The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Gideon to the Chicago Times.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q, 1874.
BURYIxG THE ToMAHAwK.

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BURYING THE ToMAHAwK.
The attention which congress has given
to newspapers during the two weeks OF
the present session encourages one to
hope that there may yet be a grand re-
Cancellation between those two power
full moral agencies. Congress III the
past has been prone to fout the press.
This ual1indness has been grievous
thorn in the flesh of editors and CORE
spondents, whose delight is peace, good
will, and charity. The press has chided
congress III lovely spirit OF anllty,
carrying sweet counsels III one hand
and an olive branch in the other. Con
gress has not received these attentions
in Christian style. It has roared and
howled, and passed press-gag laws, and
iterated its profound dislike Tor ''the IN
bridled license Of newspapers, as it has
termed the occasional piayfulness of the
journalistic fraternity. The latter have
monrned this lack CT appreciation on the
part OF congress. But they have nour-
lsled q beautiful faith that time would
remove the scales Of prejudice from con-
gressional eyes; that the latter would
then see, not as through q glass darby,
but as through q clear double-conyeX
lens, the real worth OF newspapers. Who
ever knew q true and lOng-cherlshed
faith baked OF its ultimate realization:
The magic change has come upon the
vision OF congress. The last election
opened its eyes. It now beholds III the
press its long-lost brother, and wants to
embrace. Congressman pass the night
In cherubic dreams OF journalistic con-
cord, and do not let a day go by without
talking newspaper III open session.
There IS yet chance that the neWspa-
per OK and the congressional ass will be
yOked, and that the team VIII pull for
the harmonious good OF the nation.
That were a spectacle to make al the
gods and goddesses, saints and angels
unite in millennial exultation.
The first words Of the session, after
roIl-call, were phrased in an attempt 10
repeal the gag-statute. Before the day
was over, Cox had tried to do away with
the payment OF postage on papers. Since
then there have been personal eXplana-
tons OF errors in the newspapers by
Grawdiloquent Garfield, Slippery Dick
Parsons, and Others Mind, they only
call the slips Of editorial pens ''errors, y
OF unfortunate mistakes" this year.
Heretofore they haye been pleasantly
branded as 'ethe atrociors falsehoods OF
a venal press"
Nobody cares what the papers say, y
and s'the lying papers have no earthly
influence with the people, !" were common
cries among misguided politicians up to
the first Tuesday IN November. flushed
are those unkind words now, and even
Butler says ''a good way to save the re
publican party viii be for the newspap
ers TO stop lying about congress" Po
land is on burrs for an opportunity to ex-
plain that his sneak law was not ''done
on purpose. Tremaine has sent IL q
bill modifying the libel statute effective
ly. Garfield ''hopes the papers will not
misunderstood his motives regarding
certain features IL the appropriations.
Jeers have given away to tears; SCOTS to
entreaties.