Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-12

4edill, upon the occAssion Of his To.
King charge Of the Chicago zsi6wae,
II appears II the Daily issue q Non.
day, November 9th. Nearly quarter
Of . century ago We knew Mr.. Medill
personally, though BY no means init.
mately, because, he was then In active
life while We were just emerging from
he echool room. We are assured from
our own knowledge that he Il . gen.
c'eman Of marked ability and we feol
also quite sure that he u diRnifAd
honorable gentleman, whom Il IL not
. missake and misforsune To entrust
with the editorial management Of a
great and influential newspaper. We
greatly rejoice u this change In the
7tsb~ne and what Mr. Medill says IN
taklng charge Il % characteristic Of
our ideas Of the man, and much Of
u % eninenuy sound, pointed and
digni6ed, and equally applicable to all
editorial managers Of newspapers, We
give It space ~ matter better stated
upon the eubject than We could per-
hsps do. We moet fullysendofae his
views.
70 TIE aEADKBs OF THE rRIBuNs,
with this Issue Of the Tribune 1
resnms its editorial control. Having
within the past fortnight purchased
enough shares, added to what pre-.
Stously owned, 70 constitute Q majority
OF the stcck, the responsibility Of the
future management Of the Tribune
will necessarily devolve on me. win
what degree, oS ability add success I
shall discharge the new obligations,
dme alone can make knoWn,--foe aLet
not him b0ast who putteth On Ne
aEM0s, but rather him who 4aketh IL
on" A few words Of explanations
may not DC inappropriate 10 thisr eou-I
shortly aster ths eiSss Of The Crest
Rebellion was obligod BY ili-heaith,
caused by ovefwork, to resign the
Managing EditorshSp OF The ZFtbwNe.
0rst 70 the late DR.. G. II. Ray, and,
a1tce iie vacated his post, 70 MI. Horace
WhitA who has since then had chief
control OF tho parer. After 3 hrios
rect took an editorial chair and vrose
tor tte cOiumus foe several years. AZ;
utst the political course Of the Tribune.
under tho new management, recoivOd
my approval In tho main; but oucs.
nons began to arise shout which ne
sharply differed. Both being men.
tenacious Of their opinions, Il was an.
6cult to hartnOu1ze our conlictlnr
views and agree 10 Che course the
1rs1usae should pursue. Those die.
agreements became more lfrecoAcalas
bic g ths paper drifted away from tho
Republican party and approached the
P9sitton Of IA Opposition jcurnsi.
Finding myself circunnscribed within
2 gradually narrowing circle Of topics
~ which We-were Ia accord. retired
altoGethar from The editorial columos
OF tile Tribune. Our di&ereaoes, how.
svef, were always political, and not
"My predecessors has pursusd the
cOurse which he believed 70 be The
path Of duty With Q courage which
challenged tho respect Of thoso who
condemned Il, and supported his views
With an ability which cxtOrted their
admiration and he leaves his editorial
chair after having achieved nAiienal
reputation 1850
The reader of She 1r;Snne win M.
turally desire to be inf0rmed, .at the
cutset OF tho probable Ane ofconduct
Of the 1Ss6sne uuderl the change OF
management. Afull explanation can.
not DO given on the instant Mems
opinions and ectl0ns are moro or iess
indueaced and controlled by the cir.
camstapces which surround them. and
always By unforeseen causes. But THE
much may now be safely promised
Tho 1ts6saRs hereafter will be, - 4
formerly Was, when under my direc.
ton. An independent Republican Jour.
nal. 1t w0l'be the organ Of no man,
however high no cli9ue OF ring, how.
ever inauentiai; or fiction, however
fanatical Or demonstrAtlve. While
giving % the Repubiican party and
sts principles . hearty and generous
support, A will criticize The acti1ns and
ceoCrds q 1Scnhiasea iesacEs ~ freeiy
and 5essiessly - IN days Of yors. But
te has seemed 10 me unwlso for Q great
representative Journal. for tho purpose
Of correcting como alleged abuses Of
administration, 70 desert its party or.
geoizakion and turn Ito guns on IL old
tieads. or help into power and place
the leaders Of tho Orgeni1atlou Whose
political records and whose ofacial
ooadoet chow that they arc ipsincssa
In their peofsssions Of desire for cd.
)ministrative pufi6caalon.
SAs Q general rule, man can exer.
olse more influence for good among
bile ffiends by remaining en- rapport
WIKI, than BY assalling and traducing
them. Tho Same rule holds trina In 80.
gard 10 newspapers. Tho Government
Of the nation must be conducted thro'
the iBstEumentaifty or parties. know
Of ne other agency which hAs cue.
ceoded Ia free countries. The party In
tho majority must assume the respon.
ability OF governing. 4 party 10 sim.
lp2y voluntary organization Of citi.
Dens united 70 carry into effect certain
Ipfinciples and purposes. Il must en-.
rloy and intruSt individuals 10 collect
end diaburse taxes, 70 perform execu.
tive aod police duties for protection
aud security OF person aud property |;
men 0ust DO engaged to coustract
public works, carry the mails, admin.
lister justioe, mako and execute laws,
end do thousand other things which
Che pablo wsll-beiug requires; and
these indlviduals viii often prove caro-.
Less, inefnclenk or corrupt. Buta par.
k4y whose aims aud purposes are good
and patriotic, and whose record 10
/ grand and giorioua, should not b con.
demned and thrown ont Of power on
secoust OF The defective work OF mia.
. conduct Of . few of its employees, IN
order 70 make place for an antagouis.
Ito organization whose record cannot
b defended, but 10 regarded With cor.
row aud shauae By its best members,
and whose conduct when IN power
| never IAils to.show that It, reformatory
lprefessi0ns when out OF power ere :
l delusiOn sud Q snare.
i "6uch being the case IN regard 10
the necessity and machinery OF parties
| in freq countries, The press, TO- Be- uss.
| fnl, cannot avoid beieg partisan IN .
| greater OF iess degree. II an editor
| undertakes the role OF supporting both
! aides, his position 10 equivalent to Q