The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-10
A FREE PRESS

A FREE PRESS
1t is with pride that this newspaper points TO
the fact that Roy W. Howard, newsboy on the
streets of indianapolis, has made newspaper history
It is a matter of pride because Howard now one
of the great journalists and publishers OF this ma
ton. has set new slogan for the freedom OF the
press
In the development of great chain OF papers
devoted to real Amercanism, Howard purchased
three newspapers which had franchises from the
Associated Press.
There was a time when these franchises were
considered of great value, perhaps more Valuaple
than presses and type setting machinery and real
. estate.
When he purchased these papers, this associa
ton, trying to establish a monopoly of news de
handed that all the news gathered in these Offices
be turned over to its exclusive use.
Unfortunately the recent history of the Asso-
ciated Press has not been such as to assure the
,tizenshp of this nation as to it's trustworthiness.
It has been exposed as distributing propaganda
Of hate for which the State Department would not
accent responsibility exposed of an attempt to de
iberatelv set the people of this nation against the
people of Mexico and perhaps bring on not only war
but a dark blot Of exploitation in which our youth
would be sacrificed to make dollars for oil and
mineral monopolies.
1t was Roy Howard once newsboy and now the
president of the corporation which owns The Indian
apolis Times who sounded a new note of freedom
He declared that the press of America should be
as free from subtle manipulation and monopoly, as
it should be free from official dictatorship.
He dared to toss into the balance assets which
journalistic monopolists valued at many hundreds
Of thousands of dollars and defed any group to cor
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America.
This is a fight for real freedom For the free
dom of the press is today the very foundation of
every liberty.
Unon an intelligent citizenship depends all the
things for which America founded and which it
means today.
1t was Howard who took this brave stand for
liberty and who has thrown his challenge to a more
vicious and more dangerous power than was exerted
by King George when he tried to Cypress and rule
the founders of this republic.
In this city, fortunately, The Times does not
depend upon news agency which can be subtly used
or terrorized
This newspaper does not print tainted news.
This newspaper is not the subsidized organ of
any interest be it State Department, local corpor-
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free press is the only hope which this country
has and which any city depend upon to defend
it in crisis.
Whenever the sinister head of oppression rears
it's head in this city, there is The Times to warn
and if necessary to strike.
Nationally, it's integrity is saved by the
ageous act of Howard.
Locally this newspaper has proven its faith in
the people, it's eagerness to the true spirit of
democracy its devotion to truth and to the real in
terests of the people of Indiana
1t has been this purpose and this policy which
enabled The Times to tell the truth about Indiana
when the organs of political greed and power were
silent, which permitted 1t to expose when others
tried to suppress which made it the organ Of fear
less championship when others sordid allies Of
corruption.
History is now in the making. The freedom of
the press is at stake. The right Of the people to
know the truth Is being assaied, not only by great
national agencies, but by State conspiracics.
To the cause of that freedom and that full con-
idence in the faith Of the fathers, this newspaper
is dedicated
And it is glad that in the national arena it has
as the champion of real freedom and real liberty,
Roy w. Howard, the former newsboy of Indianapolis
who is now a great national character, who dares
to throw his glove in the face Of the compacent and
powerful interests which trying to destroy the
republic in their effort to rule it.