The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-10-28
COUNTRY PAPER
GUARDS nation
Rises Promptly and Capably to
Every Emergency.
IS NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATED
Clements interests Of Mass Of Popuia.
tion-Avoidino sensationalism, in
its Clean Wholesomeness 10 lts Ap-
peal to Best Class Of citizens-
Country Press q National Power.
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The country communicable vii.
lage, the small town and the small
city-are the backbone Of the Ameri-
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
nation. They are the bulwark Of our
modern civilization. Just at the close
Of the World war. Mr.. Balfour, for
eign minister of Great Britain, said to
the writer in London that the entire
civilized world must look to the small
towns OF America to preserve for the
world the civilization that it had taken
centuries to build, because the small
towns represented a substantial solid
ity that the tremendous upheaval Of
the war had not affected. and it was
only such foundation that would
preserve the structure Of civilization.
The cement that keeps the people Of
these country communities together,
working and thinking along uniformly
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
small city newspaper.
Country Paper Wholesome.
The country newspaper goes to it,
readers devoid Of that sensationalism
that is so prominent in the metropoli-
tan papers. It carries to its readers
the news items that represent the joys
and sorrows of their friends and
neighboFs, and keeps the hearts Of the
people Of the community beating IN
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
and study beside the hearthstones Of
the nation, and not in the selfish marts
Of trade or the brightlights Of cit!
frivolity. 1t goes with the influence
of a known and respected member o.
the communicates editor back Of 1T
every word, its every opinion. 1t goes
to a people. the people OF the countr!
communities and the farms. that arr
more capable Of thinking along sane
unselfish aud practical lines than ar
those who are surrounded by tn
selfish and many times evil influence
Of the large cities.
But the influence of the countr,
newspaper goes far beyond the com
munity In which it is printed. Ma
tional legislators in the halls OF cor
gress realize that this influence IL
, power to be reckoned with. Tha
when the country press speaks In UNI
son ON any national subject it is bu
| vOicing the sentiments Of that might
force the people Of the country con
munities. the people IN whose hands
says Mr.. Balfour, rests the destiny {
(! world civilization.
| Fights for Entire Country.
The country press represents an
fights for those things that are
value to the country communitte
realizing that In doing SO it is fightin
for those things that are best for tt
nation aud for the world. 1t worl
and fights to upbuild the country cor
munity, to prevent its falling a prt
to the selfish greed Of the cities.
symptoms the business. the social. Il
educational. the agricultural. the !
hustrial interests Of the country con