Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-26
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.

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There is good deal of gable going
on among the party papers relative to
the benefits and defects Of independent
journalism; or, to put it, in a more in
telligible phrase, the advocacy OF men
and measures, without any reference to
their party affiliations, but considered
upon the sole ground of their being bene-
fetal or not to the community. This is
a position that 1t is very difficult for
purely party organ either to understand
or to give it the merit which is fairly its
due. With them everything is viewed
through a party lens, and stands or falls
according as it agrees or differs with the
predetermined conclusions OF the re-
viewer. of course all comments or
criticisms from party organs or eKpon-
ents are bound to be more or less dis
torted with the bias that is preconceived
and colors everything with which it
comes in contact, therefore but little
attention or credence is to be paid to
them on matters which concerns their
party. This is Just the time when the
advantage of truly independent press
shows itself At the late elections party
lines were in many instances entirely
ignored, and for the reason that the per-
sons preferred were in every respect the
: more reliable and competent candidates
for official positions, and for that reason
!. were elected. Their success or discom
. future had nothing to do with politics
% which, to certain extent, were a silen
-, factor. The mission of the Independent
- press was to select the best candidate
:. and support the best measures, withou
any reference to the side Of the hous
-, from which they originated. On th
:. other hand, the acknowledged object G
=. the partzan press is to force their nom
:. nees down the throat of the community
10 no matter whether they were liked O
H. not. This is just the difference between
the one and the other. The indepent
At. ents say you pays your money and 20
;, takes your choice;'' and the part
no organs say, "here is your regula
%. nominees and you have to take Their
N. whether you like or not" Under thes
IA circumstances the labor OF reaching
an decision is not great. In the presel
mo mood o; the public, nothing is more ce
AZ, tain to excite their anger and disgu
ho than thrusting ready-made set Of pri
,or ciples OF axioms down their throat
~. They will not stand it. They are borr
N. to think and act for themselves, and Il
IA, that very reason fly for advice and a
rad sistance to journals that have no par,
,a;r ties, but dare to speak the truth, simp
all because it is true. This is exactly OF
.,o position. We shall show that we ha'
,ho the nerve to take decided stand upo
lad every question of public importanc
j.. both az reaa-do e.ato VI federal matter
go We, before pronouncing our opinion
ara shall not wait to consult the desires
md any men or any party of men, but sha
m. simply express our opinion according
ole the lights we have received as to the &C
the ual nature of the proposition. Such
i'm. proceeding as this does not of cour
not suit the party journals Of the day. Tn
ara are like the shoemaker who made all
on. the boots of his customers on one la
for and when reproached for making mist
,t,v said that if their feet did not correspo
ved with the rules Of art, that was their fa
,sed and not his. Just so with the pal
to hacks. They think that if a man
are journal presumes to leave the beat
,elv track and think for themselv
less that nothing short Of sudden a
end terrible termination of their wi
and fulness will serve as proper examp
nty The fact is, that the day of party fea
vel. has gone by. Men will not be CONTROL
ris. and urged to support bad and inco
in petent man, simply because he belor
the to particular party and has no oil
vor recommendation. Time was when Il
fel. would do, but at the present day men
nks- judged as their record warrants, mu
most more then because they train with this
n""' that patty. Both the great political
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