Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-08-26

IL was oncc considered a prerc-
qaisite for an editor 10 have brains
60 publish a newspaper successfully.
But that idea has exploded. IL j.
tow known to bc iaet that success
10 newspaper depends mainly on
cheek, assurance aud humbug.
u y true a newspaper man, cpn-
trary 10 the opinion of his patrons,
nov aud then relap~es into
strange halluolnatiOn, and hattcr-
himself that ho wants a little mon
ey, but II be don't get u il is all the
-ame. lie must print his paper
anyhow, aud give his readers the
same amount of hash. albeit, he
himself aud his family Qif he have
unr) are reduced 90 bread and water.
The genius ot ths age has made
the starting a newspapers an easy
thing. All that H. necessary j. a
bold iruntisplccc, a pair 81 scissors
aud a bottle of mucilagc. Brass
will 20 further than brains. Brass
ls rare ingredient, bat IL Is essen.
tial To- sucecss. II j. At once a good
substitute for both money and
brains. II j. indispensable. let no
one undertake a newspaper without
brass. The new candidate for glory
aud dead head tickets buys his hand
prcrs and hat fall "a type on a cred.
u, orders his patent outside from
Chicago, aud makes his bOw. Ii j.
very important that his "bow"
should be we'll executed In the rcg
ular standard way. There must be no
faltering here. No cficminate mod
esty. No puerile misgivlngs. lie
must look the Argus eyed public ia
the faec, dillate upon the palli dium
of liberty, glOriiy the sovereign pco-
pie, apostrophiEe the proud bird OF
freedom, aud iearlcssly announce
his purpose 10 'beeomo a power ia
the land" That las, about his lie
coming "A power In the land must
not, under any circumstance, be-
omitted. II l. necessary for that 10
he saiJ.
Now the banque IL launched and
the ice Is broken. The hattie l.
half won. \ siif upper lip aud
serene audsciiy will 10 the rest. lie
will 70 tArough. \ patent outside
can BE- printed ior si.50 a week,
aud y is a mighty poor hnancior
who can't raise that amount When
hi notes for hls press and type ma
turc lac can obtain an extension uf
six months, aud When this period
expires, he can mortgage his oflicc
for half the amount of hl~ indrbi
edness. pay hall aud stavc OF bal
ancc six m"Hths longer. The mort
gagce, being well secured, will not
press him, aud ahen the balance
due the original creditor natures,
he can compromise with him and set.
tie the claim at two bits on the dol
lar, aud give him his note for il. By
aud hy the trustee sells him out, bat
What of THAR lIasnG be hal two
or three years audispnted sway
over the massesg llasn't be mould
e'l their sentiments, started them IN
the way they shcill 20, infased 81.
to them correct ideas II politics, re
ligion, temperance and domestic
economy Hasn't he done world
Of good and gained q world of IN.
valuable expencnee' Aud what
has he lost 10y itg Nothing. Does
Il not appear, therefore, that the en-
terprise turns out 20 be a. brilliant
suecessg lie started with nothing
and held his own amid difficulties
which would have appalled, men Of
ordinary nerve. What more could
a reasonable man expect
We are not giyIRg in our expe
rienoe ~ journalism. We are slm.
ply drawing upon our observation
with the hope tina, We may be able
Ia persuade some dssenthralled par.
ties 90 start few more patent out
side newspapers. The country
needs more patem oulsides and Yan.
kee clock pedallers. L Meridian
Comet.