The people's voice., 1959-07-17

Company is a commercial venture.
as is most of the newspaper publish
ing business in America. They must
have subscribers and they must have
advertisers.
Along with that they are news
paper people and feel sense of re-
sponsibility to the community in the
matter of presenting the news. Mr..
Anderson spoke of the american
Community, which, though a high
sounding cliche, is basic and might
be expressed by other people in diff
ferent terms. Indications in the Hell
ena paper are that under the new
management the Community" atti-
tude is foremost, and their coverage
of the AFL-CIO convention is an
example.
Secondly, Mr.. Anderson spoke of
their newspaper activities in other
states, and in speaking of his own
territory, the Madison, Wisconsin area
which he termed the birthplace of the
movement, he said it had
been difficult ''to make conservatism
respectable and popular. The Lee
Madison daily is a very conservative
publication, and from what we have
been able to gather the editorial pol
icy of most of their papers is con-
In the final analysis the greatest
portion of the commercial newspapers
n America are conservative.
Mr. Anderson closed his speech with
he words 81 would like to see both
# us do well here. Both of us in
luded the Lee enterprise and the
Helena Community.
l think the dailies purchased by
he Lee Company will be conservative
n their editorial policy. I think on
he basis of the evidence we would
e dreamers to anticipate any other
olicy.
Even this will be vast and new
Experience to the people of Montana
nd it can be profitable experience
democracy, too.
If they are conservative it is to
e hoped they will not be "milktoast"
and Mr.. Anderson's ex-
as related Monday after
oon leave the impression that under
is leadership the Madison daily has
OF indulged in ''milktoast" journal
m. He spoke with enthusiasm of the
,ugh and tumble battles "on the
sues" that are part of the Wis
'nsin scene.
To institute new newspaper era,
in state with the jour
alistic history of Montana, takes
me. have feeling when the ''time"
mes, the Lee papers will put out
g challenge to Montana people to
'et up on your hind legs and fight
the issues.
| wonder if, when that 'time"
mes, the Great Falls Tribune will
t feel the challenge, too?
From what we gather. the Helena
per shows the greatest amount of
ange and spirit. Even their en-
oyees have brought out of cold
'rage personalities they've been hid
3 under baskets.
Newspapers, like any other ven
'e are as good as the support they
given. Even us Country cousins"
re at the VOICE harp that all the
lie.
Whatever the editorial policy of
'se newspapers on local, state and
'lonal issues, the atmosphere is
ng laid for better community spirit.
of the editorial policy. a
is the life blood of a com
nifty, and look forward to the
when the 'time" comes that the
newspapers feel they can get into
If boxing gloves and put some life
spirit into Montana politics.
With strong feeling that we won't
ee with their editorial policy. I'll
be happy to see this "time" come.
1ontana needs few lessons in
locratic action, and I think the
officials will not find us wanting.
e we get limbered up and learn
It democratic action is. For though
.ould please people to have a hard
ing liberal daily the present
nge can not help but be virtue
after all l don't suppose we can
apt Gall This orJ Loo.