The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-12
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On the 2nd day of this month
the Charlotte Observer, contain
ed the following, which is the
whole truth and nothing but
the TRUTH 1t says: Every hon
orable and upright newspaper
man is frequently most pain-
fully reminded OF the unreliable
ness Of journalism and its Grim
Inal Indifference 10 truth, The
outside public can not appreci
ate so well the malicious reck-
lessness displayed in certain
newspapers, as the conscienti-
Gus and upright newspapersmen
who loves his profession and
nold its capacity for truth in as
high estimation as true women
hold virtue in their own sex.
To be sure the press iS generally
unreliable and a reader can new
err be sure of anything he may
see in Il great many Of the great
journals.
This unmliahleness is due both
to malice and a lack of circum
spection, which have done SO
IInuch TO cripple the usefulness
and power Of the great modern
press. Thefacilities forcollect-
ing and publishing news, as
great as they are, are not equal
to the struggle for it. There
are engaged in no other busi-
ness requiring 50 much INTEL
ligence and responsibility, so
many reckless and unreliable
men animated with malice and
the mercenary spirit of misrep-
! resentation.
Here are a number Of recent
events taat 20 to show either
malice or indifference on the
part Of a very influential por-
tion Of the press of this country.
Some of those examples appear
TO be instigated by the devil
himself.
II was published that Mr..
Cleveland would speak in Ohio
upon invitation Of the Ohio
Democrats. That was very i'm
portant information, If informal
tion that is if true. He denied
.he report soon after, showing
that il had no foundation in
fact. a striking EXAMPLE of
the unreliableness of the news
paper press.
One day Koch lymph is a
brilliant success; the next day
it is an ignominious failure.
On Thursday il was reported
that Secretary Noble had re-
signed, on the next day it was
contradicted and the publiisc is
left in doubt.
With malace and afore-
thoght it is published that there
is domestic dissension in the
household of II. II Stanley. He
has abused Mrs. Stanley. Ii is
Indignantly denied.
The New Yord World is pur-
suing Blaine with the vengenceI
Of a hyena, doing It's best 10 kill
him with kidney disease, not
withstanding a denial from his
doctor that he has no disease of
the kidney.
Time and again indelicate al.
lusions are made 70 Mrs. Cleve-
land.
Mary Anderson is also a sub.
ject for frequent defamation.
This season has been prolific
with such examples which make
every honest newspaper man
blush with shame and in
dignation. The rascals in jour-
nalism should be put upon the
rack. They ought to be roasted.
They are doing a wretched busi-
ness that isputting the brand Of
Annanias on the whole profess
sion.
To be sure there is good ex-
cuse for inaccuracy of state
Inent in the journal that Isl
ushered into wor d at the early
morning hour, that Is put 70.
gether at midnight. But there
Is no excuse for the enterprise
OF reckless malice and the posi-.
tive indifference to the truth
that are 20 be seen in 80 many
of the great daily newspapers.
One influential, but INA iciousI
and lying journal makes its in
lnocent and honorable brethren
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