The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-23
About Editors.

There are different kinds of editors
The editor-in-chief sits in room all by
himself, but he doesn't have such an easy
time as you may think. People who
want offices come to see him. He says
to each one: care you true to the old
flag, and will you do what we want YOU
to after you are electedp" If the nAA
says yes, the editor-in-chlet writes an
article saying that the country is on the
brink of crisis, that the glorious Con-
stitution is the palladium OF our liberties,
and that the only way out of the woods
is to elect the sterling patriot and self.
sacrificing hero, Mr.. =, to the office
of Constable. When you get to be edi-
tors, boys, and want to write an article
that will make things hum be sure TO.
ring in something about the palladium
of liberty. 1t is not libelous, and reads
pretty. After the editor-in-chief has
read all the papers except his own he
tells the other editors what to write
about. Once a very cultured and
esthetic editor in Boston didn't like
speech that Ben Butler had made in
Congress, and so he said to another ed
itor who had recently come from Mon.
tana: You might touch up Butler
little tomorrow, and mildly criticise his
course" So the new editor wrote an
article beginning: l." If that cock-eyed
victim of strabismus, Ben Butler,
doesn't quit biting off more than he can
chew somebody should send him new
pair of ears. His present ones are lit
tie too small for donkey" The next
day the new editor said to the editor-ln.
chief: "How did l handle old Benz
When you want the fur knocked off Of
those Congressman, come to me-" Inc
editor-in.chief looked at him steadily for
a while, and then said the cashier had
his money all ready for him in an en-
velope down stairs.
The managing editor has to read all
the correspondence, see that the man ID
the next room has his letters from Paris
and London finished by Friday night, 50
that they will be ready for Sundays
paper, look after all the poetry that's
sent in, and keep an eye on things gen.
orally. Managing editors hire other
editors and reporters. Once young
man in Kokomo concluded that nc
would like to assume a prominent posi-
ton in metropolitan journalism, SO DC
came to Chicago and asked manag.
ing editor if they "were in want OF any
hands," "Are you JOURNALISM askeg
the managing editor. "That's what
am, boss, and don't let it elude your re-,
tentive memory" was the reply. ne
kept on talking a long while, and finaly
the editor said: "You must be an aW'
fully strong man." "WhyP" asked inc
Kokomo man. "Because," said tls
editor, "you act as though you wouidnl
drop if house fell on you" The young
man then went back to Kokomo. ., =.
Poets are funny people, and botns,
editors good deal. A female poet onco
came into the office of a Chicago paper
and handed the editor some manuscript
which she requested him to read; y
was pretty tough, but he waded alons
until he got to a place where the poeteSTI
said: "And should your love fail me, .
care not whether the morrow comes ~,
me or not" sIs that all right" salu
the editor. sob, yes, replied the posS1r ,
ess. "Then," said the editor, klnaiy
but firmly, "you had better hisuSS
around, for it is after eleven 'o'clVOs
now, and if the morrow is coming III
you it will be here in precisely forty-sIh
minutes, and no woman ever got ieauR
to go anywhere in less than that ilme
This editor was a married man.--fro%
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