Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01

or insulting thing by asking if you could
pay your debts.' Mr.. Dillon said he hadn't
though of it in that light before
While the newspaper press should be q
sort of universal police, detecting crimes in
high as well as low places, and bringing
the guilty TO the bar of public opinion for
punishment, it yet should not misuse its
power.
1T is excellent to have giants strenth;
1t is tyrannous TO use it like a giant
"The fireside aud virtuous home should
be exempt from its argus eyes. The
best newspaper does not divide COM
munities nor array friends against friends.
1t should cement society. 1t should be
peacemaker, not vitrol thrower. except
where public wrongs are to be rishted, and
think it generally is So
THE newspaper should be both leader
and follower. 1t should lead fearlessly
where duty calls, but it should follow the
moral tone and sentiment as crystallized by
the best elements of the community in
which it is published. If it is not SO, it
usually is compelled to be. Let any news
paper assail upjustly defenseess girl and
how soon ruin comes TO that journal aad
ostracism to its editor. Let il attempt to
condone any great outrage and how soon
the paper will be stopped. There are
many things the most powerful news
papers in the land dare not do. For in
stance. it dare not violate the spirit of the
neighborhood. What a strong word that
is = the neighborhood. Daniel Webster
once came home from Congress weary and
worn from long and exciting session. As
soon as he arrived he was called on to de.
fend man accused of crime near his old
home in New Hampshire. He said he
couldn't do it. He needed rest But thew
said: We will give you good fee Again
he declined. But they said: MIR. Webster,
the nelghbors want you to come and de-
fend him. 'Ohp said Mr.. Webster. if
the neighbors say that, will GO Greater
than fees, greater than statut g s,greater than
any other commands, is the unwritten law
OF the neighborhood, and no newspaper is
strong enough to stand against it.
What field you editors have for use
fulness in this magnificent State Where
else are there such resourceful counties.
Where else are there so many and diversi-
he'd industries to encourage? Where else
are there such emerald fields, such smiling
vineyards to describe, such purple noun
talns with crags of gold to portray, and such
foamlng rivers that are drawn like silver
ribbons in and across such lovely valleys.
And above all, where else such a noble
people as inhapit our beloved California.
You are daily and weekly forming and
furnishing the minds of the native sons
and daughters of the grandest tide of en-
igration that ever moved. For 1t was the
most remarkable, the most enterprisins,
and best blooded people of the earth who
came here in 1919 and 1850 and laid The
foundations of this State. All other i'm
mlgrations have been made up largely from
the obscure, the prosecuted and the un-
fortunate. But the pioneers of California
were the picked and brainy people of the
East and Europe. Yours is the high priv
vilege of instructing the descendants of
that great ancestry. You will see to it.
know, that the cause of education and
good morals and good government is kept
high and advancing everywhere, your
newspapers are read.'
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Curtis re-
marks the meeting took short recess, and
when it reconvened it went immediately
into executive session.
Business matters were discussed relative
to advertising rates principally, until af,er
IL o'clock. An adjournment was then
taken until o'clock this morning