St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-30
Amis du peuple, and Pere Duchesnef and


The effect became worldwide. The Eng
lsh press became power. Cobbett taught
the English people in their vernacular. Thos.
Jefferson, who had seen while an ambassa
dor at Paris the appearance of this new ally
10 humanity, welcomed its advent in this
country, and thus the modern newspaper,
al-powerful for good, the protector and pre-
server of all that man in all ages died for on
battle fields. on dungeons racks, and in mar
tyr's fires, came into perfect being.
The power of the press in working great
revolutions has never been so completely
shown as in the process by which the corn
laws were repealed in England These laws
were protective duty in favor of the agri-
culture of England upon the importation OF
every agricultural product which could be
grown in that kingdom. In 1886, although
the reform bill had been passed, and landed
interest still retained nine-tenths of the
members of the house of commons, and the
whole of the house Of lords belonged to it.
In 1916 the corn laws were repealed.
The great and conservative body opposition
the manufacturers and the peerage
had been either won over or broken down.
By what means was this wonderful result
compasseds Most of all-many times most
Of abby the newspapers.
In some of the years of the agitation over
S500,000 were contributed to its objects.
Vast sums of this money were expended in
the establishment of newspapers which kept
the subject blazing in the eyes of millions of
readers. The speeches of Bright and Golden
were made the familiar knowledge of all
men, until the London Times by leader
which awed into acquiescence the conserva
tism of Peel and the rooted obstinacy of the
house of lords, proclaimed that 1.-THE League
is great fact" Summing up the results, it
said: No moralist can disregard them; no
politician can sheer at them; no statesman
can undervalue them. He who collects
opinions must chronicle them; he who
frames laws must to some extent consult
them.'
We ourselves have seen France right her,
self after the tempest OF German conquest
raise without political disturbance an enor-
nous war indemnity, and become republic.
In former times the nation would have passed
under the sway of some great chieftain or de-
generated into a bloody Democracy. That
this peaceful emergcnce of great and shat
tered empire from darkness and distress into
the clear day and untroubled waters was due
10 the newspaper which spoke to millions of
people the warnings of history and the truths
Of political science, cannot be doubted.
1t is the newspaper printed by stealth,
under the penalties Of Siberia. the knout,
death, by the nihilistic anarchs Of Russia,
which makes that ancient despotism tremble
and rock under fingers pressure. One OF
the most vivid memories Of our generation
is of the day when treason fred its first shot
upon the flag which waved over Fort Sumter,
when the newspapers of the north, no mat
ter by what precedents of utterance bound
with one accord proclaimed the Union indis-
soluble and called forth an effort of armed
force to vindicate the rights Of self govern
ment greater than any nation has ever ex-
erted in any cause.
Standing as we do at the highest point of
all time, seeing as we do how the independ-
ence of states HIS been made possible, how
conquered people have been redeemed, how
the truths of Christianity have been pro-
claimed in the islands of the ocean and in
all the Businesses of immemorlal error, how
the slave has tramped on his shackles, how
education trains every child to the perform
ance Of the highest duties of the citizen,
how thought Is as free to consider the limit
less interests of humanity, as it is to wander
in the unfathomable abysses of the stars,
how speech takes up the works Of thought
and procaims them like some apocalyptic
angel over sea and land, and seeing that most
Of all this is the evangelizing work of the
John Milton, pleading for an unlicensed
press with all his majesty of utterance:
Lords and commons of England: Con-
slider what nation it is whereof We are, and
whereof We are governors; nation not slow
and dull, but of quick, ingenious and pierre
ing spirit; acute to invent subtle and sinewy
to discourse, not beneath the reach of any
point that human capacity can soar to. Me-
thinks | see in my mind noble and puissant
nation rouslng herself like a strong man after
sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; me-
thinks / see her as an eagle mewing her
mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled
eyes ut the full midday beam; purging and
unscaling her long abused sight at the foun
tain itself Of heavenly radiance; while the
whole noise of timorous and docking birds,
with those also that love the twilight, flutter
about, amazed at what she means.
Though all the winds of doctrine were let
loose to play upon the earth so Truth be in
the field, we do injuriOusly, by licensing and
prohibiting to misdoubt Her strength. Let
Her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew
Truth put to the worse in free and open
encounter! Her confuting is the best aud
surest suppression. For who knows not that
Truth is strong next 10 the Almighty. She
needs no policies, nor stratagems, nor licens-
ings, to make her victorious; those are the
shifts and the defences that error uses
against Her power; give her but room, and
do not bind Her when she sleeps.
Capt Castle, of the st. Paul Dispatch, fol-
lowed with humorous essay on the trials of
the editor.
A motion prevailed to dispense with fur
Their reports from committees till some time
during the trip.
A committee was appointed to name Off
GERS for next year as follows: Messrs. A. f.
Day, 0. +. Collier, \. W. McKinstry, Irving
Todd and c, f, Case.
The officers selected are as follows: Presl-
dent-B. b. Herbert, Red Wing Adpaace;
Vice Presdents-A. w. McKinstry, Fart
bault Republican,; w. j. Whipple, Winona
Herald; G., S. Pease, Anoka Union. Cores
ponding Secretary-Llberty Hall, Glencoe
Register. Treasurer, d. Ramaley, st. Paul.
Executive Committee-H. P. Hall, st. Paul
GLOBE; II. A. Castle, St. Paul Dispatch; c.
a. Nimocbs, Minneapolis
After announcements regarding the ban
Quent In the evening, and hotel aceommo-
dations for the night, the meeting adj
journed.
The eXcursionists enjoyed royal banquet
at the Mahtomedl hotel from 6 to 80 and
saw the lake under Illumination from the
deck of the steamer Dispatch from 80 TO
1880. They leave this morning via st. Paul
4 Duluth railway for Duluth aud other points
of interest, returning to st. Paul on Satur-
day.
The following persons compose the excur-
sion:
JF. Murphy waseca Herald.
d. G. LightbOurn, Ada Index
Mrs. f. $ Lightbourn, ST. Paul.
j. 5. Letford Lamberton Commercial.
J. \. Maxwell, Currie Southwest Minnesotian.
W. j. Whipple, Winona Herald.
Frank \, Day and wife. Fairmont Sentinel
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