, 1877-09-22
NEWSPAPERS,
Address Of Me. j. Nfettltl 7lcEnro tho Ohio
Eiltortat Association. 1t Toledo, Sept. II,

Editorial Association. 1t Toledo, Sent. II,
Is:7.
0u.r.xxx* or IN. ouio Ept1on,A. A,.oc,..
snn~ Ruinortfrs ax the tltpc = title earlier, and
daily prc-r coInmrnrcd sbrut l70o. il Nc cali a
gcarrato thirt. yraFs tnc former class Of news
papers Il about nine anil The latter nearly six zen.
e.at1on+ co!A. The beginning Of the prc.- wss him.
"r tls 1nng 10 rra tic bfih oi tic new s' nste ts
tion. dcsttnsd In tho nenr future to Influence thc
opinions and actfOna nf mankind IN enormously.
THE STRUGGLE FOK LIFE.
Thd hcwEpapcfn cama t'nll alone Ant In tho
rXny ,ear: They cxirled on snl1ersnee: vi ,hey ICY
w%rr tolerated by reason 0t their tnscnihcance nn,
were nnt ths 'ays Of freedom, of rpeeeh md of sha
y an 81 sy ss1n
hpproach to criticism OF either Of the dominant pro.
fcnasnus. -eacrcota1 nnd political. were promptly
ns ts @ by me-. a
imprisonment. The ''&rcAtcr the truth the Yrester
tue libel" Ia mild expression Of lhe spirit Of te
ruft 1f 1aw applied 10 pr0seculch publisher,
Editors were nni allowed To hare opinions. 10 b.
Expressed IN tneft pnpcrss whoever vcntnred nn
H.. ot b % p
les. rigus. They were dealt with a. rumn,arlly
aud promptly asis the cattle. plaguu In EnslAnd.
spite Of ali dlscourasctcnt.. pcrrecut,on4 Tic
nnprortestt'eness Of The aer aad ,he Iilieracy Of
Nnrio.a Saxon portions Of tic world: bni for t,vo
centnrc. they were M seed 1own on ba asrcn grouud
ffte principles and Independence Of thought
e praieet tt,tn i sst,e.ms q pubic msn q pub
ate public opinion The daily news papers whch
camc INTO cxstenee later fntcd no 'etter nntl to.
ce!yed no more lcn!ens treatment n!om the povrss
aversion and wera handled will eroater severity
because hey ',ssei o!tcner." and; being outy
inore eon.pcHous NJ sni wers fesarde a, m"ie 1 dan.
gprous; hence thay were uader cloacr md scvcrcr
een'orship and surveillance than the weekly pres'
" sow. Tic stfanRlipv crii, On inc tb,oai Of t5r
t;rcsE has mt yc hecn removed f tunuY rpuntrirn
whIc, boast pf t.Iclr civilization and ilcraturr
Fton tss ineep.io,n Of o. nss:paeet antil Within
death and marriage not1cea. .tortgtnal noriry.
aeoc'!otc., annouSecuentt Il war anu accounts
Of 1as' on ,n : 1srs S Deiss' 81 sn1. .om.
into tic tiou,ai, of s'OId Prnb* and proynosti.
Gated lie ch,Heo* Of The weather; ba:cd not on
icn,lcr % tu1kcys; some eon.cnteI themselyes viii
ioiins out Poor Nichsrl's aaricaltarai ms1im.:
s s
iisbins senoris oi Jeat! os scenes Of ill., iacou
but b,s1, sIoys re al ali othst roanGs were Eessu ths
I'm: Ia srnt1 IN cordwpbi rabblut. nr rny4 amt
MAKE the nrintcr hanpy. FnultTY md nDtatt,cs
wnr0 aiwsvk LEGAL ge ndcr ind ihu rry wno for mora
nErpHE THE RAILWAY AM TELkuJtAPt,
While " n5Ss';; ;,1 4 ~; sonn[y h, ,'Tn:g's w
,,rn,1o .n naH nSershatlowina inuuancs II + nniv
snc" % thc @ srent of The ioeon,ot.,c and tbc tcjs.
enpn tha has d ngsan 70 "a aIIa ~ stfat
sincrsrd 1T c,xiiisaion sn ~ rncctstfn, rnn. ,nu
batsys q i9norance. ppcjudice @ an .upesstit,oo.
.t,.I ~. ~ ,n,ssnn".rs ,,ss ~ i~.x ana t,,nar.t
iiefore Puck put hia El1lls r0and The ratlh The
collection Of ncwr was toiious nnh ycxatl0us III.
f1ra s 1
and hnrdct 10 scatter t!le news. II WIS old wle,,
bought aed ataic when sold, often tno!dy with age
tha days Of Alliance payments.
IN thoae days daily paper. ware Of sery limited
sopss ete. "
prominent merchants, bankers, Anu politicians In.
du!Esa n hs lasat4't aay papSf sLs ret q
weekiies. The now. was staio and scanly. and, A.
ihu people wssc nut kept the quI prf. they were
e 4 !" sa,:ass :.. nd I'D !. e s*
In nndsa r'i ihss sts' sE 10 oey aost
naw;p.Hss neS es., T tbs. s9T eonea nss .hoas
dill dAya tho daily, papae was not
cxatenea. fhere VIA nut ihut hankertng after It
that uouE peon.v'v children are aupposed 10 feel for
paper Tho receipts being aaail, tho editorial
force vas lp'tea 70 ono Or two writers. tht maFkst
tcpnftcl on nle ROUNDS anohR Inc l1Aaels picked W
M tx !%s 'si s, h, III W.
ama nstpea ~ ~ casto1 ~ seposs ennst 81
!ne'n WA ~ os a!ins. !le youhser Mieulpers "
.aS sann ~ r1a. .ant a1on w. ~
vvet tao Gona!1tou y. sae kteat 44i!'es. Put the
ssa3 neae m t'e mens ,emoeF H. well Not
~ " nu.:. , ~ snu meso
" ~ ssnEThI pan1s"uo" " estso"taooa'e ae'1asya8s a.
wen q ho'y nays.
VAST TlTLKs AND BLOW PERFORMANCES.
con*lcring lae utterly ncwsless sna pulyuus char
neter Of t~ pTuxs of the seysataeath century, 1t IL
tlughable ~ observe Of lle early t,llSs thai
were selected such ~ tho t'rs. She P6H, tho Hfs-
ssgfr, aud the Courixr; but The tayorto mama fos
long t'ms On the Continent, A.wall ~ in England,
was tue Mercury. the original being 4 xon VI
Jupiter tho messenger anu interpreter 81 Tue gotls,
The sstty Of al1qncace and con,usres. and PR
.unity character full of actda. sprixhliihras
insel1igenee and enterptiao; !;ut eop,es Of news.
been preserved prYent most rtt,sbte aud luli-
cfous teseMol.ncs g the model. They came about
- NEAR d,lng the ollt anu peraouifyns the tlrccE
ideal Of Nsfcuty ~ snug tue Joiner tiA tho ltou
when he played tho part Vt that ''Wtld fowl. nr
snoat. ~hp teptessntsa tla wall With the
Neh!oks " T. thronca which tho fosers whit
Ue CN1 III - AkuHumtn4f+ Nlyk6R Dream ~