The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
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thnh some fttily Wo'o lnan ftueheht ooi-
t,risls on live subjects, but there 10 more
particularly short one In response 10 an
expression, taken from thu Houston Age,
which Is at ones 40 In accord W.T., our
own vews and journalistic esdeavors,
that We take pleasure n trans'
fsrrlng 10 these columns the though,
ard sentiment ~ contained In AN
extract, viz; 1t 10 certain that tho news
papers have power So these things which
10 almost beyond computing. Hut the !.
another thing connected with this matter
which the Age has over ooksd. Papers have
power Is justly us'd. In ,se case Of Gov
MINOR IRELAND al tire papers can do Ia to
pl ,cs his official acts aud c)n duct under ~
sirolg light as possible, ana then hs will
stand or fall alone by their meritso their
dement's. After al 10 Is hims II ana not
the papers who hr his siatu, and mark on
his Official tenure. And yet there Is power
In tbs press ard that poser brings wnh It
. reiponsIb lily which shou' ! serve TO rem
der every paper laying claims
to honest iLtsnt aid pstri Ito
pu pose to bs careful TO steer n one
By the rules Of s,rietss, IL tsgii'y. and be
Is 'hiul and juS,. both TO the people, whose
m ,ulh-pieces they are, ard to the officers
whom they eject 10 serve them"
A I'd all tits 10 irre. Bs. vet 1t n ere
merely individual zss iule that has m, 81
extensive applicability with deepest ST..
uiii,anoe, srd 'houl3 hence have co-ex,en-
siye observance. The role OF critic IA under
all seriou. circumstances M important AMI
disagrceable one. Tho chances are that
enmity may be engencered without reoip.
rocsl benefit from the oppnslie eide. Often
indeed both sides are dissatisfied and Wit
their disappointment upon the
head OF the aotirg judge. Bu'
The criticisms OF a newspap'r
a'e OF peculiar status. They nre no.
o'sl Of ephemertl breath, but they are OF
p ir,sd pe'manency. They arc heard not
merely nv few by-stsnders, ard 10 be
thought II for the moment, but they stsrd
in tyre 10 DO read bv thousands, end 10 be
pondered over, and to be 'een nir'sh IN the
years to come. Surly this 10 indeed "a
RESP onsibilily which should serve to render
every paper careful 80 steer alone by the
rules Of stric.oft irtegrity.' A reckless
writer for tho public prints, or JOUR.
palist controlling the columns, iusii.
gated by one Of tina mesner Influences Of
hate, malice, malevoiencc, prejudice. jeal
ousy, ETC., may not only do n public Official
injustice, but may do to private parties the
grossest wrong that no after effort will be
able to reciify, amend. or stono for. 1t 3
the legitimate province OF the newspaper
OF today 10 cordially comment upon the
| current. news as 1t comes 10 hand. he this
OF what character II may, political. com.
mtrciai, social, ETC., whether local, national
or international. Just rs IL 10 It.
legitimate province 10 furnish al
that news to the subscribers who psy for
IL. II may often 90 disagrrsable
or even disgusting, but the paper Is not
responsible for the facts found occurring.
Yet the intelligent and honest.hsarteu
journalist will do what he can to sub,eiv
deserving humanity and to reclaim aud
even to better tie undeeerving. He Will do
| what he can to advance all civi.izlng causes
ami conditions in the multifsrious ways
Int lie in his career.
One misfortune 10 that too many Journal
lists are impressed with III q idea tibet oipo-
sition necessarily implies and de-
mands abuse. villifcsion and
often Misrepresentation. They reason
that "All things nre fair in war,
love, politics, etc." But this 10 false and
vicious. Aud 1t will almost invariably be
found that tho bad judgment that 20 deter
mines. runs oil through the current OF the
indi vid lal's lifo and m ,kes failure Of him
and his enterprises. A lawyer does not i'm.
prove his case BY efforts at berating his
brother opponent, brow.beating the wit
nesses, or bull.doEing the jury. Nor 10 the
physician exalted, in intelligent estimate,
by his sneers and ,idicule against his pro.
tess onal brethren, or his irritating conduc!
toward the nurses. Just SO with the Jour.
nali,t. He prsiadices his cause BY
intem perance whether Of opposition or ad'
vocacy. An excess OF either Injuries his in.
nuence and begets want Of confidence
by the public, whereas a dispsssionate,
calm, Just course inspires confidence and
trust so that when frank criticism or fear
less censure is employed, 1t comes with
crushing force and effect. As for misrep-
resenta,ions. Il Is worse than folly, and the
recoil is oitsn sr ruin than wreck. The pr''s
is FIR AMI of the people, and those sr. the
potent factors, and tho sr)nRss, leaders,
VIII, criticize alter the manner ind c,ted by
the Statesman. The true journalistic TIL.
pod is not PASSIONS opportunity, nor the
playthiDg OF prejudice.
A GOOD SHOWING FOR THE SOUTH
Whatever views may be entertained Is to
the constitutionality or expediency OF the
great educational sppropr alton proposed
In the BLAIR bill however conflicting or
varied opinions may be thereon. there is
one thought arising from the discussion in
the senate that cannot but = aify the PEG
pie OF the south anu their wsl.wishers
everywhere, namely, the strength and in
deuendencs OF the south Of the present, az
indicated BY the attitude and utterances OF