Show THE TH E EDITOR IN I N POLITICS Can a n newspaper editor and nd by this expression wo we mean an editor in the theold th old sense of the word help his candi caldi candidacy dacy for public office with his news newspaper newspaper paper In other words warda is it fair for forthe forthe forthe the editor to get into politics as a can candidate candidate didato for office The questions are answered in iii the negative by b the Rich Richmond mond Va which says Tho The editor who goes oos into the tho business of and takes his newspaper with him places both in a position of at embarrassment It 1 Jill t too oo much to expect aspect that he lie will wUl allow his columns to be used to aid and abet tho the candidacy of his op opponent But if it he uses the paper to boost himself by suppressing coloring dis din distorting or exaggerating the news he ag ac aggrades grados grades and debauches it and injures its itu character A newspaper that is not fair In Its news reports Is f ul and cannot long Jong retain the confidence enoe and respect peet of decent readers There is no place In modern journalism for the organ A po political organ is worse and an abomination tion lion on the earth An established news newspaper newspaper paper is a quasi public institution It owes a duty to the public which cannot be bc ignored and not oven even Its owner has ha the right to debase it for tor selfish pur purposes purposes purposes poses To do so 80 is almost to commit sacrilege But as a a matter of ot policy It tt Itis ItIs is doubtful if It an editor in tn politics can oan help his own candidacy with his own newspaper The Herald is In accord with the sen sentiments sentiments sentiments quoted The editor who is a candidate for office Is not human If he does not use his vapor paper to injure the chances chancos of or his opponents and to aid in 1 every possible way his own candidacy Take tile the recent race for the te t e governorship of Georgia a race rac racin in which each of the three candidates there was a fourth but he be was only a filler was the editor of a newspaper nev paper Mr Smiths paper the Atlanta Journal invariably minimized the attendance and enthusiasm at the Howell and aId the Estill meetings Howells paper did the same thing for the Smith and 1 gatherings and Estill for the Smith and Howell meetings They were only mortals you see Wo We do not believe belleve the editor should ever over be a candidate ca for office His calling should act as a perpetual bar barto barto barto to any solicitation of the popular fran franchise franchise franchine chise chine There are aro plenty of honorable and dignified appointive places and to these the editor may with some degree of propriety properly aspire but bt we have our doubts even on this point Certainly he should not go about ask asic asking ing inS for signatures to petitions for lor Ms lis is appointment or permit his friends to todo todo todo do so The office should come to him unsought in every sense or not at all aU This may seem soom to put the case caso rather strongly but it is ia the fair fah way vay to 0 put Jut it The power of tho the press the honor and integrity of the te pr ds its is too sacred a thing to prostitute for the tho sake sako of political preferment of any sort |