The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
B|C REDUCTION IN
 TAvrc nnnhaIcEn HALL l lllUlillULD
BRIEF ISSUED ON ACT NO. 3 SAYS PEOPLE WILL PROFIT BY
 ITS ADOPTION.
NEWSPAPER MEN BOOST IT
Frankly Admit Their interest and Tell Why Voters Should Make It
 State Law.

1n0 lOUJultltbc VI 'io @N' kansas Press Association has just Is sued a 32-pags briet in behalf of Act No. 8, known as the Publicity Biif, which will bs voted upon under the hi tiative and Referendum at the Septem- Der election. This measure was ini- tiatsd by the Pre- Association with the signatures o1 1892 voters to the initiative petition only 13,60o sigma tures being necessary under the ]. R Amendment No. 10.
 The brief just issued is in the form of an address to the voters of ArKan sas, and is an exhaustive review or the provisions of Act No. 3. It's needs and benefits as seen by the Arkansas Press Association.
 The brief begins with an admi ssion on the part of the newspaper men or the state of their interest in the bill, but points out that the benefits that will accrue to the state are vast Tn comparison with the benefits to the press" A thorough and frank discus sion of each section of the bill is given to the public. together with an esu- mate of the cost. but the newspaper men believe that the bill will reduce rather than increase taxes. by elimi- mating graft and extravagancs and putting property on the tax rolls which hitherto has gone unassessed.
 The brief. in part follows:
 Newspapers Financially Interested.
 The newspaper men Of Arkansas admit their interest In Act No. 3. They will profit by 1t financially, if adopted by the people. The Arkansss Prsss Association has 10 disposition to shield fts interest. Arkansa news papers have always stood for the best intsrest of tho state. and will continue to do sb. They have condeAnsd treachery in matters of legislation. aS well ss in other oiicial circles and they have consist ently sought to in form the people accurately on every question Of public interest. The erfgfa of and the motive for. auy public proposition, its evils or bensfits. and any private interests which might bs involved, are all matters whish the people should know. and the Press of the state is not yet ready to turn from its practice of informing the public fully and accurately. Therefore, we como to the people with sn open and frank declaration that we. who initia ted Act No. !. arc financially inter. sstsd in it.
 'WAat is rAs sx tent of that interest,
 Act No. ! p-ovides that all publi- cations made uncsr 1t shall be made in the newspapers. and that the newspa. pers shall be paid for this service In other words, the newspaper men Of Arkansas are seeking to sell the state some of their advertising space. Tho purpose of this brief Is to tell you how and why The question for YOU to decide is whether or not you want ths space.
 People Also Interested.
 But while the newspaper men will profit from the operations Of Act No S. the people of Arkansas will also profit The benefits that will accrue to the State are vast in comparison with the benefits 10 the Press The newspapers will give the state value received They are not asking for graft. They have proposed in Act No fair exchange of advertising space for some of the peoples money. trade which they believe will be the most profitable investment the State of Ar. ksnsas ever made. If the Press did not believe Act No. : was a good in vestment for Arkansas, the Press wOlI1d ha thA last inu ip state to propose and urge 1t upon the people"
 Here the brief indulsss in a casual review of the history and deveiopm ent of Arkansas and of the part tho news papers have played in that progress It also discusses the duty of the state to its Press and the duty of the Press to fts state. Further along 1t says: The Prsss Must Dc Free.
 The Fayetteville Daily said recent, in discussion of Act No. a What Arkansas most needs is . free and in dspsndeat Prsss and an economical administration of the APairs of state The best way to insure an economical administration of A6airs is to rout tho graftsrs through publicity. And one of the good ways to make the Press free and indsp sndent is for the public to support it loyalty, so that 1t will be at nc time dependent upon. or tempted to turn to. designing poiiti. clans and other evii influences for its existence.
 But to be free and Independent. the Press needs no patronage for which ii cannot render value received. It asks the state to incur no expsnss that el'ould not be incurred It coun- sels Ia closest economy. and advises no publicity at public expense that the staie should not have, and that Its constituents arc not entitled to. It is ask'n~ that the state recognise the newspapers by having such publica.