Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-01-03
IouRNALIsM.

dr Greeley, in the last number Of hs
1src0AeetiOBs, concludes history Of the
tlslH'le rs follows The Tf1bsspe as it first
appeared, was bnt the germ 9f what [ sought
70 inake IS No journal sold for a cent could
ever be much more chan Dry summary of
tae moss important or the most interesting
occurrences ct the day; and such il not
aeWspaper, ~ the higher sense of the term.
y g need 70 know n0I only what IS done, but
Wtat y proposed and said, oy those who
sway tle desf9nles Of States and realms; and
- ms and, tie prompt perusai Of the mani-
.estoes oi m0Barals, Presidents ministers,
.es4si&z0fss etes Is indispensable. 1se man
e even soicTabiy informed IN our DAY who
does not regularly keep the run 0f events
and opinions through The daily perusal Of
2. least 1ae good Journal; and the ready ca
" mat no one can read all that 4 great
Ao4egn Journal contaluE, only proves the
,gnafanea OF thoughtiessness Of the eagiler.
S9 9iit person Is expected TO take such an
interest tn the rise and fail Of stocks, the
HarAaIa Tor cotton, cattle, gram, and goods,
tiie prossedlngs Of Congress- Legislatures,
ana l0urts the politics Of Europe and tho
ever shifting phases OF Spanish American
tAarehy etc, etc. as would Incite him to 2
daiir peTusal Of the entire contents OF a met.
zapahtan city Journal of the first mark
Ahe IDEA Is rather 10 embody in 4 single
sheet the information daily required By aIl
tslase WHO aim to keep posted on all inn
RafZant occurrences 50 that the lawyer the
merchant, the banker, the ioTwarder, the
economist, tae aatlIori the politician etc,
nag md here whatever he needs TO see, and
% spared che trouble of looking e1sewhere.
4 copy 1f a great morning journal contains
more matter than an average l2mo volume,
hula
e sold TOR q fOrtieth Or tittietn part Of the
V9lume price. There is no other uirscl8
~ che apness IN comparison with It's cast
%nIen al All approaches Ii. The Electric
Telegraph has preeluded the multiplication
% I0urDais u the great cities, by enormously
increasing the cost Of FURNISHING each OF
them. The Tribune, for example new
pays more lhan sos, 600 per annum, for
intellectual labor reporting included in and
about rs Office. and SI8o 900 more fer cor
resp1nuanea aud telegraphing-in other
@oTus, Tor collecting and transmitting news.
3aa while It's income has been largely IN
creased from year to year. It's expenses have
inevitably been swelled even more rapidly;
so tlat, at the close Of 1866. IN which its re-
lalpts had been over $3.50, ,uU8, IT'S expenses
Eaa been very nearly e3 uai IN amount, ieaT-
fng no profit beyond q fair rent for the
lts stockholders were satisfied shat they had
zone good 1uslness-thaL the increase in
ne patronage and value Of the establish
ment amounted to a taIr interest on their
Investment. and might we'll be accepted IN
len 9T a dividend In the good time com
.a9r Tita cheaper paper and less ex0rbitant
snarEes Tor cable dispatches from he
Old World. they viii doubtless reap where
they have now faithfully sowu. Yet they
realize and except the fact that journal
radically hostile TO gaiBfui arts whereby the
cunning and powerful few i've sumpruously
without useful labor, and often amass
wealth, Dy paudering to aWiess sensRalitv
tnd pgpuiar vice. can never hope to enrich
'ts publishers 80 rapidly nor so vastly as
taUuEl lI had a soft side for the liquor
Lratir. and for all kindred allurements 20
earnai appetite anu sensual indulgence.
Fame Is a vapor, popularity an accident,
r.eles takes Wings. the only earthly certainty
Is 90ilvl0n-uO man can toresee what q DAY
may bring forth. and those who cheer to-day
9illolten curse tomorrow, and I cherish the
1ope.that the Journal [ projected and estab-
ished will I've and d0Ursh long after shall
have mDulIerGd into forgotten dust, being
guided by larger vision, a more unerring
Sagaclry 90 discern the right, though not by
a more uuialtering readiness 20 embrace and
defend It at whatever personal cost; and that
the stone which covers my ashes may bear
70 fuyure eyes thesyiil juteiliglbIe inscription
tQunder 1fthe New ark Tribune