Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-23

perS, on september IL:
noto" Colonel Iofe % HofoF ves on biscuits and D mSs S thrown % %
y6sey interest. stake strong
were liquor
h Daily late has been fair friendly
dssou So " aiding % @%o a though ha n yet ccm @ d e f to
liquor secretly boastg they bought
the Statesman and that in short time lot of wet articles
attack Of advertising plead that the paper has right
@ ANY % % T St E e y v I 9' s e are e' ad% R'sF s
high regard for the character Of the Statesman and its publishers indignantly
interests Ss Ssy space IN " columns Tor tine "'Ny interests to root FOR " saloon
We do not profess to know anything about the affairs
of the morning paper and speak for itself but the
reference to the Capital Journal u.s. as everyone in Salem
and vicinity knows rank libel 1t is too papaby untrue
to be worthy of notice. except that may Illus
tration of the methods frequently employed to gain
votes
Even the most superficial of Investigations might have
prevented such garng miSsatemenS else the pubica
ton was based deliberate malice with view to juT
ing the standing OF this paper at home and abroad Some
voters throughout Oregon may not know the facts and
may be msed by such fasehoods but in the end there will
be reaction These crusaders from outside of the state
who are telling the people OF Oregon how they ought
vote to have low estimate OF the intelligence of
community which maintains newspapers of the character
they would have the public believe possessed by hOs
published in Salem They furthermore obsessed with
the idea that abuse and vifcaon and wilfu lies will
win an election which should be decided by good judgment
and honest convictions.
AS far as paid advertisements, from ant-prOhibtOn-
lists anybody ese being regarded as subsidy nothing
could be unfair to newspaper publishers Not onl
is it good business to accept them but it is only
right and just to all concerned to do If newspapers
to refuse to sell their space to those holding opposite
views to the editor in any way allow them to express
their opinions through the press 1t would be the easiest
matter in the world to create newspaper trusts for the
moding of public sentiment the stfng of free speech
and thought There are seldom but two newspapers in
towns corresponding to Salem in sze and these must be
regarded to great degree public institutions where all
parties and creeds may have equal hearing on mat
ters which are of public The editors opinions
should be confined strictly to his editorial columns and IN
the news departments there should be discrimination
and should be denied hearing if the matter treat
ed is worthy of public consideration Sometimes this space
should be charged for as advertising and at other times
given freely the publisher having right to use his udg
ment in the matter with fairness and mpartiaity, TAX
ing into consideration his own financial investment in
the plant and business No other policy in the conduct Of
newspaper will gain the public respect and confidence
To say that newspaper brbed because sells adver
sng space to certain interests unWarranted charge
The law should compel the press to play no favoteS IN
the matter of selling advertising provided is OF reSpec
table character and in the matter of anprOhbltOn ar
gumens this depends solely upon the viewpoint There are
fanatics in both sides of the question who refuse to recog
nize any honesty or sincerity of purpose the part of
their opponents but they in the minority In own
opinion large majority of the Americans, though at
times mistaken are honest in their views when they line
up on question of public concern and the radical utter
and acts of the extremists have little weight IN the