Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-19
FORMED A NEW LEAGUE
Foremost Newspapers of the
United States VIII Fight
Clear of the Men Who
"Pass the Buck"

T0f8 knG DUCK
Personal aspirations, ambitions
and interests which has been put
up 10 the newspapers IN the I'm
tied States since the birth of the
country by politicians and for
that matter others of a class who
are always passing the buck
will from now on be dealt a
severe blow by the average news
paper which has been endeayor-
ing to keep itself clean both pol
itically and personal IN the COM
munity in which it circulates.
Just recently a league, said TO
be under the guidance of the Ma
tional Editorial Association, has
been formed which has for Its
aim the cleansing Of policies and
other likes rather irksome to
newspapers and the general pub
lie. It's aim. and il will reach It.
is 10 formulate all good news
papers into a league for the bet
torment of local conditions m
politics and community welfare.
Time past has brought about such
conditions that the whole affair
was a rather unsavory mess. The
fellow with an AK TO grind would
HE himself TO the newspaper,
tell MS story and then have the
paper carry his burden. In many
instances the newspaper was made
10 believe that il was for the
public good. but later on it was
found that il was just a personal
matter handed in by the fellow
who had a chance 20 get It sad
died off on someone, a newspaper
generally. and he world escape
al the public censure and at the
same time reap a lucrative har-
vest.
Then along comes a politician.
He would endeavOr 20 show the
newspaper that. on account OF IT
being a party organ. II was its
duty TO father all that the poll
tician brought in-and in the end
be the goat. Generally the poll
tician would point out to the
newspaper that he had given II
favors on many occasions, and
that IL was duty TO support him.
Not a case of real money buying.
but simply a case of making the
newspaper pay dearly with its
self respect for the publication
of articles in the politicians favor.
And generally it proved that the
newspaper worked out a great
many dollars worth of publicity
and in the end. after election, got
il in the neck with a crash, and
was cursed and blackmailed If he
did not cringe at the word of the
powers that be.
The better class of newspapers
have in years gone by turned
down such fellows. finding them
a leach on the public and of very
little good anywhere they were
placed. Still there are many
newspapers nowadays who are
still under the thumb of the pests,
and they will always remain there
in fear of their lives and the up
keep of their business. He'll will
he full of such fellows who claim
20 be newspaper men.
The following expressions cul-
led from several newspapers shows
just where the wind is going TO
blow for the class of fellows who
are a menace 10 the country's
safety. No one paper is going
TO clean 'em up. but with the
help of the real live newspapers,
who have men behind them who
fear not this class Of citizens.
there Is going 10 be a decided
change. And the road will be
ful Of cinders for the fellows who
have had some one grind their
political or personal axes IN the
past: