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b,,enoss relations, alaoartling ali "favora," and
maintaining firmly a scale Of advertising rates
adjuHtcd upon tho truo vhlue Of tho aorYico per-

b,,elnosa rotations dsoar,ilng ali "favora," and
9d!s1 9sstia1 upon tb9 ruo v"u' Of tho service p'f'
-. TnE BATTLE BEFORE TIE rnrsa.
1mtght go on ondlcasly with tho 1nany Incl
Independence; and aro inevitably auggoated by |
IT.. You viii not charge mo with presumption, I
hops, booauso have shotcllcd tho character OF
. journalism which do not protond to realizo |
so% ny tioopp seites IL wo e L s mee aa
thoroughly Us boliovo II to bc tho journalism |
Of tho future. ] have had ao1no ppportuilitios |
70 teat the efficacy and valuo Of n,dny Of tho
tmo of ponce and in timo of var, IND it ia my
unqualified opinion that, welded with prudence,
Justice, and truthfu]noas, having tho right on Its
sldc and boing handled with ordinary composuro
p a a s Ess thaa u e ~ Sas fa fsySs sy
mighty It must bo froo, and to- be froc, 1t must
DO belf elf-Buataining and solf.rospooting. Thorcis
, great fight botoro us for Aborty; q fight as old
se tho snt f q the weak :e agssst @ IL strns
tho fight Of tho pooplo againnt tho corporations.
Tho corporations Juat now hold tho vantage
ground. They began BY eorrupting tho nova.
that thsy ere abio nt last to bny up Legislatures,
to command tho services OF capable aud astuto
politicians, and even to shape tho course Of par
tloa. Tho people are g becoming aroused, aud, b.
Of dofonso. Thus sooking tho moana Of wnr,
they havo tnken hold Of tho proBB hB tho mont
warlko onginory within thcir rcnch, aud, II 1t bo
true that tho proBa oontrola tho country, 1t Is bo
it in their lntorost, supporting It with reserve
power Of public opinion. Tho silly old notion Of
"writing down to tho people " IL o1ploiod. Tho
effort now Is to wrto ind DOT up to the poople;
for tho people, In tho aggregate, aro Wiser and
puror titan my ono man, oven though that ono
man should bo tho editor Of q newspaper.
I mako n no 9les for tint aor9 Of independent
single editor and piques 4tHelf on Its immunity
from obligations OF every sort. I know worry
vol that parties aro essential to republics. and
tint organization is essential to parties. ar
party man aa to accept tile theory thnt politics s
war that partisan line, lilio military line OF
battlc. should divide mo from my nolghbors who
diffcr from mo in points Of fact or in tho con,
questions and which requires mo to toll LES,
boar malice, and DO guilty Of MI uncharitablo-
ness In ordor that ono act Of 'gontlenlen shall
hold office and another sot to bo kopt out Of
0a1en 0e s aud mann in ~ apg bg nde.teo5 sas Fs5
ssts MtR his S basness xs'2 lint e want no oco
that have a better office already than can
hoRe sS 70 e. III uR Il os doa thh
| themselves from natural causea about certain
point in our political field OF action, stand for
tllou III their trltlH md not in ther fAlsohoOds;
atsnd for them as they arc just and not al they
ming intO e1ccssos, and excusng thoir erfors
| with wantonneBs and wrongs. boliove stand
| whoro tue pooplo, who gave mo all hnVo anu
who mako mo all am would have mo stand, aa
aro pretty st1ro to find out whothor q newspaper
Ia whimalcal aud eccontrio simply protontious and
indtyidunlized, or whethor, guided by rnodeaty
but inspired by earnoBtness, it is 4 moutl-pioce
K1u
aud fair-play, which aro characteristic Of our
laughtor-1oving, bravo-hoartod American genius
i. THE EMANoIpAT1oN OF THE pREss.
- Pray do not think nm striking too high
nature, tho Bourco and resource, tho buttreas and
tho boll-towor of journalism a1ld FREQ presa:
They aro attanahlo by tho smallest Journalist OF
tho smallest vil!age, md not until thoy aro
learned ad we'll learned by TIC le11or }onrns
Ism which, ideal now, is destined to win tho hight
OF tho people againat tho corporations; to sub,
atituto national and popular spirit against
moro domagogsn and party sRiTls; andi II sncs3
Republic which, based on universal intolligenco,
/ is to bring us peace on earth and good wtll
among men. Emancipate tho press from it's
ing Bind it with hooks Of stool to tho
service Of tho .peop1o! Acknowleage IN" no
selven nre component partn parts. - nSSeI lss.is
| OF which you hro Membef8-A Cap!not U! ".iGA
i you aro ministers-the mastorahip OF public
opinion. It is the only service that gives plonsy
Of pay and honest pay; 1t is tho only service ol
which a man may bo proud and in which 10 may
faded and tattorea ind worn-eaton by its dis.
honorlng memories and Inscriptions for thai
othor badge, that insignia Of rank and indie
ronaencc, which says: = am no mans dog. !
my own. This threshold ia mine; mud, holding
no commission but that which, sent from
uoayen, makes me spokesman for my follow
man, and having no weapons except handful
posca unbidden, to cross it, being supported b,
Il an army, numerous and powerful, which is read
to rally at a moments notice for the dofense o
itsolf, which is my defenso." beliovc in tha
sort Of journalism, md bellovo that that Hor
). of journalism will como to bo believed in b.
eyory maa who odits and reads newspaper.