The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-30


no longer an experiment and they refer to the large
number OF penny papers now in existence In Lon
don and the provinces rs proof OF the soundness
OF the cheap principle in Journalism; but at the
same time they are silent to the TACT that the Sr.
The poneer ana one OF the best of the class has been
a losing investment from arst TO last, and would GER
talnly not have been discontinued mad there been
any prospect OF return OF the large amount OF capt
tal ii mas swallowed up. With reiereBce TO the POI
t,ca IDEAS or principles which was the mission OF
the star 10 spread, and which were regarded as eH-
treme fourteen years ago, IL Is Claimed tiat they
are now the accepted and organic articles OF the
liberal creed y while causes winch seemed forlorn
ana men who seemed Impossible" Wnen the Star
WAS first established .'haye achieved recognized
Triumph in the present day. The CONCLUSION Is that
under these circumstances there Is no longer any
sufficient reason Tor dividing the newspaper strength
Of tile liberal party aud hence the failing Sdf
drops lovingly into the arms or the Ne'rS, in wfose
keeping It's cherished principles and aims, II assures
lts readers VIII be sale. Tne tory opposition is OF
course, disposed To take different and less con
sOlatory view oi the decease ot the radical organ
is mission, says the Standard has, indeed III one
sense, been Accomplished but IL IS because Tue
ideas which the star was founded to spread nave
been abandoned by It's founders rather than be-
cause those ideas are now accepted ana organic
articles OF the liberal creed.
There is certain amount OF truth ia DOM state
ments, adverse a. they appear TO be. Inc moderate
liberals and the radicals have effected compro-
mise, ami now stand upon platform tIsit oi.uses
over. IL were, the two extremes OF the party VI
progress. Certainly the more ultra hotohs VI
the Manchester school ana the peace az any
prce'i advocates have been abandoned; put
lust az certainly has Mr. Gladstone advanced
10 meet the radical reIOrmers more taah
hall way. and causes which SEEMED iorio lrn
and men who seemed impossible" Few years ago
have now achieved recognized triumph" now
far tins attributable 10 the obstinate stupidity OF
the conservative leaders Is an open question. NO
doubt as recently rs the commencement OF the pre-
sent Parliament, the opposition had IL III us power
by polite management and timely concession a Oh
questions the final solution OF which was lore
ordained, TO disturb the harmony oil C0mDlnaton
which embraced incompatible opinions ana csposi-
Had the Irish Church Dill been from tne nrst
accepted as necessity ana met IN spirit OF COM
promise IL would have been difficult task Ior the
Ministry TO have held together on their next iDea.
sure As 10 was, the iron gauntlet OF war was cast
down by the conservative cavaliers, and as readily
taken up by the radical rounddeads, The bat
terry OF Viiltication and abuse, out seldom
opened IN the British Parliament was brought
into incessant play against the Premier, and as q
natural consequence the LIBERAL forces were welded
together only hey can be VINO have fought SIDE by
side the field OF Dattle. mo surrender" became
the watcnword OF the ministerial party; the irish
Church bill was carried through at the point OF the
bayonet over the quang forms OF the conservatives,
and the Irish Land bill which threatened TO be
a rock ahead OF the liberals IL rock under their
feet IL is therefore true that 'there is no longer
any sufficient reason for dividing the newspaper
strength OF the liberal party" or, IN other words,
there Is now no occasion Tor Gladstone and Bright
10 have more than one organ between the two.
But the true cause OF the decease OF the Star must
be looked for IN different direction. The paper has
been discontinued because 1t did not pay, and IL
dia not pay because it was established and
personal organ, or al best as the organ OF
clique. In the present age OF electricity ana steam
individuals and factions are as nothing, ana
journals established in their interests are not
regarded as newspapers and can never be
made successful For time, here and there, sucn
speculaLons may meet with an apparent success,
from novelty, curiosity some other cause but in
the END they certain TO ole out and be forgotten
IL Is the same In England as IN AmeriCa; no mere
personal organ, or no organ Of faction, can ever
hope in these days 10 establish itself on sound and
permanent business basis. Entire independence III
f,qO r0nHHanQH
port OF the masses and without these newspaper
enterprise Is hopeless. While politician has objects
to pursue and money to spare he may indulge in the
luxury OF "making ends meet ofa Saturday night in
aprlntng office. While the members OF faction or
Clique have offces TO hold on to or prelerment IN
view they may be induced 10 subscribe 70 this or
that surnai that supports their claims and interests
But tine dissoyes fortunes dissipates ambition and
disperses factions; and then the organ dependent
upon ELMER hnds itself deserted and gives up the
ghost.
The intelligence OF the people OF the nineteenth
century REJECTS newspaper that dstorts truth to
answer party ends and shapes It's news TO the de-
mands OF personal interests Whatever their politl-
cal sediments may be, men now look 10 the daily
press FOR facts mparnally ana earlessy stated, and
| for Information upon which they can rely, prefer
ring to form their own judgments and draw their
oWn differences rather than TO be treated as children
or fools b, parry Journal whe the electric nerve
hnda continent TO continent and runs through
esery portion OF the country The success OF purely
party or personal journal IS hopeless. Indeed, the
experience OF all nations teaches that great and
| Eershadoxing success can never be achieved by
| ny but thoroughly Independent newspaper, stand
ig aoef from men and from parties and doing bat
| fearessly In the cause OF the people. The Star
| Va IN many respects good paper OF its class, but
| dies because II Is personal JOURNAL Jour-
| II OF cliq0e-and from no other cause. Its dis
cltinuance VIII add to tine distress which at pres
| e. prevails In no ordinary degree among the
| pDters OF the metropolis. II Will throw
| huber OF men out OF work whose condition
| vi not be improved from the fact tina, they are
| "hsn and do not belong TO the Printers Union.
| SyuaIly enough the star, which was the great adj
| vate OF the right OF the combinations OF labor
| would
ote. There are at present over 400 compositors on
t1union list IN London standing idle, ana this num-
| btwil be sweled by the suspension OF other daies
| inning and evening, when are wen known TO he
| onheir last legs. The fiuH Nal Gazette, the St,a
the old Observer said to be certain to go. ON
tfother hand the little halfpenny EchoIs said to be
| ptpering and ambltiousiy desires to enter the
ID with q morning edition published al the same
w moderate price. There are, however, only
tie morning dailies IN London which are supposed
tie paying at the present time, and .aese are the
TIES, the Telegraph and the Morning Advertiser,
| wrh latter hnds Its support among the a,ehoBses,
vch are ian institution OF some consequence in
| metropolis.