The daily gazette., 1878-05-11
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
For The Gazette.
The Press.

The Press.
Mr.. EDIToR:--The thinking public
thank you greatly for the high ground
your paper takes on behalf of religion
and the moralities Of life. Next to the
pulpit thePress is respo nsible for tn in
struction of the people, the maintenance
OF proper principles, and wise direction
OF their energies. 1t is to be regretted
that the Press of our city either from
pelf or from the bad animus of their
own hearts, pander to the vile and
vicious portion of our communities,
either by their own insidious irisinuations
or admitting into their columns the vile
attacks OF intidels on christianity, or its
votaries, which are the very foundations
OF society, and the only security for the
stability and frame work of government.
The Press have no right to make sensa-
tional reports to slander the good and
please the vicious. To give publicatio on
to infidel sentiments, and admit into
their columns the challenges of fools of
infidels, to ministers and men of charac-
ter, and the discussions of infidel clubs
unless to reprobate them. The Press
have no right to send into our houses
and families that that will tarnish the
minds and hearts of our people. There are
papers published in this city about which
there have been grave discussions
whether they should be admitted to
come into their houses, or cast out into
the streets. The Press like the pulpit is
bound to keep knowledge, and discrimi-
nate between things that differ.
This ID N n finn. lan . L.
the four winds OF heaven were loosed to
unsettle the foundations of religion, law
and order, to give place to the devil of
lnhdehty, anarchy, communism, and
every vile principle that is trying to in
sinuate itself into society. Take for
illustration the reports of the meetings
of some of the protested temperance
| meetings; we read in the Republican the
| other evening what was termed foundry
flashes. The speech of Mr. s. H., was
downright outlawry against the enforce
ment OF the license law. Was not that
pretty temperance speech? Then there
was Mr.. Bryant's which was not much
the less worse; and the speech of Mr..
| Fox too who has been tramping the state
but we doubt whether the report done
him justice. 1t is unfortunate that tn e
temperance cause should have to bear
| such infamy in the face of the Court
now in session to enforce law, and
| by those against the enforcement of
law, and yet have abused the Court be-
cause they did not enforce law-all is
proof that there is more disordered
minds than are confined in insane asy-
lums. The fact is that the foundry ought
to be closed either by Mr.. Wells or the
city authorities. There is more of ignor.
arce than of knowledge taught there
more of error than truth. By their
vagaries they have driven off all sensi biz
men who attended there only in hopes
to correct their errors and guide their
deliberations.
| The Republican represents their head
as the Mr.. =. Does not the Republican
know that Mr.. -, is not q minister and
holds no ministerial relation to church
The Republican has been too much in the
habit of publishing as Rev'd men who
are not ministers, and If they do moi
know it, they ought to know it, and the
Press has no right to mislead the public
| or burden the church with such misrepre.
| sentations. 1t is true Mr.. pronouncel
benedictions, &c, as if he was priest
but the Press ought to know that this Ii
| the complaint of the church against
these Irregularities aud for which irregu
larities are responsible to their pastors ii
they have any. The right thinking are
glad you do not soil your sheet with the
vituperations of the Bob Ingersoll tribe
The infidel league clubs ought to have
been prosecuted and closed up long age
for its violation of the Sabbath, in dis
cussions of financial matters; the labor
questions and the denial of God, Jesu.
Christ, and the truth of the sacred scrip
lures which are the foundation of both
the courts, and laws and government
These tramps and liberal leagues and
communists are but the outgrowth of the
war and the spawn of the whitening in.
fidelity. The Press, the pulpit and the
Courts for their fidelity shall have oul
highest appreciation, support and ap
plause. WATcHMAN.