The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-06-20
EDITORS.

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ve,salI} read
II is often asserted bv super
ticial observers thai TINS is an ugc
OF news amt that editorials
are supeitlnlty, that men waal
facts aud have 40 time for oplns
lons. Never was there il greater
mistake Opinions ara most potent
facts, aud the very hurry aud rush
which dempnd condensed news
denotes also lhat opinions regard
'ing that news Shall be placed be-
fore the public IN similar man
lner. lleteln Ties the mission ot the
edliora page:
It fornulatc4 opinions for the
( busy moulds the thought of The
4 lunthlrking, encourages the rs,
ptrlng, and nstlucts the ignorant
4 i l. the great safeguard against
misrepresentation. II exposes
faiIries, support, the truth, ur-
plauis Yiriue, hIgcllates wrong,
4 defends the weak and binds the
strong A. the press Is the vast
Safeguard Of popular sovereignty,
50 lhc editorial pagc il the trum-
pet-tongucd voice of the free.
10 say that paper which fur
mshe- anIy facts Is the ideal jour-
nal of the future, ii 10 say, by
analogy, that the coming man
should be dumb He my convey
intelligence but he may NOT speak
/ lie may see and know what others
,lo, but he need not discuss the
occurrence. lle may think but he
should uol share his thoughts, as
that would be q waste Of time. In
like proportion, we would 80 de-
prved Of the benefit arising from
the thoughts Of others
Such u person would, from
present standards, appear most
unfortunate beng. Yet, by com.
I pdrison, that would he Just th,
condition of II newspaper from
, which the editorial page was lack
/ iug II might record news, j
ul2ht be intelligent mk accurate
! conscientious and enterprising
, but i would De lacking the mos
important function for the dis
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, No, Whatever the revolution .
journalism may be IN the discre
tion Of better news facilities, til
editorial pagr will alway- continu
to br the esscnllal feature Of til
! paper.
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/ cvergrowlng experience, til,
+ editor Is fitted to estimnte NOR
Justly and correctly Than the la
reader the relative value and IN
. hoieut importlnce of the fact
, that are ilishcd to hlm on tn
. wings Of the lightning from al
the boundaries Of the world. Ill
mental vision Is wider so far q
the news service opens to hlm
more extended horizon Of teic
graphic facts and 10 that degre
. he IS enabled 10 be A. 1nce NOR
conservative and more exact tina
those who have Only one ayrnu
of information where he has thou.
ands llcnce the editor, like th
trained profrssional mau in au
branch of human service, mu,
i always be neces .itY to a great
progressive aud influential paper
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constituency Of read.rs who M
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= too iudolent to formulate the
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Is adopt the editorial news ,
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! mental attraction become ITS er
I ihusiastic advocates. This il IT,
class after all which furnish 1T
power and impose the respuns
blhty, SO far az the editorial paa
! concerned Ihs editors ab.lit
/ To sway their opinions makes b
: journal a living and vital for,
4 10 all questions IN which this eas
Il gong constituency figure rs fa'
Y tors, while their ready q
q nesconce renders his task one {
gieat delicacy, conscience an
re ponslbllty. In proportion
therefore, as he is made the steq
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IS high and noble in his a,
fration Of his trust, OF b
Infamous. II he is vrna
or corrupt.-Vick
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