New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-08
TIE DECLINE or PRIT1CY.
SOME coXJrcrrErs As TO A REMEDY.

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| From IN, London spectator.
Already We ,cc it stated I'm democratic, publications
that ia well orlcrd social s. stem, citizen elected
a public office must accept 81 or Doc o-traci-cd m
aeinc Tcuny,,n "a. a yc-trtnau and the man WhD
decline, be Interviewed" that H. 10 Dee subjected
crction of a man he never -,w before i, held To-
either ashamed 81 himself 10 be- capable 4 an iu
,ocnt disregard Of the Hslt, 81 ID fellow men. The
| public wants to know something or other which D.
has earthly right t. know. even t. feel curious
about; and before that uuhshtc n 'lim ever! vail
| BE- hor-cwhippcd npHaday, for askiuf VIII - man
| changed hi, faith. what Li, income ~ or why hr
| married his wife. and even frIWn at lmpcrtlncn.
questions f. donn evidence. not Of sit respect.
| but Oi cunCca'd had temper. ll"r' }, horror 81
reserve and Of -cclu,Iun, which manifest, Itself a.
every opportunity, an hcei4-, We ,n.pcc t. ln'.ct
! invented, q. u term Of rpioich, the uhc'Gth word
Tho result Of t, spirit which is essentially an cY
ccivtly vnlaar form Of ,nc ,c'l,i3 brlns re-
first consequence being 70 r"l" from Gvlr lie th,r
who could do most to cnlpltcu. and therefore benefit
the community, aud to cVunn" activity To- the pn huI
crutirus inferior men: Int Do not want (, repeat
ilat much repeated truth oday. the rather that We
bcyc the tyranny viii boom" acute, and. liz" most
ncuir tvrannc,. VIII b. short lived What interest,
II, more i, H." speculation n - IN" form that IN" in
,urrcction Of TIE retiring. when TIE time has arrived
from legal rcmclic- though c'ncoivahly IA" right Of
~rciu~iou may hc a htlr better protected hV line on
thc man who refuses f. "lvc h0u~" or garden on ID"
owners demanding (urcs viii disregard the law;
that every body would BE- guilty. and 1t would defeat
it-.lf nor DO % English speak
Ing people a censorship "i lhe r''. u Is tu'
Robc,picrrc intended. a, Is c"ar from the papers '
left behind. t. establish -omr such system, ana tic
Socialists, II they triumph, VIII certainty hang a ma
,ori,v III Journalists some for ANTI social" opinions
and some for refusing - work under compul>lnn b
dcmocracics are lh" king, aid viii hold al VIII"
G,t them sufficiently to ho al least well iut"ntoncd
Thc remedy. fancy. VIII be a non material one and
SHIFTED men will altogether approve it. II viii con
.iSt in q certain hardening Of the heart Of the whole
cultivated ca-- and indeed. 81 al mon -
nahI, of separate opinions. Men will train them
rclvr. aod ne trained :" d~icsari an over ohinsivr
& or t,cy could not have been SO contcmptnou-lv
tolerant Of abu~c-to live their own lives. regarding
nnI law: and when th"y speak. ccr 10 addrc-s ONLY
innate or utter their own thought, rrarc-s Of
~, thinrs Ia De dc,pis"d. The bilii nairr viii drink
poor man Of science viii pro'c. II that !, the result Of
III, thinking. that tire way - improve the world is e.
crime paup'ren. lhpchcc or 0NermHch iondnc,' i"r
alcoholic drinks. COURAGE which never decays wholly
and The credit ~ hcroi,m will be- sought in inter in
4 moi ,qncor.I." Iilc boycoue by prod g,ouS
fence self viii will again become admired quality.
nInocncs in private lifc Public opinion cannot de-
much 70 The solid Millionaire II he chooses to 90 ms
All 10 rhorcau when he has once accommodated his
constitution to biscuits and me early damp Of =
rrvul ion 81 feeling in the Uncd STATES. where al
ready opinion" is losing it, hold and some sign, here
" "
dDrifcdlv breed stronger minded race ~ men T.
nonsense t. say that such indcpcndcncc Of mind can
not hc, for u las been exhibited by Christians In all
agcS has made hcrOc, ~ plain men like John Brown.
and is exhibited every day-u,tally. We quite admit;
i'm a rautanlcrpis fDrrI-n town Of ENGLAND and
America. The cure world. As We said bc cfcctual;
Int II this hc the method. we shall buy il at q
long and impOvcrslng price. We surrender with the
lad influence the healthy Influence Of public opinion,
the strongest Instrument for good. when wisely
poycd which civilized man has vet discovered II Is
= yer, means 80 free from bIood1,tncss" ~ H. ad
mircr, asscrt-thc next great war VIII be mainly pro
duccd French Russian public Opinior-hut sin
il is wonderful power. and the only one which Ia,
reached. rather tried 20 reach FOR il has not reached
them vet IT, dark parcs ~ t' earth. the hlhatOn,
Of cruelty. Il j., pity 10 give up such q Just
hccausr IL IS abused Vet IL VIII hc mp II this l.
10 be the form taken hy the instruction AGAINST IN"
Odi0uS TYRANNY Of publicity extending Itself over
hc whole civilized world That the insur cctiOn will
come in form. We have no manner Of doubt. Men
viii not consent forever 10 live under the microscope,
especially when half those who H. value II only for
the purpose Of gaining money By human vlvIsccilon