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The Commoner.
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"young men for war" is apropos. It
is he that sticks the prodigies, mounts
the parapets and on over into the
ditches to rout the enemy. Mature
minds in older bodys are better suit
ed to counsel, direct and pass judg
ment or mature plans; but the young
man for original ideas and for execu
tion. The young man has ambitions
tO'bo gratified. The sage sees how
little the gratification of ambition
gratifies after it is gratified. Hence
it is that the young man is always
for new worlds to conquer while those
whov begin to feel the weight of years
are disposed to rest upon their laurels
already won which become less and
less attractive each succeeding year
sit back in their easy chairs and say
to the boys all right go ahead and
conquer them. Thus. the periodicity
of the usefulness of life may very
properly be divided into eras that
go to make up that life.
Had Dr. Osier anticipated that a
literal construction would be put up
on his facetious remarks on those, past
sixty, or that it would be taken ser
iously, he doubtless would have dilat
ed upon the pleasure of extending
one's days indefinitely beyond that
period of great usefulness, when it is"
unfortunate that the circumstances of
all reaching that happy period of life
will not enable them to retire and
enjoy the balance of their days "in
peace and plenty," rolling in the fruits
of their toil and the recreation that
relief from fatigue duty affords while
watching with keen interest the effort
of others in their long chase up -the
steep hills and xver the rugged rocks
of life after fame and fortune, but
content with observation and comment
and passing judgment upon their
works and worry over the -great foot
race or scramble of life.
JTind enclosed a leaf from the May
numbdr of the "Medical World"
(Philadelphia, .Pa.) published, by Dr.
Tavlor. wherein will be found an ex
tract from "Dv:, .Osier's addres'swhich
Bets forth just what he did say upon
that occasion with comments by the
editor.
H. H. TVtcClune, -York, Pa. Here
with find $1.50 renewal for Commoner
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William Zimmerman, Alderson, W
Va. Enclosed I send a clipping from
the Cincinnati Post I believe that
you and all your many readers' will
agree with me in saying that the sub
ject matter treated of in this editorial
of the Post is one of the most baneful
as well as the most subtle influences
for evil with which real reformers have
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difficult to counteract.
If I were to undertake to write an
editorial lor The Commoner as I see
many of its readers do, I don't know
of anything I could possibly say which
would be likely to accomplish half so
much for the great cause of civic re
form as this short editorial of the
Post:
WHO DOES THE EPITOR REPRE
SENT? "Another idol has fallen "from its
pedestal.
"Professor George Gunton, editor of
Gunton's Magazine, is charged with
being a bigamist.
"Worse than thatit Is alleged that
the trusts and big corporations have
contributed not less than $500,000 to
put the professor's magazine into the
hands of the people, and his former
wife alleges that Guntonfreceives the
sum of $15,000 a year as a retainer
from the Standard Oil company. And
this latter statement tallies with that
made by Ida -Tarbell, that Gunton
has been paid $15,000 a year by the
Standard Oil company for fifteen
years.
"As all those who have read his
writings well know, Gunton for sev
eral years has been a leading apolo
gist for the trusts. Corporations that
enjoy special privileges have had in
him a leading champion. He has long
admired and advocated the centrali
zation of commercial affairs.
"It is therefore fortunate for the
public to know that he speaks as a
hired mouthpiece. Because when the
people know who the hired attorneys
of the special interests are they can
rate their utterances accordingly?
"Would it surprise the reader to be
told this fact? Certain editors, who
pose as the friends of the people do
not hesitate to tell their intimate
friends that they have as much moral
right to take money and write for
special interests as an attorney has to
take a fee and serve these interests,
"Which raises several questions:
"Who does tho editor represent?
To whom does he owe fealty? To
the readers of his paper or to the cor
porations who want to hire him? Who
does he stand for, his constituents
the public or the enemies of the pub
lic? The questions answer them,
selves.
"The editor of a publication has tak
en a retainer as the special attorney
of his subscribers. Ko is in their
pay and in their pay alone. To ac
cept a fee from, another source is to
turn traitor to his clientage.
"Moreover The parallel of lawyer
and editor does not hold in this: The
lawyer is free to accept a fee from
any comer. He betrays no interest
There is no string around him save
that of good citizenship. The public
has not paid him to represent it. The
public .has paid the editor. The edi
tor has been retained by his fee tho
subscription to his paper.
"Besides the lawyer says to every
body, 'I represent so and so, I am
paid to appear in his interests. Look;
out.' But the editor who is bribed'
to serve -other interests than those of
his true clients carefully conceals his
relations. He knows he is a traitor.
The secrecy of tho relations is what
makes the man dangerous. Let it
be known that the editor is in the pay
of corporations and his power and in
fluence cease at once.
"Gunton put his economic theories
on the hjgh plane of public weal. That
gave him power. His motive might
be questioned by some, but the many
believed in his sincerity. But now
that he is known as the hired advocate
of special privilege his vocation is
gone.
"There is always, tho comforting
thought that few editorial mercenaries
escape final judgment. In this case
of Gunton and others it is pretty well
established that treason to the' people, I
iiko "murder, will out."
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