The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1890-07-24
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lords and mobiles the rulers of the na.
TONS
As Franklin brought down lightning
from the clouds so the press has brought
education and enlightenment to the peo-
ple-and it has burst the cerements that
bound them in the death of ignorance
| and has quickened and made them alive.
BY the difference of intelligence IL has
emancipated the. citizen, the trademan,
the farmer, the laborer, and has built up
the great middle class of the civilized
| nations. 1t has thus created the public.
and made public opinion
1t has modified systems of government,
upset theories of religion, unfettered
| the mind of man and made all men free
to roam at will in the field of intellect
ual endeayor.
In the dissolying view of the old
regimes, We see gradually fade away the
factitions power Of ruling nobility,
while there rises in splendid majesty
that creation Of moiern days the intel.
ligent citizen whose win caee unheard
| u matters Of state now Is pcf---E, " -al
| idilecting and controlling the aAr. and at |
the people. There lss been wsso yeas, I
fUrvir@Sd nobles-an a steasiyhs. From
| In The importanc ssr.l. s..,c,iorl Ia the tus
zenships--a Travelling up OF u
of mankind, and the firm cstabAshmtiIfs
of those manhood rights which infact fo
this age an illumination that sayors OF
the high origin and high destiny of msn,
endowed by the Creator with so many
of his own superlatiye attributes. Such,
Mr.. President, is the work OF the press.
Its great triumph over the traditionary
| institutions of the ages, and II is its
chiefest glory that it has reformed So
| ciety, and by enlightening man, has es-
tablished modern citizenship, and created
an intelligent public when opinion now
forms the controlling power In all mat
| ters that concern the people. And as IL
made public opinion possible, so does it
| now exert a decided influence in mould
ing that opinion. 1t is happily the power
| that keeps in perpetual motion the great
machinery that regulates and moves the
affairs of The world.
With myriad of tongues it speaks
to the people and urges them to move
forward in every line OF human develop
mcnt. Its function'in this regard is most
important and amoral responsibility rests
on the press4to. perform the duty with
just sense of its obligation to society. 1t
should be leavned, oreindependent and
not champion swayed by interested
motives.
L. The truth should be sts object, and
facts should be Of fArst con~tarrAtaons
e 1t shoaaa Ne st1an SStAt ekauRppeh ny = thor
ougn knowledge of the subject, not as
1.-The blind leading the blind-and il must
aim to develop correct thought, 60 pro-
mote its interest of society and lead the
people to a high plane of action. We
need the scholar.in the sanctum, and the
scholar with a plenty Of backbone.
Having called into being the great intel
| ligcnt, thinking mass Of citizens, the
press should lead it Alright, hold out no
| false beacon lights, nor abandon the high
purpose to reform abuses, cure evils, and
| lift manhood to a nObicr life and lead tho
people to greater freedom and happier
fortunes And beware Of the demagogue,
the stumbling block in the march Of en-
lightennlent and the marplot of what is
just and proper in human affairs.
Mr.. Ashe spoke OF the intelligent as
semblage present, representative North
Caroinians, and having paid "A glowing
tribute TO Durham and her enterprising
citizens remarked that the people Of
North Carolina admired nobility Of char
acter and respected it.
What shall be said Of people who
have steadfastly followed the noble and
llustrious Mangum, and who loved 10
honor William \. Graham, whose char
. acter was like spotless shaft Of polished
marble, and who served that grand old
man. Chief Justice Ruffir, and Badger
and Bragg and a host OF others Of equal
virtue If less prceminent in attain
ments. BY their appreciation you know
them, and you need the noble character
OF other people in the noble character
of the man they delighted to honor 1t
, is said we are lacking in pride I have
, not found it so. | have found the hearts
| of our people ever responsive 10 pride
of state, bat il may be we fingered on
the past We should seek TO glory in the
{ present. We should constrain the future
G TO minister to our pride. What are the
e aims and purposes Of our craftsmanship!
Other states have their policies-often
e followcd-for years aud years Before sue
cess Is accomplished. What IS the aim
h OF our people: This is Il matter for pub
lie opinion TO control, and here i FIELD
Z for the press to lead ard mould the sen
timcni of our people.
Let US bend our energies 10 these ends,
T. 10 promote education, difTuse efnteliigence,
: exalt our citizenship, establish our agri-
0 culture on a pros porous basis, and extend
o our manufacturing interests until never
again shall anyone dare to speak of North
" Carolina as old Rip Van Wrinkle.
TCoSTISCED on FOURTH FACE.