Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-21

answered blundy. Nfoaa1ot iii you. A.
l. sal Editor IS always badly Scattered. He
is the bushwhacker OF d Newspaper estab-
lishment, He works on the high pressure
principle, always ready to blow up or be.
blowedup, buthls position Is not deflnableN
lie does o little OF everything The ques-
tion was repeated iu. eariest but always
came the same answer. Eth0ught the maiiS
unklnd and was So nnfavorably impressed
with the duties of Local Editor, that
lodged them and commenced my news
paper career In another department.. Since
that time | have been compelled to admit
that the man wasrright. Experience has
taught me that the duties of local report
er are learned, not taught His department
Is in truth the skirmish line of the estab-
lishment., 1t is his duty to1smeetfaee To-
face the world about him. His battles are
on the guerrilla plan, but must be fought
withunbrolen lines and 50 oskiilfully mai-
aged as never to bling gintoaetion the heavy
forces of the reserve. bBH HH wa ~
Areporter Of local events becomes nee
essai ilyia peculiarpersoh: Heseems 70 the
world very mereenary individual. He
goes to see man who has broken leg,
not to sympatlize, but 10 qnesti09 hIl1-
He runs to q fire, not to give assistane &c, but
to get particulars. He wishes no man
harm, but when harm ,befalls he calls
1t good luck. He has item on the brain. 1t
is his business TO ask, sk,questiopsslhis duty 70
answer none. A"burglafy1 with HIN is
simply business, something horrible, aseflS
satlOn. His receiving, capacity Is very
greatI In one hour, heiwlll have beetiiin a
dark hell-hole to look upon murder, will
have Joined the bright circle at Christmas
lsoR
from afpulpit, have heard the sweetest
strains of aR opera, have glanced at the
best scenes Of, a drama, have traced out the
secrets Of city prison, have Possessed
himself of the important news at the Cap
itol, and having greetedan 'qliestloned one
hundred,peOple, be in his seat telling. for
thereadeFaa dozen different stories linAas
many minutes. Seriously the Local Editor
is eften .uitsupderstood He is no less a
gentleman than others of mankind. There
is as little of the mercenary about him as
any other man of business. He cannot
have the elaborate politeness of the man OF
leisure, and hence Is misunderstood. The
lady from whom he hurries away, with a
hall-framed apology to shake bands with Q
rough looking man, pronOunceS HIM aibear!
Instinct teaches the Local that the rough
man has an item, and the lady would ex-
cuse his impoliteness, did she know that
the startling romance of the Rext day came
from the rough individual who supplanted
her in the Locals sattentions.d
The arlstocrat thinks the Local fool
when he turns from him to shake hands
With a laborer. The poorman thinks he Is
4 swell when lie meets him arm In arm with
rich man. On every hand he Is liable to
be misunderstood. His motives are ques-
toned, himself accused. W
But he has hisfriends that rightly under
stand, who know that Local Editor Is often
a man with a warm heart. Army associa-
tion. without corr0pting, madesome Of our
staid and retired men jO!lv. SO this front
line contact with the world without lessen
ing his manhood, gives the Local Editor a
careless, worldly manner.
fright Bower can be construed to mean
true and steadfast friend, the Local Editor
is certainly the Printers Right Bower
There is a sympathy between them that
others cannot understand avsympathy
made sacred by work in the early morning
hours that bindslth them together. The mid
night spirit rules the hour. The main Ed
itorial force has retired, and the Local and
Printers are in line, the tOrlorn hope
for the rush and hurry of fresh morning
work. No visitors are about. No time is
wasted. The Local Editor writes at high
pressure speed-dashes off paragraph
that fiutters to the Printers hands,
and is in type almost before the next
one is finished. This close contact causes
them well to understand each other. Sol
diers remain true friends because they
learn of each others manhood in the battle
storm. So with the Local Editor and the
Printers; they learn of each others strength
when work is the hardest. OF all the Edi-
torial corps the Local Editor comes nearest
standing shoulder TO shoulder with the print
err. The thought of one comes fresh from
the mind to the hand of the other. Mid
night locals are never dull. They are writ
ten under enthusiasm, and fly into shape in
the printers hand with mysterious rapid
ity. The printer watches the pencil fly, the
Local watches the nimble hand. The
thought of the one becomes almost the
thought OF the other, and they draw near
to>each other. Were i called'on to write
my last paragraph, 1t should express earn
est, hearty good win toward the printer.
THE following was announced as the sth
regular toast:
9Th. TAe Ladies-The fairest type Of creation.
Their trspressions Of right always clear. may they
live without errors and teach to reUise our lives
MA 3. Miller. of the Journal was to
- -. IA - t,,is t;r,ent M 90 no
have responded TO THIS sentlment ouI as ne
was absent from the city, the crowd looked
for a substitute, and soon called for Hon.
Frank Hurd, Senator elect from the Mount
Vernon district Mr.. Hurd, after a few
pleasantries, asked to be excused lie
closed with a sentiment in regard to the
ort of nrintinO. which was wellreceiyed.
r,D e.a-f ~ ~ - ro.non,,od %
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the ninth,y and last reg ular toast which