Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-10
M!jtrtlan2oui hru0inQ.
The London Times.

The power of the newspaper is famil-
iar in America, ani in aecor ancc with
cur political system. In England. il
s.aaIs in an agonism with the feudal
Institutions. and il is all the more bcni-
aci II. succor against tl.e secretivc ten
dcncies Of a monarchy. The celebrated
Lord Somars "knew of no good law
proposed and passed in his time, to
which the public papers had rot direct
ed his attention. There is no corner
and no night \ relentless inquisiton
dra.s every secret to the day. turns the
glare of this solar microscope on every
II /. aSance. so as to max thn pubic a
nor, terrible spy than anv ee.lgn.r:
aas 10 weakn IS cau be taken advantage
%. II an enemy, since the wboie pcopla
sve atroaly t9rewarned. Thus England
:. ts 5.arseifa those iucr4stl'i5H5 wh.ch
atqe aeen the rHin OF elI sttseS. O.
casrsa. this inspection is faral No
a1t.4ae privilege. no eomtottabie mpn D
oIy, bat sees surely that its days ar,
counted; the people are t.nil;arizsa
w,t4 the reason of reform, and, one ~
aaa, take away every argument Of the
o's'rue'ivcs. so your grace likes the
com5art of reading the newspapers,
sga Lord MauSii Id to the bah. OF
Northumberland IN X my words
,o4 and ! shall not i've to- 80 it. bat
hi, young gentleman G.r.! I,lI7u) may
OF ]. may be a little later. bat = il;tta
sooner or later. taes" newspapers viii
most assureIly writ tn Duk $ II North
um2rriani O ut fA,.t Ia. aad poses
Sons. and the country out uf 1t, kin.s.
Til tendency in Eugand towards social
and political institutions like those Of
America. is inev vitaole, and tho ability Of
It's journals is the driving force.
England is full OF manly, clever, well
bed men who possess the talent of wri-
tn5 of hand pungent paragraphs, cx-
pressing with clearness and courage their
opinion on any person or performance
auable or not, it is skill that is rare
y found, out of the English journals
The English do this as they write poetry.
5 they ride and box, by being educated
70 It. Hundreds Of clever Praeds, and
ftcres, and Froudes and Hoods, and
Hooks. and Maginns, and Mills, and
lacalays, make poems, or short essays
or a Journal, as they make speeches in
rarll4mcnt and on the hustings or, as
they shoot and ride. 1t is a quite acci-
dental and arbitrary direction of their
general ability. Rude health and spir
Is, an Oxford education, and the habits
society are implied, but not a ray of
genius. 1t comes of the. crowded state
'i the professions, the violent interests
which all men take in politics, the tacill-
y of experimenting in the journals, and
high pay.
The most conspicuous result of this
nIent is the Times newspaper. No
POWER in England is more felt more
eared, or more obeyed. What you read
the morning in that journal, you
Aall hear in the evening in all society.
has ears everywhere, and its intor-
'ation is earliest, completcst, and sprcst.
has risen year by year, and victory by
'e'ory, to its present authority. | ask
one Of its old contributors, whether
had once been abler than it is now :?
Never, he said ''these are its pami-
days" 1t has shown those qualities
al are dear to Englishmen, unainch-
: adherence to its objects, prodigdl
'elIectual ability. and towering as
rance, backed by the perfect or3aniza-
On In its printing house, and its world
Ne network Of spondencs and re-
'fs. 1t has its own history and ia
GUS trophies. In 1920. it adopted the
Use OF Queen Caroline, and carried 1t
alhst the king, 1t adopted poor law
.,''am,and almost alone liftedlt through.
men Lord Brousham was in power, 1t
c'ded against him, and pulled him
~h. 1t declared war against Ireland
aeonqueredit. It adopted the League
a'nst the Corn Laws, and when Cob
began to despair, it announced his
ampa. 1t enouneed and discreditcd