Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-11-02 | Page 4 | The Standard's Position in This Campaign

If ' i' THE STANDARD'S POSITION HI - ij IN THIS CAMPAIGN H jl! On the front page of the Standard Hj j jji, last evening was a small article which H f I j' NEW YORK FOR WILSON HI K ' jl Mr. Hughes is to make eight- Hjm l I een speeches in New York. Hk i Eighteen more Hughes speeches mil ill ought to give the state to Presi- it ; j dent Wilson by a majority too big III TilJs item was SP130 and snould lili' ' ) have been In the Democratic dePart- III!' I ment. The mechanical department of III ; J ,1 the paper was wholly responsible for lij ' :j this error, the lines being appropriat- I 1 j ijji ed as a "filler." I; j ffc The Standard does not pretend to I; ' , say Mr. Hughes' eighteen speeches in i I j jll New York will have any such effect l,i I . t as is represented in the little squib, M I" j1 I j 1 we did, our sense of fairness ' I 'J I. A would compel us to accord the entile enti-le I j jji , cism a position in the editorial col-I, col-I, 1 1 i i Tunns where whatever bias or preju-I; preju-I; I jt -i dice, we may possess in the form of j ' 'jW; personal opinion finds lodgment. I; j j $ The Standard during this campaign j j I Vt has aimed to be fair and fearless, as l I ; it always has been. ! 1 i SB There have been no mean personally personal-ly I j fljj Hies, bitter denunciations or sensa-I sensa-I mt tions. There may have been editorial I comments reflecting our personal M- I j I1, opinions to which all our readers m') I I could not subscribe, but that is to be W 1 j expected in a great political campaign M(3 I ! S ! In which the best of men have dill' di-ll' I j j j j vergent views. I I ; I J ; It Is true the Standard has not been I'll; 1 I : spineless and colorless, and Ameri- 11 j i cans of rich red blood do not demand I;.': I j ; : a paper of that description when they I- JI f ?j! are searching for an independent me- I Jj i dium of news and editorial opinion.