Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

to represent independent journalism ?
Conceding, for the sake of the argument,
that there can be an independence. has
any such quality been exhibited by any
one of this self-styled class In May or
June of last year there were in the Unit
journals which had announced that they
were independent. Did they mean by
this that they intended thereafter to be
impartial ? With one exception, they
had all been Heretofore what may be
termed republican newspapers, and their
proclamation of independence was sim
ply a remuneration of the republican
party and an announcement, in effect,
that they should thereafter labor for the
restoration of the democratic party to
power. If independent journalism"
means journalism whose object it is to
aid, by all means in its power, in the
restoration of the government to the
hands of the democratic party, so be it.
Let us however call things by their right
names and not, by the misuse of an in
applicable word, set snare for the I'M
wary and attempt to delude and impose
upon the people. We have no fault to
find with a good, honest democrat. We
disagree with him in politics, but if we
are both honest and sincere in our faith,
there is no reason why we should dis
agree otherwise. 1t is the wolf in sleeps
| clothing that we detest. If we are sin
! cere in our belief, we will accord the
I same sincerity to others, unless their
! course, action and words fail to harmon
ize with their professions. For example,
| if we see a temperance lecturer proceed
! from the lecture room to the groggery, or
protesting christian going from the
table of the Lord to a gambling den, we
cannot admit their claims to sincerity or
honesty. So when we see newspaper
proclaiming independent journalism
and preaching nothing but democracy
and abuse and misrepresentation of re-
! publicans, we do not believe in their pro-
LESSONS. This has been the course of
s'independent journalism" in Vermont,
as well as elsewhere. We will, if we
understand ourselves, make no false pro-
fessions. This is a republican newspaper.
We support the administration of Prcsi-
dent Grant. Our utmost efforts were
exerted in behalf of his reelection. We
do not believe that the mission of the re-
publican party is yet accomplished. AS
/ Of 10 III
nal, said, we ''know very well that par
ties are essential to republics, and that
organizations are essential to parties.
1t always has been so and always will be
So We do not believe that newspaper
owned by those opposed to the republi-
can party and the majority of whose
editorial staff are in the same boat, can
honestly and intelligently conduct and
publish republican newspaper How
men who are opposed to the administra-
ton and the party which placed it in
power can honestly advocate and pro-
mulgate the principles of that party,
passes our comprehension. Any pre-
tended attempt to do so must be dishon-
est, as well as a snare and delusion for
others The germ of independent jour
nalism" in Vermont has always hereto
fore and will, probably, continue to
expand into the ''room and verge
of democracy or liberal republi-
canism, notwithstanding they will still
continue to call themselves indie
pendent We presume that our read
ers are tired of this long continued dis
cussion of a sham and pretense, and we
I tsElst that these are our fast words on the
suN{J ect. We have endeayUred to ex-
! press our views plainly, so that they
could be readily understood. We trust
we have succeeded in this if so, we arc
content.
Written for the Rutland HeraId.l
Discipline Mental Culture.