Show the verdict of the jury in the libel suit against the standard publishing company is a testimonial of which we are proud eight impartial men have exonerated this paper of any wrong doing in publishing the stories told the polica at the time T G richards was arrested on a serious charge by his little stepdaughter step daughter they virtually decided that the contentions or the attorneys for the prosecution were not based on truth and that decision carried with if a severe reflection on tho men back of the action the standard like any other dally paper makes mistakes and now and then blunders in its reportorial work that comes in part from the hurry and bustle in getting out a dally paper but never intentionally in a local news t item does it seek to wrong any one whether the one concerned be friend or foe in the heat of political campaigns this paper has said sharp things and at throes has made enemies because perhaps of a too zealous devotion to party or principle but with such ex we do not recall an instance in which this paper overstepped over stepped ano bounds of fairness in dealing with the news of the day whenever an error of judgment or a misunderstanding of facts has been called to our attention we have airways bought to repair the wrong by an amende honorable the standard is a paper for the homo and we would prefer to report the good and the beautiful in life than to present the other side yet ag protection of the home it is the duty of this paper to not only gee that which Is good but to warn the fathers and mothers against that which Is bad failing in this duty of exposing evil we would be culpable and cowardly if the fear of a resort to unscrupulous tactics against us for such publicity should be the impelling motive tor that 1 t A h HE FUTURE OF THE PHILIP PINES pueblo chief tain thoughtful amer who want to do the right thing for the filipinos Fill pinos and who are not misled by the clamor of partisanship or the whines of will find much of value in secretary tafts latest report upon the conditions now existing in the islands mr taft it will bo remembered recently went to the islands for the purpose of being present at the opening of the first national assembly and his statement of the conditions now existing there maybe taken as those of one who has watched development very carefully and who perhaps more than any other man Is competent to understand and estimate what he has seen there stated briefly mr tafts summing up of the situation Is that 80 per cent of the people are in dense ignorance at the present time and that not more chaa 10 per cent are capable of performing the duties of government and among this ten per cen a email number have any appreciation of government for the benefit of the governed but they desire independence only that they may govern the country for the benefit of themselves it was this lack of appreciation of responsibility to the nation as a whole this absence of true patriotism that caused the breakdown of native gov in cuba and these qualities are far more deficient in tho philippines for the ed states then it is a question as to whether the govern ment ought to be turned over to a ruling class composed ot not more than 10 per cent of the population in order that the members of this class or a part of them may enrich and aggrandize gran dize themselves at the expense of the whole people the policy of the american government outlined by me kanley and confirmed by roosevelt has been against such betrayal of the trust committed to this nation and this policy will be confirmed by the sober judgment of the american people As to the ability of the people to rise to the level of better things secretary taft Is confident he be llever that the are making rapid progress and that it Is only a question of time alien thoy will be quite competent to decide for themselves whether they desire to continue or to break the ties that bind them to the great republic to this end he considers a single civilized language a most important means and he believes that independence ought to be postponed at least until a generation of english speaking fill panos educated in the public schools shall be able to assume the cespon of government mr tafta views arc so eminently reasonable and they are based upon such a thorough knowledge of tho actual conditions in the islands that y can hardly fall to have weight with congress and with all those aho vho da sire to think and to act reasonably in this matter associated NON PARTISAN butte inter mountain a corporation an association or a society assumes gigantic proportions in the united states it has become a habit to criticism criticise critic ise it the greatest news gathering organization in tho world tho associated press frequently is accused ol 01 blag toward this or that ism or interest As matter of fact nothing CD bo from the truth the cleverest organizer could not hope to control several thousand correspondents bound together only by enthusiasm not by interest for of necessity outside of a very few the news matter disseminated semina ted through this service is secured and written not by staff men but by local correspond cn ts usually the editors or associate editors of the papers taking the service this pei naturally includes almost every form of political social and religious belief the remuneration Is not great greed could induce few to truckle hence corruption could not exist but if proof were needed that the service Is absolutely nonpartisan non partisan and unbiased proof Is easily forthcoming follows here a recent general order from the head of the association to all superintendents and correspondent the revival of political activity attendant upon the approach of the national campaign prompts me to call your attention to the necessity that the greatest possible care be exercised to render the service of the associated press efficient and nonpartisan under no circumstances must a correspondent suffer himself to be betrayed into any expression of opinion may be construed as making for or against any political party or faction there are general rules applicable alike to all parties and well understood by all in authority in the association and it Is imperative that these rules be closely observed to the end that the report of the As hon francis griffith newlands states senator from nevada was born at natchon Natch oz miss on august 28 1848 after attending the common schools of that section he ivaa sent to the columbia law school and wag afterwards admitted to the bar in the district of columbia he went to san francisco and began the tico of law there and made a notable place for himself in the courts on tho pacific slope he remained in aan francisco until 1886 when be went to nevada ho has long been an advocate of the free of silver he was a member of congress from 1893 until 1903 when he was elected to tho senate hie homo la in awo nevada soc press shall at all times present a fair truthful and wholly impartial story of each event transpiring the honor of the general manager and every other employed Is involved in the strict observance of these rules MELVILLE E STONE general manager here is tho keynote of the success of the organization A working ma bority of the members of the associated press are republicans in what other industry would a majority of the directors servo the interests of the minority as well as their own in very few but news gathering and news disseminating to win trust and respect must be above board today there is not in the world a body 0 men more altruistic in principle or more sincere in purpose than the men who control the associated press and instances in which the association has been led into a partisan stand for human vigilance is fallible and nothing Is absolute are creditably rare WHY JURY SERVICE the chicago examiner says we are hearing a good deal these days about dodging jury service and tha subject Is an important one it Is to be borne in niland however that if citizens are not fond of jury duty they have some ground for their aversion leaving aside the mere pecuniary phase of the matter men do not like to be locked up for days or weeks at a time shut oft from communication with their families and business associates and segregated from the rest of mankind in general most men we think would perform jury duty with more or less cheerfulness it it did not involve a certain injury to their sell respect they do not like to be treated like criminals while performing a public duty in order to overcome this lebling it will he necessary for courts and counsel to treat juries with the utmost courtesy and consideration giving to understand that ane sacrifice made by aurora is appreciated Is done we shall have prevaricating and ter giver atlon in the to escape jury service |