The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-11-16
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y,yr;75 NATION
Rises promptly and capabIy to
Every Emeruspoy.
Is NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATED
Clements Interests Of Mass Of PopuIa-
tion--Avoiding sehsationaIism, in
lite Clean WhoIes9n,eness Is Its Ap-
peal to Best Glass Of citizens-
Country Press "a National Power.
BY wRIoH'k A. PATTERSON.

BY VIRGIN A. PATTERSON.
The country coh@nunities-the vii.
lnge, the small towp and the small
city-are the backbone of the Amerl-
can nation. They are the communities
to which the nation TURNS in time of
distress and emergency. They are
even more than the backbone of the
,Ihation. They are the bulivark Of our
Modern civilization. Just at the closc
Of the World war, Mr.. (Balfour, for
eigil minister of Great Britain, said {,
the writer in London that the ent,lc
civilized world must look to the slna
'ytswns of America TO preserve for g.
world the civilization flat 1t had tal,cI
centuries 10 build. because the SINAI
towns represented substantial solid
ity that the tremendous upheaval OF
the war had not affected, and it was
only such foundation that woul,
T preserve the structure of civilization.
The cement that keeps the people OF
these country communities together,
working and thinking along uniforml.
sane and safe lines, that makes of
them that substantial solidity" on
which world civilization can rely for
a foundation, is the country press
/ the village, the small town and the
cmeu city newspaper.
I, Country Paper Wholesome.
The country newspaper goes to its
readers devoid of that sensatiOnalism
that is so prominent in the metrOpOli-
tan papers. 1t carries to its readers
the news items that represent the joys
and sorrows of their friends and
neighboys, a1d keeps the hearts of the
people of the community beating ii
unison. 1t goes to its readers with
that sane and kindly advice on local,
state. national and world problems;
\ advice that is the, result Of thought
eTd study beside the hearsl es of
the nation, and not in the selfsXfnarts
Of trade or the brightlights Of city
y friv0lity. 1t goes with the influence
of Known and respected member Of
the communicates editor back of its
every word, its every opinion. 1t goes
to people. the people Of the country
communities and the farms. that are
more capable of thinking along sane,
unselfish and practical lines than are
those who are surrounded by the
selfish and many times evil influences
of the large cities.
But the influence Of the country
newspaper goes far beyond the COM
-uuRity IN ~ }ich 1t Is printed. Ma
tional Legislators in the halls Of con-
gress realize that this influence is a
power TO be reckoned with. That
when the country press speaks in uni
son on any national subject 1t is but
yoicing the sentiments of that mighty
force the people Of the country com
munities, the people in whose hands,
says MIR. Balfour, rests the destiny Of
world civilization.
Fights for Entire Country.
The country press represents and
fights for those things that are Of
value to the country communities,
realizing that in doing so II Is fighting
-bfor those things that are best for the
nation and for the world. 1t works
and fights to upbuild the country COM
munity, to prevent Its falling prey
to the selfish greed of the cities. 1t
champions the business, the social, the
educational, the agricultural, the In
y duntrial interests of the country COM
munity not from any selfish angle, but
1rom the broader viewpoint Of ma
~eaH good.
NV SOne three ,or four mGnths ago
There Was~before Congress bill on
which the press 81 The country was
divided. The magazines, the big ma
ikonal weeklies, the farm press and
the metropolitan daily papers were on
lone side and the country newspapers
were on the other side. The passage
Of the bill would mean creating an OPP
portunity for q greater Capitalization
OF the merchandising of the nation In
liz few large citsts with consequent
INJURY TO the small cities and towns,
lapd to the people Of these cities and
towns and The farms surrounding
them. The country press fought for
the defeat of the bin, and in the end
the members of the committee In
whose hands the f.:r Of the bill rested
listened to the country press because
they realized that the welfare Of these
co~ntry communities represented the
best interests of the nation as
whole. aha the bill was killed.
puri,s our participation In the
WteDd war the country press stood
afahchly and unselfshly back Of the
!natiop. 1t did nothing to create dis
sepeipn among the people during the
lt>ptkspf emergency but 1t did carry to
" - leaders . continuous message Of
&ism and national unity. IN each
[ va nonifS r wiped away much Of
|. 96c11onal llrek and created an atmos-
~ ~ q Intense Americanism that
1W1ldod TIE American people together
Regardless Of place Of birth or an