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There is no "opposition" in these things. Since it is the very business of the Free Press to expose the falsehood or inanity of the Official Capitalist Press, one may truly say that a great part of the energies of the Free Press is wasted in this "groping in the dark" to which it is condemned. THERE IS NO OPPOSITION TO THESE THINGS SINCE IT IS THE VERY BUSINESS OF THE FREE PRESS TO EXPOSE THE FALSEHOOD OR INANITY OF THE OFFICIAL CAPITALIST PRESS ONE MAY TRULY SAY THAT A GREAT PART OF THE ENERGIES OF THE FREE PRESS IS WASTED IN THIS GROPING IN THE DARK TO WHICH IT IS CONDEMNED
t to apply to most of the Free Papers. 4 Fourthly, but also partly economic, there is the impediment the Free Press suffers of imperfect information. It will print truths which the Great Papers studiously conceal, but daily and widespread information on general matters it has great difficulty in obtaining. Information is obtained either at great expense through private agents, or else by favour through official channels, that is, from the professional politicians. The Official Press makes and unmakes the politicians. Therefore, the politician is careful to keep it informed of truths that are valuable to him, as well as to make it the organ of falsehoods equally valuable. Most of the official papers, for instance, were informed of the Indian Silver scandal by the culprits themselves in a fashion which forestalled attack. Those who led the attack groped in the dark. For we must remember that the professional politicians all stand in together when a financial swindle is being carried out. MPEDIMENT OF HABIT TO APPLY TO MOST OF THE FREE PAPERS FOUR FOURTHLY BUT ALSO PARTLY ECONOMIC THERE IS THE IMPEDIMENT THE FREE PRESS SUFFERS OF IMPERFECT INFORMATION IT WILL PRINT TRUTHS WHICH THE GREAT PAPERS STUDIOUSLY CONCEAL BUT DAILY AND WIDESPREAD INFORMATION ON GENERAL MATTERS IT HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING INFORMATION IS OBTAINED EITHER AT GREAT EXPENSE THROUGH PRIVATE AGENTS OR ELSE BY FAVOR THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS THAT IS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS THE OFFICIAL PRESS MAKES AND UNMAKES THE POLITICIANS THEREFORE THE POLITICIAN IS CAREFUL TO KEEP IT INFORMED OF TRUTHS THAT ARE VALUABLE TO HIM AS WELL AS TO MAKE IT THE ORGAN OF FALSEHOODS EQUALLY VALUABLE MOST OF THE OFFICIAL PAPERS FOR INSTANCE WERE INFORMED OF THE INDIAN SILVER SCANDAL BY THE CULPRITS THEMSELVES IN A FASHION WHICH FORESTALLED ATTACK THOSE WHO LED THE ATTACK GROPED IN THE DARK FOR WE MUST REMEMBER THAT THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS ALL STAND IN TOGETHER WHEN A FINANCIAL SWINDLE IS BEING CARRIED OUT
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