Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-13
THE "COMMERCIALlZED" PRESS.

The Chicago Tribune OF Friday contained editorial that
could be read with profit by whole lot OF people right here in
Ottawa and applied local conditions 1t deals with Governor
Snas implied slam the newspapers which published the facts
they them regarding his indictment and do jump
at once to his defense The editorial other things
Gov Small issuing in his behalf says that
the authority of the people has been posted the purpose OF "A
awe ring aided and abeed by commczed newspapers such
the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Daily NctS
Mr. Small indicted charge OF ENLIGHTENMENT of state
funds States Attorney Mortimer OF Sangamon county that
members Of the grand jury which voted the bill Saga
county farmers They constitute the lawess ring and prob
ably will like the description
Mr. Smals other description is of the Nc7cS and the Tribune
comercazed newspapers. They commerciaized
papers What of that Does he infer that disgrace
in this country
The governors implication of course is that the papers mention
ed have been bought up to the which is only
ineligible the class OF people who 1t reminds
the expressions late Nelson who very much of
philosopher The remark made following election but before
the result known One side began the cry Of fraud Mr. Mel
sons remarks land coec) That When they
begin yell fraud the other fellow has four ac The
exception 1--WE hope will but when a.
begins the cry of comnercialzed Subsidized press i'll
usually means that they giving the facts they appear and with
bias
The Tribune gives the nearly able MANY
and plead guilty of being of them get "het up by
the editorials times that they despse the seetbu keep right
reading for its superior value 1t the Tribune did not
publish the and publish straight would be the great
newspaper it is No "oommercazed paper, in the the
governor the could reach the plane of the Tribune
And another point the writer makes that would be we'll for
many reader and let soak to applies every repu
able newspaper) is:
in the editorial columns the Tribune expresses its opinions
in the columns Every reader knows that editorial an
expression OF opinion with which he may agree disagree
The purpose of the editorial advance best interests
of the community the interests in the best Judgment the
newspaper
states also that the governor had the of the newspaper
Any fair minded and liberal paper gives readers that privilege
This paper recently published columns Of matter by readers who
dsgeed with its editor the subject Of NaCcnaon and
two Of the writers took the opportunity to take fall of the
editor But they had their hearing
Governor Smal malignant enemy could not have put him
in worse light before thinking people than he has put himself by his
Use OF the expression above quoted with all he would have imply
The whole in this summed up in the Tybes
concluding paragraph Most will agree that
time to have made the clargeong before Mr. Small chosen
governor OF the state of Illinois but the facts Just the same
and any implications derected that paper other will not
change them. he paragraph referred to reads
he question not between Gov Small and the newspapers
between HIM and the He indicted charge that he
embezzed state money That is the subject which invites Mr.
small statements Did he didn't he Is he or
crmnay dishonest? He knows and the entitled find out
as it will try to do in the of a trial