The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-08
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Intelligent people, aud particularly
journalists, glio arc llie most lnslru'
mental NJ all men ia giving publicity
n tho merits NJ q place, arc aeelslpn'
ed now 10 Judge NJ The enterprise de-
gree nfeiyili1aiion and huhiness lhriil
Ola community splely 10y thp patron
ago or support lhp community glyes lls
local press,
We venture 10 say that the iiERALp
has done more 10 make knpwn the nd
yaniages Ofnouh Texas, and particular
~ VI Dallas, than any hhy men IN tits
section, The attention Ofemlgranls aud
capitalists has been riyeted upon our
city, ~ much through the press ~
through individual effort II must be
horne IN mind, however, that The
sums coming into our cash drawer are
small IN themselves, still IN the aggre'
gate the amount received aud dlshurH'
cd IL considerable, 10 publish even
40 small u paper ~ the HERALD re'
luires an expenditure Of u thousand
dollars u mOnlh--a much larger sum
than many large houses are run for
Every business man, then, viii sec The
necessity Of paying promptly his
printing aud ADVERTISING BILLS,
There are class Of people who VIII
beat u railroad, u hotel, or u newHpa'
per, whenever they can, aud do not
consider themselves ewIndlera either,
only "nnart' or "eute,n Now Jour
naliHm Is ~ much u profession ~ law
or medicine, aud the publishing Of u
newspaper quite ~ legitimate u BUSH
ness IN merchandising, planting or
banking ltreQulrea more general IN
formation, ~ much patience aud Is
more exaoilng than any OF them II
must not suffer Itself 10 be beaten.
The profession Of journalism, like
that Of law, h cursed with IN 'Hhys'
lers,n Fellows who have no local
habtatlon or name, dlaSolule creatures
who haunt bar-ru0ms, ten pin alleys
aud shows, aud prostitute their preca'
rIouu aud irresponsible connection
with some dlsrepulable sheet for
drinks, hats, dluners, suppors, free
rides on railways and free lodgings nj
bummers whose highest nmbl-
tlon IL an excursion aud the ephemeral
association with decent people and re-
spectacle city authorities, But II would
bc IN unjust 10 Judge gentlemen Of edu'
cnllon aud position engaged In Jour
nnllsm by such standard, M II would
DO 10 compare the average city police
court "shyster' with men like Charles
0'Connor or Reverdy Johnson. Let
ny Judge men rather 10y themselves, by
their work, their lives, their talents
We have heard journalists sneered ut
by business men for not being good
business men, This depends, how
ever, upon whether they succeed OF
not, Success IL never snccred ut. II
IL always invested with business capac
ity whether II has II or not. That
Journalists are not generally cuisines
men, Is owing TO the fact that most
professional men are not rs methodi'
cal, exact and grosping rs persons en-
gagged In trade and whose minds ART
never occupied with anything but bus
mess and money getting. All profess
sions requiring intellectual effort and
culture have the effect of making men
careless about money matters, and
the routine of u counting house stand
ard of work. The journalist, however
can, and does display as much mere
business capacity, and administrative
talent, at the head of large city daily
rs the lawyer with his multiiarlou'
cases, the physician with his long lis
OF different cures, the broker with hi
financial ramillcations, or the mer
chant with his array of clerks, ant
warehouses of goods to sell and replen
ish.
Let each do his duty in his own sta
ton without arrogating all the bust
ness talent to himself or his particlal
trade, business or profession, and there
will be fewer conceited asses in thu
world.