, 1869-01-04


GES1LEHEH While receive Jour com pnmen Mt
me flom the a1nncE: | cannot feel that haze
brethren for the caure Of Independent journalism
Is to Justify nc In 70 Far violating mY conviction
oitns det,fan!t.y OF maintaining tie 1mperson.
allty OF the press as great mems OF its growth,
iis power. atd It's independence Dcsldes, no
d1tne1, with fpereEcs und presence, however
@ enss to thr wctd yon bare wrlste1- When gen
tlemsn Of 70 widely different as ociauors your.
seyes m Fep'S;:enftng r 9npo;ng political paf.ses
fotIet5 unite to ensak fo1 the Integrity and 1nde-
pctucnte o! jeuvE: I'm: there IL cans: for re-.
joieiLg and hupc for EE i'll.
The crrlu; lii ns III p3itics and the corruption.
IN bns1tcss st'a'rs lavc tccomc offensive and
Startling within brl last lev years: anu the moral
become h1urted hy the successful display and
Eepett lon OF practices that 1ioate every principle
OF ia1r deatr: ard integrity, and put e,nz Of
cor.rl mt nj aEt tn vare nj many kinds Of p:op-
crty at the mercy .! po!,tlcal advrnturers aud
RUTHLESS stock gamble Is. he press realiy seems
to re the hcst'n no; the orlS l1=lrumsnt With
der al 1rt, ct1ty IL coyttt next 1rd security Of
property. ssow It is of:eu c1ute In Its reports,
utd walton acc carti.ss In l:s comments: these
evils mues ana VIII be corrected with its gro 18th,
and compared With 1ts future. Am. rcsn joun.l-
'em isnnw hut inif- feeble Infancy; but We hare
ass:e 70 from saF IT: :: I'm Us " Il
+! ~, E.ossea::oz; !; -. aaa 10. :. n,:es.:s
J
.i tic s!rht. Courageous il rdc1c, aencr and IN
terftts of purpose. Coupled wl'h a fearless e1-
1r,ss.OE Of truth as . all put lie i1vldpalr ca..
por01cEs uE ar11cs. are the features tn Its char
ac'es to DC most encouraged now. We can be
pate ut with cfudcErss. even WITH a degree Of
Eeck:essntfs. II We can hare tae:c other aud ne
tcessIy qualities tn VI: o'oIs rcise. The TrcRs
OF to-day should re whit Rn..rll Lowell describes
it, tlreal fut !oast'i with sceat 80 keen for
sheep in wo!sre' cH':h1nE md fs1 certa,n other
aninsls In hons ekils," rather than the crouch.
IRE +ranirl, begging tor food from eycry qIa-trr,
licking the hsLd that d1sCraces It, and only mild
IL protesting aGa'nst out1ages up1n ttsel and tho
community It Is set to cu1r1.
NY OWL observations IL that the Press rarely
docs trtusttcc toa thoroughly honest man OF
cause. II may be dect,Eed with r4cara 10 pyi-
yafr individual aid nlsrep-c>ent him for tiG1c
! hut with refc1rnce to pubic ucn and measures,
| i!s lno"leegr Is moro Intimate and complete
th.n that o[ an} tthtt agency possibly can be
| and know that II wlthholde urjustiT to the
J public one husdled siracs. wkrre It speaks wrong.
| ly oEcc Of the individual. Certainly, p1ne oui
| Of tan Of I'll libel Eutis acainst the preEe are
| brought by Ad1cEturcrs and epcculatore aud
| sc"rn1rels whcse coEtrtyanccs 10 rob the puollt
| have hccn cxpotcd.
| thank you again, gentlemen, f31 the compl
| mer, to mystH; thank you much Eo.c for tbs
cncourarc1ncIt aud itfrt'nsion .ou mare given Il
! the Cause Of 3CdcIc nGcns journalism.
And Ftna'n s0nFn very sta'y; t.SEt, pov,,,.
To II, ne. Alexander +. Bullo:k. Wt'n,m ia,t,n
George Z. BiSelow. y. p. Banks, Thon.s Rus
sell, J. q. Abbott. George 5. utilar3, j. l.
Motley. Richaru Il. Da7a. J1.. and Fete
| HeYy.y, Dr.. Snmuelti. Howc, Charles G, Gre "ne
I 5. y. Stockwell. Edwin r. Wa.tsr, D.nie! y
Hnsk'1 u. and Jostaa Bart we'll, Esqutres. ans