Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-05
THURSD7F. JUNE 8, 1915.
A GOVERNMENT PRESS.

The New York Head declares that the first orea
question for the consideration Of the Congress On
its assembling in December. will be the propriey of viz
tualY pensioning the Government press-and il is Ger
ianly Of no lule magnitude, both in political and
peeunary aspect.
As we have heretofore had occasion to remark. the
1eaoia newspaper, org mating in the Executive twill ;"
Of which ii is to be The exponent and of whose conduct
IS 10 be The defender. with The understanding thai il
is tn be sustained not by the people, but by The patronage
Of The government is novel conception aud is as dan
gefous as II is novel. Such press cannot be 6 ,,o
care Mt under whose control it NAV NJ 1,s ed;,,r
however widely he hay differ rom the Exocntive in IL
'''ey' ai i'he%n he may in his conscience condemn
~ aris Is l"haebitd, 50 long he Is the Executive
ne1b tee dependent on not only for life but for
tn means Ntefeby he lives" lie dare not utter
"'d oil ani ANT. much less indulge in the language
81 taIHas cehtheailon, however strongly he may lie
'Hiitd 10 DO sol Tie nc9mpeency or the uniailhful
hess 81 lie Executive. His tongue and pen are palsed
oy Inc I'M d"Heeus " hch poured from the public
treasury MO ts private Golfers. lie nog. indeed should
wal eih''nee OF opinion occur between himself and
NE Executive, Nlfdmw from his post even with the
certainty OF recunary hss, (pehaps of ruin sarino
hun IN the lace, hut it is ar more likely IN such an emer-
genfy, that the voice Of conscience aud the calls of ma
Inilsm void he sed by tie overpowerinn influence of
sci interest IT, however. he should be made Of .serer
stun Than are must in these yenal times when lust
{" lice aud ol gain seems 10 be The all peryadnp motive
OF mankind, and should dare speak 10 N IF the Ex-
ernNe Ia The independent spirit Of freeman The means
"l punishment Is IN the hands of that Executive The
oofefnment FrcSS and tho Government Editor are not
'denteal and the Withdrawal of the latter BY no means
implies the l'ss nj the former The Editor should he
prove refractory nbeuus, would be removed from his
PsiiFn hy the same Potent ",rP' which brought .ihe
ul5be' originally into existence. and which snbsronent
~ dfereeng lis death, has given birth To its successor
lhe Ou9a, but lie would be con PEELED To save him
sell nom min, 10 transfer his paper To more plant in
Nfernl IL should lie refuse his paper would perish by
lhewuhdta"al ulisaccusomed revenue &anofher would
beeaod into existence with the certainty oreceiving the
Immense Executive patronage long as il should prove
alihin 10 Executive ordesl Can any unpreiudiced mind
a Ia perceive the pomcous consequences that mus, in
process o Time result from This merecous connection of
/ the Executive with the Press Let us concede for
The sake OF argument, that at present. we have no Just
reasoh to arPreaend any danger-Let us admit that the
President intends to administer the government honest
~ and pfepely and that relyn upon the candor and
justice OF Ills connrymen and no; afraid of free press
lie docs not Intend 10 attempt to exercise this arbitrary
control over The columns Of the Government Paper =
and let US suppose farther that should he make the at.
tempt. II would he semly resisted by the present Ed
tor 81 The Union. We willing to concede all this 10
be the TACT But, where is the guarantee that hereafter
we may not have an ambitious and corrupt President in
the Char, with venal and parasitca Editu at his
ELBOW sumo .Nop0hon on the throne, with cunve.
mont .foliep TO obey his behess And if this slauld
be- lie case,--as, IN the progress Of time, it will be
II indeed II has not already been-mus such press
sustained by the money OF the people, for the express
purpose Of docelving and misleading them by CLOSING
over acts OF Executive usupatlon and dtsposm and Of
defending whatever policy It's masters may pursue in
stead OF being the champion Of popular rights and there
fore the palladium OF Liberty be in fact .'ihe tn
rents Iriend-he Peoples joe"2 1t seems 10 US her.
cannot be Two opinions on The subject
word on the peouniary aspect OF the question:
is admitted that If the Public Printing Instead of being
given to the Government Editor and executed at prices
which enable him 10 realize splendid fortune in few
years. be done by contract, great saving will be effects
ed 10 the public treasury. IT, therefore, this v as The
only question TO be considered should hold that rep
resenta,ye to be laless to his trust Who for the pun.
pose OF sustaining Government Press to be the mouth
piece aud apoogst Of the Executive, shall nevertheless
vote for the Government Editor as Public printer-un
hss ne sha', when he does So require sine qua non
the adoption of new scale of prices which shall reduce
the Pr fits 10 fair remuneration for the labor performed
w shall keep eye this subject at the next ses
sion Of Congress and shall note for public information
hecourse of each member Of Congress- particularly OF
Ito>e from Virginia, This question involves both The
freedom Of the press and economy in Expenditures
ard he people Will require that their representatives
shall do nothing to impair the one to defeat the other
---
Nh 1g'er.-iao fate Of this gentleman is a warn
lng 10 all political time Servers who expect to rropate
the favor Of their opponents ty beayi their lriends-
The Valley Star. for example scouts his nomination to
the L. S Senate by a correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer as NEST extraordinary course--"a man, Gt
says who has proved trfaeherors all parties that ey,
81 conGoed in hin."Ater expression Of rreicr renee
for Mr.. kiyts ostr Mr.. Tyler, tie S,ar adds There
Is 10 man IN this conmoHvoalb, in cur humble opin
len, WHO Is in all esieels less deserving Of the conf
denc and II gard If The IeoI Nre mia Nlo has q
all occasions proved mare tatss 10 every party with
which he has been connecedsnd ho is tier entitled
to scotn and deteslaon Of all honest politicians in th
State and evc1wh,re ,aon Such is Il e sentence pro
rouncod hy all Icofecos. who DO not hin rr,rcr I,
preserve Feiific silence, upon the man uhum the,
INST dueed into the commission Of the very acts q
reachcry Sr wh.oh they always despised, and nov a
buse lin,
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