he brand. Papers can
print anything aud the demand for IL
will follow but that Is no excuse"