New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-06
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
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,nrm debate mon personal journalism and tie nnu-
-. - iorr,als upon public opinion The HSD- HGVeH
Y,sis. had the GOOD a Ions time ago and
a th,t the State did not need two capitals whilo it
,na.sss that New-Haven. instead OF Hartford should
mo the soe capital In the Legislature the other day,
M H,rrisou. OF New Haven arguing in favor OF the
continuance Of two capitals, said:
Bnt t is SAID that certain newspapers in New-Haven
have favored the one capital question This IS true
sserfain integt ut. highly cultured gentleman, editing
water aud he does not believe IN our Connecticut sys
rmF Ie Is allowed 90 write in that paper he chooses,
and ne has written this question. cannot well pre-
vent what he chooses 20 write.
Fis HartCrf Co,trGnL which has heretofore measured
isnoes with The Palladium various questions and
not always successfully improved the occasion by
making subject OF article on newspapers and
public opinion suggesting some considerations In
connection therewita 90 Faculty OF Yale College In
case school OF journalism should be established In tho
institution, some tune ago proposed The Coara"t
says:
There are two distinct OF Journals represent
lng schools which have borh been successful judging
both from the influence exerted AMI from the peCun3y
Timos land which The Aec York Herald unatesl' ana
the other represented by TnE TRIBUNE when inc
tate Mr. Greeley was is editor Toe former
follows public opinion, while the latter sought 70 iesG ~
and 70 considerable extent did lead H. mofe or ess
I'll Journals DRIFT into one Of these classes BON may 90
entirely mpersOnal hut are not always strictly So even
Who're thoy prove successful Aee euthSe VI pos so -
lead YET Herald example OF personal journal
Gathers frl its great circulation considerable
influence among certain readers The TRIBUNE was III
sOna under Mr. Greeley VINO made it and yet its III
anence Wa powerful We notice these two clsses not
to scu, toe whole question OF Journalism, even 20
puiut sat % the faculty OF Yale IN ease theY
shall &ide 70 naVe 4 gcnSoi Sc ~ y' ,na1
would BOO presenting too much-but 70 say
simply thas Ia some measure the success or aaly
re spaprr must huge upon one school or the other;
en- bee Is the remarks of Mr. Harrison IN
se5slf of tbc peouls of New-IIaven give us "A view OF
nlIf
There certainly great need OF reform there not iof
loc al vauage altogether, but for the credit OF journal
Ism itself. Comfessedly NewHaven has two journals
WAich neither follow public opinion nor lead 10, Out on
Che contrary, Only represent he personal views or TWO
,ouuC mcu-oDe "bUrn over the water and
i',s uOt boiteve in the Connecticut system ana the
1tlHr, newcomer VINO d perm ted To Wflte bat
while rug tldt they represent only personal FEELING,
% SD probably doing tneO Injustice % charge 70 them
sae shth",shp OF an l.tI "tlt.9a Hli 10 ss
ui,h especially enjoys tBe shelter tbey afford, anu
7iten u s not dncuit 70 discern Shat lntt t
perso interest L. However, TINS Iac5 does nor
Establishes fully the personal character OF tue
oaruHis alluded 10; nor does 10 MAKE it any less sug-
zrs,ive Ltt the style Of journalism adopted presents
anomaly which puts the two-capiA system outside
Iu comparison.
The Inspiration back Of" the writers is understood
~ e tina Postmaster OF New-Hdvcn, Mr.. n d. sperry,
gLo organized the bolt against Gen. Hawleys election
~ ne s~nae last sammor and defeated him after he
aad beer regularly nominated IN the Rspu hoaa caucus
ton Tie article elevated, ana It 10 50 mani
uy free from personal bias local color that 10
strange The Palladium should take Ofsnse but that
ou-nsl replies with just shade OF warmth as folows
There ar The Couran says. two classes OF journals.
lnodstly mention other, OF winch itself
~ far We know tho Only specimen now published
personal political organ only survives ia Hartford Tue
On idea oi me CoH'Gaf ,, 70 advance Ine poute"i To-
oUcY regarded for their bearings on that gentle
NAM, rr,,ecfs Let auy person or Journal sus-
i,n &C.. 'HaSy1sv ne ,,ni il vii he praised in the
ournai venture 10 suggest that possibly there
sor 20 tu1sr Of Gen. H4wey aud Immediately the per
OrLi1 viii them with abuse. tsC year, and
frequently since, ~ tcmru copnectoI VIA 4ac Col
Ike Were colrsely d ckll1rted pa tAe Ofsn Oh " lAe
sruleuaH iu pOlilo. oeci use tHey pfOessu astIust
cau.u y The venerable and uu0n inllug coz
rxo Itself Ws threatened with heavy puulsinnenJ and
s.-Ous pecuniary loss. Oiders WHO ventured 10 con-
amer election Of anne senator, whom Gen. Hdw-
had pledged himself uO 20 oppose, Desirable were
o'malF READ Vut Ol enc l'pIo.loah paI'1
traitors and cOarscy udCuled, both no tae columns
q The COurlt Otler papers t. which the clique
~ tho establishment had access Tue republican party
has been regarded by Gen. Hawley's per
sose For six years The Courq,it has judged every
political Iostion which up IN our state politics
biioes by their probable en'ct upon the eiec-
senate That has test IL applied every ques
Iou and every candidate. IL Is only test to-day
r~se ,yEo ve1tured 10 assert thar the party after all
existed far Otuer objects tuan 90 serve te a'ub-
ana spleen % one of rs members We're formally
sIcommunicated Il was not alone IL NoW-iiayea tuat
70 resist IL at al hazards. We have eXces
snyIT co9re Of lie isrsonai organ had aroused dis
.,.st ana revolt. The of last election, which
owing 70 the Of The C1ifrInf, has
aroused arm In OF the Republican party, and
iOEIIit has been almost unanimously condemned.
lhe Connecticut Republicans have about made up their
minds they have been used long enough Tor the pro
action private ends. Indced nave ueen informed
has Con. llaWiey himself found 10 necessary 10
responsible for the course OF his per
and Is not aDe 40 ali times ~ curb ITS Zeal
bis behalf
The politics Of Connecticut Of interesting and
faIied character They ar largely mixed with e0nsd
,ratiOns local ana personal nature, may pos
ably be surmsed from the utterances OF the leading
administration newspapers. Each uses the other to
30int moral and adOrn h0mny on journalism, and
here force in what Is said both sides. Il Is
plain 70 see that they equally anxious elevate the
tlndard Of journalism, and that they have other
sheet in view. The general public cannot but derive
great enlightenment from debate; bu there Is just
faiutest possibility In the world that they keep
isng other illustrations and warming the
TOyersy which might otherwise be Of great value 60
no profession. viii degenerate into personality We
Iope not. however.
PIES AND POLITICS t-REVENCE REFORM
sPECIES-NEARLY EXTINCT.
Hero is q delicious mOrsel from The Nation
which would DO a shame 70 lose. the reader should
ancy that detects it suDaeid reference 10 the
'sncies OF average Revenue Reformer about the