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Most men will only read that which, while informing them, takes for granted a philosophy more or less sympathetic with their own. The Free Press, therefore, so long as it springs from many and varied minorities, not only suffers everywhere from an audience restricted in the case of each organ, but from preaching to the converted. It does get hold of a certain outside public which increases slowly, but it captures no great area of public attention at any one time. 3 The third group of disabilities, as I have said, attaches to the economic weakness of the Free Press. MOST MEN WILL ONLY READ THAT WHICH WHILE INFORMING THEM TAKES FOR GRANTED A PHILOSOPHY MORE OR LESS SYMPATHETIC WITH THEIR OWN THE FREE PRESS THEREFORE SO LONG AS IT SPRINGS FROM MANY AND VARIED MINORITIES NOT ONLY SUFFERS EVERYWHERE FROM AN AUDIENCE RESTRICTED IN THE CASE OF EACH ORGAN BUT FROM PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED IT DOES GET HOLD OF A CERTAIN OUTSIDE PUBLIC WHICH INCREASES SLOWLY BUT IT CAPTURES NO GREAT AREA OF PUBLIC ATTENTION AT ANY ONE TIME THREE THE THIRD GROUP OF DISABILITIES AS I HAVE SAID ATTACHES TO THE ECONOMIC WEAKNESS OF THE FREE PRESS
in Ireland with the Irish Parliamentary party--but I must, and do, read the "Freeman" as well. In a word, the Free Press all over the world, as far as I can read it, suffers from this note of particularity, and, therefore, of isolation and strain. It is not of general appeal. In connection with this disability you get the fact that the Free Press has come to depend upon individuals, and thus fails to be as yet an institution. It is difficult, to see how any of the papers I have named would long survive a loss of their present editorship. There might possibly be one successor; there certainly would not be two; and the result is that the effect of these organs is sporadic and irregular. In the same connection you have the disability of a restricted audience. There are some men (and I count myself one) who will read anything, however much they differ from its tone and standpoint, in order to obtain more knowledge. I am not sure that it is a healthy habit. At any rate it is an unusual one. THE QUARREL OF THE YOUNGER MEN IN IRELAND WITH THE IRISH PARLIAMENTARY PARTY BUT I MUST AND DO READ THE FREEMEN AS WELL IN A WORD THE FREE PRESS ALL OVER THE WORLD AS FAR AS I CAN READ IT SUFFERS FROM THIS NOTE OF PECULIARITY AND THEREFORE OF ISOLATION AND STRAIN IT IS NOT OF GENERAL APPEAL IN CONNECTION WITH THIS DISABILITY YOU GET THE FACT THAT THE FREE PRESS HAS COME TO DEPEND UPON INDIVIDUALS AND THIS FAILS TO BE AS YET AN INSTITUTION IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW ANY OF THE PAPERS I HAVE NAMED WOULD LONG SURVIVE A LOSS OF THEIR PRESENT EDITORSHIP THERE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ONE SUCCESSOR THERE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE TWO AND THE RESULT IS THAT THE EFFECT OF THESE ORGANS IS SPORADIC AND IRREGULAR IN THE SAME CONNECTION YOU HAVE THE DISABILITY OF A RESTRICTED AUDIENCE THERE ARE SOME MEN AND I COUNT MYSELF ONE WHO WILL READ ANYTHING HOWEVER MUCH THEY DIFFER FROM ITS TONE AND STANDPOINT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS A HEALTHY HABIT AT ANY RATE IT IS AN UNUSUAL ONE
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