The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10

dred thousand sacrifices OF the CIVIL
war, without the benign influences of
the mighty press shedding its CORY vir-
tues in the solitude of desert villages,
midst the turmoil of factory towns,
along the race course of commercial
cities? Surely he would be insipid who
would detract from the glory of its
work.
Even in our own time what mighty
sceptre of good it wields; no evil stains
it's vast circulation and glorious prog
ress, its mission land it modestly though
universally proclaims it in no unmis-
taxable language) is to elevate the COM
mon herd, sociably, morally, civilly
politically and religously. 1t is truly
heaven born; it smacks of serenity,
harmony, justice and everlasting life.
For centuries priests and ministers,
usurped the power of the divine mis-
sion, but the press is the new apostle
of Christ, scattering to the winds of
the earth the wisdom of the gospel in
response to the divine command
"preach the gospel to every creature
1t purifes society, renovates politics
d christianizes religion. Who will
deny it? Let him glance over the
pages of the present issues of our daily
and weekly papers, does it not voice
public opinion in all this great work
The press is not an instrument, it is
power for good.
How the guilty politician shudders
at the mention of the press. The office
seeker meekly submits his opinion and
his constituency to the thraldom of the
press. Who could get an office in this
great land without its credentials? In
the present condition of our depressed
business calamities what penetrating
genius does not perceive the wonderful
achievements of the mighty press
Did it not hustle the silver question
through both houses, killing it dead
force the president to veto the Blanc
seigniorage bill, and squash woman:
suffrage by decapitating forlorn Queer
Lii? And the tariff question witt
what power of perspicacity it is dis
posing of it, when the whole country
is being threatened with commercial
famine and people everywhere are liv
ing in riotous starvation; how it hasten'
to the rescue and forces it's chosen rep
1esentatives to the issue, and with wha
grand results, remains mystery; bu
everything great is mysterious. Again
1 repeat, the press is not servile in
strument, it is power and must b.
recognized by it's protege, the people.
There is no domain in the estate o
Justice over which the power Of tn
press does not exercise salubrious in
fluence. Its truthfulness, justice, an
valor is merely consistent with tn
practical liberty it possesses. Religion
difficulties it solves without bigotry
prejudice or calumny. 1t is reall
the very personifcation of christia
brotherhood, the channel of all right
). eousness, the citadel of justice. VIII
u can read the issues of the Patriot
s American without feeling throbs G
IL exceeding great gratitude for the pr(
duction of such mighty minds as
u represents? Where would the countr
be we're it not for the press? Flow o
/ thou mighty rushing river of wondror
}, thought o'er the crags and peaks
II social corruption, civil dissension
y through the bed-rocks and bull-rush'
IS of religious fanaticism and hail tt
d glorious morn of political regeneratic
~ welding the mighty sceptre of tt
Is IS power and glory and vast expansie
~ of the press, the peoples voice. NAP.
81 THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.