Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-06-29
Spirit Of gfffrrsoll,
CharlestoWn, Jererson County, Welt Va.
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE %. 1873.
UNWORTEY SUSPICIOUS.

a suspicious nature is one of the lnhsp>
piest with which man can be endowed II
brings grief to its possessor, and creates dis.
tress among his fellows. Yet some men are
suspicious, and of such sort is q correspondent
of the World, who writes IS follows to that
paper:
"S1R: Is there any civilized country
under the sun, other than our own, in which
an influential daily paper could be supported,
the financial editorial, and; money articles of
which were written simply in the interest of
stock gambling clique? That is the char
acter of the New York 2ri5me-a Journal
which makes bats os Its money articles 10
draw its subscribers into Wall street speeula-
ton, aud uses its best efforts to compass their
being :deeced.
ga LosG. TINE READER OF THE TRIBUNE:
"NEw YoRK, May 49,"
The longtime reader of the Tribune utters
words which cause us pain. IF the impress
sion he seeks to give should get abroad widely
and be thoroughly stamped on the minds of
the people, the stirring appeals of the young
editor thundeted forth from the tall tower,
would have the ring of Jay Gould's gold, in
stead of the sonorous metal of his own pow
erful mind. 1t is bad thing to destroy the
faith of youth in greatmen. Even suspicion
sometimes undermines lofty soul. The
zephyrs of the upper air cannot blow it away.
The most powerful mind cannot write 1t down
1t is an ugly monster which creeps along Its
Shiny way and defes assault-a very Goreon
turning TO stone the sweetest impulses. The
young editor, however, is passionately fond
of the Greeks though If he reads a little
more about them he will probably know more
and perhaps he will some day 60 forth to
that conquest, aud bring back Medusa's head
and stick it on the top Of the tall tower
It is hard to conceive of stronger team
than Jay Gould and the young editor. The
one has exalted ideas of our national railway,
telegraph, and steamship development; the
other has profound views on science aud the
pretty things of life These two great meh,
in fact, complimen: each other. Indeed, to
the Intelligent observer, they seem like one
tull-rounded man, of whom the tower in the
heavens is the fitting symbol
Yet the Rorid correspondent talks about
"the financial, editorial, and money articles"
of the Tribune as written simply in the in>
terest of a Safeguarding clique" What
lack of appreciation, what misunderstanding
of lofty purpose, what degradation of a
benefcent design Jay Gould has been
grown very rich. Otherwise he could not
have bought a controlling interest in the
Tribune, and advanced vast sums of money
to make it more valuable; the young editor
could not have had his tall tower; the world
might have lost his ponderous leading articles;
science might have lauguished for aid from
his powerful MUD
Moreover, IT it be true, as We will not be.
lieve, that the young editor assists in fleeing
his readers, it is certinly true that he also
pours the Oil of science on their wounds, and
clothes their uakedness with sweet philosophy.
Besides, if multitudes had not been feeced in
the years past. Jay Gould would not have had
tho money to bny the Tribune and build the
tall tower What is the fleeing of few
hundreds or thousands. compared with the
blessing of a scientific and philosophical news
paper?
1t is true that the Tribune takes gloomy
view of the value OF stocks when Jay Gould
is bearing them, and that when the eame f.
naucier wishes to knock down values it
mourns the exhausted energies of the country;
but it compensates for this depression by ex-
hilaratiug accounts when the same philan-
thropist has occasion to bull his stock and un>
load on the market. This gives agreeable
variety to the columns of a scientific and phi.
losophic paper, which stimulates thought and
provokes investment. Idle money is bane
rather than advantage. IF the young
editor induces his readers to take it out of the
bank, it is likely to get into Jay Gould's
pocket, and, as a consequence, he has larger
opportunities to carry out his benevolent
schemes, and his young editor can lift sc;en-
tifc journalism to higher perfection. Away
with these cruel suspicious They stiie the
generous impulses of youth, choke the voice
that would warble enchanting strains of love
and propriety, and hinder the cultivation of
feminine grace aud manly sweetness. Let
the breezes which fan the lofty brow of the
young editor be the zephyrs of encouragement
and lullabies of peace, rather than the chill
blasts of doubt and suspicion.
[Ne,O Horh Sun, Nay 30.