, 1875-08-14
Nation hss attly called Tho 'icrapoc.iso Of

n,ce tlnilnttlun. wu tnGht ray that waH the ,nnrt
eurtcssful which lays brturD tta readers Tho
highest ciasa OF MoMs, must intoh-
gently: ,IiHcriminatcsl aud nicely net forth,
and whiel, cnlt,vstoa n tnrto for s,1ch among tts
reattcra." William Cnllcu Bryant tetpnrks. 10
pursuance OF Tho theme, tint tho nova "Bonid
bn given, ct co'fse, Will careful attention ~ to
ttH accuracy. and nj o1nnt careful avo,daiice Of
indecent "Details null astacka on private clnrac-
ser AMI i,!tr,,sinna intn privntc fo. Exaggcra-
lions for tho asko of attracting attention aro
kind Of petty fyi0g. anil dcgratle tho character
Of Tho Journal iii which they appear, Tho sa1no
conscontonsncH] Bt,ond govern. all sho com
nlonsH uatlo On tim events Of tho day and public
measures. They ahonld lo fair aud Just. and
TEX :" o pMbe Soo" Mr. nsns sGsesvss
in preference To tho small aud local onoH, The
ciIolce Ut Bclecting news il to bc tlocdcsi not by
isn beng local or cosmopolitan, ID CHAR,
:nss ssss h.: b r ' .sssa stsss0'' ,,;s 10
noton Of tho duty Of n public jour
nnlist Ii tbnt he should print first Of all tss
Iews: and mkt that lin should Hpoak Of facta
sulf AZ conducting private bllsiness. ncycr seea
Office nr place til.Helf III tho t'ositinn of tool
of politicians mud !lle fnstr''n,nnt oe rinTA"
Finally, Einraro tireoley WHO, though dead Ht'l
Lallned in ,.nt, tleelarca: ala my conception.
tho beat ,,Ar Of Journal Ia to prtnt tho largest
amount OF important ssstt1,-aruth which tends to
mako mankind wiscr. mud thus happlor. othoT
MntLGfH liuht Hlau u0 III ~ PtftHAI
accpss to minds TINT would otherwise 10 closod to
thu truths thus commended; but The MIN should
be that tlrsk INDICATED" ~. ~.
With rnsasl to tho character mud qualifications
OF MI odjtur-n-cntcf. Mr. WAtter5on wisely Te-
,nnrta that ho Bl,ontd iiuro ''1ntutlons rathcr
than convictions: too ofton convictions iEnriy
ohduracy. dangerous newspaper quality.
lie Blioutu certainty be honest. rechnieat cot
hlstol,cy III Impossible iu journalism. Uut II q
1nan sticks to ns lntuito,,a, mud Is faithful to
them, hts conduct will display spiritual con-
s!stc.icy--h sincerity Of purpose-whcl, II lo
hu 4 man of scnEo and po.'nlar sympns!i!os. Is
pretty Burn to hit tho nl1HAeH Ut tho people
somewhere not very far from, taw." i! tho
| opinion OF Horace White: ~ journalist should,
| fret Of all. 10 man. II tho OAsts Ut n rrnn'h
! influence consists lii following crowd Eatlcr
tl.a,, tnntng it. then tlnos tho bass of ourna!-
lsta Influence consist in following pnblc opin-
| ion rRthcr than load!ug or booking to lead tt.
An editor I,an no right to employ hia
| columns Tor any pcrAnnAl ond-eithcr to advance
revenge. lio has no moro right to DO thus
tlau Judge on tho Eench has to
employ hia wrttp and pni'lrs for simllar cuda
Nor Inns l.e tho, right To- engage i'll
slon which can bring bin interests IN autngpnism
| to tho public interonts." Pasko GoaWH H!Ees
un this point: "Wllen man aAsunes TO direc:
| tho opiniullH md form tho character Ut his con-
| telnpoTnreA, when io voluntarily places 4tnl-
Helf in tbs attitude Of leader OF tho general
| ,-he shouldt,e compelled. by the force OF
publc sontimeut to cherish habits OF tho strict
CIT nccusacy anl honor. Wo raanire of tho
proachcr of the pulpit TINT lie should not DO
grade his oficu ly tlscoaslatcncea VI condnc::
can wo require let1 Of thppreacher OF the press!'
But ono ur two IT the editors who epeak On
| the subject encourage tho loa Of school OF
lsts must train themselves by practice ia the
several departments Ut tho profcaalon.' says
nsl0tlcr: ''ulve tho boy good ncadcn,lcal otiu'
caiiuu. not emitting Latin aud tho 1nodosl
languages. put him to writing wrappeFs on
large daily Journal. and let hil work up to tue
city department." hr. Gultisulith skeschos The
following plan nj Btuly for tile tyro i'll journal
Ism: ''Eor style Of writing for form, strength
aud compsoss'o.'. study tt1o broAd.a1 Engltss
den. HalsteEd, Goakin. Gibson. Swift aist
| Wi1,te. 1t you would add sonothinG Of po1Ho.,
nifty, Of 'trlso innardncss,' study John Henr,
Now1nat, llohrrt Dto"ning's rross, il you CAT
ret hold OF it, 1horoau, CarI:lr. TonM,sol
Shelley. md Thackoray, not forgetting Light
llorAo Harry Nattorsou who is 4. compound Q
Shelley, Stoeio. mud Dick swjveler. II.
! i,lcn III, that successful men road 4 fow book
| much. Il do not think 0 man can rea'
too m,lcl, OIL subjccta tint atftct the economic
VI jfe-Qreelcy'A futto. Yuu remember tn
hnecdoto Of Daniol Webster winning q Hill
by knowiug all about q m.'stard-seed
! by tolllnE tilom something now about old work
| T'noy studied tho Beinnco OF coalulon ifa.
, would say Go tarthos, aud study, III tho Time
Rn!nutitneA Studios, tho HELLO uomostto econe
nliea rlc editor who will ploasantly convnce
! Thousand women to throw away fe7ing-pans an
, not grsdrouH will do aa much good ~ Le VII
t ,.ayiscs thousand mon to vote for puddy lou
! fus.lroch for Alderman"
3yl,iteIaw Roh1 reIntea Al, nuocIpta of hil oarl
0 tnurnniiKtic oxperiouco which i, appropriate i
j, lila ulace: ,tW1cu I wantod to loayo couptr
r cditinv Iou country weekly uowyravor) and b,
como enf1toc.oI viii, eo,no s;tv nrnss. i G,ntui !,
mo fric,,I uul nan,oBako Henry lloid, now IIats
III NJ fherco autl one OF the moBk tyonela,
ytitars IN ti,o {ournailam Of tic Wcat OF Of Il,
I conntyv that I 1idn't want to do ruporttnt
sYon,rster.' was tho colsohtory re,,iy' i
: a,yuo,Iy wanta to succeed, 10 must d
. | whatayer work ho can got to lu. and 10
hettcr linn Il i,sa boon done. Rollort Tho Ia
courts. ijros, prixo-tiehts, anything they aos 70
: al. md do yo1r yury beat evory time, I'hxt
whnt did aud yol, kayo 10 r,u,t to expect an,
, thing eIyD.'"
, H. ornoR}tton of modern Journalism would l.
tnromnirtC thnt did mi atta1nnt to JofIno III
sueolso - - ~ ....sa .nx;t.s. n.1a.,t.te,3 :