The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1890-07-24

be blind, but not at the sacrifice of friendlr
remonstrance and.enorts to reform thos,
who err. 1t will never compromise Will
vice, and familiarize it beyond the poin
OF hatred to that of endurance, pity anC
embrace" On tie contrary it will labo.
to enthrone virtue in the hearts of tn,
people; and damned be he who would
tear the sacred image down. 1T neeC
not be religious" necessarily, "or quote
scripture in every issue" but it must bt
pure, and its pages will be clean.
"Its aim will be to inform, not to NAL
form to cultivate correct and healthy
taste MOI to minister to diseased, or pan.
der to debased' natures.
1t will send its messenger into the pur.
lieus Of sin, RIGHTEOUSNESS and crime, not
to gather garbage, upon which the scan
dal-monger feeds, and serve it in a man
ner to stimulate the appetite for more of
the same damanable dish but rather will
it go into such precincts on a distinctive
mission of mercy, and, through its gifted
writers, will it paint those scenes more to
point a moral than to "adorn a tale
To descend to a more practical plan, the
ideal newspaper will supply its patrons
wants, ever striving to create the want
which needs to be supplied. Its adver-
Using columns will be trustworthy" and
nothing will enter them that smacks of
the unclean, or that "maketh a lie" at
may be partisan" or it may be 'indepen-
dent" "If partisan, it will be sincere,'
and cherish an abiding faith in the prin-
ciples of the party for which it stands
guard. eff independent" it will "simply
be impartial" rejecting the sentiments
which it processes. In either event,
whether it be partisan or independent,
cit will be honest in the true martyr-like
spirit Of Henry Clay, who would rather
be right than president" To that end
our ideal Of a newspaper will not lower
its cOlors to political eXpediency, but Will
always rise to the altitude of honor and
justice. 1t will be ever Jealous Gin de-
~fence of the right" and ever fearless "in
pursuit of the wrong" Its mission will
have, as it's ultimate and visible end, the
welfare of the masses and the elevation
of the people" Of every trade, profession
and line of occupation. Then, and only
then, will it be a safe mouller of public
opinion, inspiring public confidence, and
winning public regard. 1t should, and
will be, "Che efficient ally of the pulpit,
the rOstrum and the school," Indeed the
great Tom Dixon has said that the press
of to-day, in its sphere of general useful
ness as an educator and reformer of the
masses, stands above the pulpit. What a
future have we before us when the ideal
shall have become the real of
the times 1t can better be imagined
than described. To confront such a flu
ture as the thought suggests, the North
Carolina press is preparing, whether sue
cessfully or not, time and circumstances
will determine.
You, the representatives Of that press,
must expect to rise with the ave, or else
sink beneath it. | have strong faith in
the power of young men, and rejoice that
so efficient an element of human energy |
enters largely into the makeup of the
North Carolina press. To the young men
of our association would | address myself
particularly, and say, you must seek to
deserve success in the future to which |
have pointed. In thai future there will
be no royal road to success" either in
dividual or national. True merit alone"
shall win the prize. In that future the
standard of private character and bust
ness integrity shall have been advanced,
and in the grand achievement the North
Carolina press will have eXerted a potent
influence. In that future the standard Of
public morals shall have been equally adj
vanced, so that a passport to official sta
ton must bear no stain of corruption and
fraud. "Wickedness in high places" shall
have ceased from the land and, "lOOking
backward" from that future, the wonder
will be that public men of this day were
ever permitted to play such fantastic
tricks before high heaven as make the
weep" If, in that future you
would, as citizens, basely set at naught
the oracles of patriotism, and, to secure
personal ends, successfully circumvent
the barriers that protect them, there will
the outraged sentiment Of your fellow
make uneasy lie "the head that
wears a crown" and public opinion,
armed with "a whip OF SCORPIONS will
cease TO lash you around the world.
| rejoice in the belief, my friends, that
the North Carolina press is destined to
be a power in the building of that future
which |, an humble factor in its ranks,
have attempted to portray.
The Future of Durham.
Response by J. T. Schenck. of Durham.
The speaker found this a most fruitful
theme. Durham's magic growth, her he
roic recovery from the financial disaster
a few years ago, indicate the character
Of the people who have made Durham
what il is and will make ii still greater.