Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-11-17
Why Editors are not q Success as Cam
didates for Oficr.

Raymond of the Hampton Free
Press, who was saved from know
ing chow 1t was himself" calmly
looks over the political field and
deduces from the result the follows
ing sensible reflections:
The present seeras to be a bad
year for the editorial brethren In
Iowa. 40 far ~ being successful
candidates for office IN concerned
We a very readily call to mind
quite a number who had political
aspirations, or we suppose we should
say their friends had for them
who were beaten In convention or
nj the polls. n AT
frat thought it seems strange that
men who have done so much To
advance party interests and worked
so hard, faithfully and unselfishly
for other men i'm times gone 10y.
aud have done so much to advance
the interests of their respective To-
calities. "a many of the editors Of
Iowa newspapers. and especially as
these men we have named, should
prove so unpopular with the people.
~ iitttc iStlcCNtbu, io"cNti. VIII
develop the AUS In every COM
munity there are some men who
are usually pushed forward i'm liz
augurating reforms. aud thrown In
to the current with the expectation
that they will I've "washed out"
like the first materials used T. build
a dam across u river.
In many cases the editor is the
man selected. and he thereby makes
himself unpopular. While he IL
rendering himself obnoxious TO the
community by openly advocating n
measure of whose ultimate success
there is a doubt. the sharp politi.
tician who Is to rifle into public
favor on the success of the measure.
quietly sits astride of the fence.
watching which way Ii is to go.
fully prepared to ridicule the mover
If it should prove a failure, or to
take all the credit to himself il it
should succeed.
And when the editor does dare to
come before the people "a a candidate
every stumbling block who has been
kicked out of the way In inaugural
ing a reform, every thief or criminal
whose name has crept into his sheet,
every saloon keeper and pimp whose
business has been interfered with by
attention called to IL by the editor or
any of his correspondents, gladly
spizes the opportunity to revenge
himself by voting against him, and
what Is still more strange. his oppo-
nent Ia always found ready aud will
ing to take al vantage of these rea-
sons.-evsn though they were among
those who patted the editor Oh the
back when he was exposing the
scoundrels in his paper, and said
pitch in"
Perhaps it Is better thus. 1t may
/ @ that for a newspaper man to hold
an official position would tend to rob
his paper of that tone ~ manly In
dependence that In essential to its
success. 1t may therefore be better
for his paper. aud consequently for
the people. to keep him with his pen.
scissors. and paste pot, and give the
offices to those who have not render.
Ell themselves unpopular In fighting
for their friends, or the interests of
the communities In uhich they be
long.
Let the defeated brethren then
take courage. c%onsoling Themselves
with the thought that however III
popular they may he, that their aid
will be required IN the future to give
some deserving politician a "hoost"
now aud then. aud they neel not
fear hut what they will In the future
as in the past, be called upon tn
serve their country by doing what
they can for aspiring statesmen whu
have not been 80 foolish aud short
sighted as "a work for their friends,
advocate right ''prematurely," or
run q newspaper!