The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-20

by dGulHS.
And Dr. Hayes doesn't have to at
all YOU know. lie says he does it for
the good of the party
This would have been all very in
teresting to Kendall if he had had the
entire evening to spend in sucn pleas
ant company. Time was pressing,
however, and in the few minutes still
at his disposal he wished to sound
Wright at greater length about the
Belmont News.
Kendall looked closely at the young |
man whom he had already set down /
as an opponent Physically Wright !
seemed no shirker Of combat. HIS |
shoulders were broad and his body
we'll developed. Led to believe from
his knowledge Of the reformer type
that he would find Joe Wright a long
haired theorist and UtOpian dreamer
the lawyer found instead seifpos-
sessed, well-balanced young man. Inc
newspaper owners manner, even IN
repose, was judicial. ! To hendallS
thinking he had the air of man VINO
would not be swayed by prejudice or
. liking. 1t was his part, however, as
special pleadeT to make Wright
think himself too much an ideallst-
if he could--in opposing the just
claims of the stockyard company,
81 suppose you found the News
, somewhat run down when you took
hold of it." Kendall remarked casually.
Yes, the name was about all l
( bought"
, 81 thought the paper had a pretty
( good mechanical plant" interJected
Y Gilbert
Instinctively Wright felt the con-
n certed action masked under the inno-
cent question and the remark by Gil
I bert Just what Kendall had TO gain
q he did not know, but since he recog-
O nized him as a representative of large
e interests he thought best to let MN
O know what stand the News might be
exnected to take. 1t was just as well
q that Gilbert should have it clearly III
V mind also. If the clients of these men
n were playing the game fair ano
square they would welcome his KIND
D. of newspaper. If they weren't, ano
% Wright knew there had been iapses
,e from grace on the part of some o.
II them, he hoped they would recognize
in the paper the power which Wouit
,s first seek to prevent, and, falling II
re- this, then try to correct. Judge Gil
q. bert's allusion to the good mechanical
plant he seized upon for text.
3 That's true, the News has a goo'
q mechanical plant" He paused to le
& that sink in before he continued
Somehow or other when |, think OF
\ newspaper l never think of that sid
q of it, | have in mind only the fee
q ing of confidence with which g news
i paper inspires its readers.
4 What do you think the ideal neWi
3 paper is like?" asked Judge Gilber
= He wanted to know to what kind
\ star this young man had hitched b
s wagon
"The ideal newspaper is one whie
has no ak to grind, and no person;
3 animus in the discussion of private a
= fairs or public questions, but only
= constant regard for the truth and II
lasting welfare of the state
Kendall went to what he considers
the heart of the matter
aren't you leaving out OF consl
Grafton, Mr.. Wright, that everything
this government, events but col
PROMISE"
mo, | recognize that, and belle
in compromise. Without it we won
still be cave dwellers 1t is exac'
because of this everpresent comp
ter mise that an honest newspaper is
t. valuable. 1t must see to it that Il
old compromise is open and above boa
res It mustn't be the give-and-take ira
of low politicians in the back room
;" saloon or the far more dangero
lex. trades of men higher up and power
lble interests; not that kind OF comp
mise. which after all is sale OF SOL
,ral- thing one does not legally own TO
like who cannot or will not secure it n
!" estly. l tell you that the major
the must rule fairly and with pro-
you Difference for the rights of the mlr
AVE ity that's where newspaper eau
of service"
was Having decided to deliver bro
of side, Wright had gone about 1t "
ngly great enthusiasm. The sight OF N
Ken Hayes gazing wonderingly at him.
5 up she did not understand what
meant, caused the editor to break
lorn- with laugh He recognized
aeon Judge Gilbert's drawing-room was
the the proper place for a lengthy exp
r let ton Of his views
G to I'm afraid I'm preaching" he a
the ogized, "and there's nothing |
sion, more than that.
made mot at all protested kene
Il by your views interest me greatly,
him. Wright. When come again | am
ing to see, how far along you are
men the road to the ideal"
Mrs. With this Kendall announced
he must be going, and made
a dfuI ,. IT. bovo a fpW last w,