New-York tribune., 1868-08-24
LOUIS BLANC on THE LONDON PENNY
NEWSPAPERS
TIE DAILY NEwS-TIlE sTANDARD-THE DAILY
TELEGRAPH-THE MORNING STAR.

THE DAILY NEwS-TIE srANDARD-THE DAILY
TELEGRAPH-TuE MORNING STAR
In a recent letter to lie Temps, Louis Blanc,
Who Is now the London correspondent Of that paper
thu. writes Of the political penny press Of the English
metropolis:
Tbre,, OF here-for have not yet finished with Mr..
John Stuart Mlto inform you Of an important fact the
transformation of The Doiy Ners INTO penny paper
This reduction of TIec ie sEIltCdut 10 b. democracy
under MS cCWmeIt"i aspect. ne Dnty rt"N vo g v
peuuy paper natural consequence of The reform oy
vuc Of which the people about 90 become soFeItIi
The new electors whom lAat reform calls 20 o .i,i.s
oi pOhiC4! power VIII require an organ H-'u
more settled than The Tines tendencies more m
I've, aud Larger symQatllcs and which may "' t1t5 a.
That enjoyed by me Times The DoHy Ae"S has an
Horuced itself beforehand as such oIsiL' ~ o.,o g.,
IA, owed FOR rcrya 0uar,erol century In n0tmng
Will 10 Doe chIugcd-Lehrr in is pohtCs EZliiuI Z H1e t
ALWAYS been elevated: nor ITS STYLE which has always
been nor IN is Willingness 70 GeIehn .ng %
natfrrv nm short. Tie DGig NeuS remains The Daily
Rcrs only las put te n the way Of being read more
,yt.u.iyely because Parliamentary Reform Increases
considerably the number Of those who Will require TO
It's not that penny papers wanting or that they
can with justice Doe taxed with want Ot abhy. Inc
chcap press command, to-day m England every avenue
70 pubic once; D. mas large resources az us
IL WIclds great power With moderation greater sun
and in pont of talent does not lle.d I 10 IiS pS
tho wealthy classes o ocC'}. It, telS 80 ~ T MIN
place to take, md that has been taken Dy me D"'s
Tie Standard is wcwritten Journalists corresp4h1
ents generally Weil-.uOrmed ana uusIMy,I.II}}, I}
especially IT. Paris correspondents ana II
for ITS size and Tor uleaOuuahce huu % H,S H 81 dout
ter But The Standard is thoroughly Ioy, anu !t u ~
whether the food supplies is agreeable 10 ne '"s'e' "
Tif Dg,ig TeeGrQDh Notwithstanding its somewhat
ostputatios display Of commonplace eruduOh anu ~
Li,, gavu ~ ye has exactly that kind OF merit
calculated TO draw large number OF readers ana lns
fatrs what is wanted in strength is abundanty made
up M coiorug It treats its readers TO proiuslon ol
historical "reminiscences It's comments on puDhc
ahair with spicy anecdotes, nulllpheS hdpy q.o'a%OS %
without end aud delights IN sensation aiIIes. bI', a.
strange TO saw this liberal and popular journal carries 10
the point of idoatry the worship Of the throne Men zen
they SPEAK Of the Queen Ihe suSsS Ss o. fo @Tempe
aNavs marked by sentiment OF resPectIui nuePsiE Pi
Ss' hnt with Tie D1iiy TeiegrGph respect invariably
IN forms of enthusiastic adulation. Alas for those who
a. a. , VI .o,rrreicnd i'm its largest acceptatiOn
the maxim: Touch not the Queenp Recently,
on Tie occasion Of journey to Balmorh,
FOR which Victoria il must be admitted, had selected an
asolIabe time member of the House Of Commons
Mr. Rearden Thought proper ask Mr.. Disrae If the
tourney to scotland had undertaken for reasons OF
health and IT, I'm that case, the Government Intended 10
advise Queen To abdicate in favor OF the flhce
Wales In putting the question, Mt Rearden beneVeu
that he was but exercising his right as reprehea'He
Of the people aud at the same time only echUg he as
content winch tho absence O the Queen from the metro
oils al the season Of balls and other festivities HAD aWak
eued among the tradesmcn OF London Besides, pOlti
cal crisis was at tie time, rendering the de
narture OF the Queen for Scotland very unadvsable
step IL is needless To say that the question was
a. scandalous The House OF Commons mahhesleu tHe
sroges iud gnaton it, and MI Rearden was severely
eeusured by all the Journals. But low dld me
Daily Telegraph on TINS occasion express Ms nIn Sn
mgsl IL was almost furious at the man VINO
had dared to put such a question, and, am01g
Resrden il called nm insect The Daily Telegraph Is
nevertheless Of the organs OF the Liberal party
pursues Mr. Disraeh sword in hand; II supports Mr
Gladstone warmly; 1t has rendered 10 the cause OF ue
mOcracy in the question of parliamentary reform neon
estahe services ana It Is stOuty opposed to the main
euauce of the State Church in Ireland Unfortunately,
however the liberalism OF Is Pug Ieegropd SeeI inc
warmth with which espoused the SIDE OF the SO9t N
the evil war in America, which would have Resulted ha
the South yanquished the north IN t9s tr1mph TI Ga
Bavery in the New World. Add To TINS that me Ddly
Teiegrdph Bonapartst Journal defending IN ENGLAND
the imperial re gme the Constitutional does IN France
although is dae to it to that u never speaks OF 'he
OF quite another Aud IS the liberalism OF me MO"R9
Sar-a liberalism which never contradcts ITSELF never
bends and never presents two facesthe first turned
toward domestic matters and the second toward foreign
affairs No English journal, not excepting even me Dtg
NS and The SUecaO pleaded with greater energy than
The Morning star the cause OF the North against Lhe
South no journal more WGorogs aehounced tne me
English magstracy has accorded inpunlty me AWHmg
Star honesty itself aud u possesses courage equa TO
H. homes, ~ pTOelaniug It's convictions without stopping
20 whether its uterances are likely to be wen re-
ceved reprOving those who faulty without troubling
itself about what the pubhe may think; giving wrong
70 England in her disputes with foregh nations
when 10 believes England in the wrong; pieach
ing the doctrine OF peace any price although knows
Il 20 unpopular in word striving to promote the
ends OF Justice at the risk OF offending pubc Opmoh
aud allowing no opportunity to escape OF putting the III
terests Of humanity above national interests need
hardly tell you that this Is just why am delgled WltA
The Morning STAR but am bound TO say tat TINS us Ju
why il the reprOaches OF considerable portion OI
the Lberid party ID England ana WY us HuuohSe - HG
greater not sufficiently Engsha serious defect IN
the eyes Of the English They accuse likewise Of being
extreme-a accusation IN country which does not
possess the faculty OF generalization which prdes itself
upon being practical and which has no disposition 70 run
after the ideal. --..-,.,-, -,
server tie principal penny papers OF London II have
succeeded in characterizng them Alright you VIII com
preheud how that in the cheap press there Is pace re-
turns its back TO the future The Daily Ieegraph which
deals with it only by'fts and starts ana ne M~ang
Sr which is absorbed in it, Here is the importance OF
the transformation OF The Daily AeSinto penny paper
More !ogea. and fixed IN its convictions than me
Daily Telegraph honest as The Horntg Stdr cut more
moderate more practical and with tendencies less cos
mOpotan. The Daliy heUs IS the REPRESENTATIVES par e.
cciiCHcc, in the daily journalism OF Engish Liberalism
Take that / speak not OF Liberalism only me
Ditig Neirs ia fact, IL essentially for tS country
and II l wished 10 seek qualIel cOuiu re-
call here certain articles written after the battle
OF sadowa honor Of Prussia and in which our beloved
France was very roughly handled. But where are the
true patrOts 20 BE- found who not sometimes little
too patriotic Are Frenchmen never TOO much
Treuchmeu But there any journal 70 which 1t can
not Justly imputed that puts national interests or s
OWL interests before justice that Journal Is not Ihe Ddy
Ne,rS This is proved by thousand circumstances,
resided in England at the time 10 have an idea or
The disnterestedness aud the courage which re-
In ayOwg its sympathy The Dduy NeUs rskeu ls very
existence SO powerful was the torrent, with tkat
port, which 4 endeavOrcd 20 arrest. Bus lhe Ddiy
EtTs did not hesitats for moment and II
Dobly resolved TO do its dsty Whatever the con
eeGuences might be. And what talent did 10 not then
display in the cause Of right! With what lndomlta0e
courage did il defend he cause OF humanity against
Taving public opinion II 90 not mean e PuOc Ollol,
of the manufactures but that OF the dra"lhgroOs OF
the clubs OF all who constitute the governing classes
You will be asonished then that should note spe-
ciay something TO afford satisfaction the chanRe
which has furnished the subject OF tins letter Inns duy
was for much the imperative, and the news
will be received by you with 80 much the greater plea
sure that in The Daily Nees liberal France has friend
Ear seeing vglant ana iu OF sohcitude-n one Wotu
true friend.