The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-03-06
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Mr.. Garfield's estimate Of
journalism is q low one, an
which every editor Of 4
weekly newspaper VINO has
appreciation. ;ot his posisiorp
ties aud is influence, "a val.
editor Of a city journal, vii
tsHugly condemn. The mod
-nalist who has the least pril
profession, who sspires to md
fourth estate OF the mona
frst, estate OF the repnbEic,n
so much to trim his. sails
fieerfng breath of spublic
Fas TO mold and direct 10.
he should be, q teacher, a
mere parrot, sitting the whr
the chaff in the countrY.st
cussions snd the debating
and, with his presses and tyf
ing it out to the world as ID s
fnenso OF his eountry.SI1 n
journalist may do this sne
eommendstion Of man ike
field !; but the true one hal
ideas Of his calling and o.
sponsibilit that devoive .
iTha historyOf the feundatic +
Republican party furnishes
tration OF what we mean.
William Lloyd Garrison Il
weekly paper, the Li6erot
battle against slavery, he die
tempt to reflect upon the pu
ion Of the day. Public opil
all against him /; the numbei
who believed In what he vrt &
almost be counted upon the
But1he had o purpose, q &C
an idea, and he created, OF I
create, q public opinion y
came in a very few years th
mentD Of the whole AmeriI
pie. 9And so of Mr.. Greels
Di6sDe, before Mr. Greed
away his own almost impsi
ton TO become q mere polit
the lender OF politicians. Il
aimed at rejecting the on
New York City npon the an
protectiop 10 American ind
would not have made the q
tie that he did make
against the heresfes Of fri
He did not goto Mr. ,Stss
the importing merchants
opinions, TO ask them what
or should not write, but
what was IN him, and said
was certainly cent 70 say.
fsld seems toDhsEs no conef
this, the higher ssRect Of 10
which surprises Us, and viii
many friends IN me professic
he made the speech from '
haye quoted, be seems 70 hs
his mind that passage in
jackson, where He sfe told
faithfal sdltof, ,SHsJ Blsirg ",
,ctes toEthen eoulFyo press
Washington, g copied then
Glo6s when they. came b
called It the ~Voice Of the c
o. The sentiments expressed
Garfield are, entertained,
most part, BY bis class.
follows in the footsteps OF
OF able men in Congress be
In believing that the neWspa
was made f0Y'thsm, to req
commands. TO defend. them,
wrong, and sustain them
thick and thin. The news
even twenty years ago
great extent. tAe u7ere hsuA
the poliUiciAns Thsg osns
edited it, Il had no, opinie
were not Their opinions.
they decteed.- But s III.
has taken place even Eitz1
decade. Z. The Este Nsr--the
hear intelligence from thf
made 10 every man, woman
who could read and unders
daily paper a necessity ins
luxury, and shrewd busii
availed themselves Of the
circulation thus attained 70
they bad TO sell and what ths
70 bpy. sNeyspspsrs have
in q certain sense, commerc
iations, with hundreds OF
of dolaIrs invested IN them
ing handredSef Hen, o1ni
some buildings, apd
princely incomes to the
tions, and in some cases .
proprietor. Instead Of q
field In which It formerly
operates upon 9 broad an,
cent scale, has q eonstitne
own, whom il aims TO repr
who look to it TOR reprt se
much As the mep who e
GARFIELD look to him for
lions. In proportion as il
and able and enterprisi1
views Of men and met
sound and correct, In exsi
tien will It merit Srd re
port Bat, Instead OF ask
porters 70 shink for it, it
tor them. 1t psg be rig
and wrong tomorrow, but
afford to be wrong 8
length Of time, or hnil
presses and types viii pasl
some rival establishment.
that the city journal, as ID
says; is edited In me lnts
owners, bat the interest d
era and of the people are
identical /; 1t they are not,
ers, in SELF defense, very
them into harmony. But
ksld must unIearn much th
learned, and especially III
lists have no higher duty Q
thaa 10 f0iioW, from ds1
what i supposed TO De 3
right Sc sEOng, in.he pub
We haze one 1eonspienous
10 New York OF > daily p
Quoted upon tast princiP
us influence is esery man
life Knows, or ought 70 kno
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