Show PANNING THE PRESS one of the commonest forms ot of a amusement mu for the average person Is to pan the press he Is never fa a millar with the running of a news paper but he seems to think he is 13 sure bute how it should be run free newspapers are absolutely tree free from error they will creep in despite utmost precautions in n general it is considered as a public service which should ot of course be perfect as it if anything was perfect from all standpoints it is expected to print everything that ev embody WANTS printed and nothing that a part of the people doesn doean t want it if it prints anything on one side ot of a controversial matter the other side sees ot of course the slimy hand ot of corruption at work if it spineless it can t please both camps it if it presents the news juat just as it cees it it ot of course displeases both camps it Is criticised criticized as being all full ot of ke advertising how else Isa Is a newspaper runa never on subscriptions alone the liberal wants more spice the deplores that very sort ot of spice and says it Is a low moral ot of the editor it if it is republican thel democrats sa it never did sup BUD port a worthy cause that it is rot ten to the core it if it is democratic the sleek well fed republican says it Is a hungry sheet out tor for a meal ticket editors generally say go ahead pan the press but pay up and con dinue presenting the news getting as bear facts as it is possible from a all 11 Z and varied sources hoping it will be us as nearly accurate as Is evidence in ja B court of trial in there are al ways as many testifying one way as there are others testifying exactly the opposite the standard definition of a pan 20 of pf the press among editors is ane ua aguy who couldn coulden t do half as bood it if you turned him loose |