The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-15
POWER OF THE PRESS.

There much talked about the power Of the press. What
this power? 1t based upon its influence for good on its power
touch human feeling and has its roots in the same soil that the
church, the and the school have The has power
for good unless lives in the home The press which has the
influence the home, is the press which has the true influence
This influence daily growing 1t may have been great the
last century, will be ncomparaby greater in the present cen
fury the quiet home influence which has the power and it
the home paper which sways public opinion helps to mould it,
and helps sustain which does the true work. and the perma
nent work lhat Is why epheera nave 50 niue
come into the regular home life.
A article on this subject says:
There is other fixture of the modern home that exerts
such force in the teaching of patriotism and devotion to prnc-
pie in the young does the newspaper Its influence is daily
growing and where few years ago only the local weekly came
into the household it now accompanied by the metropolitan
daily More and the publishers coming to realize what
vital newspaper the individual members OF the
family and each in has been given his especial department
the chdens page the fashion sheets Sections for edit
cation and for religious discussion have likewise been added until
newspaper has become essential to enlightened
home many of them regarded with faith and religious
attitude like that bestowed upon the avote authors OF the fam
ill., such as Shakespeare Dickens indeed upon the family
Bible The family paper rarely changes The taken by the
father is continued in many cases by the son. who sWears by as
did those before him.
In our community, have had marvellous growth in
the press In the course OF thirty years have advanced
from the single weekly the emweeky then to daily then
both morning and afternoon papers with local weekes pub
sed on Hawaii and Maui And we the of
Developments This century will in proportion to its size as
great advance there has been on the mainland
With all its many responsibilities the responsibility for accu
racy and reliability probably the greatest that the newspaper
has to care for looks for reliability in his newspaper
evsnaner his authority upon subjects of which he would
him information with all certainty and verify possible 1t this
quality which builds up the reputation in the home The heads
of the household and they transmit their faith to the chill
den That newspaper should make mistakes shows that it IS
human contrvance and human. That newspaper
be deceived But newspaper which strives earnestly
accuracy mpses upon its readers its thor
. ough honesty.
Moreover newspaper that does not live to this standard
loses ground 1t must live to the standard and must
live up times 1t has change somewhat with the times
be conservative will be left behind and lose
ITS influence.
The influence of newspaper then depends itself An
old and established reputation will only avail long
the old and the reputation lived to. Its ultimate
and strength fixed deep in the deepest and best soil
of the state in the home Beginning there acquires in
uence which is ncacuabe 1t guides nstruc and leads
1t appeals with force the intellect of the mature, moulds the
plastic mind of the young in its work.
it is type of reses mental force It's ideas penetrate
the very portion OF existence and help color the
lives only of individuals but of of individuals
The mission of newspaper very important and very
farreaChng Where preacher speaks newspaper
speaks hundreds and thousands Where addresses
groups the newspaper addresses Both have wait till
their audience forth The newspaper does wait for its
audience goes forth itself every talks
heard today heard tomorrow heard and listened
to in time. (
The mission Of the press great the influence OF the press
but its and its strength measured by its
ability maintain its place in the home Without this it !
neither great nor influential !