The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-21
RABBI SILVER PRAISES HONEST
PAPERS, DENOUNCES BAD ONES
PASTOR OF EOFF STREET TEN
PIE DOES NOT MINcE WORDS
IN LECTURE ON
THE PRESS"
Declares Reporters Faithful to Trust
But Does Not Receive Great
Rew7rd-Should Publish
Facts.

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The Press-The Fourth Estate"
was the subject OF tie fourth OF a
: series OF sunday mol ming lectures on
. Aspects OF American Life.r delivered
at the Eolf Street temple yesterday
morning by Rabbi 4. H. Silver Rabbi
Silver paid great tribute TO the
newspaper. saying that Il held within
It's grasp the public opinion and the
demand for good or evil. lie praised
The editors and reporters as well. say
ing that the newspaperman OF TODAY
has come TO the realization that ha
must be single hearted in his work
and that his motto must be honesty.
lie condemned the suppression OF
actual happenings OF the day of which
the public should be informed and
said the newspaper owes IL 10 the
public TO publish facts at all times
lie even deived into the ADVERTISING
end OF new spaper work. saying that
truth IL now the motto of the ma.
uonal advertising association. that adj
Nertisements have become literature
and that ad writing has become an
art.
Napoleon Recognized the Press.
Napoleon recognized the power OF
the press" said Rabbi Silver. He de-
pended on the press TO prepare France
Tor his plans. He directed the work
OF the newspapers TO see that his
plans Were aided" Rabbi Silver in
scoring the suppression of news was
unrelenting in referring to the great
papers of the nation which he said
are capitalized. subsidized and kept. %
1T Is their duty to enliChten the pub
Tic as TO occurrences OF the day. yet
newspaper writer's are not permitted
10 become conscious of their great
calling. Their pens are checked by
editors who would distort facts FOR
Interior purposes.
Praises Faithful Reporters.
A reporter is more than a blind tool
lie IS an artist. a creator. | know OF
no more honorable profession than
that Of the newspaperman. know OF
no more loyal worker than the re-
porter. His whole soul is in his work.
yet often he Is prevented from writing
the truth by an editor who sells his
soul for story. There is a lure I'm
newspaper work that makes "a news
paperman cling to his calling forever.
once newspaperman always a news
paperman. The reporter remains
faithful to the trust placed in him. vet
Al this time he does not receive great
reward. There should be a reporters
guild. formed for the purpose OF pro-
testing against distorting OF news as
he finds IL in his daily task He
should insist upon being permitted 10
enlighten the public as TO the truth
so that a proper demand might be
created among his readers for high
d ideals"
! The Three Blind Men.
Rabbi Silver said the bizarre. sensa-
llonal, freaky articles reminded him
OF the three blind men taken TO "a
circus. one touched the side of an
elephant and remarked. What a
monstrous animal an elephant is The
second touched the elephants tusks
and said How hard and horny Tho
elephant IS" The third took hold of
the elephants tail and said How long
and round the elephant u.s." Just so
are news items sometimes changed
from the TRUTH the speaker said.
Asked Blessing on Press.
Z RABBI Silver said the press registers
the worlds happenings and is the
mouldcr Of public opinion. He explain.
DO how easy IL would be for every
newspaper in the country 10 become
The moral. educational and religious
power or the community in which II iis
published. In conclusion he said news
1 papers Of today are far in advance OF
those OF the past. that editors are real
izInc their obligation 10 the public and
That the great majority OF papers are
I presenting the news OF the dav In
/ truthful form. In his benediction ne
asked divine guidance for the news
/ paper fraternity, that 10 might becom.
more useful each day In exposing tho
| evils Of the nation as well as its won
lderiul progress toward truth and hon
rsiy. and expressed the hope that the
power Of the press FOR good shall i'm
crease from day 90 day. IN two weeks
RABBI silver will speak on The city
o. Beautiful"