New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28
'Netropolitan Journalism.

A correspondent of the New York Graphic
signing himself "Old Editor" furnishes that
journal with the following interesting in.
formation concerning the leading New
York daily:
With a view of throwing some iight upon
the condition of the daily press OF New
York, / propose to give with some detail
the exact position and circulation Of the
various city papers; at least, to give judy
ment as to their circulation trou entirety
independent and trustworthy sources.
/. First as to the New York Herald.
Judge the daily circulation of this paper
never reached, for any considerable time,
more than 10000 copies From a variety of
causes this circulation has been lost, and it
IL the impression OF those il the printing
business that today the circulation of the
HeroH does not exceed 30 600. 1t is still a
valuable paper in which to advertise.
People who want to know who ia married
or who has died, people who want certain
things, people who require a servant or
who have lost a dog read the paper--in fact
all the multifarious wants OF the advertis-
ing public have so far been attended to in
the New York XeruW. Its advertisements
would probably give this paper $4,000 sub
scribers, even if 1t never published a line Of
news or editorials. The old patrons of the
Xerald, however, miss several features
which were indispensable to them W hen the
elder Bennett was alive and Mr.. Fredericl,
Hudson " as managing editor of the paper.
The keen common sense and malignant
humor of the elder Bennett, as we'll as his
admirable discrimination in regard to topics
the freshest and most interesting to the
public, are now conspicuous by their alb
sence from the columns of the Ueral6. Many
of its editorials are much better written
l. = ,a OH p,at, .r,< >l1
time, and some of its departments are better
filed, but it is pitiably weak and always
has been SO in the financial department.,
and its news is not edited with that efficiency
and correctness which characterized it of
old. Altogether it is very far from being
the prominent, the great newspaper it was
fifteen or twenty years ago.
= The New York Times is the best writ
ten paper editOrially in the metropolis
that is TO say its editorial columns contain
better English, the topics are better select
ed, and there is moro weight in it's utter
ances than attaches to any other of the
daily papers Sometimes the editor is little
Incorporate in his personal discussions, and
INDUCES in an acerbity of tone which does
not become first class paper. In its news
department the Times is not strong; matter
seems to be pitched into the columns just as
it reaches the sub-editor's hands, and with
.,aa,',s 20 ha po nercantfon in .bs offica ~
~ ;s a,'J ,gha+ ia NOR ;u,.,rtart naws co
as to provide beforehand for its collection
and presentation, and no one of its special
departments is above medlocrity. The Cir
culation of the Times is understood to be
about 10000; its business is good because it
monopolizes the good will of the Repub-
hcan party, having that field ell to itself
,o'n +ho r;sir, nnwsn,nar IF Nav YnrIr
.bat ia to sar + has shown co ,nncb enter.
wise in REGARD To literary and scientific
matters that il has become paramount in
these fenartments. ON all GREAT nublic
matters snch az the Evan geIeal Alliance
mr. scientific conventions or the Reecbor
trial II sunnlies very full and admirable re
nor,s. and io rI;s resnact and in ;ts finen-
r;,l Information il mauifests a determina.
,;n, IN ,vorI, hard and TO snend monev m
entity The nuhlic curins;tv The colnrino
snnnosed IN he given To IL. financial viaws
hy Nr Law GonId has no I,uht heen a helm
10 tho raner IA he has for the Last two
years been right in his Judgment of the
finances of the country. Those wb1 have
fnIoUni bis lead have made money
F,;tnri.llv1 boweyer. the Tribune is
not s,rong. When we remember
what the Daper was when Greeley.
ban. Conpion. Wldreth. FRY and Ripley
wrote for Il in The old anti slavery DAYS.
when II was q lea, mower in the land by
reason of it's brilliant and vehement edi
tor,ls the contrast is ANYTHING but in
favor of the Tribune as at present man
.ced There ia an atfectatiou of literary
AZ y,a about its editorial utterances. and in
fac, tbera ;s too much mere STYLE that ia
nttan "a lahored as il is inefft,ctiye. The |
T,.,buue's discrssions ar national matters |
rarl, WEIGHT and dignity. and too often
truthfuluess. Politically the Tribune is in !
an entirely false nositiop. Historically. |
and in ia actual ,oisou 2'et.e. il belongs TO !
The Renuhl;can marty: nav. more TO the |
,dvanced WING of the Republicau party. Its !
rarown and sn,ncrt in the mast have come t
raw ,ha. elemapt of our nonulation. and :,
u;st i m other nses is 70 Mace II in a false
,,os,,;op onI strIt;fv its record. Trne. the
.l,,.a nnast;on ia no Ionper an issue. and
nn.b ih,t Vac sentimental in our notifies
has d;sanna.reI. but tbe fact remains that
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