The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-20

cious IT, vohemanilv denounced General
Jackson for enoeninD Tho R,itisb nj Nav Or
lean, md defsn9eds With enna ardor tho
ELECTIONS of Aaron Burr II nrged Tho hann.
az of Harrison for dghting Tecnmseb ard
had no eyecraiion for Wesfhershv who lod
in tho ms. sacro Of Fort Mimms II would
cruelty General To,lnr f,r angaging tha
Meyicans at Rneno visa era the rcsmit ,vas
known, and vet wanted IN avail him IN tte
position of Chief Magistrate a Cew hours
afterwarJ II deided TSm Ctorh;o FIR savins
that the Moxicans ',abouId welcome The
American soldiers with bloodv hands 10 hos.
pitable grayes, p" md vet would hang lin IN
The HIGHEST limb That ronld he founI
Ibnye heard, on tho eve nf ona Of our
Presidential elections the criticism hv a for
eIoner that il seemed os tho1eh tb9 naonio
had rpked the country with n ilne. tooth comh
to find the two grsndest villains within its
limits as candidates for the hichest otIlre
within the ballots Gift.
Although
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M r"A'S VI THE faheENr
-; ~ IN i'a S',o"s VI, '"i'SIl cue oluen
complete departure and IF heinz of Tho
sort that | have but a moment 400 indicstad
il should be. Whilst we find many that ara
indeed fearless and independont we find too
large number quite differently constituted
We must exslt the profession. We mnst
mako il honored and esteemed Wa 49,
assume that the newspaper Is the grant nonu'
lar educator of the existing and tha onn-
inc generations, and that civilization and the
truth of history demand of us nm imnartial
treatment. And this can only he rendered
by bein,, truly independent 7 mean tbis IN
the literal sense of the ~nrd
We mnst belonc 70 nobodn
but ourselyes and serve nnth;ng s.uo
iustlce and trutb and fairness and eo,;tv
AS Journalists wa must have conv;ct;nns
and thosa ,nuSt ho hasaj ~ a, ~ .';,.','
with The moral COURAGE to avny o ana d", ,ua,
them. An editor who can calmly and AZ.
nsssionately read reviay md o;ua ~ a,, w.,
subject its true value reeardless 40 10 wiz
its author or its chamnion, ia the ono tb;nd,
needful in the sanctum to-day and Il bs mis-
will be respected bv Gep,iIe and law " "nS
even the poiiticians ofeverv hue ''-'N
To attain to this
Ai'i' rhANH VI JOURNALISM
the first great step already taken by the
most powerful newspapers in the land must
? taken by us all, to-wit: The severance of
ne press from all entangling alliances, from
Pohtlcai partlsahship or religious sectarian-
Ism. Inc one as improper and detrimen-
ai as Tue other' we must condemn, where
ever iounu' Inc osd ana defend the good, as
san wee ana praise virtue, denonnce the vul-
sarorioe'seeRhg demagngue and admit the
integrity ana intelligence OF the
true Statesman and patriot, no matter
what ms creed But we are not bound to
,ppla9u or censure by the wholesale or re-
Mli' because III the huddle of incongruities
m mans makeup we detect here flaw and
there an objectionable defect that is no reason
Tor unremittlng censnre OF his entire compo-
sitlon.
The late Mr. Delane editor of the London
Ahhes LOT th,tty'sS years, illustrated by his
professional llie what mean now to impress
ipon you, lie was probably, says Mr.. Par.
Do, tne nrst individual who was ever edu-
'ated with y istlnct view to his becoming an
editor. 10 TINS END he went through every
department required to tit him for the posi-
uon' MT. rarton says OF him: "There was
one quality he had which ought never to be
overlooked, ana that IS his editorship was to-
Mly Tree IRON anything like personalities. |
In tie columns OF mat paper ! have never !
seen nm individual disr'spectfully mentioned.
An opinion may be denounced. principle or |
spollcy criticised ard censured, but the in |
dtividual holding orsdvocsting these has been /
Invariably spoken of with decency. The !
Times frequently objected, for instance to
the course pursued by Mr.. Gladstone, bm
The man himself has ever been treated with
precisely the same respect as though he had
been an invited guest at the editors table"
And OF this character let all our writings, our
papers be. Let us so speak of our fellows,
public tunctionaries or private citizens, that
they might walk into our office Just after the
appearance of any criticism, and no feeling
OF shame or regret for what we may have
said have cause to be in our hearts or our
faces,
THE ONLY TRUE WAY.
a newspaper with such principles as its
guiding star the people cannot fail to honor,
md will delight to read and be advised by,as
the, symbol of correct conclusions. From
such source the words of wisdom and the
exp ,sitions of government emanstn r.,
philosophic sentiments and sentimental
phrases, by dextrously nsinuating some 81
the elements of advanced thought anon, the
masses, at once beget and soften the transi.
'ioh VI Vie new from the Old, forever giving
lns,ip ''oVlyr nea. Oh ms eAI fence and his
! msnl1 VIZ" ,si, NY voice satnGiehtiy potent
NV o""r.r .' uV [alse the press or
II would Non ha n,oo o', ISL, grand plane
~ ,; ""o'N shon pe ih's' truiy the great pal
would then hs ;m m,u rttS'0us noerty 1t
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