The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-11-06
THE VALUE OF THE NEWSPAPER

Gan Editorial Reprinted From The Mooresvle N c. Tribune)
THE year designated
Week" by This "week long be-
fore had Apple Week. Alfalfa Week. EaMoeBread Week and
hundreds other weeks the American
people And Newspaper of the others
Officially, Newspaper Week the first week October Be
all the that flood this community full of the
event during the first week October thought would
comments until they through the hope that would also
be read.
There approximately 10000 being published
today daes twelve
thousand beeagured journals Web definition of be
something attacked
To be worthy the of newspaper Journal weekly daily
public aress besieged
be surrounded attacked by those who stand lose when their hum
buggy exposed Likewise real newspaper is forever on the
better things universally popular
And beeagured the greatest buwark of Free
dom celebrates its this month We
homage odme who helped build the foundation for free
America Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
people Hamilton first Secretary of the Trea
colonial that Hamilton
America as youth to study Journalism and fewer know that in 1898
firmly the all the first pillar Amer
a freedom of the 1t this that the infamous Sed
ton Act was passed This provided that anv person convicted
writing printing false scandalou malicious statement
against the of the United States should be imprisoned for
than Fearing the Act might
establish Hamilton fought and obtained that
the truth such statements constituted defense This led the
the final repeal of the Act
Hamilton also made the in the his
tory OF American IN defense OF Harry CrosWe New
York publisher in suit for libel The result of this caused the
New York legislature wherein forth that truth
is defense in libel Thus the freedom of the American had its
early champions.
respect for free for his expressed desire to the of
America be the buwark freedom has since become Some of these
quotes:
being opinion people,
first object should be to keep that right Were left de-
eide whether should hvea without
without should not hesitate moment
prefer the newspapers"
"Our liberty depends the freedom of the and that
not be limited without being lost"
THE BEST Of what the has done freedom
down through the of what of the various
have said about it. Here a few quotes
James Madison: "To the checked is with abus
the world indebted for all the tumphs which have been gained
by and humanity over error and oppression"
Napoleon Il fear three newspapers more than hundred thousand
bayonets." s@s # g
Theodore Roosevel n country am inclined think that al
not quite the that of
just as much public are men In the service
themselves whether those be elected appointed officers
Thomas Caryle Burke said there Three Para
but Reporters Gallery
important by far than they ALL"
Alexander Hamton The liberty of press consists my
in publishing the truth the editor it, from good motives and
for usiabe ends though it reflect magistrates
individuals"
Thomas Erskine Government in its estimation has been
system perfection press
detected its and the people have from time time reformed
them This freedom has alone
freedom alone preserve it."
travelling through fourteen countries
defense that keep from stealing the
and operating the interests of privileged few
THE PRESIDENT railroad visited by
delegation from faremoved community seeking have the rail
line extended through this community The rail executive
with their pleas He ad Le local
and I'll tell you what kind of town have"
many respects a
alert sleepy Show that has
ve aggressive and I'll show that headed
or growth development
of the Tribune call community
interests We take pride neghbors intimate
found only in the TYPICAL small American
Service and its people the creed
paper founded upon principle course hope
livelihood the business honestly
Gently.
Your hometown newspaper brings you intimate neighborly
webyweek history community that
oow for such shares interest and and
fol thisvcom
1t because bring all the people things
which first interest that family
attention this family equal
friendly reception which this newspaper
these hundreds of homes
Whatever this has achieved
accomplished with the thought of behind its
Inf lie he