The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-18

"You little appreciate ths debt that Ken
lucky owes tho Uourier-J ournal," remarked
we'll known citizen of Frankfort few dsys
ago. When, in the summer of 1873, that
paper sent reporter into one of the dissf-
tested counties, who dared DO bis duty to
humanity, lGw-5reaksrs aud their apolopists
Tor The first time understood that they had
reached the end of their tether. So long as
outside journals slone exposed our outlswry
our own Journals remained silent, the out-
laws felt encouraged to persist in their devil.
try, but when such q paper es the Couriers
journal began to expose and denounce the
crimes and criminals there was an end of
organized vllainy. No, cir, Kentuckians can
never fully repay that debt"
A bold, Independent. ig special con.
servalor of the peace and of public morals
1t stands as attorney and counsellor for the
commonwealth. 1t is chief Judge advocate
oflsw and justice, combining the three.lold
duties of inquisitOr, advocate and Judge. II
stands first and foremost for the state, and a
very present help in time of trouble. Freed
from tho shacklss 10 which il erewhile gave
willing limbs, it goes forth on its greas, brave
mission. Skirmishing far in front of the
army nod prospecting for new social align
menls, 1t may often err; but the silly bsbble
OF tho towards who stink in the rear and crit
lclse tho.Very agency which makes the road in
front plain for their following no more deters
1t than the whistle Of the idle wind. 1t not
alone the grand jury of the vicnage. it Gre.
ates intelligent juries by creating a healthy
puolic sentiment. II is the power behind the
Jury box, II is the rowing Ishmael of the
Nineleenlh century, civilized and civilizing
by tho influences itself creates; its hand
against every man whose hand is against So
ciety. tgoes forth into districts which lie
dumb at the feet of organized outlawry
and speaks for those whose lips are scaled
by fear. 1t is the voice of the voiceless til
, they too catch the inspiration Of its
coursge and are made ready 10 heart
and ready in hand 10 do the
work ofbrsve and honorable men. More
potent than Brutus, it puts a tongue
into every wound Of the state to
plead with society agsint lie own follies;
for most of Lae ills which distress us are duo
as much TO the moral cowardce of even the
rigid righteous ss TO the blind depravity of
the reckless.
These are the distinct duties deyolvipg On
The press, which cannot bs lightly evaded
and in the performance of which IL
will find groat reward. In the
framework Of our institutions orders
of nobility are established not by the
socdont of birth or by the accident of bru-
tai physical superiority, but by the eontri-
button that every man may make to the
advancement and the smeliorstlon of the
people. The cavalier who, in the old roman
tic dsys, pranced in coat of mail and with
lance at rest over q helpless and unarmed
mob now lies with his legs crossed in the
gloom Of olden cathedrals; tho cavalier of
to-day holds throttle and drives on iron
horse on the errands OF beneAcent ciyiiyq-
ton. The knight Grant, who entered tlo
lists in the wild wantonness of his unchecked
martial enthusiasm, sleeps by the sda of his
ouIWorn accoutrements; but the knight Of
to-day strides the arena of opinion, and hir
most powerful implements are the Thoughts
that marshal men together for realizing the
ideals no presents. Herein lies the nobility
OF tho literary profession. Its tokens of SUI.
poriority are not disclosed on shields EN-.
blAzoned by barbsric heraldry, but by tho
devices of peaceful and useful industry. Its
order Of knighthood Ia the torch.beerer of a
free people; its motto Is "a serye:" liz
oscuscheon Is tho electric light, lAsblar in
tho darkness Of night, and its devoir is TO
illuminate the path trod by civilized man in
his march TO liberty, fraternity and pesce.