Arizona state miner., 1925-08-08
WEARS BLINDERS LIKE A HORSE
Constituencies "Hog Sheet" Losing
Respect of Law Abiding People

Constituencies "Hog Sheet" Losing
Respect of Law Abiding People
Of things peculiar and unprofession-
al commend us to the big Republican
newspaper "hog of Salt River Valley
what is the combination which is
holding down moral development Of
the City of Phoenix, where for "a
years its ponderous newspaper bulk
has been silently responsive to skin
games," gambling, and questionable
business combinations?
AS a guardian of the public welfare,
the Phoenix Republican is a joke and
a Smoke screen" No criticism OF
crooked bankers, financial lawbreak-
ers, bawdy houses, bootleggers and
gambling houses, ever adOrns its man.
moth blanket-sheet pages. It's policy
of wearing binders on dance halls,
prize fighting, price-fixing, trade COM
binations, is glaringly responsive to
the big Phoenix theater, amusement
and other combines.
Why is it that highc1ass Eastern
entertainers, travelling opera, dramat-
ic and reputable road shows always
sidestep Phoenix? Why must every
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zation of this city build and own its
own hall and auditorium? And why,
when some big community entertain
ment or social event is announced
must they be pulled off at the Adams
Hotel or some isolated basement like
the Ellis Building?
There are plenty of public theaters
and auditoriums in the City of Phoe
nix. Some of them stand idle most
Of the year. We ask our readers If
they ever have noted any constructive
criticism emanating from the Repub-
lican on this subject, which places
Phoenix on the list of indifferent
show towns" in the theatrical world?
Every amusement house in the city
almost, open or dark, is dominated
by the big local theatrical trust,
which takes in swimming pools, JOY
parks and jazz dance halls.
What a travesty on the home in
ducements, morale and law abiding
character of the city of Phoenix?
Ever notice how these boisterous and
riotous jazz amusement directors
strengthen up their features by adver-
Using in the hog sheet" to offset
cling attraction that dares to invade
Phoenix? And isn't this why many
highly cultured people, of refined
tastes and accomplishments in art,
music, science and literature taboo
Phoenix when they realize they are
isolated and excluded from all popular
amusements except prize-fighting
Jazz dancing, joy riding and baseball?
What public force is it that is grad
ually destroying the reputation, NOR
ale, respect and appreciation of Phoe-
nix as a Iaw-abiding, Christianized
progressive city? Who but "Arizona's
greatest newspaper" (socalled) should
stand out stolid and adamant as a
public guardian against immoral and
corrupt practices?
The big hog sheet knows no code
of ethics, but that of stifling compe-
tition and conscience. Passively toll
Grating and silently winking behind
it's glinders at mercenary trade COM
binations that, in truth, are respon-
sible for keeping thousands from
bringing their families and seeking
permanent Christian homes in this
wonder spot of Arizona
Yes, hog is about the only and
most appropriate term to be used
here in connection with the Phoenix
Republican. To the average mind,
the big sheet is so irretrievably brain
less to responsibility and fraternal
honor that it invades all the little
towns of the valley by it's question
able advertising schemes, where it
peaches on the meagre income of lit
tie struggling local newspapers, steal
ing their sustenance without giving
an equivalent return. It's long hide
GUS snout is continually plunged into
the feed troughs of the little, unnour-
ished piggly wigglys of the valley
like glutton rayenous enough to eat
up it's own offspring-Which hogs are
reputed for except in the West.
Inviting prosperity to Phoenix is
not accomplished by going out after
dark and mingling with charlatans
and law breakers who are attracting
their kind, and then going home and
hunting up larger pair of optical
binders as an excuse for not seeing
and telling the public about it. The
mission of newspaper is clearly to
be public guardian of peace, law
enforcem ent and order; to openly de
cry evil and advocate justice and
morality. When it sidesteps these
obligations for cash register receipts
it does not line up with the reputable
class that belong to the fourth es
tate