Show Controlled Newspapers The Atchison Globe says that no ad arts ad has ever tried to control contra Its editorial ed ed- ed policy the remark being occasioned occa slotted by the charge often made nowa days that the big advertisers direct the editorial policy of or newspapers The experience of the Globe is the tha experience of most newspapers The Tha merchant who does a great deal of ad advertising advertising Is more interested In the cl clr department of a newspaper than In the editorial department If It a adaily adaily daily dally paper goes to the homes of the tha people and Is read by them he Is satisfied satin satis fled fied and It may chase after any theory or fad for all he cares He has troubles of his own and he isn't trying to shoulder shout shaul der del those of the editorial brethren There are newspapers controlled by people outside of the ed editorial rooms and a good many of them mores more's the pity but the people exercising that control are not the tho business men who pay their money for advertising space The newspapers which are established for political purposes arc are often controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by chronic whose whose- first concern is their own interests There are newspapers controlled by by- great corporations and the voice ot of such newspapers is always raised In protest against any genuine reform The average western newspaper usually usually usually ally Is controlled by its owner and he heIs heis heis Is supposed to be in duty bound to make alt all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts ot of times there are people who consider It his duty to insult his advertisers just to show that he Is free iree and inde Inde- pendent If he shows a decent respect for his patrons who pay him their mone money and make it possible for him to carry carryon on the business he Is subsidized subsidized subsidized or controlled The newspaper owner is a business man like the dry goods man or the grocer The merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants are expected to have consideration tion for their customers and they are not supposed to be subsidized by theman the theman theman man who spends five dollars with them but the publisher is expected to demonstrate his courage by showing showing- that he is ungrateful for the patronage patron patron- age of his friends It is a funny combination com con when you think It over over over- Emporia Gazette |