The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15

| the practices for which he was I'M
peached, a tragic destiny which broke
Pitts heart. 1t was the Times which
startled the world one morning by an
nouncing that Peel would repeal the
corn laws. 1t was the Times which
published the Berlin treaty in London
two hours before it was signed in Ber-
lin. 1t was the Times correspondent
In Paris to whom Alfonso XII, leaning
against the mantelpiece in his study,
told the story Of the coup detat in
Madrid which had made him king Of
Spain.
1t was in the Times that Charles
Dickens wrote the burning letters
which brought an end to public execu-
tons. 1t was in the Times that Lord
Brougham, Macaulay, Disraeli, Dean
Stanley, Cardinal Newman and host
OF famous men were proud to write.
1t was the Times that saved the
world from one of the greatest catas-
modern Europe. All the world knows
the story now, but the thought Of the
French scare sends thrill through the
chancellerfes even today. It was Bis
marck who this time was behind the
Times-Bismarck, the founder OF the
German empire, who saved that en-
pire from itself and revealed to the
correspondent of the Times the terrible
plot which would have crippled France
a second time. va 4
Jealous of Moltke and perhaps hon.
estly detesting his fiendish conspiracy
against conquered foe rapidly regain
ing her strength, Prince Bismarck let
Blowitz know, and Blowitz, the Paris
echo of the "voice Of Europe" told It
to the world. Those who. remember
the middle seventies remember yet the
effect of the thunderbolt which the
Times hurled against Count Won
Moltke.
The Times has missed its chance
sometimes. In 1892 its editor received
Russia and France, but as nobody but
the writer seemed to believe 1t the edi-
tor kept 1t back until 1897, when it
announced, with the rest Of the papers,
that the Franco-Russian alliance was
an established fact.
If it has lost prestige In error it has
sacrificed itself not once or twice, but
many times, for peace and the welfare
of the world. One of the most graphic
stories in journalism is of the foreign
minister who sent for the Times cor
respondent and shouted a challenge to
England in his ears, who fourished
bundle of kilograms In the journalists
face and declared that g. should
pay for it," The correspondent went
not to the telegraph office, but to bed,
and the world was no wiser the next
morning for the angry scene of the
night before, which, had 1t been known,
almost certainly must have caused
war.
1t is something surely to have record
ed for so many years the affairs Of the
whole world. 1t is something more to
have been through all these genera
lions fearless critic of princes and
kings and the enemy of wrong.
1--WE Numbered forth the other day."
wrote Captain Sterling in ''leader'
which give the Times its nickname,
ian article on the subject Of social and
political REFORM" and the Times is
laundering forth" still. The world
has changed, and the Times moves
with the times, but its ancient glory
has not passed, and there is not a hv-
ing Englishman who would gladly let
die the wonderful paper which gives
us today and builds up for posterity
the history of the world while 1t Is be-
ing made.-London Mail.