The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-28
DAILY PRESS.
CORTLAND.
Wednesday Morning, September %. 1870.

THE OPINIONS OF THE MOST BRILLIANT
| EDITORS IN AMERICA.
[From the Boston Timesl
Adopting the plan first suggested by queer
| genius out West, we have written to all the
prominent editors in the country and go
their opinions as to what constitutes a mode
newspaper. Several have answered by asking
the question if we didn't have anything bet
ter to do than to bother editors with such
silly conundrums as that. Those answers
were thrown into the waste-basket; but we
have selected few which we present to the
public. All are distinguished by singular
franknsss and great purity of style:
SAMUEL BowLEs.
SIR: The province of the model newspaper
is to pitch in." Let not your right hand
know what your left is doing; and if you have
conscience, pluck it out, lest it should make
you 60 back on yourself in the time of sever
ity and trial. The model newspaper, like the
piratical craft, should be the enemy of all
other crafts, and run her jib- boom into the
stern OF her opponents whenever opportunity
presents itself. Family secrets should be res
pected, and personal abuse should not be in.
duiged In. By observing these rules man
AA.~y RAAAs % ASOuOi nCWopdpCf, anu 6DIOy J0e
friendship of the Vice-President and othel
high officials. S.B,
THE BOSTON POST.
DEAR SIR: The Post is the model news.
paper of the day. Its policy is to protect vr-
tue, expose fraud, tell the truth, shame the
d. and Wendell Phillips, and hasten the
completion OF the Boston Post-Office, so that
the Boston Post building can have fair show
for rents. C.G.G.
THE TRAVELLER.
SIR: My ideal of newspaper is one which
has an article damning the Prussian barbara
ans and giving them Hail Columbia in every
sentence; but, in order not to offend the god
| ly by using strong language, and thereby de-
creasing the circulation, it is well enough to
arrange In another column moral or pious
article, whose benefcsnt tone shall give Char
acter to the whole sheet, and take away the
sting of profanity. ED. TRAY.
THE ADVERTISER.
| SIR: The only thing the public cares about
is editorials. These should be printed in the
largest type, without headlines, in order that
lively curiosity may be excited in the reader
to learn what the editor is driving at. When
aforesaid reader becomes vigorously interested
the article should be cut short, and another
editorial begun, followed up and concluded in
! the same way. In this manner newspaper
| may OC maui d uOutl sheet. IL is well
enough to print the news of the day to fill up
the space not taken by advertisements.
| Truly, ED. AID.
FROM HORACE GREELEY.
DEAR The Republican journals all
tell the trnth; the Democratic newspapers are
liars. The more damned the liar the greater
the circulation. The editor, like every one
else, should root hog or die. Protection is
the life of American industry. Every editor
should buy land and tell what be knows about
farming. No editor should run for office.
Office be blowed. Any man who doesn't
agree with this Is villain who lies wickedly
and wilfully.
Above all things the editor should be mild,
temperate-avoldlng strong expressions.
Yours, H.G.
FROM J. G. BENNETT.
DEAR OLD Boy: If were to point out a
model newspaper it would be that number o
the Herald which contained an account O.
the end OF the Abyssinian war and death O
King Theodore. The Tribune is now making
a weak copy Of that stupendous enterprise by
giving daily report of the little scrimmagt
now going on on the continent. But it's nc
| go. Queen Victoria puffed the Heralds en-.
terprise by graciousy responding to our pr
vate telegram announcing Theodore's DEATH
Now don't care d. about Queen V.-but,
newspaporially considered, that note was a
big thing. l have mentioned the fact once OF
twice in the Herald. With regards.
| j. G. BENNETT.
W. O. BRYANT.
RESPECTED FRIEND: HOmer's Iliad, il
embodied in the newspapers OF to-day, either
| as continued story or as a standing adver-
| tisement, would make them precious deal
more respectable and interesting than they
now are. The telegraph is humbug. My
friend Greeley believes it is an editors duty to
root or die. would give more for an editor
who could successfully contend with the
Greek root than whole regiment of editorial
| farmers, or agricultural editors, like Greeley.
In the interests Of the true Homeric ac-
cent, VIM. CULLEN BRYANT.
NEW YORK MAIL.
SIR: My ideas of a nepapaper could not be
fully explained without greatly encumbering
the Mail. Advertisements are inserted at the
lowest rates for cash. I believe in charging
SO much per line, rather than following the
old fogy Boston style of so much per SQUARE
What is square, any way? Persons who ad.
vertise by the square will be cheated.
| Yours truly ROBERT JOHNSON.
| TT SHINES FOR ALL"
| HoNoRnD SIR: The model newspaper tells
the truth, respects the Christian religion. is
always calm, placid, avoids sensation. dey0tes
large space to the publication of sermons. I'm.
like the Improved Times, supports all parties.
stands by the Prussians anyhow,is sold for
| two cents, and shines for all.
Yours, CA. DANA.
THE STAR.
am of opinion that the journal is what al
ways stands by "old Nibs," never goes back on
Peter B. and believes in Henry Ward Beecher.
Houp Ia!
| Selah!
The true journal never gives you the head
ache.
| Old boy, do you know what the headache
is?
The Star has two hundred thousand circu-
lation.
| That's what's the matter.
A Santa Cruz sour sll around.
Yours truly, J. HOWARD, JR
| THE PHILADELPHIA DAY.
| RESPECTED FRIEND: The true newspaper
IS like concrete element of strength. which
forever eGervesces, throwing truth like mus
tard seed on the seashore (See Acts XIV, 16
| H.
Likewise the Methodist religion should
have no exception.
| believe Horace Greeley to be the worst
man In modern journalism. (See Luke TX Is,
~, and the verses about Dives in hell, and
his remarks on the prohibition question.
| Inc Day has so many new subscribers that
| mnst close. ALEX CUMMINGS.
THE PHILADELPHIA BNLLErIN.
| OLD Boy: When is the weather like an
| agreeable woman? When it is fair.
What newspaper is the most acceptable
| Yours. Why? Because it is up to the
| Times.
Why is the Associated Press like an old
| mald IN her ninetieth year? Because it is
anxious for the news and don't have any.
Ii the war don't end soon, Napoleon may
have Bulletin him.
The Union League dinners are of the king
| dom of heaven.
enclose this sentiment:
THE TINES
| .'Forever float that standard sheet,
With the prodIgous Hasson floating o'er it."
| TO be Continued.)
| FRANK WELLS.
We regret that we cannot print the replies
| of Hon. John W. Forney and about twenty
editors of weekly newspapers. Forney's an
swer covered seventy-nine pages of foolscap,
| copied in fine writing, from the original MS.
So we presume he keeps clerk to correct his
grammar. The country editors did not fill
less than fifty pages each, and as none of the
sentences were short of page in length, we
despaired of inserting any of them. They are
therefore, deferred until dull advertising
season. The above letters, however, are wor-
thy of study and contemplation.
Republican Demonstrations in London.
monster rpnuhlican don, IN ctrot t;op xuae