The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-08
NEWSPAPER ENflRPR 81.

NEWSPAPER ENfLRPR Sc.
In this day Of progress, wond riul as are
the evidences Of enterprise in all the wa ka
and avocations of life, none of them keen
paco in this respect with the lesdirg new.
papers OF the day. When the fearful new
OF the attempted assassination of the presi-
dent t'shed over the telegraph wires
throughout. the country, every body was
shocked and gloom and anxiety showed
themselves on the countenances of all. The
great heart of the people was moved with
indignation, sorrow and sympathy, and fl ty
millions of people were on the qui yive ior
every word of news from the sufferer. The
newspaper offices were beseiged, and every
p'ac' waert 1T was possible to got word OF
Information was crowded from the time the
saa intelligence was first received until Il G
gad t'dlngs went abroad that bis
lilo WIS safe. This was erea,
ana trying moment and upop
the press of tho land was incumbent the
das'es OF keeping the people informed, of
te'ilng them everything concerning the presi.
dents condition, of the particulars of the
assault and the motives and causes reading 10
!" inc press WAS equal to the emergency.
Ah.sa hour after tho shooting, indeed, the
echoes of the murderous pistol had scarcely
d'ed away in the streets of Washington and
along the waters Ut the Potomac, before the
daily papers all over this country of ours WAS
informed Of tho fact. and had extras on the
stree" telling the newsto the people. The
next mornings Issues of these dailies had
column after column of full particulars, even
tne most MINOR details. The New York
Herald went TO is readers with twenty.eipb,
OF It's long columns filled with
and diagram of the fatal
spot showing the exact features of the local..
ty'where tue president stood whom tho sssas-
SID fFss wounded him and the position of tho
assassin and then where both parties stood
when the second shot was fred. Not only
were all the facts ofths case given in print,
pus the eye was informed loo, and carried a
vivider comprehension of the matter to the
Drain BY this diagram. And SO was it with ali
'ne other dailies Of the country to great ex
tent. The Chicago Times gave its readers in
Us Monday edition fifty three coloms of tho
details OF the affair with a succinct history Of
tno assassin almost from his cradle up TO tho
hour Of his murderous assault. Other IN.
pels on the same day gave long colamns of
Details s'a's and . ySSa cut Of the would.
DO murderer. This is enterprise.
1t is llberalty and business Judgment. /.
shows that tho wants, the demands of the
public are comprehended and appreciated,
and that with sound, good sense those wants
and demands are met, indeed are anticipated.
Tho HERALD is not SO pre,entious as to
claim that II equals its older and weather.
contemporaries, the great metropolitan
dallies OF the east and west. 1. has neither
tho means nor the facilities to keep side by
slde with thom, nor does It's surruuu dnps
justify 1t, II II were even so able, for the
clensage is not yet In this city or state to
make II necessary, .bu. considering its field Of
Operations and the facilities, tho HxRALp
feels Ils!red 10 saying that lis enterprise,
especially In this matter Of the sti mp,ed
assassination Of the president, il
on par with that of
the great dailies Of New York, Philadelphia.
St. Louis and Chicago. The HERALD WIS
The first paper In Texas to announce the
news to the public Its special telegram from
81 Louis sent by i,s correspondent, in that
city, being issued in an extra by ono o'clock
OF the day Of the shooting. And the
hHRALD congrssulstes itself on the fact tina,
Us account, BY associated press and special
kilograms, in its issue tho morning following
inc assault was the most interesting and
satisfactory given In the state. There Is no
question but that the press Is the mos.
potent factor for good In oil the land. No
man can t'ushfully or reasonably gainsay l. 9
power; no man can measure it, Il flacnce: no
man can successfully resis. the sway Of i,s
scepsfe. II works whom ali 9th, =
agencies slumber and Il tolls on In tho
mid's Of all agencies in their most active
hours. The morning paper is the au.ocrs. Of
soe breakfast table, aad even the sppe,i,es a., {
epicures and gourmauds give wsy 70 n,
imper'oasns'' Tho old and the young; tho
ficn and the poor; the exalted and the hum.
bleisho happy and the misersble the bo.,,hv
and The invalid; the man Of toll and Tho man
ofleisure all read the pages Of the newsp..
per, con..'rom iA columns The news Of Tho
day and receive upon the tablets Of their
minds In indolible characters the impression
u creates and iss Influence ID felt and Welded
70, iuadvss'snsly II may b., ssnl IL inaasnc,
Y sxsrssd and grovsln potency day by day
This 10 whas ths pres Of our day end Tim,
n thls Il whss " enterprise he's accomplish
dad acAisvsd.