The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-06


to do so be- J, w. Fits Pntrick
cause throt-
tied press is one of the most eff
fective weapons Of tyranny. But
reviewing the columns of the
great journals of the United
States in the past few months
one is moved to wonder whether
insistence on the right, guaran-
teed by the Constitution. and APP
proved by all sound thinking
people, has not resulted in ignor-
ing the obligation of sticking to
the truth. Certainly this is true
when the Chief Executive Of the
nation Is concerned. 1t may be
within the province of any news
paper to print anything. not in
decent, which is said about Pres
ident Roosevelt in a public ut
terance or in a personal inter-
view. It is a violation of good
manners for Huey Long to de-
nounce President Roosevelt as a
faker on the floor Of the Senate
but the press gallery of that in
stitution Is justified In reporting
the statement. Newspapers con-
trolled by interests which hate
Mr.. Roosevelt are also within
their rights when they carry a
speech in which some political
adversary Of the President and
me- .p p0meies v o.. so ae0 ,nns, 90
ensoa. 800, ,.pa
Per eu'o.s ~ ~ a.ts s,nth
ueIause So $3.50.
sa aDs .ne , es
ane' 'Na' se ~ 49, &c 10,
40 uue, VI , u my atssar %.
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ms own pay "us, So w..
oo1.s e se..,st Sn.,a,;..
sme Cn'on VI so. .,n. ~ as.rnso
vuo.Is ~ ,.at.,ant ~
mater rs 1 a news reporter has the
right to print what has really
been said. BY the same token
his editor is under the obliga-
ton of letting his readers know
that the accusations are lies
when he knows they are. Plain
citizens who are the victims of
Islander and libel may have re-
course to the doubtful remedy
of the courts of law. The Pres
idcnt of the United States, Is
bound by what has always
seemed to me to be a false sense
{: dignity, to ignore the most
despicable- statements m a Q
about him personally and po-
litically. The Chief Executive OF
the nation must submit to the
publication and dissemination OF
filthy lies for which the lousiest
beggar in the land would de-
mand and, perhaps, secure sat
isfaction before the bar Of jus
ticc. An instance in point has
just come to my notice.
Slanderinu the President
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protruulns ue,isive's, ~
SION ne'ns Obviously 'n n.,,, se,a aoa
those Aner'cans VINO s..s I ,y,e
the accepteu 'as ~ . ILL.,
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the entire picture preatnes - ~
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MI. RooseVeN nus cn,sS,eu smo
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nist RUSSIA, ing swas.Aa y, va. nsn
Germany, anu the axe anu toss
OF Fascist Itay. Inc car.oon a
gives the IMPRESSION tas .me
Fresiuent OF the on.eu 1890,
sworn 70 uphoid the Cons.l.us'o .
unoer wnlch we are sovernes g..
engaged IN chahsing Uneie 1s,a
n.