Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-08
PAPER AFTER MY OWN HEART.


 is before me- It contains almost half page editorial Wr ten by its editor-owne ExCongreSSman Fred Kern who a present the holdover president ot the otate oao o Administration of Illinois, The editorial III queSuon III answer to an attack made Mr. Kern by the Beleve Ad vocate paper that printed weekly for sxty-elght years before converted into daily in opposition to MT Kerns News Demcrat After getting the Advocate on solid basis there friendly difference or opnion De- tween one of the partners and myself certain policies of the paper (poltcS and after due notice surrendered the editorshp and my ot with Mr. Kern on the News Democrat Well do remember my last talk With my new employer before actually assumed the city editorshp of his paper P1P .,u Lo.+ o,;+ ,,o,, +o raad over my proof?" asked him the afternoon before begnnlng work.
 When see a copy of the paper" was his reply.
 But don't you to look the proof so you can use the blue penci?" l asked.
 No sir do not If have anything say about what you write will say in my own way in the next issue he replied
 Then give me your final instructions, asked him.
 Tell the truth and tell it in such plain words that any 1Oyear-od child understand it. If you want to tell man he is liar then spell it big bod-face letters It you catch public officials graftng negligent in their official duties becomes your duty give all the facts to the readers of this paper will back you the limit in every word you write. Now go to it.
 Those my final instructions. hat lived literally LID to them every citizen of Beevlle will testify and be- ieve there strenuous days to follow that conference Suffice say that the following election Mr. Kern was elected congress and with the very best Of 
 Democrat and moved to Arkansas-yes Pm from Arkan- sas now laugh durn ye.
 And now comes copy of my old love" to my desk away here in Arizona in Gods chosen country filled with sunshine and flowers all the year around against cold bleak rainy Snow-covered Illinois, But in this long editorial Fred always called him. proves that he has forgotten the language that he and found it necessary than occasion in referring to public ot cals while on his News-Democra For instance he refers to his contempary writers who had Sandeded him being
 Hike pestifeouS pack of unmuzzed and mangy CUTS and again he present outfit in charge of the Advocate rubes who to Belevlle from the speak-easy bnd tiger country of the hot biscuit cornbread sowbely dan delion, buebeed variety between the eyes, tracted purtanca bgotted &c., &c.,, and again Ito look these our-flushng foolish bunskies you would ident y them from clearly defined marke and characteristics Charles Darwins missing link between the man and the monkey
 Then he says, and this is right after my heart We have always abhorred and escewed newspaper conro verses. We do not believe in them. OUR OPINION lS THAT EVERY NEWSPAPER MAN SHOULD WORK HIS OWN FIELD, AND PERMIT HIS CONTEMPOR- AIRY TO CONDUCT HIS OWN BUSINESS IN HIS OWN WAY AND LIVE HIS LIFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS OWN STANDARDS AND PRECEPTS."
 Those my sentiments exactly. When it becomes necessary for to "strike back" think know how to hit good square blow but than glad be able say that the newspaper fraternity of Yuma all my personal friends My earnest wish is that will a ways be just