The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-04-23
THE WEEKLY ARTGONAN
APRIL L23..-.......-...-.........l87O.
JOURNALISM IN ARIZONA.

AzAslNR 4idE--sl AlLob-Cts-oo OI OIu4SEI-utICS
 the editor would have h;s paper controlled b,
 every demagogue who might feel disposed |,
 dictate to him
 The duties oEan editor are easily understood
 so easily that even an ordinary reader is ca
 pable of deciding as to his ability aldindustry
 but the ease or difficulty with which suct
 duties may be properly discharged is question
 which the journalist alone, may decide. Tc
 conducts newspaper properly. and in accord
 ance with the views Of the great majority, it is
 necessary that the editor be absolutely fearless.
 impartial, and strictly truthful and if he be
 found wanting in any one of these, he deserves
 to. and certainly will, fall into disgrace.
 The strict observance of these rules in Ari-
 zona. (amonr people who have not yet learned
 to cheerfully accord to the Press its lawful pre-
 rogative, is matter which, if it does not in-
 volve danger, certainly involves muchill feeling.
 There are those who have conceived and nour-
 ished the absurd idea that paltry office,
 or position of local dis tinction should license
 an individual to act at pleasure, regardless of the rights of others; or, if the person in posi-. 4ion admit thatothers than himself have riqAts. it is only for the purpose of obviating what he claims to be the great superiority of his own by the promptabuse ofthose accordedtO others. The man who thus places Self-Esteem upon the | throne of Reason, and makes the latter su6- | seryient to all the baser passions may, if he | be physically well developed, succeed for time-not through any respect which he may command, butthrough whatever of fear he may inspire among those who will shrink from the work of self-vindication. But if he intend. to succeed in the work of intimidation he must not attempt to make the Press his first subject Such course has never succeeded and never can succeed. "The pen is mightier than the sword" The Press, the greatest power on earth, must net, cannot be enslaved. and hs \ who would undertake to mould it to his pecu- | liar views must expect to find himself thwarted ' and publicly disgraced. V
 In speaking thus We do not wish to be under B ,tood as complaining of our position as the 0 of newspaper, or expressing satis- faction that we control an agent which gives z IS power to assail our fellow man at disad. Il vantage. We have not used this power with n my show of severity, albeit we have suffered u considerable abuse, and heard many threats rom party who was pleased to take offence t that which was not intended to provoke. q he only measure by which we will ever be D a request, has been condemned and m 3 procure our silence threat, which is in. in niiely worse than useless, was employed In in roof of this we have adhered to facts through w ut, and did not suppress anything through tb Intimidation h. If noteworthy inciden! transpire, the peo- hi le expect to see it recorded in the newspaper. ". egardless of the responsibility or position of ne le party or parties concernd 1.-the names a the actors fail to appear in connection with pe le incident by which they have rendered them. ''ves notorious in locality, people will feel or lriosiy to understand the circumstances un- ar CT which the names have been suppressed; t; ea nd if 1t be discovered that their non.appear- G nee is owing to fear of chastisement on the m ,r; of the editor, then his position should no: ps an envisble one; but if such imm unity has sn conceded at request, then the editor has en ,tended a courtesy for which the community in ould give him credit. He who will not &C., H' lOWledge a wrong which he m ay have com s1 tted. intentionally or otherwise, when his -b. TOT has been individually shewn, is gen. be ally Of class idotized by superabundance ho, sef-cOnceit-and this will apply to iour-
 lists aS well as to all others. It is, therefore
 early the duty of an editor to release from a T SC position whomsoever be may have so F., aeed through misrepresentation; but when the ,h. nduct of an individual IS such, thata faithful .L count. in a newspaper, of his language or v;ol tiOns, brings him 10 disgrace, then the fault vc his, and if be attach blame to the editor who = rOte him up', he can sustain bis opinion only von casting aside reason, judgmsnt undsrstan5- inc
 and common sense r