Show Correct Rather Than Cover City's Faults Boost Spokane says an advertisement advertisement advertisement advertise advertise- ment of the Western city boom Its m merits but forget Its faults or words to that effect When Wilen a city's boosters bid Its citizens citizens citi citi- zens forget Its faults they forget that even as a a- a matter of mere expediency honesty Is the best policy They Ignore Ignore Ig Ig- ig- ig nore fore the truth that there are elements of ot progress which are bigger r than mere bigness If It a city is to reach its best possible estate it must be told Its faults It must welcome painful truth truth- telling Faithful are the wounds of ofa a friend Honest finding fault-finding is one of the greatest benefits that can be bestowed bestowed be be- bestowed stowed upon government Exposure I I of a city's faults Is the best boosting It can have One compounds evil who tries t to conceal the fact of at Its existence Delayed Delayed Delayed De De- De- De exposure of wrong reacts to th the disadvantage of a city In all aU ways I It ItIs ItIs Is told that in Denver organizations organization have Insisted that nothing be pub that would hurt business usines Facts as to concealment are sure to tobe tobe tobe be more damaging than the tion of the truth at first would have hav been ChIcago Chicago Journal r |