Year: 1872

part Of the press will abate this great
evil, and let the Democratic press en-.
Joy tho glory Of inaugurating it. 3


There is for some reason want of
sympathy between the city and coun.
try press that should not exist. The
country editor is ignored by his city
brother, his views scarcely ever at.
tracing the attention of the ponder
ous city daily. As q natural consc-
quence, the views Of the gentlemen of
the city press are as little regarded by
their brethren of the country. A lit.
tie moro courtesy might advantage
both. 10 very considerable extent
atslesst the country press is the expo.
nent of the local views OF the party.
BY reading many, and by comparison,
the city cotemporary may easily gath
or public sentiment, and by giving ex-
preston TO it the party would be
strengthened and 30 would both the
country and metropolitan editor. Per.
haps a reference to this subject NAV
have some effect in correcting the evil.


That gentcel department towards
each other and TO all men, exccpt
where q public reason may interfere,
is as essential to editors on the part OF
each other in their papers, as it is
among gentlemen in the parlor, will
probably not be disputed. To cut the
acquaintance of any constant violator
of this rule wonld not be hardship
and might work reform. Those who
violate tho plainest obligations OF
honor and rules of good breeding
ought to find tho same level in the
press that they do in society. Dis.
cussion may always bo carried on
moro forcibly without personality
than with it, except where villany and
incompetcncy are TO be exposed, and
to bo profitable must embrace such
degree Of generosity and respect as to
preclude insult or opprobious language.
Let the low and vulgar form a strata
in which they may rcvel. l


The press must curb and restrain
the politicians or the politicians will
master it. Statesmen are not 10 feared
they are in every way the best
friends of the press. 1t is that estate
next below the Statesman more ft-
tingly (perhaps) described as tho polit-
ical trickstcr or haberdasher, who is
the seeker OF personal ends rather than
the public good, and who is ever ready
to barter principle for that Jack O.
lantern Of politics, the Mecca of cor.
ruption, 'yelept Success" To eslab.
lish great principles and right action
is the work of tho statesman, and the
conscientious editor--to carry an eloc.
ton by trick or trap, or cunning net.
work, is eminently the occupation Of
the counterfeit or the burlesque upon
the statesman. the politician. 1 would
have my brethren Of the press to say
to these, cmphatically and in thunder
tones, thus far and would erect q
barrier there that they should never
cross. In this judgment you should
say to them, be faithful to the defined


undoubted principles of the party,
give us competent and honest men
as candiJates--for the rest we give
you FREQ field The worms who
crawl into our conventions are not sent
there to dictate-they are to perform
little else than a mechanical duty--as
TO Democratic Conventions, they are
no moro to set aside the maxims of
Thomas Jefferson than they are TO
deny his wisdom or impeach his pat
riotism-persons who do not know
how TO make up an opinion on alb
struse questions Of political philosophy
and scarcely 10 give expression to an
intelligent thought, who get into con.
vcntions only by sufierance, or leger.
demain, or accident, or through mis-
fortune, are not to sit in judgment on
tho grave philosophy of great Jeffer-
son and the intellectual giants who
were his compeers and successors
nor are they to tarnish the fair fame
of the party that mado this nation
glorious and respected throughout the
world, by vitiating its principles or
grating foreign stock upon its tree OF
litc. The business of delegates is TO
nominate honest and competent men
for the supper. Of their party and to
put their machinery in working con.
dition. When that is done their oc.
oupation is gone, though it may not
DO out of place for them 10 give OK.
preston to their patriotism by means
of resolutions embodying such sonti.
ments as are in strict accordance with
the acknowledged and established prin.
ciplcs Of their party, and upon ques-
tions upon which the people have di-
rcctly acted.


The public good ought TO be the aim
Of every editor. To acquire influence
he must command public respect and
confidence. 10 do this he must be
faithful to principle, generous in bis
impulses, consijerate of the feelings
and oven the whims of all, but he must
add this brave and noble manhood
that ever respects truth, that is ever
roady to denouncc official corruption
wherever or by whomsoever praciiccd;
he must bravcly maintain the right in
every public concern and must never
yield 70 tho Establishments of present
popularity or bc governed by motives
of present gain. Certainly he must
be nobody's tool or mere follower, and
must be known 10 the public as thor.
oughly independent Of cliqucs and
improper influences, as well us to pos
sess courage and generosity.


To the end of all this, we will neces


sarily have muchto encounter. Most.
ly men OF small pccuniary means, the
Establishments Of wealth will seek to
corrupt--the mercenary will sneer--
tho weak will be appallcd--thc ambi-
tious In whose rpnd we may stand
will condem and dcnouncc-the thought
less and the wayward will fail TO ap-
prcciatc or support, or possibly aid
enemies and the venal in denpnciation
the cnvious will carp, and the ignor.
ant and dcpravcd will be added to the
lists of opponents. But whoever hecds
any of those will regret his want OF
,visdnn To disrha a rera h;a dut q, ,,,o,