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THE POLITICAL LAWYERS We must consider separately, for it is not universal but peculiar to our own society, the heavy disability under which the Free Press suffers in this country from the now unchecked power of the political lawyers. THE POLITICAL LAWYERS WE MUST CONSIDER SEPARATELY FOR IT IS NOT UNIVERSAL BUT PECULIAR TO OUR OWN SOCIETY THE HEAVY DISABILITY UNDER WHICH THE FREE PRESS SUFFERS IN THIS COUNTRY FROM THE NOW UNCHECKED POWER OF THE POLITICAL LAWYERS
 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. 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. At the same time, the Economic difficulty prevents the Free Press from paying for information difficult to be obtained, and under these twin disabilities it remains heavily handicapped. ICIANS 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 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 AT THE SAME TIME THE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTY PREVENTS THE FREE PRESS FROM PAYING FOR INFORMATION DIFFICULT TO BE OBTAINED AND UNDER THESE TWIN DISABILITIES IT REMAINS HEAVILY HANDICAPPED
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