New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-21
WENDELL PHILLIPS on THE PRESS.
EDITORS, MOcX-AUCTroNRERs AND GIFT-,wrN-
DLEhS ChAssED TOGETHER, AND SENATOR
CARPENTER PRAISED

CARPENTER PRAISED
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The cardinal vice of our Pres. !. the theory
II a9iee ana pfoeses-that It II not beid 70 the rrpor,
~ I " T.{ ~ gas' W 0ho . rcpo,cd No mat.
the editor only show that srob uas Tie rumor
should any one be injured in busn~ W ,le .
his business 10 correct the siatemeot and in the
same columns II he editor chooses 10 aIiop him 80
types and rroceed. 40 make money-.,ns, prop@ry pa
printing all the gossip he hears about b. aud G. n and
{ must leave their daily business and IN no ,ard ~
composition, hire secretary 10 contradict II hey .e1 M
A. makes money by printing the lie, II IL be one Then
he makes more money ei,her ny printing the victims
denial. refusing to print Il and rdlcuilng phrase
init.
OF stealing ones bread That i, selfeyi1ont. Every
daily paper the 'eaboard claims this right 70 pedlc
gossip. and rroclams this a. The function OF the Press
We do not envy the pOsse>sGrS any millions made ia this
way. Privateering an honest trade IA comparison
Our Dante, when be comes viii put mook auctsJucero.
editors, and gift swindlers into the same limbo
But take the OF the premature printing OF the
Treaty The Press ridcued and dentd the senate The
Senate quaed Some one had brlb"d an Official tn de-
ceiye aud break bis promise or oath me rte7' APP
plauled the breach OF trust offered % pay the pump VINO
ing stock week after week. Wlrh the )W!DD readers
rested after "A month spent Ia laughing - the RIGOROUS
moral ehect OF the wh0e event I,iH'y '7-IaF,i5
tenth man said "Ahl ! understand set money
hSne'ty you Sanm9u v anyhow o gee rr mo4cy.
pocketlng only what you've earned ~ played
out II you can, live IN brown stone ir3nt-
matter how you get there II | build my cham
bers with wrong the lie Will not cry out from
wail'-the NeW-YOrk --- says A iig then FOR the
Old prophet The worlds my oyster which T. with lie.
cheat or bribe. will open. II eau make money selling
good shOyes will II thar is too hard. I'll make more
by selling lies and bribng weak to furnish them.
II that is too slow will pocket my employers cash
where's the great difference 90
One editor breaches religion 70 Western Academies.
The other stays home and tempt officers to perjury
When next IN insane q clerk In the POsOce f0rgets"
nifty thousand OF the nations dollars into his own pocket
let him at once seek the honorable senators who Toasted
the Press-pimps the Treaty 0aseand show them that
he ought to be fOrgiycu-perhap5 rcwarded-since he
UNA only -vrlt ID
lest" He only broke his oath Did not tue whole
Press laugh the fgreenhOrns who thought II worth
while punish those who did 50 in the Treaty mltter
The day will when the friends of senator Carpenter
and his small company will have the whole world joan
them in appiaudng their efforts to teach, by example
the young OF this nation the rst principles OF hon
esty The vote which defeated him dad more 10 abolish
the Ten Commandments than thousand puipts
will do 70 enforce them. NewY0rk il vile city
it's private life corrupt, its Exchange den
of thieves and its Government foul conspiracy. Men
wonder whence it could have come But II Is only the
fun midday growth OF the system Of blackmliithe IA
solent traLnpug on indyiduals-tle contempt OF uut
when that IL safe-the cunning immortality which swaps
everything for suCcess-the MISREPRESENTATION MAKE
the accepted theory OF journalism in that city There
"A defauiter Office, q cheat on the Exchange,
nor thief In the City Government who cannot justify
himself almost entirely, on the admitted principles OF
American journalism.