The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-09-16
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OALOIA1 1O1NS
When newspaper changes people of the
muni properly concerned because the newspaper
ta to the community Our national life made possible because
of the The builders of this nation early recognized the
potential power beginning
to manifest itself.
The newspaper little developed in their time virtue
of the limited transportation that they special
provision for electoral college choose the President of the
United States the voting not for their President
but their choice for the electors who would elect the President
This provision made because felt that
for that high office could sufficiently known all the
all the states command intelligent him. The people
Massachusetts might public thought their
but they had way knowing political
South Carolina and the of the people Georgia Virginia
had of knowing the political leaders of New York
neccut So provision made elect electors whom they did
know had confidence n and could trust to select their
leader
Today all this changed in fact though not in the letter of
the law We still the college,
little fact
for President The has made this change possible
The newspaper has made possible every
where from Maine to California and from the land where rolls the
Oregon the pamettoes peninsula
contendng candidates for high office.
The builders this nation appreciated the infinite educational
of the press Thomas Jefferson the America
has produced the who put Pao ancient philosophy of
democracy practice appreciated the this educational
force and made it of his great contentious that the
en should give the press special concessions because
of the greatest agencies of disseminating information and there
fore essential the expansion and peu the democracy
his dream.
Few today realize that print has the right
above the fastest and most uxuriant train If
short of and subject suspension there
FORE the will it that the rolls needs effect
it's regular rushed to above every other consignment to
the rails.
newspaper great republic
possible Without it, would long have spaered into many
princpaes the story of Europe which developed with
out the cementing influence of the
Europe developed many provincial
TOMS costumes language dialect interchange
ona preudce and limited sympathe which have kept EUROPE
through the centuries in the turmoil of wars.
that has made it possible
prospecting states in America be homogeneous Wei
think in terms Our customs We speak
tongue The citizen Seattle has become the neghbo
the citizen of Pensacola The has made common
counrymen given interests and aspirations
read of disaster in the land of the Kootenai with
feeling sympathy that shown only knsmen
words of glad tdngs of event
any people experience from the Berkshire hills
Lake Tulare without rejoicing.
the newspaper to American life, people
every right crutnze the popretohp and apprae the
purpose of every press bias newspap
subject private ownership it must not be forgotten that
exists by virtue of an unauthorized franchise.
newspaper necessity has to stand firm business
basis it's if it fails to be able stimulate
promotion activity trade One of it's essential duties
commodities of the community It's other essential duties
report honestly accurately without fear favor the
day. privilege its bias it's opinion
issues of the hour
Approaching the of the has too often become
of predatory to control the through
chase subsidy great educational agency divert
legitimate protect promote special privilege
legislation conducted for the interests
aud advantage of corporate powers and not for the people