St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
FRIDAY. AUGUST 8 1864
Our Score At 20 Years

Our Score AT 70 Years
It Is with mixed feelings August 1864 edition
the goth anniversary Of this publication There natur
ally feeling accomplishment and pride that our journalistic
shop which
weekly newspaper enterprises set sail
The part OF accomplishment perhaps the
Creates, through the 20 years of OPP
and the support OF the major
portion increasing zeabe number
of would goth anniversary
pride bepeak that of vaingoous preenng but Of
the looking marveis at the OBJ
stacies sacrifice which
many persons living the 20 history of
the
feeling mold destiny which to
those field who
only report hoys record but also
participate fully in the making OF that history.
Every enterprise type portion of the
public detectives towards which It must move
Our original detectives fully than
Of u dreamed
prime purpose establish and maintain medium
Of news expression particularly the interest. of
Americans Negro city and To the community
welfare general
EBONY MAGAZINE called this paper Of the
twelve leading Negro papers of the country
Negro papers country of them located
times the Negro population of this city the
which to be proud Therefore we believe
provided town with good newspaper
objective giving community and us friends
achieved to the extent tha
widely quoted praised and criticized People OF all CLASSES
its and Its influence
opinions independent character makes
beyond the bounds of the special interests Of tho com
munity founded to
paper opening editorial In the first edition
August fearicssy and increasingly
against inuses determinations all imposed inequalities
what nationality they visited upon We
kept that pledge 10 the letter
would the local news thoroughly and eonSoen
tousy That pledge kept ability
pocket book
promised the worthwhile Institutions We have W.
the churches and the fraterna
organizations The say kept promise also We
constructive criticism of both me'
There plenty of men and movements who will at
have baed high and wide
With hardly a nickel newspaper said in 1884 ii
nrst editorials
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only space columns which win be
open an bonarde business enterprises"
critics they honest win admit that tn
this advertising space ans
matter much offered the paper viii not eae
either individual or movement unless Is convinced Is IN III
public interest
Twenty years ago often w
offering approval
content editorials pertinent subject that they Nigh
the Letters to the Ed
filled with interesting and readable letters
No matter how have during
these past years. judgement
advertisers who should point out have
given US splendid support
We on o to what feel accom-
pshed the who hav
advertiser
the social cultural spiritual and most i'm
portan Minnesota Negro and thereh
both the Negro community and the community whole
addition paper been Of getting be
the white majority, problems view
legitimate aspirations To-day not boast
this stat
among white people during
2oyear which this
all walks life Tn
results leadership Of this state
interested helping wherever possible the Minnesota Negro achev
equality employment education housing and in the poie
andc cultural life OF the
this interest herr In Minnesota
paper hesitation question
which had Go do
against powerful opponents
discontinued for lack OF
support
This say easy
fight community learned Jhs
would tho entire community
Negro OF the population support has wit
the hurdles much
work the people who live
H. and w glad 20 years old a newspaper