South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-11-06

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biz HE from his birth to the win lips
up OF his brilliant career, ami contin
ued:
Grady chose bis profession we'll
No other would have suite 4 90 veil
his varied talents aud his in sl;ec,usl
genius. No other would have oHered
the same opportunity for bis philan
thropy and HE influence. he began
~hen journalism IN the South vas a,
. low ebb-whsn readers were scarce
and newspaper enter prise was stag
nant-wben dustry was paralvzed
and trade stood still. He left Cd
when journalism was vigorous, re-.
80 ircsful and influential. when com.
merce houfished AMI industry vas
making gres, strides, when pro peri.
~ hal replaced poverty and hope
and energy had taken the llace o!
despair sud indifference. In this
Transformation or cond,,icns be was
he most conspicuous participant.
True to bis conception Of journalism.
loyal and unselfish in his work lie
TUNED the wonderful power Of The
preas to ths noblest purposes the
recovery Of bis stricken land from the
hight Of var. the restoration Of it's
prosperity. tho development, OF its re i.
sources. the Resignation OF its people
to their ha-dships and the kiniling
OF new ambitions and new ideas.
In THE cInsecr ,tion of himself aui
10 this conception of his profession
Henry w. Grady was tue typical
journalist. Or the more technical
character Of tue journalistic qua ,ities
others are more fitted to speak than
/. l know that he was q graphic AMI
vigorous writer, that be possessed
great literary resources xnh store
house Of knowledge, that his energy
aud ability with sympathetic and 10 ;
teliigent co'Op"ra'ion bull up great
new paper and rerolaticnize' S.u'h
ern Journalism but 10 me, and l
think 10 uost persona who have
watched the career of this youro
Georgian. the conspicuous AMI abe
sorbing feature of that professional
life was its contant purpose aud its
unso.ish conaccrstion.
News buytee. usss- Sc ling and the
vending OF publicity--to that com
merce there are now joined some high.
er functions of the politician and the
puhlicist In such qua irup'e alliance
that within the lifetime of still act We
men tue daily press seems TO have
created new era and to be remold,
ing our social aud political char acte.
iGto Its OWN likeness. 1t was this lar.
ger conception Of the possibilities Of
journalism which inspired aud emo
bled Grady's eff,rt.'
Governor Hill then descan.ed on
the American Newspapers of to-day.
10 which he decl red that II was what
they omitted, rather than what they
print, which is blameworthy. '.The
reports Of the Lonion Times" he
said. of political debates In Parli-
ment and upon the stump are in.
corpsrably superior in every respect
to the corresponding reports OF any
American j,urnal. Drivel Is ex-
clu,iej. Both sides are presented
with equal fuliness and perfec: fair.
ness Ia the speeches Of tue few real
leaders. Mt one American journal
pr.tenis 10 10 rs r.aIess this scr
vice though space enough 10 l.ber.
ally given, but given to itseif and its
editors ard reporters talking about
the matter. When all American
Statesmen are editors. however, or
political parties viii cease to suffer
from an exclusion OF first.rate
champions to pul their case to the
wildcat audience.
The future scope OF the daily
journal lie doubtless further beyond
tue reach OF our present imo2i letion.
Every enlargement Of it's power. on
the whole, coafss,. seems. to mo
salutsry. Moro and more is it be.
coming the great engine OF modern
progress.
The press Is our best security for
the preservation OF our p)li,'csl In,
ST ution. /: is our best safe guard
against the perversion of our govern.
ment-sgaInst los|liDg IL up With
private business we cIn beat oo-op-
crate aud do. la tuat direction lies
our great danger. We elect our
Presidents and Governors fOrso til i,
bat not our editors. Pe haps balIo, 3
then nee MT be onniputeDt. To
our editors We may l,Ok when so.
cialism and Capitalization stand an .
rebuked by those TO whom ballots
have entrusted that responsibility
The freedom aud prow'h Of the press
will at last invig,rate that clause Of
our cQnstitution which withholds
from government all bui = few spes
cidc aud expressly granted powers.
Better every just expansion OF pri-
Vate freed Im than any growth Of
governmental function still more
oil governmental usuIpation.>
After a warm tribute TO the work.
meu in the journalistic profession,
Governor Hill said 1T is the poi
ucians OF the United Staies-fcom Va =
ballot.boX TO the capitol-who are
most worthy to be ssse mblei with. US
At this memorial hour and 10 have q
spokesman here, For this young
journalist was IN this best sni broad.
est sanse a politician, And he carried
10 bic noble heart The burden OF q
nuhlio caro- H. ooitocf.d ,o,,r o,,;o.