The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-11
NEW SERIES---NO. 1893

NY IN human Development do not take
issue WITH tbe poet who calls it ''the second
ark But II is powerful only because il
gives to great fiinds seeking utterance the
opportunity To speak to great audiences. In
itself it has no power 1t cannot, in the
hands of the unthinking, be made to utter
thought Under the control of the weak
1t IS us feeble as Il child; of the fearful. as
cowardly as FaIstaff; of the corrupt IA
treacherous as Judas. Unfortunately the
great thinkers Of the time do not reach the
public through what is known rs the news
paper press and it is lamcntably true that
too many newspaper editors are either weak,
cowardIy, corrupt or ignorant, and that
some are all Of these aggregated into amass
of unnamcable immortality. Ofcourse there
is much great ability, sterling honesty and
answering moral bravery among newspa-
per editors; but nevertheless the fact re.
mains that the newspaper is not what nv
friend, Col. Harlow, asserts it TO be. 1t is not
the header ofpublic sentiment the creator of
popular opinion.
The little great man goes to-. the Iittle
editor in his sanctum, and says. eDont
the party will not tolerate such expires
sions' And the little editor obeys
The really great man goes to the really
great editor and says; Don't; thc party
will not tolerate such expressions And
the great editor obeys.
The voice Of the pubic says to the indie
pendent editor great or little: Don't; the
people will not tolerate such cypYessions.n
And the Independent editor ohcys.
The fact is the newspaper is the channel
through which popular opinion pours its
great floods, and the editors, floating in
their little boats OF self conceit, padding
with their small oars. t0ndly believe they
are making the mighty current run. TO
the man on shore looking at them they ap
pear AS ludicrous as Mrs. Darlington WAS
{ when she attempted to sweep back with
@. her broom the swelling waves Of the Allan
c tic ocean.
o The Newspaper Press is to popular opin-
o ion what his three dogs were to the prin-
Y cess pscuing youth OF the fairy tale.
i The giants of the mountains had carried
n off the three fair daughters Of the King,
T. and proclamation had been made that their
= rescucr should have the tairest in marriage
q and half the kingdom. 4 youth of that
,r country, TO fortune and to fame unknown
ID longed to win the reward thus promised /;
N hut being poor he was bowerless.
in One day an old man gave him three won
r. de,ful dogs; Hold" who would hold
# whatever he was desired to hold; Tear"
II who would tear whatever he was bid to
tear; and "Quick-ear' whose sense of hear
in inc was so acute he could even hear how
nr the trees and the grass Of the fields grew
to And now, with his good dogs, the youth
RS began his campaign of rescue.
RI Master" said "Quick-ear,' II was near
a high mountain to-day and heard one OF
A. the kings daughters spinning within
of Break down the door Of the mountain, u
ch cried the youth to his dogs, and he was
II. obeyed,
He entered and greeted one of the lost
pninooosos
"Who has broken down my door," roauu
h.. the giant until the mountain trembled
~ II have done IT. answered the youth
co., 49, "and | will now break thee likewise. Hold
~ hold him, and Tear and Quick-ear tear hin
w. in thousand pieces
~ ~ The giant was torn into innumerabl,
II fragments and the princess rescued.
,on Then another Of the maidens, discovered
L,. by "Quck-ear,' was rescued, and another o
~ the giants destroyed.
WI And again "Quick-car' said to hi
81 master: II have been on a high mountain
III III and heard within it the Kings thirt
'.' daughter weaving cloth OF gold
~ Break down the door," cried the you'll
.e to his dogs, and he was obeyed.
l ,'s The giant Of the mountain, having heart
". of the fate of his brethren, acted with eau
los ton. He used fair words and induced til,
w. youth to break bread with him.
"5 When the meal was finished the you'll
ou said: 81 must have something with whicl
~ to slakc my thirst"
az The giant answered. up on the noun
'.' tain there is Il spring which runs with TIN
III brightest wine, but ! have no one who cal
e fetch it,"
nnt Il will send one of my dogs" said the
I" youth. Hold was sent, but did not re
turn. Tear was sent after Inn, bu
~ did not return either. Then, "Quick
w two; and when he got to the top Of tn,
w mountain it Jared with him as il had will
~ them--a high wall arose around him ant
-, - he was entrapped by the giants sorcery.
Nv Now will avcngc my brothers. erie,
20 the giant to the youth, "ior thou art in m,
.. power
~ But in that moment the sorcery was dis
o' solved, and "IIod" held the giant whil
" " Tear and "Quickear" tore him into
AZ thousand pieces.
yer And so the youth married the faircst Of
IT, the maidens and reigned over half the
We land.
RS Popular Opinion has rescued many of the
D. interests OF the masses from the giants Of
NJ old-time political doctrines, from the cave
of superstition, Ignorance and tyranny; but il
"s did not succecdin doing sounti it gotnto its
s. service the good dogs Of the Newspaper
nv -"Hold," that holds to everything ms mas
hc ter bids him hold; and Tear" that ren,
to pieces whatever his master bids hun tea
'ec and "Quick ear" that is aware OF every
's thing that happens, and even hears how tn
VI trees and the grass grow in political an,
VIZ moral fields Of the world. At this momen
Popular Opinion is in the third cave listen
ing to the soft words of the Giant Of Con
as centrated Wealth. But soft words cai,nO