Middletown transcript., 1910-08-13
Written for TIE TRANscRIPT.1 ]
THE OUTLOOK

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. In oil current periodic litsraturs Gher
! is nothing quite equaling The O,alook i
scope Of view, in accuracy, clarity anI
bFeyity Of statement, and finally, Il
; judicial fairness. It's pages sre 3 weekly
} worldwide resume Of history in thl
J making, presented in q style Of Englisl
worthy the Spectator itself. Is 3 parlia
mentary or dynastic crisis arisen ID
English affairs, or impending in Spain oI
Portugal; does Socialism menance imperial
domination in Germany; do complications
10 the Eastern question" loom up, OF
fresh entanglements in Morocco; ia the
tirebrand "Balkan Natter dangerously
flaming anew or the Graeco.M Macedonian
or Crstan imbroglio broken out afresh;
The Outlook, through some special CORES.
pondeut or some travelling member Of its
editorial staff, will in fewest possible
words explain the situation and point ont
clearly its meaning and significance.
While in home affairs it keeps its readers
informed on all the great pending politi-
cal, economic and other questions In
Congress and in the nation at large; dis.
eusses fully and fairly the leading policies
and reforms being mooted by both the
great parties, the daily Press, and by the
people themselves, giving ell the impor.
tant events ip finance, agriculture, trade,
manufacture and government, national,
state and municipal.
But perhaps the thing thAt gives the
greatest value to the editorial work 10 The
Outlook and TO its special articles, is the
absolute impartiality and non'partisau-
ship Of the presentation Of these various
themes OF the hour. Truth and patriot
ism rather than sectional or partisan bias
seem to be its guiding star; wish to dis.
cover thetruth, the just and wise way, and
then TO impart them to the reader-an
honest desire to learn the countFy's real
condition and need and then candidly,
fsarlsssly lay that condition, that need
before its readers. To have from these
experts in the worlds history at home
and abroad, such an honest, colorless pre-
sentation Of the truth Of any given matter
or policy just as one gets it from the im-
partial judge on the Bench-this is Of
high value to thousands who in this age
OF high pressure business drive, cannot
find lsisure to keep themselves abreast OF
the times.
Conceding the necessity of parties and
the usefulness OF their adherent news.
papers and magazines, il does not from
this follow that these publications should
be so fanatiCally devoted solely to one
view or other Of the great questions Of
government and politics generally. In.
deed, is is seldom one can find an ssorgan"
truthful and candid enough TO do even
partial justice TO the views or policies Of
the opposite party as exhibited in its leg.
isIatiVe, cabinet or presidential acts.
This is so generally true as to amount to
serious blemish upon journalism. Conse-
quently, as the mass of readers take only
their party paper, this practice Of partisan
Journals prevents those readers arriving at
the truth upon these questions. This is
in fat violation OF the maxim Of the Law
as venerable as just, AUDI alterem
partem"- Hear the other side."
This partisan method of conducting
newspapers, etc., has largely grown ont OF
conditions that were temporary. When
radically different modes of administering
the affairs Of government were advocated,
or when some crisis had arisen in the
Nation, as in the early days when the
very basic principles of the constitu-
tion were under consideration; or again,
when the question of Slavery's extension
was being agitated; or when in the Civil
War, the very life of the nation was ct
stake-shen, probably, sharp party lines
we're warranted, supported by q partisan
journalism. But today when most OF
these great constitutional questions have
been settled and the problems that remain
chiefly concern methods Of executing
those settled fundamental principles or
are merely economic ones of the tariff OF
free-trade, etc., such partisan journalism
is neither necessary nor useful. Conse.
Quently there has arisen 3 demand for
candid, non-partisan treatment by the
press Of the living issues of the day, such
as will enlighten the public upon the
.ssrious questions and policies proposed
and advocated by the several parties in |
the stats and nation. And far from being
an advantage, this iabid partisanship
has become q source Of evil, since all the |
professional politicians and the marauding |
Special Interests having selfish and dis |
honest ends to further, are FeiugiDg under |
party banners and tanning anew the |
flames Of hot partisan journalism. For |
example, the whole state of Pennsylvania |
and its chief cities, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, etc., have been for over quarter Of
century q prey 10 an unscrupulous |
pEanderbund-s gang Of political and
commercial thieves Who have robbed and |
yet are robbing that state and it's cities of
millions of dollars in the name Of the |
''paFty of Lincoln and ,Grant'-using |
the name and fame Of great party as q |
stalking horse to cover their wholesale |
thiesery. So, too, in New York the vir.
tues and exploits Of Jackson and Cleye.
land have been invoked for as long q |
period 10 hide she raseally purposes Of the |
Tammany robbers, up TO their elbows in |
the public treasury.
Hence the Office Of magazine like
The Outlook thus calmly, iudicially pre-
seating the entire question discussed |
one side but ell sides Of it's one Of the |
highest usefulness and every Republican |
and every Democrat should read lee pages
to gel lhs facts-to learn the truth.
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