JEFFERSON AND THE NEWSPAPERS
Opinions of the Founder of the
Democratic Party on the
Usefulness of the Press
While the people are discussing
tFo newspapers—and when are
they noti—it would perhaps de
light the soul of Thomas Jefferson
know that the newspaper press
lias become one of the most potent
factors in the government of the
United States.
The founder of the Democratic
party had such faith in the hon
esty and good sense of the great
body of the great body of the
American people that he was sure
the government could not long go
wrong while they were fully in
formed of the doings of their ser
vants in public office, “Where
tlie press is free and every man is
-able to read, all is safe,” is an
aphorism in which he summed up
the whole of his philosophy with
respect to publicity.
That the people should know’ all
the time what their legislative and
executive officers are doing, and
why, was a cardinal tenet of Jcf
ferson’s political faith. His pre
ventative for the violent outbreaks
which have shaken or overthrown
European governments was to
give the people full information
of their affairs through the chan
nel of the public papers and to
contrive that those papers should
penetrate the whole mass of the
people.
i nereiore, .»< rmrson says m a
letter to Kdward Carrington:
“Were it left to me to decide
whether we should have a govern
ment without newspapers, or news
papers without government, I
*itiould not hesitate a moment to
prefer the latter.” And he would
have the public school go along
with the newspapers, for he adds:
“But I should mean that every
tuan receive those newspapeis and
t#e capable of reading them. ”
Discussing the subject editorial
ly the St. Louis Kepublie says that
public men who smart under de
served criticism might read with
advantage a few words in which
Jefferson declared himself for
freedom of the press and against
alt repressive measures “to silence
fey force and not by reason the
complaints or criticisms, just or
unjust, of our citizens against the
conduct of their agents.” This
•expression was called forth by the j
sedition law of John Adams' ad
ministration, which imposed se
vere penalties of fine and impris
onrnent for alleged harsh criticism
of legislative, executive or judi
cial officers, written cr spoken.
Seven years previously Jeffer
son had written at Montieello that
“No government ought to be with
out censors; and when the press is
not free no one ever will be. If
virt uous, it need not fear the fail
operation of attack and defense.
Nature has given to man no other
means of sifting the truth either
in religion, law or politics.”
Jefferson knew very well that
the press, being a human institu
tion, could never be perfect. That
it could be scurrilous at times, and
.it others unreliable, he knew from
the attacks upon himself, printed
in Fenno’s Gazette and other
.sheets. And still In* held that it
would be better to get along with
out government than without
newspapers to let the people know
what their government is doing.
He knew, what every ex per
fenced newspaper man to-day
knows, that such evils are cured
fey the freedom of reply and of
counter attack. He knew, as the
-.newspaper world of today well
knows, that malice and unreliabil
ity in a newspaper do not pay;
that a newspaper does not prosper
which does not possess the confi
dence of its readers in the accur
acy of its statements and the fair
ness of its comments.
For these reasons Jefferson be
lieved in the freedom of the press
and deemed it an indispensible
power for good. That the news
paper press of the United States
in these latter days comes up to
Jefferson’s ideal cannot well he de
nied. It is on the whole honest
and truthful if for no other reas
on than that dishonesty and un
truth don’t pay.
BRAIN LEAKS.
(From Bryan’s Commoner:)
Parental example is better than
parental precept.
The best proof of the pudding
is the druggist's bill.
A man without enemies is drift
ing before the wind.
The jingie of hard-earned dol
lars is always sweet music.
You can never earn an increase
in wages by watching the clock.
A man is stingy when he spends
money only on pleasure for lum
self.
The man who is easily pumped
seldom contains anything worth
having.
If the world owes you a living
it is up to you to hustle out and
collect the bill.
The men most ready to risk fail
ure are usually the ones who
achieve success first.
Advertised Letters.
The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the New
ark postoffiee Apr. 1, 11)06.
George McDonald.
'/. J. McClendon.
Luke Carpenter.
I). L. Carpenter.
C. L. Crowley.
Hattie Hmn.
Jennie Hendrickson.
Jim Henderson.
S. C. Johnson.
Joe Kay
James Robertson
O. A. Riddle.
Mrs. Martha .Slice.
Miss Ktlie Shown.
Elmer Miner.
P. G. Marshal
J. 11. Williams.
"Win. Voting.
Geo. Young.
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Washington, 1). C. When calling
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DECISIONS or SUPREME COURT
Myers Case Affirmed—-Motion for
New Hearing in the Enos
Tomlinson'Case.
It is announced from Little
Rock that no more sessions of the
supreme court will be held on Sat
in days and that all the business of
the court, including the handing
down of opinions or the submiss
ion of cases and oral argument; in
fact all the business of the couit,
will be transacted on Mondays.
Chief Justice liill Los stated
that the holding of a session on
i Saturday, when opinh ns only
were delivered, interfered with
; the consideration of cases, and by
devoting this time to the consider
ation of cases the court could do a
much larger amount of business
than heretofore.
It was also stated that the sav
ing of one day a week in this way
i would in the course of seven years
be the saving of a whole .\ear in
(time, and that the court could do
ja vast amount of business in that
l period.
MYERS CASE AFFIRMED
i The ca-'H of the state again't
Vernon Myers, convicted in the
Lawrence circuit court and sen
tenced to two years in the peniten
tiary on the charge of man-slaugh
ter, was affirmed by the supreme
court last Saturday. The case is
of interest because of the promi
nence of young Myers and on ac
c unt of his age. lie was IT.years
; old when the act was committed.
He is a son of l>r. ,1. II. Myers,
former representative from Law
rence county, and is well known
in Newark. An effort is being
l made to secure a pardon for
Myers.
THE TOMLINSON CASE
Attorney for tne railroad com
pany filed a motion for a re hear
ing in the ca.-e of the St. L. 1. M.
,S. Ry. (Jo. vs Lnos J. Tomlin
j son, appealed from this county. (
and an extension of two weeks
was given each -ide to ti!e briefs.
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