Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-12
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I aSs)tt.
Inc n9lt la, it ~ csSy to cd,s parar has
| been pEcveG !ajiecy by lho ,x, c.isuo, Of mcpy
| 15o have rid Is anG i,Aijat, who have imput-
| ID ther ii sGtc s., mC@sVGT, 10 ,nU stupidity II
their readers rather than thrir own u1flnc>s.
Brllso:, perhaps, a2d able 20 writu ind, Gai.uly.
| but waning il ,ic. l. ,,u !iIes an Intellect
kecaiy a!tvo 10 al .:so n,c@ssllies of tho liues
srG the Pubic neCd to edit paper aec,p;ably.
The Hor i aud Is Incidents itrm vast compo-
st!on for the cditcr 10 reduce aud sdapt for bis
resderS-ihu press the ioStrumeut, whose ky
board he has crc1 h,itro him. Above all.
be must koCW wEat 10 r, GO; It's latter gilt
tho subtlcst OF all 10 po!s sssses lie must lesd,
not follow, the public niGd Ctfu,e Intelligence,
promote taste. tLcjurcgc arr, lGculoate morals,
control public scGtimeLt-tbe5u through
thousand channels. lie should be Bfiaru,,
with huodrcd kt ads and hands. in tho ser7lc,
OF his Cause and his patrols; alwal 8 aggressive.
al6ay ready. 10 his Z2il be must, like geaorsl
10 connand OF an utmy,sce all tho points of sd.
vantage, aud dream OF Ills plans ~hen he sleeps;
like the general, also, must work through HIS
tstf, that, uodcr tis lpspira ion. will compass
land and sea Tor rcws. that the masses cruvo
moro than editorial Feeders AID tho news.
pspcis arc printed Tor the masses. Ia the dis
play ct in!cllgeLcG. R!caned from oil sourc,s,
we SEQ tie editorial nnd reflected. 1t is Lct
absolutely Dt c:ssary that an editor should write
| at all, beyond The nero torch Of tho helm that
denotes wac5fu!nesS as tact 10 omployiug tho
energy and ability OF others, aud putIiog the
right man 10 tho right place. iadicites better
editorial G;ness than anyttiax that may b.
written by him. Eiliors may write with tho
power Ct men and ansel+, bot iacklng tsos. they
| tail. As ~ cid told times, tho prlutcr combined
in himself all the clcmcuts Of the craft now 3,
divided. tho editor i, ss much divided sui
work, through aS na3y msana. The paper ol
TO duy rqllIcs this Where, thitty years sgu.
before this dnys @! telegraph or steam. ono
edi,or-Who also was his UEn reporter and h',
own rIiuter-was enough generally; the dull
town wis not i'm ion i; al | wsl'. Tn rc
was GO kccpng Utci the press iJr dspatche>,
when it toUk !rur d';5 to en-, tr3m
Washington TO l;,s!on, and uncertain nt
that. Ihcro wa1 y regular timo tnr
"gcing to press" aad it went. s,
tho otioe vas closeG-:ysn of The daiIies-as
regular hCurs. a.d the midnight watch vas th.u
| not knowa. TO b. called up ct tight, whcn :.
foreign sseaEcr arrived, wsa tic 6tGt Iureai
| upon his AEc,diau neaes. The steamship. .,he
Hoods "ttDtsr ship" ~.s "hsrdshIp' p:
| Whlah cvtry 5o'f Srl'ahi,d 4. So tho editor t:s
ohsngrL 10 suit ihu ca'S coalition of,hi7gs, and
though, rethans. log;'Ac aId upknoHn, is a
power 10 tho lacd.
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i.il, rapcr-. .n,: III, ,rc..s O: those: ,nr
literary wcctr,l, al; s.c a.iAn .: SC ca,;h: "a.
pars. dep"u,n" upca ns.'ie,7, or :, aoa: hc.i,
sapaurt r;pll.ia.: hI!Earcn. asa loss va.ic,.
! ,usnarru!c.,,. Tie iyrJirr den iDI !,t!o c;:l
tJi!a ltt..ij X. inl iait.r u thi w,tri ot coz
irav2.s. lev, r.i,ls g. tlsma4 f. b, main,
.aicea, .l !..g -; ;,r IL c,,..r;;p,,; 10 = h..
! bcst in susla...,a., ~ t,;a Wh,s &c sri,es !.
looked ;oc !.,nu ,!,sn n.-.4 ,.h,ch il uerri,.
| 0ouiio. i, aud IL, cq,.y.i.! culpnrs nc, foro,iI
ably flied. Eu: ,;,a ms. dgi,h,l,l G.la q.
| e1iors! ciov~: is,h.s Il ne c.untry pc ssra,er.
mi,err ~ p,!l,cg r.aIj VII, the minister aud
tAu Il! !cy3r ia iu!yof,a.c:, all icaJs if. II;
, n.Lu.;qi cyyucc,. :2sr4 are ,x,.p,l,us tui
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