The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-12-02

Rome 1l1cf1, El8F Be q EoITTl1R eet (.
but. s. rule. wnsn u cores d0Wa %
serious inst 8 theg heve the desire 60
deal sqaafely. 70 little things theF
are fFfvOl0us snd oceasi0niy spitefui'
They have e all times q sapefhuity
Of nervousness and levity 70 WORK OF.
In this regard, pefpeluaily kept on q
gIraln and e q run, they resemble
Mr. Lincoln, who, being nsked bow
be could Joke in the midst Of such
terrible responsibility, said sadly: IF
J did nos / should die.n But, take
them 50 asclass, they ere. as Mr.. Ne
Neash deseribes them. and ss every
other President before Mr.. Cleveland
has found them, ''as honest, as man
u, e. bf9Fe, and ns honorable - any
equal number Of gentlemen.
TIE NEWSPAPER PRESS Es A aIRB0R
WhieE gives baek 20 each public man
the inaRe which be casts upon Il. II
he smiles, e smiles. II be laughs. it
lazEhs. II he srOWls, it so0wia. In
word, it ripe with old Eurlpides aud
cants with old Canlharides, and is
rather 8 good fellow ~ times 60, a.
belt the coat it weans is tribe rough.
and, % cav truth, lts linen might be
cleaner. True wisdom neither fiatters
the press, nor Is afrEid Of It. Though
be had better have bad epilaph than
incur lie 90 opinion, no man need put
hlmselftO the trouble Of seeking lie
goodwill or OF Sinking its 20 will.
for, being 90 vari0usly constituted and
handled, 10 is 10 the long run pretty
sure 70 strike e general average not
very far from the truth. There is
something In the opportunity FOR
daily utteFance that libeTaliEes, II Il |
does not enlarge, the thought Of those |
Who possess it. He must Indeed be q /
sHFly brute. who, havinga pen eOn- !
sisntly In his hand aud 3 press right |
81 bis elbow. Il always out Of humOr /
and unjust. BY far the greater /
number o. thOse who write for news
papers are genial men &C heart, who, /
In the exnberance OF nasty production |
and in the need 10 be entertaining /
and striking. may violate the eanOns
Of refinement and Justice more fire. /
quently than lt falls % the occasion Of /
other educated men 30 do. But there /
Is in this q kind OF salf-adjusting /
which is rarely unwilling /
or unable 10 righten wrongs, and |
where IL is unwilling or unable there
is Ia our people 3 good sense and q
good feeling which quickly assert /
themselves and force the DEGREES Of =
court from which there is no appeal.
THIS COURT Is PUBLIC OPINION,
which no newspaper can successfully
defy and on which no outraged citizen
ever threw himself Ia vain.
Among the many articles Of need
HarH wrnHFNn asnNfhHnnn wnA AArranaHfa
y hieb the President did not bring
with him 10 Washington, q knOwl-
EDGE OF the operations and functions
Df the newspaper press may be men,
nOned. IL was cOnsPicuOusly absent.
II he had possessed the spirit or the
accumen 70 understand these Opera
lions and functions he would have
how well he was being treat
ID. But unhappily he did not, and,
IT'LL worse for him, be revealed 3
sensitivity to newspaper
criticism at the same time that be
affected TO despise it. Thrice, upon
public occasions, be has gone out Of
he way 10 become his own attorney
q equity against the press, and in.
lireetly, TO deliver lectures on journal
sun. In doing this he makes no
distinctions and talks 70 the Journalists
much Is be might talk 10 q group Of
called up to account for ,
heir violation Of clvil-service order.
1t the Outset Of his administration he
made the mistake Of surprising the
congress Of the United States to be
n enlarged edition Of the General
Assembly Of the State Of New YORK.
q ike manner be judges,
The GREAT BODY OF JOURNALISTS
y q few unworthy persons who have
ttraeted his attention and excited /
is resentment. To the extent Of his
isl0n he may be right. But his
isiOn Is not very extensive aud his !
lew ls entirely misdireeted.
The lawyer Whs argues his own
ase Is said TO have q fool for q client. I
We mean no disre8pect to the Presi-
ent when, es far Is the newspapers {
re concerned, we remind him Of the
dage and commend IL to his reiiec- {
on. he is q man Of natural stuFdi-
ess. Within the orbit Of his intelli. {
enee, he has excellent discernment ]
nd craft. These he should summon
} bis aid whenever he happens 10 be :
eXed by the newspapers, and with I
ram or two, and, In case Of extreme [
'ritatiOn, damn or two, he should 7
ismiss the whole business, He does
imself no good, and his critics no I
arm, 10 eKelaiming against them. I
hey are an ineOrrigible set, and one Z
ld all are disposed 10 say, when he
sgins TO preach, IS the cOlOred con. {
regaiiOn on He'll for Ssrtin said to Q
hOrt-tail Jim, when after his sudden !
inversion, he undertook 20 eXhOTt 8
Shoe Niger! Your mOnf amt no {
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