The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

raw ana ORDER Our courts are worthy
of the highest respect, from the cir.
cult to the supreme court. Occasion
ally there may be a Cantrell, con-
trolled or influenced by partisan bias
or conditions that disgrace the judi
ciary and for time thwart justice,
but such instances are comparatively
few, and the integrity of the judiciary
In the main is unQuestioned. .
Mission of Newspaper Editors.
Il appeal to the representatives of
the press of all political faiths to lift
the standard. There is really no high
er mission than that committed to
newspaper editors. The worlds work
along the line of lifting the race to an
exalted plane Of self-government is
upon us. There is an element of an
archy in all phases of law-breaking,
and the newspaper that fails to array
itself upon the side of law and order
is encouraging tendency to lawless-
ness, mobocracy-anarchy.
Il would impress upon every editor
the Importance, the dignity, the res
possibility of his position; as well as
the great opportunity he has of serv-
ing his country and fellow-men. The
newspapers Of America must be the
sentinels upon the watch-towers of
the new day that is upon us, with all
its promise, and yet with all it's res
possibilities. Community, state and
national welfare are to be promoted
and guarded; law and order to be
upheld and the agencies OF represen-
tative free government, under the
constitution-the great chart of our
liberty and happiness as a free peo-
ple-are to be maintained and depend
ed upon to solve every problem that
may arise. l commend the following
cardinal principle to every newspaper
editor: The highest respect for the
president, the governor and the judi
ciary; sacred respect for the Bible
and the church of God.
Recognition of authority as vested
In the president, governor, courts and
all in authority under the laws; recog.
milton and regard for the militia and
the army and navy as the agencies of
the government for the preservation
of peace, law and order.
with these basal principles as a
rule of action, supplemented by an
exalted patriotism and enthusiastic
fidelity to the government founded by
Washington and his comprehensive
grandest, freest, best government in
stituted among men-the press will
increase it's power for good in commu-
nifty, state and nation, be a more po-
tent factor for thwarting the purposes
of agencies and organizations, which,
If not checked, threaten the very foun-
dations Of society and government.
while this paper has a touch of
partisan spirit, l would rather lay
aside that phase of the question and
appeal to the press of America Of ev-
cry party and name In dealing with
anarchy to rise to the exalted plane
to which the national congress rose
when 1t voted. without a dissenting
voice to place $50, 900, 900 in the hands
of President Mckinley to prosecute
the war with Spain to llberate Cuba
from unbearable tyranny and oppres-
sion. Shall we not rise to the type of
patriotism represented by glorious old
Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee, Law
ton, Funston, Admiral Dewey and
President Roosevelt, and thus exalt
the standard Of true patriotism and
love of American free institutions.
God grant that it may be so, and that
the newspapers of America may be a
unit in support of government of
the people, by the people and for the
people, that the ensign Of our country
may mean wherever it floats-law, Or
der. constitutional liberty-in word,
equal and exact justice to all men. ="