South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-21


The soing drummer, the returning soldier and the ineran
bagman occasionally brought with of nearby and
other chimes; knew who the DULLES there AID why but
sometimes before people learned of the assassination of
prime minister and not knew the of foreign
Superstition and bgoty ruled fellowship tyranny
national voice Patriotism for the part magma
The had permitted realization of their dom
nant power and had small ambition with which dream of
Ihe hand that the first type upset great lines
oppression long since passed into poveb The printed fore
Swallowed the doom of privilege
the reign OF democracy and reason.
He could borrow the sight of others and loan them his ewes
that they may somewhat of the he saw
The world became his school ROOM learned and grew
ambition and in view his bhght and dare began to assert
se-and writing high pupous ampbac and grease he
authority OF kings and OF subordnaon the rights
Only through organization could he secure his independence and
defend it. Publicity and coordination grew be him
He wanted of offensive and defensive
OF one generation become the necessities of the
NewspPerdom the constituting his messenger
and his sentnepOcng the highways and byways with guard
that seePshe at last felt the protection of his
and property and turning his allotted destiny push
back the walls of the horizon toward the west
The whng press mighty phOnograph that echoes back the
joys and and the and shames the generation
serves.
Inaccuracies yes due necessary incident to
quick preparation; occasionally maybe to the unreb of
gaerers but quite often that other fact slightly exaggerated
liars ''''O '''O III MS ''' oil me" arc
Men have been known condemn press reports and
couldn't tell the truth themselves
who couldn't distinguish between fundamental truth and their
funnybone who imagine that the they would like
be, regardless of what it actually Is
in the reporters gallery yond said Edmund Burke there
Fourth Esate; of the brightest the maybe and
perhaps of who will the applause listening
senates below the BAR thunder from PuPo dine at Uni
versy they still good photographers of the work
aday world likely CATCH in their unsophcaed things
to the truth for comfort.
They the Fourth Estate important than they all"
known delivered suppressive divine
kick through quick and decisive acq following which the fed
eraSt party sought repoSe the public de-
termination live under that provision of their law which
Congress shall make law respecting the establishment of
hgon prohibiting the free exercise thereof brdgng the free
dom speech OF the the right OF the people peaceab
assemble and to petition the for redress OF
which construed by the the right discuss by speech
print the misconduct of public within the limits OF truth
and amendabe only the laws of libel where the the Off
cial, and not the government, thai is exposed.
Throughout hundred the American press has contn-
ued fight its freedom with such general that
suffering from commization and corrupt ownership,
than from law when its rights under the law duly contested
Liberty of the be construed license, but liberty
not license when the freedom embraced enveoped truth and
that ground, newspaPerdom has built its monument
"Ihe reporters gallery yonde'he Fourth Estate; i'm
portan than all the rest the promotion and preservation OF hui
rights-"life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
stamp Chest and all other of auxiliary
publicity including display Advertising almost by the and with
of remuneraon only to have Pnhaded hamen pub
cy and otherwise interested those various movements anticipate
that they doing the distinct favor when reporter calls
around and asks for newsif they let him have it.
After which manner through the experience of years. truth null
tiPECaton table consolation
goes takes pay the that anyhow served
But such the of Rugged the path OF the pioneer
and thony the of the champion of human rights of the
gained masses.
you're damned if you do you're you DON'T vedg-
devil and the deep blue sea-, always