Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1893 — The Suppression of News. [ARTICLE]

The Suppression of News.

The bane of the newspaper office fe the man who wants things kept out of the paper. He is usually the person who insists on the news fully when it concerns other people. The reason customarily assigned by those who wish the news withheld is that its publication will bring disgrace and sadness to others. The matter of disgrace and sadness should be thought of earlier by those inclined to wrong-doing and criminality. The newspaper should not be asked to suppress news which those most interested in having kept quiet have failed to suppress when they had the opportunity—by behaving themselves and doing right.—Exchange.