Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-05
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.


rsA.c,;no all RAYS of light and flashing
a, .,;o, 81 ,sasc,;ons from all
WIN eoi"a0"'on y,
sources; ana ssid likewise, INT 'ne ~"
terprise needed but candid degree OF
;nasnenasnce TO be a great journal. In
a.. os,h ,,t that naper in
i's 'ss"o "
noting our comment says
While upon the subject, 1t may not be
ont Of place to state some reasons why,
In our opinion, non-partisan political
journal 10 always good deal oil iaiinre.
There are TWO great poil,'cal pa.i.s 10
.n o,o ~ these resnectiys organizations are
Dramatically opposed TO each other. II
one is right the other must be wrong,
ana the loutna,ls' VINO 'ries 20 reconcile
; ;uo Zach each yerv soon loses he rasnac, 81
both. and therefore loses all influence.
Independent journalism on this coast
mas, mus IaI. le,m'ha,ed IN one or ,he
10 tailed IN be indsnendert ha;no nndar
the euise of Independence intensely mar
tisan. or 1t has soon assumed the same
pos'''on IN journalism that an aroitra-
taken MALT tho, wos ion, tron ona s;Se
which was entitled 10 ali. and given il TO
the other side which was entitled to
nothinR. we puoiisn all the news which
The nows 'p pnr ra os con ;ndaa 81 TN ,ha
right or wrong of a measure as well as
ourselves. We give our own opinions,
frankly ana conscien,loIsiy. neither sup
p sbr;nI5;na va f,or, wha, 'n " s, ,os n ,Sa
right. no matter whether il il popular or
not.
We agree with the Enterprise where it
says the journalist attempting to recon.
cile antagonistic political opinions will
soon lose respect and influence. That is
certainly uphill business, but is entirely
out OF the province of an independent,
journal of which We would speak. The
political trimmer. the would.be rider o
two horses going in different directions
bears no part in tho arena of independ.
ent journalism and is at best but fol-
lower of the army of progress. The
universal power OF the press of to-day is
as universally acknowledged. From the
fourth estate it has risen to the first and
is on par with its creator, viz: the
progress OF ideas, the increase OF intelli-
gence' Time was, when the Washington
Globe, the Albany Argus. the Richmond
Enquirer, the New York Tribune, ant
Others OF like iik. strong partisan mel
like Frank Z. Blair, sr.. hltchie, eros
well, Greeley and others indulging il
strong partisan attacks, furnished pub
lie opinion apd gave the cue to all thu
journals OF the United States THAI
time is gone by, happily never to return
partisan journal necessarily looks to
poiucai organization to supply thu
opinions given in its editorial columns
and this phase OF journalism is certainl.
open to censure as being one tending t
repress reasoning power and subjugat
what we may term the political con
science. An independent journal b.
giving It's readers an example OF indie
pendent opinion teaches them to thinl
ior themselves ana without laying itsei
open 10 the charge OF creating race o
pofticai iree-thinkers encourages then
10 'helr desire 10 break party shackles
Inc enterprise speaks OF Independent
Journalism as losing institution pc
cuniariiy' Inc exception forms the rule
nne new Aork herald, New for
hioune' rhiiadeiphia Ledger, Bait
mo'e Dun ana Springfield hepuolica
a'0 'o'u"y 'ne oes' paying newspapers
the country Simply anu solely becaus
OF TINS very qnaiity OF independence
Ihose journals receive no inspiration {
guidance from manipulated polite
conventions. they are not con
peiied to accept partisan decree
with blind obedience and stu
di'y maintain their birthright NJ
soid Tor messes OF political pottag,
Inc London Times, the greatest journi
IN the world. serves as a model for tw
thousand English, Colonial and America
newspapers and is thoroughly indepent
ent IN the truest sense of the wore
hence THIS position is untenable. TIL
great reading public are fast learnin
tnat us only IN independent journals
found comment, looking more towar
public good than party success, create
scope and latitude being allowed for tn
honest expression of opinion. The in
dependent journals of the country Sc
the party pack-horses eating their part
provender and cordially wishing them
good appetite. envy them neither thei
~ofk or their diet 1t may be aske
what is an independent journal? In tn