The New York herald., 1877-12-08
TALMAGE'S TALK.

THE MORTALITY AMONG NEWSPAPERS AND THE
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DISCUSSED AT THE
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
Mr. Talmagc preached last night as usual, ON the
principal events Of tae week. The arst thing that
strikes me, said he IN the history OF this past week
Is tho mortality among newspapers. Beginning
with the extinction Of The Newark t0rning Mercury,
which breathed is last Tuesday. we have reports
OF similar fatality to newspapers IN Chicago and 10
in New York. whose decease is expected in q few
days. and we hearing OF others which kept alive
IRON day 10 day by unnatural stimulanls. In
deed. IN the last few weeks a newspaper
has died almost every day; the disease Is epidemic
Il seems as II We are destined TO have comparatively
few dailies aud weekles the large ones eat up the
small ones. The most successful way to sink money
and keep II sunk rs TO start newspaper Tho allacy
is abroad that almost any publish a paper
The world Will have to learn that newspaper is an
institution and that It wants Infinite brains and al
most infinite capital to establish one. II you have
agricultural, or scientific, or educational or religious
ideas 70 present TO the public you had better charge
upon the world through columns already es-
tabshed. II is folly for one who can't succeed in
anything else 10 Try newspaperdom. To publish q
newspaper requires the skill, precision, boIdness,
vigilance and strategy Of commander chief, and
to dit newspaper requires that be u saleman
To govern and propel newspaper until 1t
shall be fixed institution and q national TACT
demands moro qua tes than any business earth.
The rare combination OF such elements mado
James Gordon Bennett, Horace Greeley, q
ant and Samuel Bowles. What true OF
the secular prcss is true OF religious press II Is
very often minister who can't get any
body 10 hear him preach VIII start religious paper
Recipe Tor KING an ordinary editorial IN lglous
newspapcr-Cut dry sermon into Ten parts, add a
N ~ 4 IN IN n Uul n
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THE PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE.
Another marked event OF the week Is the Prcsiden-
tial Message. Leaving To the rheoricans the literary
style OF the Presidcnt's Message and 10 pro
icssed POLITICIANS The discussion OF merely partisan
questious congratulate the United States
TACT that whatever tho Senate
oil IN silver OF our na.ional debt, which was promised
to be pad IN gold--upon all such dishonest
thievng and rascally business K. Hayes
has practically promised 10 put an unmistak-
abe VETO. Great appause.) II tho govern
meat Of nation is dishonest how can We
expect tho people 10 be anything but dishonest
There seems to be something about the air In Wash
inpton that strikes man with moral dstcmper. At
home the present members OF Congress would
advocate paying dollar tor dollar. in any or
dinary transaction. Honest all the way from
from New York to Baltimore, honest from Baltimore
TO the Washington people but before they get thoir
trunks out Of the baggage car they want to steal some
thing. (Laughter) rhey say that the government OF
the nation, which In its day OF trouble was glad 10
promise gold to the people, getting their confidence,
iaIsehood what Will men aud nations not do to get
rid OF paying their honest debts? congrat uate the
people on the fact that their bonds arc worth as
much they supposed them to be, and on tho
assurance OF the Presidents Message, dollar Will
soon dollar, and not something else.
Let II be known that reputation in any
shape insult to God and a crime against the
American people. The nation that has been often
freed from foreign insolence and financial embar-
rassmcnt and intestine STRIFE need not now
60 into Congressional swindle to get rid
OF perplexity. Let the nation do wrong and
all the financial wisdom At the Capitol cannot save It,
but let the nation do right and IT stani unmovcd
against all the combined allies OF perdition. Let
US not be too impatient In getting rid OF
our financial troubles We ought to pay
for our national unrighteousness. We were
during the war on four years. drunk and have not
yet got tho effects Of the spree and for time
will be shaky. No nation has ever escaped the flame.
Through what revolutions and rapine and and
regcido the great empires and republics oil the world
rose to their positionsl Constitutions ana Magma
Chartas worth nothing unless welded IN the hrc.
Depend upon II there was ever anything great and
good and glorious our government II will be
ten times Tor all tho trials through
wnich we have passed. In looking back upon
our past history there was not trial
can that wo could have afforded to lose. And
now believe that God IL leading US through oil re-
verses and depressions to higher national power.
Blessed is the nation whose God Is the Lord.
Mr. raimagc concluded hs.serm0n with few
marks tho recent great increase In tho number Of
suicides.