Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
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GRs. BUTLER "IarsACHgs" IHR Pass,
Tits one0f the misfortunes OF cOnduct
ors of newspapers, that when their
course upon matters OF great public mo-
ment Is not in accordance with the
wishes of clique, they are very apt TO
be met by the charge OF corrupt personal
motives. Men who find they eau neither
purchase or cajOle newspaper invaria
bly, take the lead 10 denouncing journal
lists, who occupying positions which
enable them to form correct opinions
upon the questions Of the day, are very
apt to speak independently, aud In so
speaking they mar at times the schemes
which designing men coucoct, aud des-
troy by a few words the plsRs which
have been laid TO mislead the public.
Those who reflect for an instant will
see how short.sighted the conductor OF
a newspaper would be were he to for
felt the confidence OF his readers by sac.
ritlcing any public interest TO suit his
private ends. 1t would be a policy
which would defeat itself, for the only
weight newspaper preserves in a com
munity would be at once lost. We are
not ready to believe that the publishers
OF American newspapers are so weak as
to aiopt such suicidal course, and If
no higher motive actuated them in the
management OF their papers, certainly
these reasons would be sufficient to pre-
vent them from being penny wise and
pound foolish.
These attacks upon personal motives
never discomfort US. Those who start
the cry and judge others by the low
standard which they set up in their own
minds as the motive OF their own public
acts, are generally weak imitators of the
pickpocket, who cries out when pursued
stop thief! ~ They never delude the
public, for no newspaper can long re-
ceive public confidence unless it's acts
merit the good will OF its readers, who
are the best judges of the motives of it's
conductors.
Hon. Benz. F. Butler has impeached
the press Of the country, after some ten
days Congressional experience. by the
charge that the newspapers Of this conn
try do not favor the impeachment OF the
President because, to use the phraseOo.
gy Of the indictment. newspaper ueo.
pie have daughters, sons, nephews, un-
Giles, aunts and cousins in the Federal
offices Of the Government We know
of no reason why the relatives of news
paper people should be Ineligible to
public office. 1t may be their misfortune
to be connected with such a debased
class, bu5 it is not crime. Gen. Butler
knows very we'll that when giving eX-
preston to an opinion, the position held
by the relatives would not prevent or
induce the suppression OF g thought.
But we do not believe that these untOr-
tunate relatives who now prevent i'm
parchment, according to Gen. Butler,
are very numerous, We know OF none
in these parts. We are inclined to the
belief, however, that Gen. Butler has, or
has had more relatives In lucrative pub
lie employ than any editor in the United
States, aud he certainly should not &C
Cuse the press of being governed by in
huenCeS which are so trivial. His
charge is unworthy Of q statesman, and
scarcely pardonable in a man who has
seen as much Of the press, and is so init
mately connected with some of its con.
duCtors as Gen. Butler has been in the
past --B0s0H journal.