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Show BX ADHERING TO ONE VIEW. XXXJ XH Dr. J. II. l'mil, in his addiess to the XB U.tnh Press Association the other day, BX ndocatcd a pollcj for the state iness BX or all uniting on ceitaln measures de- XXJ signed ror the weiraio or tlio state BX J ml to boost them in 3cnsou and out. Bfl For Instance, lr conservation of via- X tcrsheds in tlio State or Utnli should BXj bo deemed wise, the pi ess should nd XXJ heio to that plan, boosting It ns n XXJj piopcr com so to pursue' on the pait XXl of the government. Oi If u rallioud BB commission woio desirable for the XB Interests of the stnte, the pi ess should unite to the end that It be Installed . 'I lie theory Is beautiful but linprae tlcal. In the first place, wo doubt if It would be possible for the editors to come to one mind regarding any one measure. In the second place, even though they could ,wo think It would be unwise Tor them to do so, for the simple renhon that too much one-sldedness one-sldedness on a subject would prevail It would be better to have a differ cute of opinion. Is tlieie a solltur) subject all could subscribe to without with-out ii'i mental reservations, othci than stilctly moral Issues of a general gen-eral nature? In fact .would not a policy of that nature be destructive or Individuality, of untinnimeled thinking, think-ing, of press fieedom? And at present pres-ent rire wo not too much bound by tradition, throttled b rear that wo will say some things prejudicial to our business Interests driven to sa tlio snmo thing or some common sub Jectsf ' j t Katlicl than adopt a policy or adhoi- lug to one view on any measure, we deem, It for bettor to bo free lances on any subject Ur. I'aul, oven, would not have us be otheivvlse. Wo bellevo that overy newspaper of tlio state should have a policy of boosting Its comnuinlty to tho very utmost. Hut deliver us from being bound to one v low of an subject. |