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Show Province of Newspapsr It would be comical, were it not somewhat pathetic, the way newspaper offices are besieged every day by their friends, urgin;- them to "roast" this and that, to "see to it" that this and that is corrected; to have this and that done in the city or county; to start this and that kind of movement to correct evils in the state government. These friends actually appear to believe that it is the newspaper's business to handle all theso affairs. But a self-respecting newspaper, though ready and willing will-ing to carry all reasonable responsibility, must remind i!;-readers i!;-readers that they the peoeplc are the authority upon whom rests the responsibility for the present state of affairs local, state and national. A self-respecting newspaper tries to report the news of what actually happens, not what it might wish had happened. The relation of a self-respecting newspaper to the genera: public is not always understood. It is the duty of a newspaper news-paper to be in a position to support any good act and criticize-any criticize-any bad act of public policy. This relationship cannot exist where favors arc sake:' u.nd granted. Honesty is the only policy for a newspaper. If objectors don't like the way things are going, they should qualify as voters, and then raise cain about it. |