The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-17

In hand n shed some light onto
this plague spot Of moral paralysis,
30 1 buy me this mourning Journal
from u lot OF corporation cnieis that
own II and that insist on keeping all
the good newspapers for their own,
50 they can Cypress the people and
fight true reformers, and they sell II
to me quick like n man passing Il buns
nlckUl On "a blind man. which Is
proof that these predatory persons
want to keep II kept press n supply
II viii. PRINT paper at l5-ccnts per
pound, and editors and other luxu-
ries: and 1 launch myself into the
high career OF Journalism ana from
n lofty pinnacle Ot Lonely aioofness,
| proceed to pass u the dope that
viii shoot new pep into the benighted
hicks that litter up the arid waste"
Now that" says MIR. Magce, says
he, is n free press as II begins and
works to benefit the people. And
after II Is good and started and ali.
warmed up" says he. this IL how IA
perfectly free press operates when
/ operate IT," says he. II look
around the landscape for some nice
clean leaders to illustrate my point
as how cruel corporations have kept
all the good men down. and first Oft
| see Mr.. ~Lairrazolo. sitting like me.
alone, aloof, nloft. up there In that
lonesome executive office at Santa
Re, writing, Just like me; only he's
writing pardons while I'm writing
sermunettcs. and editorials that. bite
into the public consciousness. and
party platforms and other things 50
that I'm nearly az busy writing az he
IL, and ! says to myself, says /, there's
the bird that will let me prove to all
those hicks the real power Of a free
press. The republican rubes have
turned this good man down for
his lonely job up there, and I'll take
him and make II refOrmer out OF him
and make EN- swallow him before
breakfast on the morning of Sunday.
july 35. with one Of those 40 inch
preferred space editorial shots from
my t%rcnchunt PEN says !, and Wheu
I've made 'em Jake him and his record
n swallow them without chewing
says |, 'thatll demonstrate to EN-
what | mean when ! tell 'em I'm free
to do as | please whenever | please
and that's II free press"
Then, II they doubt what u free
press Is" says Mir. Magee, "Ill tax
Frank Hubbpll' says he. who seems
to have "A political record most as
long as Larrazolo's and as useful for
illustratin' my point, and III make
an Empire builder nut vi him, with
one double column sweep OF my rem
chant pen, M then when the hicks
are sitting up n taking notice Of
how | do II. I'll knock en- dend some
fine morning by killing this thin.
they're skittlsh about around here
called Hnbbellism, and III MAKE EN-
swallow Hubbcll along with Larrazolo,
having first transformed him into "A
pure and undefiled reformer and po-
litiical purist by another sweep of my
magic pen;-and that" says Mr.. Ma
gee mis- morning, In effect. says he,
that's a free press. and them as do
not instantly accept the same as final
and conclusive, and also satisfactory
are entitled TO be put into the sucker
class"
without n free press the public
cannot have the facts. That this ave
nue OF getting the true facts be kept
open is a matter of first concern with
honest people"
Morning journal.
The only way to keep this particu-
lar avenue 10 the true facts open
you see. Ia to agree that Larrazolo Is
II true fact reiol mer and that Frank
Hubbell In "A true fact apostle Of pure
politics and unselfish citizenship. and
renominate Larrazolo and nuke Hub
bell county boss That's the only
way to improve public morals and
better government In these parts.
It's great to have such inspiration
o Improvement and upward striving
held before us and taught us day
by day.
At Joint debate we're not a whiE.
We hear hat Larrazolo In.
We fear TO try " make q muss
And therefore nswer Pardon u.s.