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c. C. Moore, Esq.
Dear Sir:-In your article in
the last week. issue touching the
"Outlook for State Organ" you
ask for free and unbiased express
sions from your readers on the
subject, irrespective of their po-
litical affiliation.
l may be permitted to say that
l am highly pleased with your
suggestion of daily paper, if it
can be furnished at fifty cents a
month, and a weekly at one dol
lar per annum.
As to its location, l would deem
it of less importance, as the faciI-
tiles for rapid transmission are
such that whether Lexington or
Louisville were selected, the
readers would receive it about as
soon from one city as from the
other.
But I must say the selection of
a prudent, well informed, reliable
editor is of the greatest import
ance, and requires the most
thoughtful and mature consider
alton possible.
Some things which an indie
pendent editor might be excusa-
bic in giving utterance to, would
be wholly inadmissable in a par
tizan organ, and would UNDER
mine and destroy the prospect OF
success of the most important
moral or political organization;
and he who aspires to becomes its
editorial leader should be held to
the most rigid accountability, and
required to contine himself with
in the tenets of the party whose
principles he assumes to advocate
and defend. He should not in
dulge in the support OF doubtful
and dangerous outside issues, in
no way connected with Prohloi-
ton or the defense of its princi-
Piles.
To be a little more definite, as
1 understand from your article,
you desire a "iree and unbiased
expression on the subject, ire
epective of party affiliation." On
religious views l take it that the
resurrection of Jesus Christ is at
this day well settled fact, and
is a subject OF too grave import
ance to be handled in political
issues, however grave; and you
will find that many of the best
Prohibitionists in this broad land,
like the "sensible and kind
writer of your city, do not wish
paper in their family that indul-
ges in light cavils on SO important
a question. Nor do they wish.
under the guise of Prohibition, to
give currency to letters of COM
mendation Of your book, and
Emma Abbott and Ingersoll, or
any kindred questions; and in the
selection of an editor of Il State
organ representing SO important
a question as Prohibition, all
merely personal consideration
should be lost sight of, and a man
selected who would devote him
self exclusively to the one i'm
portant question, to the exclusion
of all other issues.
In saying this, l wish it dis
tinctly understood that, in the
advocacy of Prohibition, and kin
dred questions or its defense, it's
editor is, of course, left free and
untrammeled in its line of attack
and defense, provided he contine
himself to the truth and couch
his language in courteous and re
specttul treatment Of the subject
and the assailants thereof.
Now, in conclusion, Mr.. Eli
tor, permit me to say that the
foregoing remarks are intended to
be personal, only so tar as they
are applicable to the case. and $"
far as l am personally concerned,
would as soon see q. q. Moore
installed AS editor of the contem-
plated paper as any man living,
provided he will conform to the
principles suggested, and viii
cease to goad the people with
matters entirely foreign to the
acquisitions OF morality and
Prohibition.
As ever } ours for the truth,
MILTON STEVENSON.