New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-15
POTTER lYD IBrSEs or TIE PRESS.

ADDRESS By PROFESSOR ADLER-CAUsEs OF THE
PROSPERITY AND INFLUENCE or HE GREAT
JOURNALS OF 1HE DAY-wHERE THERE Is ROOM
FOR REBORN
Professor Felix Adler spoke Of "The Power
OF the Press n Connection with Religious Progress"
before the Getty FOR Ethical Culture, Chckerng
Hall. yesterday morning large audience was
present.
There are two causes he said for the great success
the newspapers Of our day They are the rpidity Of
collecting news aud the rapidly Of disseminating this
news when collected The newspapers call to their and
all the improvements Of the time. Let take lead
ing York Journal ana look at the which led
to Its prosperity We find from It's establishment a
shrewdness its editor business tact the abolition Of
the credit ystem sagaoity with which to understand
the rapidy Of Communication and boldness In invent
ing new modes Of communication when wanted. The
political department Of the press be made the safe
guard and protection Of the Union and # the liberty Of
the people (Applausel is pro3heSied by those who
look darby upon future that the time must come
when the several parts OF Union fall asunder
In our land there for empires. In the golden
State on the Pacific there wealth and resources 10
support nation So it with other States and the
prediction seems not without foundation that the in
evitable consequence will be separation. But | be
leve that patent safeguard against such result will
he the newspapers In them there is the very
bodiment Of a national conscience. They prevent the
interests WHlcu are from btNohiius
prominent they otherwise would Tins VIII have
tendency TO make separation longer possible.
in them OF keeping harmony among the people.
/ do not e1aggerate their power. What urge is that
they are friends and promoters OF the Union despite
themselves Invariably when called upon to DO they
have been in the OF those who pro-
ectors OF the liberties OF country when those hbcr
ties were in danger. Applause.
In passing must ailude 10 some OF the defects OF the
press The demand for at the present day has
almost morbid craving. When thereis an oppor
tuuy for the emissares OF the seize upon
often without regard to interests which they are iur
ing II anything should be held sacred II is personal pri
vacy. There is certain domain in which the qucsoner
should not enter, should shrink from with delicate
consideration. This should be insisted upon The right
OF privacy is that which all high culture depends.
But marriage feast the representatives, OF the
papers on hand and enlarge upon the gossip that
have no respect. Your home no longer castle.
They night day, whenever It suits their call
ing. And II you refuse 10 have anything 10 do with
them the consequence Is that they answer the questions
greatly charReabe. What the manager OF a newspaper
wants 10 prepare deiectabIe nea Tor bis readers
and MOTTO be OutdOne BY lis rivals So lie publishes many
things that ought not TO be put In pint lie excuses
himself by saying that the public demand oil TIE news
he publishhe hOrrd scenes OF the lowest resorts
of great city Ike Paris NewYOrki Is there a
limit The rule should De that nothing should be put
IN a newspaper matter how "spiCy" II he. that
intrrferes win public morals. Applause1 When
celebrated trial IN progress not long ago, do you re-
member paper that did not publish oil the details so
fnly that hers did not dare leave their papers open
on their tables for fear that their and daughters
would sec theml TIE best OF allowed these
tails TO be published and the men who thus brought
contagon INTO homes those who stood nigh
our churches. But they did not understand. To them
il was simply busness-in attempt 10 get the news
and sell 1t for the highest profits
Again IN the making Of find a degree OF reck
lcssnes-. The pubic has been supplied long with
these minute de ails Of crime and SANDER that taste
has formed for them So the news aust be made 10
suit the popular taste In many cases TINS news i
changed ana enlarged upon as 10 be false.
There not "a pubic man who has not felt "A
dread Of the censure Of the press; who has not
through the torture OF having himself misreprc
scented thOuguIs murdered that the people have
been led judge MIN, not % he thought and felt but
as II pleased the newspapers say he thought and felt
OF treatment without IBurnur. In your presence i
warned against revolution, stating that II we
sh0ud raise flag of revolution DAY II would be
torn the next. On the morrow IL was stated that
sclPd that the flag OF revolution should be raised
on every hOisetOp. When SAID that there class
OF entering the PupS OF ;hc present day who
crowding out the better Ciassrc gious ramps called
tDen-ihe report appeared that sald that all the
clelgymen are religious tramps." This was tecgraphcd
should have been. When wished 10 Obtain redress
we were told thar the newspaper would DO III the future
as II had in the past. as II should see ft
Let me not De misunderstood for realize the great
services of The press ngratciu for the heroes
and herOines whom IL hAs brought form. remember
with gratitude he great work II has done III clearing
out great political corruptons remember, AT ume
when IL cost something 10 preach Union, how journals
stood firmly by principles which they advocated, even
when they had to fortfy their Off es And we who are
minority, have reason 70 feet grateful for the good
offices OF press. It's principle That all sides shall
have fair hearing IL the potent ally Of our emancipa
ton in this element Of fairnndcdness In The American
press shall prosper True II Is, as De TOcqueville
snid, IN democratic country, the newspaper must he
the bond OF union and support to unite a common
cause"
nouDced that II had been decided 10 establish journal
in the interests Of tie society.