Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-20
The Wmv the journal IL Made.

The Way the journal II Made.
For year past, intelligent readers Of
the OoImwbas Morning Journal have been
daily perplexed about the stupidity Of that
journal. BY what process itwas made SO,
they could not possibly understand. In its
issue of the 10th the Journal devoted a
lengthy editorial explanatory of the way
In which that "paper" is daily made up.
1t starts out with thedeclaration that daily
: thewOrk ON that ''mOrning paper commence.
es about 10 A. M. The Sleepy-looking work
men make their appearance about that
hour to distribute their cases'--i. e, fill up
with type for the days work." Then fol-
lows a,disqulsitioul rs to what q paper
should be, &c, TO which, is added, rthese
reflections, orsSomething OF the same ma
tpre, pass through, The mind Of the jdded
Editor" The reader certainly recognized
thefact before he reached this announce
ment, that it must have been the COM
position Of somebody whose intellect
was vefy eJaded." The Devil of che
concern is, Represented as, "a youth
of easy, unembarrassed Manners" His
business appears to beto carry exchanges
from the Postofiice to the Editors sanethm,
with "tbe stump Of cigar in his mouth, >
and he seems to be the only person about
the establishments who has any life in him,
as we shall presently see. 81 The Editor-in-
Chief Is then, Introduced as a poor deyil''
that's General COMLY--and a very /" poor
devil"' OF an %Editor-inaC CHER he is, to be
sure. It is claimed they have a "Heavy
Man, who is, by reason of his tempera-
ment, assigned the duty " to find fault with
people, and show whatan ass every one is
who does not agree with him." That's
NOODLE. The literary Editor must be a
curiosity, indeed; for9he Is represented as
"the most sheep-faced man on the staff"
The local should feel complimented. He is
spokeniof as "pitching through the streets
like an animated catapult;" and as being
''in state Of supreme despair all day
time."s And "the theatrical and musical
critic" although he is not represented as
"pitchins through the streets like an ami
mated catapult,"g is nevertheless recon-
mended to public sympathy on the score Of
being in despair.n The telegraph is car
ried from the telegraph Office by couple
Of "pea-nut grinders" ~. !a't .Ad
Herefrom, we see that the work on
the Journal is commenced daily at 10 A.
M. by ssleepy-looking workmen," who
work every night until they are stirred"
and "half-blinded" on the "copy" furnished
by 1.-THE jaded editor" the "poor-devil"
Of an "Editor-m- Chiefn ''the Heavy
man." who is distinguished for his
unhappy" frame OF mind, the especi-
ally ''sheep-hced man." who fills the
Office oi "the literary Editor" the Local,
who catapults it through the streets ''in
state of supreme despair all day time"
and ''the theatrical and musical critic"
who writes his criticisms sin despair" ~
To suppose that such combination can
produce lively daily is as practical sup
position as would be the supposition that
mandrake win produce wakefuluess and
brilliancy. In other words, the same de-
feet eharacterizes the editorial staff OF the
Journal that it claims attached to- the
"blankets" of its press on Saturday morn
ing and precluded clear impression-itis
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