The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
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Joseph Pulitzer, after whom news
paper awards and other blue rib.
oons are christened, had his Jour-
nalistic ideals He said: I'VE are
Q democracy, and there Is only one
way to get democracy on Its feet
In the matter Of Its individual and
national conduct, and that Is by
Keeping the public informed about
what is going on. There Is not
crime, q swindle, q vice which does
not live by secrecy. Get these
things out into the open, describe
them, attack them, ridicule them In
the press, and sooner or later public
opinion viii sweep them away. Pub
lefty may not be the only thing
chat Is needed, but 1t is the one
thing without which all other agen-
cies will fall"
Another Pulitzer prize: Nov
about sensationalism. Some people
try to make you believe that a
newspaper should not devote Its
space to long and dramatic accounts
Of murders, political corruptionS,
frauds, graft, divorces. Say what
you will. I tell you they are
wrong"
Mr.. Pegler's carelessness In re.
porting Is exemplified herewith:
mfr. Knox has said that he would
not have him (Wlnchell) on his pa
per, The Chicago Daily News :"
AS O matter Of history Mr.. Knox
started as an executive for Mr..
Hearst on the same day we started
June 10, 1929. It appears that
we lasted longer-tee hee We
could hardly work for Knox In Chi
cago Cor be turned down by him
there) considering that ever since
1929 we've been peddled exclusively
to Mr.. Hearst's Chicago newspaper,
Mr.. Knox, adds Pegler, holds our
column In low esteem. Has Mr.,
Pegler forgotten Mr.. Knox's Chi.
Daily News dropped Mr.. Pegler's
column during the 1885 Presidential
campaigns? Huhhhhhh????
Today Col. McCormick's paper
In that city and Mr.. Pegler share
JIl6 1dHlG ViGWSI puV ~ Woo INV III
ways thus For O long time
Pegler wanted to shelve his sports
writing essays (in the Mccormick
sheet) and do what he Is doing now.
Mccormick could not appreciate his
value In that field One day
when he was nearing the end Of
his association with Mccormick he
went to his office for the purpose
OF renewing his contract The
Colonel, being In rare mood that
day, continued to read o book at
his desk There was no ex.
change Of greetings. Pegler Just
sat there while the Colonel read the
book -. This went on for an hour,
Finally the Colonel looked up and
sold: us there something you want
cd" That episode led to Peg
Ter going on Colonel Mccormick S
inactive list.
Tho famed case Of John Peter
zenger marks the birth OF real press
freedom. 1t happened about 30
years ago before the Bill OF Rights
was created zenger was a cru
sadinS Colonial editor, who attacked
and exposed arrogant and subver-
sive politicians, who claimed Zen
ger insulted them and ordered him
tried OH libel charges =. The jury,
however, was brave -. :. They &C.
quittSd Zenger !. The Founding
Fathers later referred to that case
as marking the beginning Of the
fight for American Liberty.
Hebcrt Bayard Swopc, the famed
editor Of the N. Y. World, once sat
beside the renowned actress, Mrs
Pat Campbell, at o dinner :.
Swop9 began one Of his brilliantly
windy diScourses, and occasionally
Mrs. Campbell hurped :. After her
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