New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
TIE MACHINE AND THE ORGAN

One of the magazines for January contains an
article on The Newspaper. rs an Organ" III IL
favOrite subject with magaznsts pamphleteers and
other gentlemen of n literary turn. They lnyari-
ably discuss 1t with great eaInestness and deep
religious feeling. Sometimes they discuss 1t with
"A display of large accumulations OF mlsniormaton
and of concentrations hasty the lightning ex-
press Generally they discuss 1t so as to induce III"
conviction In the readers mind that they fully
realize that their own appearance In the newspaper
hu,iness would cover all rival establishments with
shame confusion of face. envy and mort cages, and
wonld greatly improve the prospects of the
millennium Such state of thingsis not without its
analogue. Your students Of social science have
frequently noted the phenomenon that unmarried
women of n certain ago fondy cherish and often
exploit the belief that they understand better than
the most experienced parents how TO bring up chill
drcn
TO listen 10 one Of these professional magazInIsts
snccr nc mn organ and outline the only correct
newspaper pocy--all others countcrict-s the
next impressive thing to hearing great trngcdinn
IN the plcntudc Of hls powers threaten to lnunch
the curse of Romop Tho snccr nnd the sermon
would be clothed with yet greater emphasis II the
mnpnzine was never given to the vice of organlsml
If the gentlemen that hcavc chunks of old red sand
stone nj the abdomen of the newspapers were not
living IN homes, sweet homes, with southern cx-
posnres OF nndoubtcd glass. Tho article In
nneslon chnrgcs that there ntc extremely
few prominent newspapers m this country
vhlch during the recent tnnlpn'gr, published
the polltlcn rrws falry' urant FOR the
ske of ntpi,irnt-nni We grant u FOR no rthrr tca
son-iia this ls sn. docs n iinkc newspaper an
"oteatri ~ so then applying the snire tnle rs thc
ripnzlnb Tint ittics the Indictment is 70 estih-
llsh-ls n bti-tltt " nlsb u thr 'hrr That "
heqrlets'-an btfani isrs " alWats phbsh ittt-
Az neWa tl,ti IN 40 tee: 4 ,Nheazine is
p,is,,Neil ~ e1am9le W iaf tel8fe is feaatfs
ihe sleSl itieeS iigW tafNaSsnS, bul d8es ihis
pa,iipVaf masa%lHe sleaiiiF ae s0i ~ dees " NeN
aud ,hen deal naialFiF w 10 pafeNSl paNliNs eli
upan theln inaeine-mahe yerse haaFlug lhe aeel pi
p0elryi As an answer to this interesting question
we submit the following, which We extract iIam
the very number of tho magazine III which news
papers are eXGOT'aied'
The frog, poor thing
Ills was u harder fate,
small ~ smallest coal In the crate
Was the brand when he gol H.
dump and spring
lie dd. til he thought 1t -
FELL the claws OF the foremost crOne.
At last
lie was fast
No sort OF use
10 try 10 get loose
His eyeballs bugcd, his little heart thumped-
iMostbrOke his ribs, so hard II bumped.
So frightened he was. that, down to this day.
lie looks very much IN the Same scared way
The frog was caught
Was squeezed
TIL he whecZed;
But not too ught
FOrjust mite
OF ranne thought:
Now, obviously these lines would never have
appeared in this censOrlal magazine If 1t was not
an organp If ii was not OH occasion q blind par
tisan Of any intangible beast, no matter how lame
and feeble, that pretends to be Pegasus This
obviously is the congenal work Of organ"
suckled in o creed outworn, but 1t is beneath the
dignity Of a magazine.
Another count in this indictment Of newspa pers
is graver and more specific. Hero 1t IS
Shiful spOndchts sent out by. the " great
dailios" 10 write up the preliminary struggles In the
States" and TO ascertain the DRIFT OF pubic
sentiment In certain localities. The mission, rule,
was farce. The uOt sent to represent lhcts
In other words. TO conceal anu deceive "for the
good of the cause.
The trained aud accomplished gentlemen who
serve the great daies " rs correspondents are
peculiarly supposed to be reputable persons. No.
says this magazine, they simply the hired assas-
sins of the starry-eyed Goddess Of Truth. more
atrocous libel ON men who work with the
pen by men Syho work with tho pen
IL would be difficult TO frame. But
lot us treat this the md ,tmcnt as we treat
ed the other admit Tor tho sake .f argument that
il s well.foundod Does 10 lie In the mouth OF the
magazine that makes II to insist that newspapers
that tolerate such correspondents are organs IL
certainly docs not unless by the bame token 1t Ia