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328 A History of Sweden
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peasant chief, who asked favors of no one, for he was
conscious of his own worth. He was so highly esteemed
by the peasants that he was chosen to represent twen-
ty-seven districts, and, hence, had twenty-seven votes,
or one-fifth of all the votes in the Estate of the
peasants.
Struggle for the Freedom of the Press. The opposi-
tion appeared not only at the meetings of the Riksdag,
but also in the press. It was at this time that the mod-
ern newspaper appeared. Hitherto the papers con-
tained news items and advertisements, but did not
discuss political and social questions of the day. In
1830 the young official, the highly gifted and cultured
Lars Hierta, began the publication of Aftonbladet
(The Evening Paper) in which he treated his readers
to political discussions, presenting the views of the
liberal party. His editorials were read with great in-
terest by the people, for they were witty and clever and
never gloomy. But like Anckarsvard’s criticisms, they
often went to extremes and were so fiery and ruthless
that they failed of their object. Other opposition
papers appeared, while the administration also had its
defenders. The press had thus aroused a more lively
interest in social and political questions, and it was
now easy for each one to form a political opinion of his
own. The press had become a power both for good
and evil.
The government tried to put an end to the offensive
Aftonbladet by means of the so-called "withdrawal
office," which had the power to stop the publication of
any paper deemed harmful in any way. The order was
issued without an inquiry or investigation and even
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