Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-28
nxnaoooUEs AND JoURNALIsn

II is amusing to hear q political dema-
rogue, who 10 a candidate for Office. ex.
press himself with regard to that portion
Of the press which persists in showing
the public his incompstsncy for Official
position. The English language has not
sufficiently strong words for him to de-
pic. In satisfactory terms the feelings OF
disaust and intense loathing he enter
taips for the Independent press. But
for II hs could succeed In his well
planned schemes to enrich himself and
friends from the public treasury. But
for 10 DO could obtain offices Of honor
and trust. The independent press. how.
ever, as soon as be announces himself .
candidate for office. shows to the public
the record Of his past official shortcon.
ings. Aud although he may subsidize
some journals. and purchase the silence
Of others by the promise Of Official pat
ronsse. there will alwaysbs journals that
cannot be bought or oosresd, and that
will, by telling the simple truth. make
the 'sslIsd jade VINCE" Because Of
this fact his sensitive soul is grisved. and
he vainly wishes for . thousand tongues
TO curse the men who invented movable
types and the power press. To the po-
iitical ~dsmssosus an independent news
paper 10 an object Of constant dread. and
NO doubt his daily prayer 10 that the
devil may Ay away with every newspaper
In the land.
There are q few w~ell.meaning jour
nalists who think . newspaper should
bs conducted so a. to give offsnss to no
one, and that rather than II should criti-
else official misconduct 1t shsuld hold
Its peace while the public treasury 10
being pluudersd. These persons should
learn that there are duties and response.
bilitiss which attach to conductors Of
daily newspapers that do not attach to
many other proisssions-dutiss which,
though often Voluntarily assumed. can
not DO honorably shirksd or ignored.
Respectable people generally Of o COM
mupity-thoss identified with Its best
intsrests-eIpsct that q newspaper pub
lished in their midst will inform them Of
official shortcomings. and that where
public interests are in jeopardy II will be
..harsh as truth and a. incorporating
a. Justice" And no journalist has .
right to maintain Q cowardly silence
when be sees official misruls going on
around him.
But Notwithstanding the bad opinion
entertained OF M independent press BY
political demsgoguss, who would resp
where they have not sown. honest
men do not fear an honorably con-
Quoted newspaper. They recognize
the fact that the power for good Of q
bold. fearless and independent nswspa-
per cannot DO measured BY ordinary
means. They know 1t Is OF greater ben
eft to the taxpayers and to the iaw-
abiding citizens Of Q community than q
half dozen policemen and u dozen
churches. It is an aid and auxiliary to
every other good institution. 1t IL not
only beneficial in q moral sense. bat also
in . pecuniary one. 1t sussains good
morals and keeps down the ratio OF taxa
tion. And the degree Of support which
newspaper receives from . community
10 an index OF the moral and pecuniary
condition Of the place. No better b.
romster Is needed to judge OF the state
Of affairs generally in . town than the
columns Of Its newspapers. II . towr
Of sufficient population to support
good newspaper does not support one. Il
may be safely said that the town Is going
ON q down grade at p%srilous speed.