Show responsibility OF THE PRESS aby by GOV LOUIS I 1 L EMMERSON illinois Il linol I 1 newspapers of the nation play almost as important a part in the life of the country as the government itself one of the chief functions of a newspaper is to form a check on on government I 1 would stress the responsibility of the press to fight unceasingly against that which is bad in in government govern men tand and against again st encroachments encroach ments on the public p bublic ri rights the public interest demands that newspapers be kept clean that their editors be fearless the responsibility of newspapers toward government er consists chiefly in assisting government and its adminis administrators administrator rs in in any efforts to advance the general welfare and in remaining constantly on the watch against engroa aliments on the public rig rights lits Heg regardless ardless of your political beliefs you owe it to yourselves to your community and your state to align yourselves definitely with that which is 9 good in government and unceasingly to f ight fight that which is bad the day when you can take sides on a great public issue for political reasons albane is ia past have your opinions keep them clean but keep to the facts in your news columns column |