Telegram-herald., 1890-03-02

President Eliot, of Harvard College,
characterized the majority Of the Bos-
ton reporters as bummers, dead beats,
thieves and drunkards. Before be gets
through with those reporters, or they
with him, the bigoted high-fyer will
heartily wish that he had even the poor
excuse OF drunkenness himself for
uttering those scandalous words. He
is busily engaged IN making sweeping
deniRls now, adding falsehood TO folly,
but his denials can not do away with
the fact that Mr.. Branerd, editor Of the
Philadelphia Nass. was present, openly
and Indignantly rebuked the learned
raducer and now asserts that the re-
port OF President Eliot's speech is sub
stanhally correct Mr.. Eliot also says
that he thought the affair was n private
one and that his remarks would not be
quoted. This shows his moral coward
ice, as well as his slanderous nature.
SANDER is always cowardly. IL he had
known that his words would be re-
ported, he would not have dared to
utter them, but. sneaking behind a
supposed privacy, he presumed to
SANDER q class OF men, who, despite
the black sheep in their flock, are en-
Goved with just as much brains, learn
ing, intelligence, decency, honor.
humanity and Christianity as any COL
lege president IN the country, and
infinitely more moral courage and CON-
mon sense than he has himself.
President Eliot has some imitators in
every city. Grand Rapids is city.
Hence Grand Rapids has President
Eliot or two within her bounds. 1t is
seldom that a journal seeks to instruct
a reverend gentleman how he shall dis
charge ms pastoral duties and how ne
shall meet the sacred responsibilities
resting upon MIN. If a journal so far
fOrgets the proprieties as TO interfere IN
what does not concern 1t, 1t deserve, a
sharp rebuke. But how often do we
see some reverend gentleman, who
would not tolerate any intermeddhng
With his pastoral relations, presuming
20 instruct some journal, that breaches
20 ten times the number of saints and
sinners that ne does, as to how il shall
discharge It's responsible obligations TO
its patrons
Every transaction or occurrence that
attracts attention is legitimate news and
the public demands it. A newspaper
must give the public that news or retire
from business. IA matter how high q
nan stands II sOc.ety or IN religious
circles, Just so soou IS be makes him
self a public spectacle, he must expect
70 become the subject Of legitimate
news, If there = a paper near by with
enterprise enough TO get at the facts.
Papers desire to get the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, but
unfortunately they frequently have
20 get their information from
men wao are interested in sup.
pressing the truth. What wonder
then. that mistakes are msde7 II q
clergyman does not ike the manner in
which disgraceful church scandal j:
reported. but st the same time seals hls
lips and makes a Pharisa saiCal virtue ont
Of his refusal - bo interviewed. Is II
honorable. decent and Christisn-liks tc
denounce the report as sensational and
false. s1d the reporters a. un-Christisu
and hesthenish, simply because they
did rot incorporate his peculiar notions
into ne articler What does he know
about running newspaper II ne
soesn't Ike newspapers ne can leave
shern alone, just as the reporters. who
10 not Ike his homihes. are not bound
q Be afflicted with them. Let him con.
hne his Efforts u publishing The glad
tdinrs q salvation. The TxLEssAw.
HrzArr viii continue 80 prblish. st thr
old stand. tdrgs Of public events in al
parts Of the world, and Grand Rapid.
II particular.