Show NEWSPAPER NE BUSINESS A Fact of Matter of Statement About an Expensive Modern Modem Industry One of f the most encouraging signs igns ot of If the times is the gr great t I Interest that people people peo peo- pie take in their newspapers lS Th The magazines nave lave many nian articles dealing wi with t the he press and there are few occasions oc or- when men and women are gfa Slathered th to tog together ther when I hen Ien en there is not nt S some discussion of or the he management as aswell well vell us as a 3 of the influence of newspapers When it is r iMn m that the pap papers rs are largely what the people make them the value of of this popular interest in them will willbo bl apparent appa lh The he Atlantic Monthly recently printed an article the purpose of or which was to show that the daily paper ai er in in the smaller town could not riot be a legitimate bU business ness enterprise uch as as it was nece necessarily controlled con con- trolled in a corrupt way w-uy b by the politicians clans and the sLa rs-a rs a pr proposition position tion which cannot be he d. d. d Now No the same satre magazine has another article severely s the editorial d nt of at th tl tIe daily papers The argument is that t the papers fear tear to discuss discuss dis dis- discuss cuss questions with cour- cour ago and honesty and nd so 50 have devel- devel vel- vel op d a 1 sort of non committal ol jejune writing wilting which is as edl edi That Th t bad influences 11 are c at work cannot be denied Nor can it be denied th that t some seine rs' rs have wholly holly surrendered t to th them l But here ere as inthe in inthe the tle other othor article th the writer gees es c-es too too far and mistakes 5 er an r occasional tendency tendency tend tend- ency for for fora a general Il li rift it The whole subject is intelligently discussed in a lucent l sup of or th tha thew ew e Yo k Evening Post With it its lY frankness the New York admits that the of a t. t newspaper is and must be a business sl It insists tl WP we have no right might l to ex expect Ct the th orn o. ers ers- of n W to turn tuia philanthropists as ds s a class and alid pocket losses in ordel to t lle liens As it point out ont exceptional 1 Jr have done donI this but the newspaper r r at hit business as a n whole hole has to tobe be c d on principles and unless they will jt jit fy in in the Ion long run in a fearL fearless s and RI unfettered unfettered lal editorial pate Pat page we shall not see it restored Iso No h hish hghes h i l Inbi te could b be raid r to the courage and Integrity ty of the press preES than is is found fount In n the popular belief ought to be willIng will will- Ing to wreck his jais property rather lather than surrender his convictions No such demand de de- mand is made on any other business or profession It is well that it shoUld be he made maile of the per newspaper for It is Isa a great groat public Institution Institution-a a sort ort of tr trustee stee for forthe forthe the people A And d It n must st be faithful to the trust No 10 man is compelled to go into the Ue business But when he ne does go into it he ought tIt to remember lemein- lemein ber that it i is is- something more than a 2 m money making Manifestly I Lan i Uy the p people ople cal can contribute much to the improvement of the press pr If th thy y will insist on integrity and conage and support the the- paper h shows these S qualities even when it at attacks attacks at- at tacks their opinions or disagrees with them on important public questions they will c contribute 1 mightily to the disappearance e of Really Realty Real Real- ly ty what the intelligent man wants ants Isto Isto is isto to know that his p paper pcr Is s dealing deahm fairly fairly fairly fair fair- ly with him and Is telling tel the truth a aIt asit as alii it sees fees the truth When all people f reel f l ihlo ahia wiy wy y we se shall have e much nuch b better editorial than we have now Indianapolis olIs N News Nev ws |