The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-22
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We have been furnished the following
admirable synopsis 6f the sermon deliv-
cred by DR.. Bushong, at the First NJ. e.
church last Sunday evening, and pub
lish same by request OF some Of our
readers:
The doctor selected two passages Of
scripture for his subject, viz: Luke Xxx,
25, Render to Caesar" ETC.; also |. Cor.
xiv, s; IF trumpet give an uncertain
sound. who shall prepare himself to the
battle" Upon this subject the doctor
said. in part;
Press, Politics and Pulpit! Three
words representing three great forces;
that these are the three great agencies
most felt in our modern civilization,
and that they make most Of its veal or
woe, think no one will question. This
fact greatly augments the Importance
Of the subject we have in hand. Wei
propose to treat the subject impartially,
and of principles rather than Of per-
sons.
"First-The Secular Press. BY this we
mean both the typical and illustrative.
We recognize the great power
Of both Of these classes Of the secular
press, and concede to them high place
among the agencies now at work In
molding public thought. A newspaper
article with many people carries with
It marvel Of power, just because 1t is
newspaper article. That the cartoons
Of Mast Beard and others have helped
and hindered many causes and men Is a
well conceded fact. For illustration, |
when Mast pinned b. Gratz Brown to
Horace Greeley's coattail, during the
Greeley presidential campaign, It was
the death-knell to his political career.
He was never able to extricate himself |
Now 1t is evident that with this great
power there is attached like RESPONSE
bllity. While we do not propose to die
tate to the newspaper man how to edit
his paper, though they often tell us
how to preach; what to and what not
to preach. nevertheless, as the newspac
per is, when sent out, public property
and is sent out with the avowed pur-
pose of stimulating and molding public
thought, we have right to say what
that influence should be. Upon this
subject we have some definite Views.
20. The editor should not take ad-
vantage Of his position Controlling the
columns Of his paper to use that power
to do an injustice or injury to person
or cause.
"(2). While the secular press should be
In a sense newspaper, It should never
publish 'hearsay' for fact.
90 The high-toned newspaper will
avoid damaging gossip. know there
are but few positions where there are
such strong temptations to act the
and but few where there are !
such opportunities to play the man as
in the editorial chair.
20. As the newspaper comes seeking
an entrance into our homes, and there
to mold fashion and feed thought and ,.
crontrol public sentiment, there is
growing demand that It should be v
clean sheet while it should be ever on "
bhe alert to find, expose and correct the
wrongs and corruptlons OF the times
yet in doing 80 II should avoid the crime
" committing greater wrong than II
eeks to correct. As thought molder' =
he press has no right to furnish taint-
ID intellectual food to crafty the low, -
'ile, vicious tastes of bad men, or food :"
o create such, and then call II news =
Ind yet | am sorry to know there are %
sheets claiming the patronage of the
'eople, seeking to enter the sacred pre- ~
incts of home. with less decency than ~
he scavanger beasts and birds, while "
With equal scent and taste and com ~
activity they hunt up the III
lie and tainted; but. unlike the former, az
hey fail to devour their food them W
elves, but deal It out to their patrons, VI
Id ana young, male and female, ana h'
all II news and ever and anon these 81
anne throw up holy hands of horror DC
the development OF blood poison In a.
ne body polite pf
"a passing word In regard to the IN
lace for an Impure press III
II. The money that is In It, publish 10
Ig prize fights, cock, bull and dog pits, WI
anden smut and scandle, pay us bet. 'ii
n than publishing religious news! Yes, 'o
le same plea comes up from all the wi
lunts OF vice! Tn
~ The people want It, Why no, e'
row open all the flood-gates OF vice. On
olence and wrong because some peo-
e want Il? iul
'S' Can't make the paper a success rec
Ithout it, Does any man have to COM p''
Il vile wrong because he cannot No'
cceed any other wayg Then | deny s"'
at 'uneleanness is necessity to sue. W
80, Put plenty OF brain, heart and .r'
althy news into the paper, and these w
II more than make up for all tho flth ~
lined as a necessity to success! or ~
truth OF this view the Philadelphia wv
dgcr and the late George w childs se,'
nd as strong proof, "n
Party politics.. Do you ask What os'i
party polltics?' l answer, II all were s''n s.'v
take some mems version Of It, 'poll- 80 I.
would mean a 'cesspool filled with wo,
the vile slum and vermin TO be sub
aped up ON earth and in hell. and polI
1T for the vile TO dahhle In labeled ed ~''
clean Decent people warned 10 a c,
ID back and look on while we run hap
machiner Party politics with tha, ''e'
$ means the privilege OF one class Al