The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-01-28

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Newland said, no citizen of his republic hi given more freely and unsehshlyI
and has borne his sacrifices more cheerfuly than the small publisher who
was forced to accept the loss of advertising and job printing revenue which
the war caused, without being able to profit by the increased safe Oh papers
which was enjoyed by city publications. If the history of the W should
be Sc written a to give due credit for those who have created and sustained
that high degree of patriotism and steady support of war measures which
made possible the building and maintenance Of the great American army
which o the raj a large degree of it would be given to the humble news
paper publishers who live in close touch with the people, and who never
wavered in their whOe-hearted support of every measure of thu government
to give the Hun the knockout blow.
1t might be said by som that there is no danger of extravaganza o the
part of the newspaper whose revenues ar not large enough to allow my
great margin for reckless spending; but there are other things besides money
everything that ws Of value in achieving success. If the country publisher
is no. reckless with his money he is often careless to thu point OF ism
S"v w saw IN the wonderful efciencv Of he American army and navy the
value of training. The soldiers from the United States were enabled to turn
the German tide 1T Chateau Thierry and Beneau Wood because they had been
trained Ito a point where they new the fighting a and where they entered
the fray with a spirit of confidence which IA a foerunner of success
Training is just as valuable in u business a it is in the army. The times
ire lot propiious for the novice and the Ignorant in eats OF authority In He
newspaper business. The game is toe tense. The successful newspaper man
of the future will more than vel be the n who knows his business, who
keeps himself fiji, and who demands efficiency in all of his employees.
America broke all precedents in the construction of its wonderful fighting
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through the power of Yankee initiative, through its genius for finding a new
and better a and b.. isr remarkable faculty Tor organization. II thu same
way o car make your newspaper win. Keep ut of the rut Keep abreast
of the times. Make your publication bright and interesting; make i" reflect
the best there is in you and in your community. Direct your people into
greater activity in things good for themselves. And as they look to you for
leadership in the presentation of ideas. they will accord your business the
respect and support that it deserves.
There we're many elements which contributed to the overthrow OF Ger
many. One of these "a the fact that the hour had struck on autocracy and
that Germany and its allies we're lot fit to exist any longer under the forms
OF government wnlcnt Wy antalne N al as Witnessed man w
paper funerals, but it may safely be said that few papers have died fol which
there was n pronounced puDHc necessity. L 10 lot max tS as a sweep
ing assertion, but only Is a general statement cannot believe that any
community which is large enough and progressive enough to support a good
newspaper has allowed n to die. A community which would be guilty of
this would not be worthy of a newspaper-and if this be the cas- we may
say, a s W do on other sad occasions, I'll is better So"
Germany entered the wa with every advantage o N its side, S o far as
armies we're concerned. save one-the German army fought for that which
was wrong. What it that caused little Belgium to throw its tiny army
into the breach and hold the gray hordes at bay until the English could cross
the channel and come to the rescue? What was it that enabled Brihns
Contemplate little army" of heroes to hold its line against vastly superior
numbers in massed formation? How did France hold out for four years
when a great portion of its best land was in The clutch Of the enemy and
hgh against d until we threw the balance in its favor? And why did
the United States enter the conflict at the crucial time and start a succession
of victories that never stopped until the war raj won?
Because Belgium, Britain France and America knew they were right!
Knowing they we're right they never asked any quarter, while the enemy
yelled "Kamerad!" and surrendered abjecty before American steel, because
his soldiers realized they were wrong You are O the road to victoryw when
you champion a just cause. Stand for the right and do it fearlessly. Look
upon your business and your influence as a sacred trust Be Just and fair
fair to yourself your readers and the public in general-and you will find
that being right is a great step toward being successful.