St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-08-13
OUR HOPES REWARDED

1t is generally conceded that hindsght beats foresight all
hollow and should because hindsght the vision of things
accomplished while foresight is only prophecy of what the
future will show.
While foresight is the favore pastime of many people,
hindsght all revealing much accurate and often dis
of claim to predict dreams of what the future
holds.
hndSght Justify the of the prophecies made
when ambitions all we had to depend upon.
With the next issue begin fourth year of pubica
on-wth something of fearfuness and hesancy in
dict the above thoughts turn back the beginning to
compare present status in the light of memorable records
with the foresight promises made in the heat of
thusiastic commencement.
We are rejoiced beyond measure as we recognize how
completely the present uf the promises of that nebuous
past.
In that first editorial we declared be-
lief that the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul would support
publication devoted to the special interest of their
mites That belief has been most satisfactorily subsanaed
Practically everyone who readand that all of
peop-eads the Recorder the Spokesman Some few of
course read es paper but by far the greater
Der buy it, either by subscription from neWsboy. In
either proving concusivey that faith well found
ed Our two papers, because of this support the most
cessfu of issued in the interest of the Cooed people
in Minnesota.
In addition to the important national happenings we
promised have kept columns filled with of the To-
cal field Not social event. enterprise other
of community wide interest has escaped wide awake
reporter staff today the columns of past
fully satisfied with efforts the people
We agreed that social agencies clubs fratenities and
churches-the most worth while institutions of cities
would have ample space to recount their actv
ties Our files contain grateful appropriations of the
fact that records of achievement respect to these ns
tutions have been most generously kept.
For many, many months services conducted in our
churches have been prominently placed before readers
That the thing not true today fault of the pub
Usher fault of the congregations who have greatly
precated the publicity offered 1t lies the shoulders of
those church leaders who have convinced themselves that
they succeed without the friendly cooperative help of the
press.
Many of transcendant Importance to the Negro
people of the United States well to local citizens
have Influenced editorial policies We have been tempted
many times by rank inusces inspired by political bias by
racial hatred by miscarriage of justice in individual
to fill columns with have restrained
natural reaction and have published instead reasoned protests
against unfavorabe comment decisions of press courts
communities We have not failed to criticize
group when unoward individual actions have given basis for
group condemnation Thus have kept promise to be
unbiased and fair to all concerned
And in conclusion repeat with added emphasis what
said three years ago. m the St. Paul Recorder and the
Minneapolis Spokesman feel St. Paul and Minneap
oils will have real champions of the Race We intend to merit
the support confidence of the Cooed people and feel
that will have the of the best citizens
of the other group