The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-20

liteiSSlo, lSSi SolhSliiHS SipPliS
when the press begins to assert it,
rights to do it's own thinking and ad
vocate the general good.
Partizan newspapers, in the ole
sense that they were used exclusively
for the advancing of interests of some
special political party or organization
regardless of the general good of the
country, are becoming fewer each
year. They are confined to such or
gans as those published by the Non
partizan League, the /. w. W., the
prohibitionists and the socialist APP
peal to Reason (more properly called
"the appeal to treason') but there are
few such organs devoted exclusively
to the interests of the so called lead
ers of the "two old parties" The
need for such changes is we'll set
forth in the following able editorial
in recent issue of the Portland Ore
gonian, one of the leading and most
Influential republican newspapers in
the United States. The editorial fol-
lows
The Oregonian has noted that
some of the papers of the state are
disturbed because it prints daily in
its columns articles from the special
news service of the New York World.
1t is we'll known that the World is a
democratic paper and that the Ore
gonian is not; that the World is an
mere organs for a gang of selfish
open supporter of the democratic
administration and that The Orego-
MAN is not; and it appears to be
thought that good journalistic prac-
tice requires republican newspaper
to get its news from republican
sources and democratic newspaper
to get its news from democratic
sources.
1t is principle of journalism to
which the Oregonian does not sub
scribe. It Knows as well as all its
readers should know, that the World
zealously guards the veracity and in
dependence of its news columns, and
lends to them no pqrposeful faint of
partisan COLOR That is one reason
why it is one of the great papers of
and why. news connection
with the World is both desirable and
valuable.
The World, however, is no mere
party organ through its editorial
page 1t forms its own opinions, and
t expresses them with holiness,
learness and power. Here, recently,
t gave an illustration of it's high
pirit The democratic state conven-
ion of Massachusetts had adopted
n its platform plank condemning
Governor Coolidge "fori his inaction
nd culpability in Z failing to protect
he lives and property Of the people
f Boston" in the police strike. 1t
enounced also his deceit and
reach of faith" forothe assurance
hat an emergency police force was
eady, when it twas not provided
ntil it was demanded by the mayor
f Boston" Says the World:
For.downright mendacity itswould
e difficult to find anything compar +
BILE to this deliverance in any equal
lumber of words in all our political
scords. The mayor of Boston had
othing to do with the police strike
with it's suppression. Boston's
olice force is controlled by the gov
nor and commissioner appointed
Y him. 1t was Governor Coolidge
I'd Commissioner Curtis who resisted
e revolutionary demands of the
policemen, who refused to
instate them, who summoned the
ltional guard and private citizens to
eserve order and who are now fill
G the places Of the deserters with
mericans who can be trusted
"a party that does not 'condone the 6
licemen who left their posts of 7
ty' proclaims it's own contemplate t
lsehood when it assails the magist- a
tie who courageously upheld the
of the people. On this :
ue alone Governor Coolidge, can :
late for reelection in November, y
ould receive an overwhelming vote
approval" 0
No newspaper of light and con- D
ence, though it may and should, n
.ept the doctrines of the party
tn which it finds itself in general n
ord, will fail to criticise It's party
en- it is wrong. The day is gone G.
en- newspapers are mere organs of
.ty opinion. For that reason party
3port given by newspaper of
,wn initiative and probity in form j
its own opinions is worth while -.
en- it is given to party. of
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