An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery

Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.

My especial object is to help the poor; the rich can help themselves. I believe in self-made men.

Newspapers should have no friends.

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery

The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.

The Post-Dispatch will serve no party but the people; be no organ of Republicanism, but the organ of truth; will follow no causes bit its conclusions; will not support the Administration, but criticize it; will oppose all frauds and shams wherever or whatever they are; will advocate principles and ideas rather than prejudices and partisanship.