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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. 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
w that it exists. The occasional articles in the Free Press have the same mark of high value, but it is not regular: and, meanwhile, hardly one of the Free Papers pays its way. The difficulty of distribution, which I have mentioned, comes under the same heading, and is another grave handicap. If a man finds a difficulty in getting some paper to which he is not a regular subscriber, but which he desires to purchase more or less regularly, it drops out of his habits. I myself, who am an assiduous reader of all such matter, have sometimes lost touch with one Free Paper or another for months, on account of a couple of weeks' difficulty in getting my copy, I believe this impediment of habit 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.  CLASS DOES NOT YET KNOW THAT IT EXISTS THE OCCASIONAL ARTICLES IN THE FREE PRESS HAVE THE SAME MARK OF HIGH VALUE BUT IS NOT REGULAR AND MEANWHILE HARDLY ONE OF THE FREE PAPERS PAYS ITS WAY THE DIFFICULTY OF DISTRIBUTION WHICH I HAVE MENTIONED COMES UNDER THE SAME HEADING AND IS ANOTHER GRAVE HANDICAP IF A MAN FINDS A DIFFICULTY IN GETTING SOME PAPER TO WHICH HE IS NOT A REGULAR SUBSCRIBER BUT WHICH HE DESIRES TO PURCHASE MORE OR LESS REGULARLY IT DROPS OUT OF HIS HABITS I MYSELF WHO AM AN ASSIDUOUS READER OF ALL SUCH MATTERS HAVE SOMETIMES LOST TOUCH WITH ONE FREE PAPER OR ANOTHER FOR MONTHS ON ACCOUNT OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS DIFFICULTY IN GETTING MY COPY I BELIEVE THIS IMPEDIMENT 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
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