The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-05-30

lutcTtOr 70 citucf, Occauso INJECTING
each, the press ranks as domin-
ant force in all civilization. Its
lines have gone out 30 the ends of
the earth. We may lament its alb
normal development in certain d.
reciions, grow restive over its pre-
leutious, rebuke its audscity aud
deny its influence, but the tact re-
mains that the Press is
"The mightirst of the mighty means
On which the arm Of progress leans"
IL is the magic hand which strikes |
the diapason OF human thought and
eyokes music from every chord. Ii
is the fabled touch OF Midas that
turns everything TO gold for the
worlds enrichment, but keeps itself
poor. IL has the eager, eagle eyes
OF Argus, from which nothing es-
capes, and the hundred hands OF
Briarius, whose grasp Is well nigh
exhaustless. All lands aud people,
all agencies aud inventions, are
brought under tribute to its daring
enterprise and sublime conquests.
II gathers news on the lightning's
fiery wing aud sends it out over the
land With all the speed OF steam.
Every where its influence is seen
and ielt-at home or abroad, on
land or SEA.
"As noiseless as the daylight comes when
night Is done
Aud the crimson streak on oceans check
grows into the great SUM-"
so quietly and gently in all the
homes OF our people its Influence is
ut work furnishing instruction,
moulding opinion, formulating priu-
ciples, srousiug dormant energies,
aad guiding a nations destiny.
From the home newspaper, aud
amid the quiet evening hours, Is
gathered the intellectual aud polit
ical pabulum on which nine.tenths
OF our people feed. OF it are born
convictions aud inspirations that
klndle enthusiasm in all great pub
lie questions. The newspaper Of
to-day is the phenomenal orator OF
the early republic. What the elo.
quent tongue of Tully was to Rome
and the impassioned periods OF Dc.
mosthenes to Athenian patriotism
the modern press is to American
citizenship.
i Another taot is observable and
commenjable-the growth of 1
manly independence in American
journalism. 1t carries no brand ant
wears no manacles. l repudiate th,
declaration of "a recent writer in til,
North American Rerie,c that "a pow
er greater than Journalism ha'
thrust u golden ring through il
nose aud leads it, exclusive chatte
and creature Whatever bondage
CALLING and debasing, an excep
tlonal paper here aud there ma,
suffer, | do not hesitate to affirm
that American journalism enjoy,
au Independence liable TO imperi
70 l;Snse. with no subsidy bul
~o,uIsr PATRONAGE and no summon
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on;u,on The average newsuapel
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