The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-12

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lished ia another column. II need NOT 20
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l.rxe = q ioufnalSsta To Tia Inlter il con.
ta;na u.aaaer fhr mnch ref3sc4;oa. Va talk Of
the Power az The pre6a Aud il ia povsr.
A power, despite IL w,akp>eses, and iscou-
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Il il II. .,eaa.st ;rtalleet.al power OF the
are. and yet has not the talents Of nsdiocrity.
II m.l.. President, and determines policies,
and d.c;d.e The fsts Of malone, and. carries
an o. ends WIS, aud sives Gh6fs2ker 10 the
cao,urv. and determines what the definite
achievements Of the human race in this ase
shall be: and YET it bees for ! livelihood. 81
m.enifr mi.s o6ee.,, ~. Tihop Of the New
Yorf Mdep<ndsxs ID esseem, his edisor.hip
bi.h above : pl.ce in Congress. Yetfor one
Journalist th.texalts there are scores that be-
litheRe;s spfsaxoss That u ihsseasou
Journalism isn't what i. should BE-. the recoe-
n;zed foremost profession Of the country and
N. ..a. /. ahe ,ds,a ef Drs eamsel John.
.on ..ys Th.ckeray. : gentleman ~, : ren-
,,.m.n. and n. attorney was bi, most. obedi-
ent. Weui the peosessicn Of the Law has
come up since that time. So will journalisn
come up. But il must be brought up by jour-
nAlists themse Ihen Aaece1afal n1ditor
must have more brains, wider cpltnre, and
pfofoander intellectually than the success.
fnih~yef fsfenfs VIII uoNorshe iatter; the
fsvmsf must Aavssss aSs man tAsso0es
mol expect 70. Esss 70 iessnalaAn = fseAAasse-
sere thought ana a. exhaustive study IS the
lawyer gives to the law. should keep outside
the saactnn. Prerdsnee asd JusEes and
statesmen turn 70 the people Tor tne'r tnoughtf;
and the people open Their paper to md their
thoughts. AQv shls mar lhis EDITOR hat
smnss 80 q nom tnM es md
9es4es tTef'denss ase llpuse ana ysst4ss
snau tn's man De mere nack-a mere IN
ah''ss must ne NOT rasner nave the pro found-
est culture, the highest genius' be must be
the seer OF his times. Bay after day he de.
cides what shaii be thought upon every sub
leet thai comes up. de decides whether such
e s.cA -. or peaefe et'a't 'AeanA or nil
sn's uec'uss Snss sna'i DC 'ns character
OF his century.
Dent Jon see what this involves? Here
is no place fofan idief, Tor stupidity, for 3
human accident, for man that takes to jour
nalism becauze he wants 10 shirk labor, or
has not brains enough TODD Aaythn9 else
II necessitates that the editor should have the
most thorough and phiiosophic knowledge
and study of the past: he must have the pro-
foandest acquaintance With History. And
with this must attend ali the elements of the
historic development Of mankind; all the
integers that enter into the product Of the ex
isting civilization. There must be thorough
culture in Political Philosophy, in Political
Economy. in Law and Government, in Soei-
oogy, in Arts, Science md Phiiosophy. Blu,
above all. he must be the genius Of his times
He mus. be an inspired soul. lie mus. be
in sJmpaihy with Nature, And he Present a.
the herald Of me FuturS. SHAH he decide
whether this measure shall stand or fall With
out kpOwipg how the result 10 f0 sfTart hu.