Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-10
Who ARE the Dead TIeads ?

II cultOrS were not among tEe most pdtttot
and -natured people that inhabit the
earth. they would have long ago have exposed
the charge of dead hesdsa so Aippsntly and
constantly made agsinst the press No end
Of carping persons think il . aae thing to
sneer ct the editors and reporters who, with
out paying. 90 to theatres. concerts. operas,
miscellaneous shows. banquets, and the best
seats in conventions and Legislative assem-
blics, forgetting entirely that journalists GO
to all Of these places in discharge Of thsir
duties; that one and all Of them wstld rather
remain al home than 20 for labor where their
more fortunate fellows repair for recreation
II is quite true that the places Of journalists
are too frequently usurped by set Of chron-
ic, brszen spoRges. who think it prsisewerihy
to thrust themselves In seats reserved for the
members of the press, in order to enjoy them
selves free Of cost. This class II is that, by
their unseemly behavior, bring disgrace upon
the journalistic profession Men 50 lost To-
all feelingsof delicaey IS to pass themselves
of for what they are not, for the sake of
saving few dollars, cannot be expected to
demesn themselves like gentlemen. II these
same persons were to try to palm themselves
Of IS doctors or lawyers, they would be
promptly exposed and punished. The good
natured editors suffer these real deed heads 70
usurp their own pisces and disgrace them
besides. s l~nr. es--s,,.. ~ =.
Nor is the great paying and courteous pub
lie free from the charge Of dead hesdism
where newspapers .are concerned Every
other man that subscribes for newspaper is
possessed With the idea that he becomes part
owner of the journal that is as necessary to
him "a hi daily bread, and which he obtains
al ludicrodsly low price. He insists that
the editor, whose paper he buys, must sup
port his ideas on all public questions; is in
duty bound TO fight his individual battles
must give free notices of all enterprises in
their capital invested in their newspapers:
that they are compelled to work hard TO se-
cure living from them, never occurs to the
grand army of non-jOurnalistic dead heads,
i who regard journals and journalists as public
institutions that are not remuuerated By the
State, it is true, yet are public property, he
cause they cell their literary wares at low
prices, obtain free tickets to 60 to light
places, which to them are glsring workshops,
and are obliging ard good nstured.
The community Of dead heads, not satisfied
| with their efforts to force the editors of the
papers they read to serve them in all ways at
no expense to themselves, unite in chorus
of protests against the high price Of newspa-
pers- These grumblers cheerfully pay ten
GEMS for cign, or fifteen CENTS for draught
Of whisky; but profess to regard five CENTS
! for newspaper az An outrage on human
rights. Que cent is enough for newspaper,
they say. In their estimation, then, one
! cigar is equal in value to ten newspapers.
They may never look at the QUESTION i'll this
light, but they should do SO, and also calm
ly think over the stale and unjust cry OF
journalistic dead hesdlsm nj Printers Cir.
eular.