Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

America lies IN It's small towns, the gatherlng
place of millions who live in those towns and
the surrounding rural sections. The editor
of the small-town newspaper is responsible
for seeing that people get straight news
without prejudice, and that they understand
what the issues are.
Senator Alben w Barkley: 1t is essential
that the small newspaper the small daily and
the weekly newspaper, shall be preserved as
part of our educational heritage. There are
many people in widespread sections of our
country who obtain their information con-
corning World events not only from the
larger daily papers but from the small week
lies.
Senator Alexander Wiley: Throughout
the years our small, grass-rOot newspapers
have made great constructive contributions
to American development in faithfully re-
cOrding history as it was written and in con-
scientiously directing public opinion toward
those objectives in which they believed
Senator Robert F. Wagner: Especially
worthy of cOmmendatiOn and support at this
time are the thousands of Smal-tOWn news
papers which go into millions of American
homes. These graSS-rOOt WeeklieS are carry
ing on in the finest tradition of American
journalism. Independent, Informed and pro-
gressive, they represent perhaps the finest
towering of the democratic spirit
Senator Arthur Capper: The small--town
newspaper is one of Americas most import
ant institutions. 1t keeps its readers in
formed on what their neighbors are doing
The community newspaper is the neighbor
hood forum where information on govern
ment, education, religion, and civic develop
mentS are discussed and promoted. Without
a newspaper devoted to it's own interests, no
town can meet the strong competition of it's
neighbOring communities in these days of
trade rivalry.
Senator Scott w. Lucas: The small-town
newspapers of America have always had a
vital role in the affairs of this Nation in
shaping the development and the course of
the American way of life. Edited by men
and women who know the people, because
they live with and are part of the people,
the newspapers of our smaller towns and
cities usually reflect with unerring accuracy
the sentiments of those people
Senator Abe MurdOck The country week
lies of the United States could be apprOpri-
ately regarded as symbol of the American
way of life. Unhampered by the economic
cOmpulSOn sometimes exercised by adVer-
tiserS over the larger metropolitan daiies,
they remain as the modern prototype of Am
erica's original free press. Their influence
is great on those who read them. While q
metropolitan paper is often skinned over, its
cussiOnS
Okay, Gentlemen.
According to Senator Murray of Mon.
tana, there are "three groups of corporate
giants" who control broad fields of newspa
perS, publishing, and radio stations. The
worst victims according to Senator Wherry
are small newspapers that buy their paper
at top prices. Both of these Senators tOlC
Washington correspondents that there vii
be broad investigation of the news anc
publishing business, and they indicate thai
they expect to find a monopoly which has
been squeezing the smaller publishers Sc
hard that the Government will put stop tx
existing fanastic prices for newsprint.
&SoO&
FOR YEARS WE HAVE heard polite
lans figuratively, if not literally. crate from
the nearest soap box in behalf of the littl
man, the average man, the underpriviege(
man, or some other fictitious character. Suci
lachrymOse Orations generally wind up will
pleas for another billion or two of govern
ment money and inevitably urge a benevolen
increase in the size of governments fey
more boards and bureaus
1t is interesting to note the path dow
which this kind of demagoguery is leading
the little people, which means practically a
of us. The point has now been reached wher
year make up 96 per cent of all income tax
payers in the United States, and they pay tn
Treasury S1O,137,0 100000 year, or SO pc
cent OF total revenue from taxes on indvidus
incomes. People with net incomes of MOI
, than S., 900 year make up only 4 per cent c
taxpayers and account for AZ per cent of tn
take from personal income taxes
Federal spending has reached the stag
! 80 to 40 billions year-where if all III
4 income retained by the erich" after presel
. tax payments, it would not make noticeab
: dent in the tax burden. AS one analyst hs
very modestly summed up the problem
u congress, therefore, is having to face Il
= hard fact that it takes broad taxpayer ba
: to support high-cost government"
{ The Pied Piper has played a merry tul
> and the little people who have followed hi
/ will soon know what the inside of the mou
tain looks like.
) THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
S has broken the ice bv prOnOSinp to limit r