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The London Times Centenninl-A Mtrror
of Public Opinion-1he System In
This Country-OVerburdene
with Views"


This difference Is rather strlklngly Illus
trated by the way in which The Times cele-
brated, or rather omitted to celebrate, It's
centennial
1t is not worth while to name names, but
You know very well what some OF your enter
pri7 ing contemporaries that had attained
so venerable an age would have done 10 CON-
memorate the event The esteemed - or
- would have published fac simile OF its
first number 1t would have printed
prolix account of its origin and growth, to-
gether with biographical sketches of all the
persons who had been connected with 1t In
an important way. 1t would have pub
lished long dissertations to magnify its power
and influence and to explain its long contin-
ued hold upon popular favor. In order to
do all this it would not have hesitated to
triple or quadruple its customary size.
What did The London Times actually dot
1t dismissed its centennial in less than a
dozen lines The American managing editor
who should so grossly neglect so brilliant an
opportunity would expect to be asked to send
in his resignation the next day. Upon the
slightest provocation a comparatively OBJ
scure journal in this country would make
more of an uproar about itself than the
great London paper has made during the
whole century of its existence. Yet there
must be something in the method or Ihe
Times for it has secured an unapproachabie
success. not only in weight and respectable
ity, but from the point of view OF mere
money.
In the dozen lines have mentioned The
Times refers to one rule Of coniuct by
which it SAYS it has been constantly
controlled. 1t has always been "inde-
pendent of government favor and party
inhuehce- iIeio w" w, .,'iS -.
mheie a. " .ne aU.;..n shaat n this
Inc nios' Iaioolous o POI - ID ~ ~
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,hs anu 'ne pa'' y. - - ,b., ,,ass "
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on,na,,. - sIs,5ar circulation and anconn.
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-. 10 bo.,,sa tbora i notb;nc the most of
- i;i,, - ~ o. ~. rad in our favorite
- - ,,,I,a, NO .Iraadv beIiavs Those of
p..,i, - -o.a;n, articles solelv for the
| - - .h,,, o., 1,ra and anart from
,, , -h,ta,,ia1 o,cantanca ar reiec.ion of
g. ,ot;ans .r. yarv faw in numbers
| Sf - 81. ,,clicy 81 IN. LEADING E,o-
III ,o,,,rol + t;,,,. ss-v;po. bnt II ia time
- a., :. nor,p;t;cant scala Our own
na,y.na,ars Sem 10 he Ignorant of the art
| 7, ;s - tho rasuIt of sunerior conscientious
nass Many of them would like TO be time
sor,r;r, j., q lor,o wav If ,nIV thew koaw
| -
| IT, ,,.oaL,aSs of tho amar;can nress which
| s;.,;no,,isbas !, from the f;rst-class Enylisb
| 80, a. ,an-assntad bv The london Times
l. On ;nt.nss ssIf-consciopsness II ia desti-
t,,t. Of ro,ose-tha aower of all the arts.
| Eyor,y nawsnanar wbether printed in the
| ,,,a,.o,oIis or in a ramota rural district
| ,,,botbar horn ves,erdav or ear,v in the can.
tnrv i moved to pronounce woe upon itself
| ~ 4 Lad not samebodv somewhither. II
Tar +rat II will be r. iected as destitute of
cnpvictiops if II doss not give itself M to
constant and nass,onate ASSERTION of one
tbing or anotbsr-it matters little what. 80
lone as the method Of affirmation be suffi-
| cisn+Iv yabamant and nersistent The craze
for leadership involves some results which
| may ba worth noting by and by.
| II tho oo,,mn, annrebension of The Times,
,o,i.,, hs corract II Is the raverse of this. and
steadfast adherence to the policy has, Der.
| -, 80 ,b.n orytb;ng aIse tc do With liz
1 RI 81 flla OF cDurS9 II has b0el
| =. diIigant and liberal newspatbersr else il
| Guild NOT have bsen a qreat newsnsner II
cot an aramn,e for all daily journals in this
,,a,ticnJar. hut aItbongb II was first in the
ala abIe rivals have anneared who have
| .,,ao',,r,a3 sor,stimes in 4haatinon IL Rut II
has -, rnaonaIaI in anotbar SIaaning ac.
- ~ - ~ 80, ~ ,,,;n;o,', .,d ,h.ir
| IVY '"e Al y. Nn 90 -
this than to Its expenditure and enterprise In
harvesting facts The radical difference BE-
tween 1t and our journals lies just mere Inc
Times is content to be the mi tor OF thought
But, some person OF acute Intellectual con-
scientiousness Will exclalm, under the
London policy you have great jour
nal without opinions. "el' Inc Times
would reply If 1t cared for anything OF this
sort, what business has a great Journal with
opinions of its own! 1t Is the public alone
that Is bound to have opinions. The Journal
represents the pnblc- 1t Is bound to md
out what the opinions are and set them
| forth, just as 1t searches Tor tacts ana reports
| them.