The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-26
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Try EDWIN >. BROWN

THE NEWSPAPERS Of this nation
arr like unto a spring from which
water comes TO dueneh the physical
thirst OF the human race. Water
does not control the elements com
Ing into H. therefore. II spring water
gushcs forth through channels and
beds Of arsenic poison or II enough
cyanide OF potassium Is emptted into
the spring. the water will bring
death instead OF sustaining life. II
L. well 20 have antidotes ON hand.
and TO study the dtffcren, symptoms
produced by different poiscns. II one
has reasons 10 believe that the water
In contaminated So u II with the
newspapers. They record and report
TO us the happenings and the things
that tranSpirc beyond our vision and
the audible sounds which reach US
II headlines OF hate are used. II facts
are suppressed or perverted. half.
truths are told. and hraxen lies are
published. then the channels through
which Information comes TO the pub
he are poisoned BY rotten minds and
diseased souls.
Twenty-Five years ago the pri.
vately owned free press and similar
magazines were dcvounr much
srace and effort In exposing wrongs
perpctrated on the public by special
privilege IL was this constant ex.
posture that made a publicity depart
ment necessary. and today We find
= very large percentage az news
papers and magazines owned or con.
trolled by the profiteering insttu-
tons. Today also we md that the
war formerly carried op between the
monopolies and newspapers has shift
al and II now being wased by special
privilege against cooperative effort
To compete with thcm--war on the
Triple Alliance. war on the Nonpar.
tisan League, war on Labor war on
the Grange. war on the President.
war on the Committee Of Forty weight.
var on everything that cannot be
utilized 20 perpetuate the power OF
the profitecrs.
THE DEMOCRATIC CoNvES.
TON at san Francisco appears TO
have an atmosphere OF sincerity and
dignity. We are all pleased that the
braxen. vulgar use OF money. 30 out
landishly notorious at the Chicago
convention. Is totally absent In
Chicago the man sought the office.
In San francisco the office will seek
the man. Al Chicago a platform
was adopted that means anything or
nothing. Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Hoover and
Mr.. Harding. ct al. are making
apologies for It's meaningless phrase
oiogy. while In fact Il resembles a
petition or complaint drawn under
the common law pleading under
which n lawyer can introduce any
and all tcstimony-by fair means or
9oul--necessary TO win II IL TO be
Hoped that tho San Francisco con-
e'sention will not wall Itself behind q
camoufiaged veneer OF bunk Amer
icanism and patriotic pretenses" to
fool the American pcoNle. but that II
yin speak plainly In It's platform
and act wisely In It's selection OF the
next President and Vice President Of
our nation
MR. HARDING SAID: Il am not
. prohibitionist. Mr.. President. and
never have pretended to be. do
claim to be a temperance man. do
not approach this question from
m6rai viewpoint. because I am un.
able 70 see II as a great moral ques-
ton. can remember very dis
ttnctIy when I was a boy. during the
early days OF hardy rural citizen.
ship in Ohio. some OF the most
moral people the state boasted had
q jug OF whisky In the fence corner
during harvest time. I do think IL
II unwise. imprudent and inconsid-
crate to force this issue at this time.
! do not think a prohibition amend.
ment will be effective" Senator
Harding voted for submission and
enforcement OF the prohibition law.
but his argument was against. as
were the liquor interests. In fact.
Harding wanted the government to
pay for the liquor interests prop
erty.
SENATOR NEwBERRY. from
Michigan. stayed in the United
Safes Senate long enough. after he
was indicted. TO make his vote de
feat the League OF Nations. then he
went to Michigan. plead American
Ism and patriotism. was tried. con
victed and sentenced 20 two years
In prison for election frauds. and the
republican national convention failed
20 Immortalize him for defeating the
league.
FRANK p. GOss fvho always
writes with crooked pen). Is report.
ing the Democratic convention for
the Post 1nteIligencer. We may de-
pend upon II that the reports Of
/. what Is done at San Francisco will
be like the mountain trail that the
fellow told about being so crooked
that he often met himself coming
back.
If RICHARD sEELEY JONES
decides to file for Congress In the
First district, and Robert Bridges
Giles In the Second district. the State
Of Washington will have two able.
honest and courageous congressman
I'm our next congress. All progress
aves In this state. as well as all
democrats. will be satisfied.
OHIO PRODUCES QUEER CHAR
AcTERs. A Judge one time ruled
that the man who bought votes wac
not guilty Of offense. but the person
who sold his vote was He should
have played the limit and said. Men
who buy and sell votes to my party
are not guilty; all others are"
ALL DOPE AND ALCOHOL
should be taken from drug stores
and sold by the government direct
TO the user on proper prescription.
giving definite detail as TO what for
and why II lis used. Some drug
stores should have on their sign.
dope store" instead OF drug store"
A PERSON WHO does not pro.
duce or create anything may acquire
wealth by taking 1t from other peo-
pie. having IL given 10 them by
ofhcr peopte or stealing IL from the