Gen. Garfield On Journalism

It belongs to the honor of tho prefis to have developed within the past few years as gal'ant a body of men, of as bright intelligence as the world knows in any profession, men who have ; trated what heroism is by briugiup; from i reinóte and dangerous quartors thoso ! items of intelligtuoo that do so muoh to : enlighton the ■world. Two fon-es are needed to improve, cnlarge and ennoblo ' the sphere of . jottrnalism. ïho iirst [ tests with us who are outsiders. If by all tho meaus in our power wc cun ranke the i opio so intellige fint tluy will :ily jalrouizo the best and woitiiUhl jourhals witliiii tlieh1 reauh we sluül have dono our part; aud if on your ]):irt you do so enlarge the sphere of your work and ncreaae ite intclligenoe and justice and force that ignorant and weak men will not -waüt yout journal, and only the worthy and honorable will deserve it, behvecn you and ua tho profession of journalism will go on in noble improvement, bettering that growth and increasing tho soeurity of liberty in your