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1 I say that in the first place the Free Press, being a reformer, suffered from what all reformers suffer from, to wit, that in their origins they must, by definition, go against the stream. ONE I SAY THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE THE FREE PRESS BEING A REFORMER SUFFERED FROM WHAT ALL REFORMERS SUFFER FROM TO WIT THAT IN THEIR ORIGINS THEY MUST BY DEFINITION GO AGAINST THE STREAM
journals suffered from the difficulty which all true reformers have, that they have to begin by going against the stream. (2) In the second place they suffered from that character of particularism or "crankiness," which was a necessary result of their Propagandist character. (3) In the third place--and this is most important--they suffered economically. They were unable to present to their readers all that their readers expected at the price. This was because they were refused advertisement subsidy and were boycotted. (4) In the fourth place, for reasons that will be apparent in a moment, they suffered from lack of information. To these four main disabilities the Free Papers in _this_ country added a fifth peculiarly our own; they stood in peril from the arbitrary power of the Political Lawyers. Let us consider first the main four points. When we have examined them all we shall see against what forces, and in spite of what negative factors, the Free Press has established itself to-day. RST PLACE THE FREE JOURNALS SUFFERED FROM THE DIFFICULTY WHICH ALL TRUE REFORMERS HAVE THAT THEY HAVE TO BEGIN BY GOING AGAINST THE STREAM TWO IN THE SECOND PLACE THEY SUFFERED FROM THAT CHARACTER OF PARTICULARISM OR CRANKINESS WHICH WAS A NECESSARY RESULT OF THEIR PROPAGANDIST CHARACTER THREE IN THE THIRD PLACE AND THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT THEY SUFFERED ECONOMICALLY THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRESENT TO THEIR READERS ALL THAT THEIR READERS EXPECTED AT THE PRICE THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE REFUSED ADVERTISEMENT SUBSIDY AND WERE BOY COTTED FOUR THE FOURTH PLACE FOR REASONS THAT WILL BE APPARENT IN A MOMENT THEY SUFFERED FROM LACK OF INFORMATION TO THESE FOUR MAIN DISABILITIES THE FREE PAPERS IN THIS COUNTRY ADDED A FIFTH PARTICULARLY OUR OWN THEY STOOD IN PERIL FROM THE ARBITRARY POWER OF THE POLITICAL LAWYERS LET US CONSIDER FIRST THE MAIN FOUR POINTS WHEN WE HAVE EXAMINED THEM ALL WE SHALL SEE AGAINST WHAT FORCES AND IN SPITE OF WHAT NEGATIVE FACTORS THE FREE PRESS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF TO DAY
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