The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-09-09

In acountry like France, where the press Is
| tied up, mutfied, trodden on, regarded as an
invention perhaps necessary, but very danger
Gus, by the Government, and 20 be thought
of the same as gunpowder, of course many
expedients, curious aud ingenious, are re-
sorted to by those who really love journalism
The penny journal in Paris was an outgrowth
Of necessity, not of choice, and has been
remarkable success II has had stout hearts
and ready brains to pilot ii, and money has
been layished on its progress with skillfnl
hand. The populace never took hold of any
thing more willingly and eagerly. II found
II its real amuser, its thorough educator and
appreciated it. Some time has now elapsed
since the Htif Journal was born, and it is q
healthy and vigorous child. II had nurses
who were sometimes a trifle sensational, but
who, after all, had sterling regard for the
success of their charge in all respects, and
who knew that quite as much on the multi
tude of facts collected, as on the utterance
of opinions, depended that success. Now
and then, in France, Journal given wholly
to opinion, like Girnrdius Libertie can get
hold of specially, and make itself popular
at the risk of its editors peace and profit;
but in general the fireworks 20 off the wrong
way-the experiment is too dangerous TO be
often tried. So Paris is essentially the city
for good newspaper, not for q guide to
opinions. The Iefit Journal Is now in the
full tide Of prosperity, so far as one can judge
frSm outward appearance. Its subscription
list is covered with the names of nearly
600 daily subscribers, and an express
team, driven at a lightning gallop by men in
uniform, delivers the damp sheets every even
ing at your door, whether you live at Passy
or the Bastiie. Although diminutive, it is
well filed. Condensation is practiced to the
utmost, consistent with good sense, and the
feuilletons of Timothee Trim are sought at
night with as much eagerness as the decrees
t., e1,a f,,S II I
know how this journalist works. He has got
the right idea as to talking to common peo-
pie every day. imagine he takes an even
ing stroll, pitches on the latest topic, then
goes home and studies upon it, and behold
in the morning he tells the whole Paris world
all about it, even 10 the minusia he got out
of his encyclopedia. Being Journalist, he
knows it will never do to confess that he
does not know everything; he must work
the "know how" into his daily scrawl, and
he does it. He is q queer-looking fellow,
with huge mustache and mass of tumbled
hair, which looks as if he was always scratch
ing it, a Ia Yankee, to bring out the ideas.
He writes on everything; his subjects are
invariably frc2& and his manner is always
spicy. The fsn Journal owes much of its
success to him. This sheet has imitators,
the most successful of which is the Ietne
Ffcsse, on the same plan precisely. 1t has an
editor who follows in Timothee Trims foot
steps, and has some oil his art at making
common things interesting. Indeed, the two
are very models of "local editors" And,
let me tell you, this is no light matter. Could
you but see the Partisan population, the
masses the most curious, easily influenced,
and most difficult to interest, in the world,
you would take your hats off to these poor
devils Of scribhlers who have made successes
of themselves. And, looking ahead, you
may see formidable power growing out of
these penny journals. Opinion will creep in
by and by, and the engine which can move the
world, which can avert evil and kill vice, the
only thorough purifier and educator, viii
ful penny journals, has no such imminent
need of them as Paris. If New York had a
good penny sheet, the Herald would not tell
so many lies. have found one good thing
in Paris journalism, and thousand bad ones.
May the one triumph over the thousand, even
with government in the wayl-Cor. Spring
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