The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-04
GOVERNOR JOINS
Newspapers KICK
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ming from s. % So per year yet. in
spite Of this fact. 10 is easily demon
strzted. that after the rural pub
Usher pays bis printer from s. TO 50
4 DAY. pays his paper and supply bill
and then pays his pound rate al the
B0stohce ito his detriment compared
with the rates enjoyed BY the mall
order catalogues which take trade
from his local advertising Held) he IS
hard pat to il TO remain in business
or even 70 find subsistence for him
self and family. Rural newspaper
men serve signally, endure much, ask
little. and al this time their situation
deserves attention and consideration.
The sense Of disappointment and
neglect. which does lay hold on the
newspaper publisher. whether well or
ul-founded, has already produced a
YER perceptible diminution of the
srdor with which newspapers are re-
spending 10 appeals for publicity IN
this second campaign. / IN told that
the find a distinction be-
tween q campaign TO raise money and
one 10 raise men. They reason that
the governments financial problems
viii inevitably be solved by one
means or another. early Dr. late, AMI
inasmuch as the government Is in
different 10 the financial problems of
the newspapers which are Of an init
mate and immediate nature, that the
xspap are justified in taking &
like attitude respecting the govern
ment's ways and means. This, OF
course. is an extreme example which
has not found its way into form i
statement, but / think ii expresses the
tacit attitude.
I hone you will permit me 10 OBJ
serve that the psychology Of this situ-
alton respecting newspaper publicity
represents an element as great in
dollars and cents as the increased
revenue to be derived from Z revision
upwards Of the indirect and more d.
rect taxation OF newspapers. 1t Is
ny impression that the value Of eagee
and spontaneous newspaper publicity
at a time like this is almost i'm
measurable. Ii cannot be bought
with money. 1t must proceed frora a
wholehearted understanding, sym.
patty and unity4 In a Democracy de-
pending upon the concert OF under
standing and purpose between the
people and their officers. practically
the only medium of communicating s
the unofficial and unpaid press. l.
is the largest and greatest unofficial
agency of government outside OF the
electorate itself The burden of taxa
ton upon it falls ultimately to the
people, either in a money inlpost or IN
an impairment Of the channels OF pub
lie information. No other agency
donates ungrudgingly Sc much Of its
stock in trade to public use.
/ am not sufficiently versej in the
merits of the questions relatng ~ the
taxation of newspapers to feel justj-
fed in offering an opinion on the leg
islation pending in the congress, but
I do suggest that some steps toward
ame~liorating the condition Of disaf-
lection at present seen in The prcss.
would be of particular advantage IN
furthering the present campaign. ]
do not believe that the newspapers
relish being put in the position of
"slackers' because of money con-
siderations and / do not believe hat
is their rue position. They feel
alienated. Their natural and tradi.
tional enthusiasm has been dampeEed
and anything which will relieve this
tension and restore sympathy, UNDER
standing and good feeling wi profit
the government much at this time.
EMMETT ID. BOYLE,
Governor of Nevada.
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