Show nata newspaper week oct 18 L WILLKIE east street new york city cit september IS 18 1010 10 10 my aly dear clear mr air hardy there is nothing more essential to tho 1110 preservation preer of a free american democracy than the preservation of fit a i tree american Aine rican press news at accurate curate and unbiased is the daily bread upun upon which a democracy lords the news and control tle me views of the press those ire are the enst ainis aims in ill the would be dictators ef rort to undermine democracy lies nd controlled propaganda is the stuff apon shih feed and grow tat rat freedom of tile the press is the stal at A life for any vital democracy the nie united states is the only great antion in ill the world today with an all ab hoi ely free press so ion long as it remains true that our press is free s si ang will our democracy survive so ions iong as it ieni legains ains true that the press ot of other nations is shackled so ion vill rill their peoples be living either u un p berthe urgencies of war or the he of cf despots tins means that americas free press today shoulders in an historic re responsibility ability I 1 believe that the publishers publisher editors and working staffs of americas newspapers are discharging tile the responsibility in a great and vital american way if I 1 am elected pres i ailt k I 1 nt of the united states stales I 1 shall fight for their right to report honestly aud and inear to honestly disagree agree with me ine an and d my mv m v administration I 1 hall not sick seek to coerce them dima alie dl di is rous irons road of intellectual dishonesty nor to und the economic I 1 ol of a frea fro 1 press ress 4 sli sincerely 1 berely yours WENDELL L |