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It is to this argument that I shall now ask my readers to direct themselves. IT IS TO THIS ARGUMENT THAT I SHALL NOW ASK MY READERS TO DIRECT THEMSELVES
italist papers a crop of new organs which _are_ in the strictest sense of the word "organs of Opinion." I need not detain English readers with the effect of this upon the Continent. It is already sufficiently noteworthy in England alone, and we shall do well to note it carefully. "The New Age" was, I think, the pioneer in the matter. It still maintains a pre-eminent position. I myself founded the "Eye-Witness" in the same chapter of ideas (by which I do not mean at all with similar objects of propaganda). Ireland has produced more than one organ of the sort, Scotland one or two. Their number will increase. With this I pass from the just denunciation of evil to the exposition of what is good. I propose to examine the nature of that movement which I call "The Free Press," to analyse the disabilities under which it suffers, and to conclude with my conviction that it is, in spite of its disabilities, not only a growing force, but a salutary one, and, in a certain measure, a conquering one. ORRUPTION AND FALSEHOOD OF THE GREAT CAPITALIST PAPERS A CROP OF NEW ORGANS WHICH ARE IN THE STRICTEST SENSE OF THE WORD ORGANS OF OPINION I NEED NOT DETAIN ENGLISH READERS WITH THE EFFECT UPON THIS CONTINENT IT IS ALREADY SUFFICIENTLY NOTEWORTHY IN ENGLAND ALONE AND WE SHALL DO WELL TO NOTE IT CAREFULLY THE NEW AGE WAS I THINK THE PIONEER IN THE MATTER IT STILL REMAINS A PRE EMINENT POSITION I MYSELF FOUNDED THE EYE WITNESS IN THE SAME CHAPTER OF IDEAS BY WHICH I DO NOT MEAN AT ALL WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES OF PROPAGANDA IRELAND HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN ONE ORGAN OF THE SORT SCOTLAND ONE OR TWO THEIR NUMBER WILL INCREASE WITH THIS I PASS FROM THE JUST DENUNCIATION OF EVIL TO THE EXPOSITION OF WHAT IS GOOD I PROPOSE TO EXAMINE THE NATURE OF THAT MOVEMENT WHICH I CALL THE FREE PRESS TO ANALYZE THE DISABILITIES UNDER WHICH IT SUFFERS AND TO CONCLUDE WITH MY CONVICTION THAT IT IS IN SPITE OF ITS DISABILITIES NOT ONLY A GROWING FORCE BUT A SALUTARY ONE AND IN A CERTAIN MEASURE A CONQUERING ONE
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