The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-15

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Paris journalism Is q peculiar institution. which
gives tone the rest Of the press on the Continent
The majority OF Its sheets are far bennd the age,
but there few which pretend to be "live" papers
and well up to the requirements Of steam and cleo
trcity-clalm to administer news to the pubic
instead of catering merely to the delicate paiases
Of the fortunate few who have all tho time
to split hairs while slipping Toquay or smoK-
ing pure Havanas. These independent papers
claim, moreover, to furnish only instructive
Information to the public always DESTROYS OF know
ledge but unable and indisposed to wade through
puddle OF words ut the breakfast table. According
to them the duty Of the modern press IS TO please
the public, and to follow along with the world, in
stead OF preaching special homilies to each little
group OF readers. The idea OF tho old fogy press
being to ventiate nothing but what sleep had
matured and the tongue had talked over seventy.
seven times before publication, for fear Of shining
both in substance and stye Progress was at stand
still. Well. the hue and cry Is now raised to aban
don the said old fogy press, together wta that class
Of publications called 'reyiewS'-those monster col
ectIons OF conscientious enfs,. whose bare titles
suffice to scare che modern steam martO the hand
fu OF d4etta,,N who devote themselves to theories
and empty dreams. Among the adopts OF modern
journalism, as understood by the new corners ana
reCormers the Figaro and the Gau,ots claim to
stand lrst ana to be fair models OF what the press
VIII be In the future. However this may be- IL Is
undenlaDle that these two papers have met with
success In their Notable transformation OF jour
nalistic ways. They have abolished the
two main captains rendering oil European
journals SO leaden, not to say annoying. to
the reader-viz., "Buetin" and s'yarietlesn-aad
nave lled their first, second and third pages with
lively matter and topics OF actually collected sat
our own expense" and by free use Of "reporters"
pure French this last word Under the head OF
Bulletin" or Rssunss, 1t has long been the custom
OF all European journalists recount verbosey the
most trnns, insipid details OF the day; and under
that of .varetles' to indulge the reader 1.-THE gene
raj reader) with treatise on Timbuctso or on the
composition OF lights ana livers In the animal
known as the rat Day after day these two captions
concerning such like Intelligence have been served
up to the reading community from time lmmemo-
rial; hence 1t IL not astonishing thar the new method
OF the Figaro and GaulOis has speedily drawn over
the bulk OF newspaper readers to their subscription
lists. The principal writers OF the Figaro are oil
sprghtly penmen, engaged In writing up each other
and the attractions OF the Bouevards, just as we
might suppose Garroche would write II ne had the
honor of driving pen in the daily newspapers. Gar
roche would never omit to give his matutnal portrait
to the readers; just 80, the Figaro writer's, gen-
agog with their important dolngs, private and pub
lie. or course thls makes the paper very readable
to the lovers Of gossip and scandal and Paris Is the
queen city of scandalm0ngers The G1sOfs IL Of tho
same character. AS general thing the Paris papers
never dream OF paying for extra news Or contribu-
tons, tho STOCK writers being expected to know
everything and TO write everything, speclalties and
generalitie5.
Before entering upon the details of "the great
press" or political PAPERS IT may be better to refer
TO 'the little press" or the organs OF the people-
that Is, hereaDouts, to say the populace, composed
OF porers, hacGmen, coos, domestcs In livery,
sraoleboys, draymen, &c. The ltto press is the le
organs are La Fet,ie Iresse, lie Petit Moniteo, Le
Pein Journal and lie S0, which are all sold in the
streets for ono SOU. Timothee rrlmm Is the divinity
OF the little press Tony Reveon and ponson de Ter
ga 0i IS a 'As Is spcy
chrohtQus,sr, and his lucuhratona are daily
swallowed by thousands upon thousands OF read
ers OF cheap literary taste and culture. Tony
specially employed to turn out the blood and thunder
periods q Ia Roc0mboe. Other names or similar
weight might be cited as the coiners OF that very
healthy literature which, IN the little press as well
IA on the stage in France, tends to anything else
rather nan TO the promotion; o. family , happiness
said that this school OF writers aad authors preach
concubnage and adultery as OF common right Ac-
cording TO their utterances, the marriage tie Is Mt
subject Tor mockery and the parental relation Is
oog0ed along with TOOL kings aud idiot princes. In
the literary school OF the little press. 10 more than
the FIRST class teeics Is 1t the custom TO gauze;
cat is called cat until people are astonshed at
nor need the result Of ali this DO long sought for
1t is apparent on all sides in the vitiated
taste and intellect OF both readers and spectators
in their absolute iced or DECENTRALIZATION and 10 their
IncuraDie eilauf. Even the noD-song3 OF Theresa
begin TO rail- NAT on the popular pa,ate-somethlng
lower Still, II possible, Is aimed ater-tank5 10 this
same steady indocIrinat,on OF the coarse writer's
The "litte press Is nothing If not sensationa but,
As little circulating bulletins or gossip tney are un.
rvalied In chronlcling the odds and ends OF social
dongs and the small salk Of the theatrical cousses
though exiting himself for political capital, at Brus-
sells, his place Is here, where ne Is regarded rs FIRST
class 0oleodrder, or cnronicler to dilec the pep
percd thr0ats Of our distinguished crowd, which
never for moment quits the boulevard des Kalieas
The world heard Of Rocllefort until he com.
menced to SHINE with his Lanerne, but the g0n,ias
OF the boulevard knew OF him long previously at the
very moment he won MS spurs IN The Fignro-tnen
belonging TO the 'lttle press"-where his talent
caused him to oe regarded from the first rs a trump.
Now, the world knows that Rocnefort Is a cutter
his powers OF sarcasm and fidicu,e against
the empire and The dynasty; and for this
end lie has been obliged to embrace the cause of
repubioansm and socialism, as to-day the reds and
the socialists form one and the same party under the
direction OF VICTOR hugo, Gariolldl and Maz1lnl.
Their profession OF ialln 40 secret ana the entire
troupe PROPOSE according to programme, TO play
out the play on the very first favorable occasion.
''Act,ce hrst,u says Eocnefors Of whom the boule-
wards proud 'there 10 no longer any government"
Society is TO exist without any Jaw, order autho
ry, and there ID to be no distinction between aeu
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put into the hands or o strong government, uider
Napoleon ILL. or any other man.
The people here, as well az In the provinces are
NOT SO blinded as not 60 sec things IN that light and
what Is more, they seem TO be taxing their precau-
lions by according their faith To Imperialism rather
than 10 anarchy anu chaos under sociaisIto re-.
public.
AZ tile great press boasts the heavy dignity or dis
cussng State alars, 1t due that fuller details be
given IN regard to the part 1t plays in tie political
arena
lie Journal ONcteL.-Ths sheet was created by
l. n M
MOaaeur as The government organ. II is merely q
receptacle OF official announcements and documents
registers the court ceremonies records the arrival
and reception of ambassadors the births aud deaths
at foreign courts, contains only literary articles and
gives occasionally correspondence froln the govern
nent agents III foreign countries. An embarrassing
and badly printed sheot Ii has few readers, fewer
Subscribers, lives on the government pap and Is
the type OF your own government organ"
lie Monaestr has lost Its prestige after having been
the government oracle since first established the
stormy days Of 1Ts9. IL has become sent 0ppost-