The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-01

sttuton reereced as the supreme law of the land Your proud and beautiful section, your sunny southern lad
 land of the cypress and myrtle of the magnolia and vne the snowy cotton and the 0f golden grain and pastures graden of the gods land of flowers paradise laid waste be led out of it's povcrty and weeds it's resources grander than God and Nature ever avhed upon any other region heaven be deveoped its exhaustess and infinite riches must be utilized and capital must be brought Tn mls factories schools and colleges be built univer sites and libraries be founded railroads and canals be constructed farms must be laid out and cu tvaed gold silver copper iron, lead and coal mines must opened up and worked boundles forests must be veed into lumber for ndusrys myriad the thunder Of whose peucid waters they dance their clear winding to the chant perpetual laments for
 mtabe opportunities wasted and the white incense of be made ascend ffom ten thousand desc late valleys and hllsides glad thank offering to heaven that the agood time coming has to tho South come to your queenly Arkansan commonwealth, arest of all the great Southwestern ssterhood of states la at long, long last
 And all this high and holy and glorious work, dear brethren of the southern press must be done must be ed Jy yo No editor afford to be, can be- ignorant man, but least of all southern editor. Your work demands the highest qualities of brain and heart and sou with all the wisdom and knowledge that infinite effort and deathess zeal attain You know how vast is the country of which your bright and beloved region forms part If our editors had taught people better the magnitude and power of the north, would have had which, in the light of oday sucdea which cost of the south political supremacy Ill the Unon five hun dred thousand lives and ten thousand millions of dollars of property and gave usaong but bitter memories and legion worthless military titles If editors had taught themselves and people better the sentiment the great and growing north from which through which must every and every dollar to develop mag nicent few ranng nnatic demagogues would have been allowed to msepresent ruinousy at Washington rekindle all the old feelings, all the dying anmoses of nineteen years ago. bring back all the northern extremists and bloody shres the front close the doors of and draw the brehren the day past when the south afford to oer ignorant politician editor any than corrupt one This is wideawake enlightened enterprisng age, and do not keep with it shall be dropped of be northwest growing in population wealth and power with such gigantic Strides as this world never saw before The south with all her varied natural advantages losing ground in the She needs light and stimulation, and Yer editors furnish them She needs harmony with the general ernment and with her powerful neghbors of the norh and her editorsnot her poticans--must lead her 70 it.
 There work my brethren, work whose effects shall be every of life and every power of brain and heart and arm, to do it well. There is leisure for him who does his duty and departing leaves behind him footprints the sands of timc Satisfy yourselves at and for ever that you in the right proessonhe profession for which you intended, for which and inclination best adapt you most waste half of life getting ready begin it, and the land overhows with lawyers and doctors preachers editors and statesmen who born for black smiths, tinker burglars and peanut -pedders Quality your selves for your exalted responsibilities and abors as an at
 ete fits himself for the of contest and triumph by
 vigorous persistent training Bansh the idea that loafer gnoramus and politicians tool be editor
 Bend your whole strength to the work of your choice assured that journalism, properly understood and followed, the gandes and potent of all professions Thoroughly master every subject you investigate look both sides every question: and do well whatever you do a Roputa
 ton comes not more from what you do than from the you doit Do the dogcolla of any party, faction. Take no measure on the say-so of conventce of eapohn politicians that set statesmen and patriots Always remember that partisan stamp fiat make scoundrel fool anything but
 scoundrel fool Abhor the miserable hunkeysm which dares crcisc the faults oles of any of account of official position party afaton; many of the most depcabe creatures in this country outside the penitenaries aud the asyums for euabe and ire deemabe idiots have been turned into governors men, senators and ocalled in general by both political parties No suppositous rank place hallow yany damphoolery. Make newspaperng business and printing offices business houses Respect yourselves and profession Never stoop to personal backguardism your hardworked and ill paid brethren in ink and trbua tons Famarze yourselves with the history constitution and laws of great country all the defects in its pol ity and politics and be prepared suggest remedies and amendments Avoid slang and profanity Shun doggeres and gambling hels Be pure i'll your life and ton, you would have the whom you ask share the settlements and hardshps of editorial existence Der that you much the ministers of the gospel worlds exempla and banner-beaers, it's noudes of opn ions, morals and manners There is equitable masculine monopoly of immortality and your sister, sweetheart wife has just much right to get roll in the
 ters and indulge in dsrepuabc associations you have it only false and oncsded usage of society that makes the difference. Erect for yourselves the loet standard manly honor Be truthful in your estimates of local politi- clans and amateur concerts in noticing opposition ddaes and writing p dog fights in obituaries Be up