Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-04

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i. vhsa b your opinion Of ths
iournalism II today Z
. Hov 10 yoo think Ne tone ef TIE
1e6eru pge0 en- b tmpsoveo
3. Whist b yosr idss OF . ns~s-
pspess
ApuxaAx ros1m's oFu1ou.
Admiral Porter sepifsd: II an
srsss resd~e Of ususpspsrs and take
foofssso daily joos1aia. ] eo siva1s
an advocate ios ths libsEsy Of the press.
aIshoosh I have eo1etimes recstved
pessonai ATTACKS from that Quafses,
which attacks I have nsses alloveo 20
aneoy NJ. Aschims6es said thAs visn
q proper fulorum - could move soe
void. n vsOapess did noe exi1 ~
Arehi0edesP time, but TIE fulerum De
rsfesred 20 vas undoubtedly The pfees.
without which the World would stand
ssill. You Ssh my orinioo Of journal
ism q remember it sixty years ago.
There u q higher t0ce IN the press,
much more life IN Il and 0
vast increase Of readable intern.
alton. II 10 better qoAlineo
o. present TO educate the massee snd
man originally ignorant. vho vii PEI
sisseniiy read the papers, vii acquire
god education b. that means alone.
Wishcut the press re would soon lose
our civilixasicu, the world would run
riot, and 10 feu yeaFs we should AZ
relapse into barbarian. The tone OF
the psess, Of course, like every thing else.
can be iupsoved, and no doubt every
effort il being made BY the large num-
Der Of talented men Who conduct the
Operations Of our journals 70 bring sne
prsss TO the highest standard. You AK
me shat my idea of . good ueVsparef
IL. Il 10 the one which has the iefRest CIR
culAtion and makes the most money, tn
colestes the hiahess code ct morals and
contains the bess editorials"
susssr cox's IDEA.
Conafessnau Senset Coz said: II
have Q clear conception OF the grand
utility Aod enormous extent OF oof
journalistic business. To man Who
mas bern 10 another country like
Turkey, where every expression OF opin'
I'm adverse TO the governments, % any
particle Of news affecting its relations
to the people u II once stricken
out Of the newspapers by the censor,
you can veil INA Inc that l shoula tol.
crate any amount Of lioenss 10 order 20
secure the liberty OF unlicensed print
ing. To use phrase of John 0iiton's
those Who complain of journalism be-
cause 10 makes mistakes Of colossal ma
sufe OF enters into the Rossipy domes-
ticities Of people would quarrel With the
sun because ID has spots. ! think the
managers Of newspapers might veil oh
iitefate some of the spots. lt would
add TO the luminosity Of the Journal.
Looking at Journalism from this stand
point at the capital. ind good deal
10 complain of personally, Int ] never
complain. At the end of long public
service ] am largely = debtor TO the
press. both personally and as weapon
OF influential. public opiuioo TO assist
10 making jast laws. A viRilant mana
ger OF ioasnsl ought to use the bow
string or the AZ very promptly on any
OF It's employees Who take liberties with
private character, or Who manuf sctufe
interviews at pleasure, and who, in
stead Of studying up great questions
and giving substantial inform alton,
ipdalae 10 the most airy aud insub- |
staniisi visions aud fctiors. Ny
ideal OF newspaper Is one which ad.
heres to the truth or which estab- |
fishes character for honesty and ser
vice to the public. 1t is q good deal
like the char scter Of q man. A fairireyu- |
tasion 10 valuable, and good character
Is better, and both in Law and fact
stand man 10 stead for many emer
Qeucies."
WHAT LYMAn ABBOTT THINKS.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, editor Of the |
CArssttaH Ua.oR. replied: "Yonr cues. |
ton really calls for review article of /
considerable length. and my duties are |
TOO pressing tor any such response |
Firsi, the American daily newspapers |
are magnificent as reports OF daily his.
tory. bat lack moral perspective. sften
pottin1 tie emphasis on the insiRui6
cant and leaving important events too
sften almost unnoticed. second, the
tone OF the modern press will be i'm
proved when the owners and editors
count II their duty, not merely to reflect
public opinion, but 10 lead and instruct
Il. Third. have for some years been
trying to make my ideal Of q weekly
IN the Christiaa Union, and
have not yet succeeded. when ! do
succeed l shall give place TO q man
whose ideal has not ceased 10 grow
better and higher as be approaches it,"
rsoF. wkNpELL's vIEvs.
Barrett Wendell, professor Of English
a Harvard college, says; Il answer
Item IN order; First. lov. Second, by q
persistent endesvor 30 impress on news
paper men some sense Of veracisy.
rEird, something not scancalous."