Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-05-18

8 CllseirnaN enquirer, delivered an ~
dSSa tHs' has become classic in ed
fcrSll circles. ?
4 Mr. Wi.oy startled his audience q
tditorsA when he proved to them ~
tue ted freedom of the press il M
h'ofs sro are excerpts from Mr..
hilcWUf tiress, which is considered
one CT the- most fearless public utted>
Gh.1 Of Tho day:
more swiftly and as surely as The
Glacier grlnds It's resistess way down
mountain slopes. sweeping before IL
ali HE and g,uwth and DEVELOPMENT.
80 there is sweeping down on the
Press o. America the relentless, cold,
MG:cilo un-American avalanche Of
goVernm Entail censorship.
II IS iaeoneeivable to my mind that
. RGssiahi4dtion OF the American press
WIZ be permitted TO so on unheeded
ana unchecked. And yet the end of
tho cffG. TO throttle lis is not in sight
TO the local efforts of Alabama, West
virginia and other states to prevent
the eala or circulation of newspapers
containing advertisements Of 4 certain
character h. added now the proposal
VI the congress OF the United States
ID rreScct Tie carrying by mail any
"Ee.e 80 WspIperS containing such
5GVor.%iug matter. ThG. proposal
has already been endorsed by tnu sen
2ta. ana i reports may b. believed, ii
NH receive also the approval of the
La"Ec of representatives
There is pelang, TOO. in the senate
a fes7iutiun, declaring that United
Sac. district courts shall have no
JoWcr Ia G"ct,fo an act OF congress
Dsliitllanai
an A6i here 20 make defense of
the E""ar trlEic, nor to plead for
hose newspapers IND other periodic
ale thaj Gary The aGvrriising of this
h"sinrss. Personally, / have no in
t2fost in the business direct or in.
'trfc. &c hly" | ever defended il.
SpCa..as q sou tonight as man to
ilar. nay add, even, that | am per.
sonpi}y opposed 70 some phases of it
10" many reasons. but | am more
'tr1n%i. opposed to the insidious eff.
i3it, - %hi,h this proposed legisla-
ton Is q, oDcainC v"dce. 10 repeal or
fD ~r7n gGia Artic.n Of the amend
mons to he Constitution of the
lt.,-i States. which provides that
i"oru SAIL be no abrdgement of the
irasdc.l or Tho press.
- II 81 IN age old fight. my friends.
This 'r". -a:.. c''Ort TO prevent the en-
6g-isc CT honest criticism of man and
myaau Ca. Il has - beginning in
t''o. ain, DART; days when tyranny was
rule, when kings could do no wrong
ard whom En who tremendously
'H.s 4 ti@ voice il complaint or criti-
ciIt Ct .hasc occupying the seats OF
4 i-irhty paid for such indiscretion
V hi life &
gentlemen Of the Associated Ohio .
= to-. Inc hattie is on There is even I
TO" Doi alone governmental censor.
En.D Of trc press, but the first Shiny .
Ten aCi~a o. an inqUisition have been (
tA.u.t Myracm&Iy and with sinister |.
fl-t}r~s. .Oward complete official DOM |,
i,alcn M control of editorial utter /
a. ~
-" Of an Ohio newspaper with
which most Of YOU are familiar:
.T-.--,'h"rr has been submitted to tfisi
2 roc" : '.pr OF an editorial entitled why
.."t . '.H -" ENrSrthing?" purporting to
H9'" |f'.N nuh'tshud in Jan. 4. 1917, issue
= '"ur urpt"'tinn, with the suggestion
r'nt !. was Published for valuable con-
q! '-r = % and should. therefore. have
".l 'n.IEhd rs an advertisement IN
u "1rIEt'' With the provisions Of thu
- e Aag. Il. 49,, Il copy of which hs
I, NJ. this office would be pleased tc, 4
''F'".a settlement from you in regard to
Respectfully,
=. NJ. DOCKERY,
Thir1 Asst. Postmaster General
The editorial referred to follows:
WY Net Regulate Everythlngf
OPP" 'rifn oi the hoard OF governors Of I
the riH,iuraH Advertisers club to the |
';a-1cll advertising hill pending In con-
--ars g. ;iH'-ly and sensible. This meas |
.'rr y enacted intp law. is to Withhold |
fmgs the ~ Is any publication or printed |
-""ucr advertising intoxicating liquors /
.r"- GalC. /
Placement " this bill into law win |
.-,2h.Lh a. precedent which Quickly ana
"a Sly MAJ head 10 governmental CENSOR
.,'D If oll II'iltnd matter. Ii it becomes
'-'"fu ~ publish advertising relating
taH sale oi Intoxicating liquors, IL Will l
pc hui step 10 prohibit the advertising
NJ in'mccn or underwear, of stockings, Il
b % "nF utaer commodity in which |
"rfe portion of the public is Interested. \
a H"ubI "l'|pst appear that law no I
'4Hh' h-ls operation would be in con-
iH'yrt@n OF the constitutional guaran-
G ea, va che press. Not because the bill
II gssftan relates to advertising of alco-t
no 'hnt r"r the broader reason that it
nipipsss upon personal rights. members
4 fppgress snauld study the measure serl-.
Ssy before committing themselves 10 its
upDort, b..
You have before you indssputable
that an inquisitional govern.
nent is watching with lynx eyes every
tterance in opposition TO enactments
Y laws to throttle the press. Con.
oil A. Cos,