Show 3 A VITAL NECESSITY independent newspapers are a vital necessity to vivery every community in the tha united states said harold J stepstone english journalist who was in salt lake city a few days ago Conini commenting enting on the utah statesman said in t this his crisp benten lee ce mr stepstone has expounded a great truth ind independent pendent newspapers papers not afraid to tell the truth papers with the courage to keep the people informed Inform cd fully and correctly on matters ot of import amport to the public are a prime essential to good government and good citizenship when newspapers whose obligation at it tit to inform the public and to inform them correctly tall fall in this duty they become false to themselves and to the public lot let us have more independent newspapers the times reproduces these statements tor for the benefit of those of its readers who have at tim times cs us or thought us bold tor borne 01 the information we have given diven out about public af affairs fairfi and public officials fici als agg |