Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-13
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM AND
PARTY LOYALTY.

tialD editorship is to keep things out of, rather
than have them put in, the newspapers A
very learned and wary and critical Judge of
the Supreme Court once told friend that
when he wanted to write an unusually strong
opinion he filled it full of the biggest and
most tremendous electives. This, to keep
the passion of his delivery up to the full
ardor of it's expression. The forceful opinion
being thus forged in the white heat of his
time to coo), cleansed his writing of its turgd
parts fspeech and still left it with all its in
tended strength and forcefulness. Thus is
the building of the stoutest granite
arch done by the aid of shapes and semi
curves of the flimsiest woodwork-the make
shift adjectives of architecture. The judi
cous journalist is no less careful in what he
excludes from that part of his paper which
is meant to speak TO and strengthen form
and maintain a wise and conservative public
opinion. And even newsiness gains strength
by its inherent and usual reliability. The
passion of the hour, the annoyance of the
moment the passing purpose, the present
sense of resentment, the Impotence of
straint, these are to be held i'll check until the
larger functions of philosophy, considerable
ness, mtrospection-Re Reason and logical de-
Gaction in short-have time to look across
the field and set therein the more solid and
, inpregnabIe squadrons which ever hold them
selves true to those Field Marshals of effective
thought, Wisdom, Sagacity and Experience
And vet it must be admitted that this is
not exposition of those factors which con-
stitute what is known as successful, or,
rather, Give journalism. But it hints at
the course and structure of the snow-p pillow
which clears the track Of Ideas and Princi-
PIES from the sometimes slow -Iissolving but
nene-the less deliquescent humors, fancies
and revenges of the hour. And snow pillow
is not as popular a sail-boat nor yet ascom-
Portable as Pullman car "Live" journal
Ism is the sign and token and least clearly
vehicle of literary commerce 1t is as much
away from the legitimate courses of daily
letters as the display made by a cheap
raen agerie is unlike in fashion and purpose to
a standard work upon the science of Biology
and the Natural History of Races. Nor is
the comparative question of legitimacy in
v,lved We are dealing with facts and not
preferences; with the profession of the just
and earnest writer and not the ways and way
wardness of the prospercrs publishing house.
We have limited at the motive of this artl-
Gle in the outset The question of the re-
Iations of journalism to the avocation of the
-, off ,,J
salaries sharp practices and uncleanly work
exorbitantly bribed-of the twin sisterhood
Of depravity and extortion. But political
party which has lived in the furtherance and
establishing of principles that are world wide,
which has revolutionized nation and pre-
served its fleets, its armies and its flag, is, ii
anything, the tangible and living form of
actual and most important principles. And. |
after all, your art and letters and progress, |
and all human institutions are moved and
carried and perfected and destroyed by |
men and not by any less falliable and selfish
creatures
III did not much concern the Mastod"n to know
That ere long his place would quicken with the elephant
Men are men-not angels: and l.
Feel and act and with men,
In the aeonizlns Present.
perhaps the quotation-quot ed, or mis-
quoted, most likely, from Aurora Floyd,
proves too much for the purpose of this ar
sument; but it shall not change the course
Of its effort none the less)
The case is easily stated A principle finds
life and expression and application in politi-
cal party. The assumption is that that prin-
cipIe and its preservation is sacred purpose.
All means, then. to the end. Is this Caesar
ism, Machiavillism, the actuating thought
Of Philip, of Richelieu, of 4Alva, of Burr, of
Jefferson Davis? None the less is it logical
one. If heresy would send the souls of all
mankind to eternal torment, then must the
true church crush out heresy at whatever
cost. And whatever courses successfully op-
pose this idea with activity and the violence
of the overt act of rebellion proves
ITS correctness. 1t was as logical for Crom-
we'll to assert the devine right of Praise God t
Barebones as it was for the Popes Legate to l
tell Charles of the ''Dvnity which doth
hedge King" There was as much and no
more reason III the massacre of Bartholomew q
as Ill the massacres of Salem The illustra- 5
tons and not their inherent horrors are what
we point out of the legitimacy of arpu