Polynesian., 1857-06-27
The Daily Newspapers of New York.

The expenses of daily journalism in New York
are enormous. The public have but faint idea
of what it costs to furnish the two cents worth
of reading served up to it every morning by the
small papers, only those engaged in the business
have any conception of the immense outlays of
money which are daily expended in obtaining the
mere ephemeral news item, which forms 80 mpor-
tant part of the transactions of a morning pa
per the public has no conception of the amount
and variety of talent which must be mplOyed to
give that variety in the topics treated of editoray
IN the columns of a daily paper; neither do they
know how difficult it is to procure the necessary
talent, even when the ability to pay amply exists.
The editorial staff of daily paper is now becom-
ing matter of great Importance; the incOncelv-
able difficulty of procuring the requisite ability to
constitute such a body, increases with the con-
stantly expanding scope of the daily Journal, the
rivalry of opposing establishments, and the ex-
actions of the public. There must be the first ed
itOr-in- chief, and he must be a not only born
but educated for the post. 1t would be easier to
find an able commander for an army, or q man
suitable to fill the Office Of President Of the Union,
than to find qualified to act as the editor of
daily paper. But, the editor found, then fol-
lows the difficulty of procuring the subOrdInates
on his staff, each of whom must be endowed
with his special qualification. There must be
three or four writers Of leading articles, we'll edu
Gated, variOusly informed, gentlemanly and hon
orable persons. Let what may be said of SO gen.
tlemen of the press,'' their vocation requires a
higher order of intellect and morals than any 9th
er of the so-called learned professions. ply
sician, clergyman, or a lawyer may succeed by
mere assumption Of airs, and by the various acts
of charlatanry peculiar to all professions. But
the newspaper writer can avail himself of no
trickery-nothing but real talent, cleverness, in
dustry and learning can avail him. After the
writer's of leaders comes the paragra phist-whoI
does not make very large figure, but who is in
dispensable, and the most difficult of all newspa-
per help to obtain. Then comes the theatrical
critic the musical critic, agricultural critic, the
money editor, the literary editor, and the city ed
itor These must be all men Of ability, and spe-
cially qualified for their station Then there are
two or three men employed to look over the pa
pers, and pick out little scraps of news and intel
igence from all parts of the world; and then there
is host of reporters, shorthand writer's cores
pondents and regular salaried letter writer's from
all the great cities in both the Old World and
New Added to these permanent and regular
attaches are the telegraphic expenses, which are
enormous To maintain this large body of able
minded and able bodied men requires enormous
income. and the difficulty of getting them togeth-
er, organizing them, and setting them to work
tremendously, must be great, that man who
has a proper understanding Of the business will
ever think Of establishing daily paper by de-
pending upon any party, or the magnificent prom
ises of any friends for suppogt.-Am Paper.