The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-02
London journalists.

a tDCusu a6 Uah us DE- 40 quarters
IN and around Fleet Street, { 10 hard
to say where journalistic London be-
gins and ends. Time was when
the "Writer for the press" did not con-
slder that hls calling made it neces-
cary for him to ''mix in socisty," to
belong to the best clubs, and have an
establishment of his own where the
greatest In the land should not be
ashamed to visit him, but should
gladly grace bis board and inter
change family courtesles at his wiie's
receptions. The Potts OF Dickens
would be as hard 10 find In the
county to-day as the Shandon OF
Tnackeray in London. As Bohemia
has lad aside its long pipe and 1.-TWO
of gin." iisstwdr ct f,ors and pew or
pots, so has journalistic London Az
vanced from the tavern corn r the
sponging-house, and the gutter to
take the foremost place in the best
society of the time, combining with
literary London to make an iutellec
tual aristociacy that bids tsir 10 holo
IN general essima ion a standing
equal TO that OF hereditary rank and
fortune. Liberal Prsmiers aud LID
ersl cabinets are credited with show.
ing q more genuine respect for Jour
nalism than their Conservative oppo
nents, though both have loag since
ceased to keep the London editor
where Lord Chesterfield detained DR..
johnson. patient and desplstd
waiter on greatness among the LACK
eys in the hall. Now and tnen
Lobdon journalist unconsciously re
veals the old state OF things when be
SCOTS at some successful rival y ho hes
Vsnturtd TO refer ismllisrly to "a dis
tingulsbed psrson, just as M. Law
son was attacked for sE .kiDg In some
pass controversy Of the Premier as his
'iriend Mr.. Gladstone" Remember
ing the proverb that hawks do Lot
eat hawks, journalists should not
disparage the social distinct on OF
their cIsss. A great Journal like The
Daily Telegraph Wields powerful an
influence as Mr.. Gladstone, ami to
suggest that tue director OF such q
power has not sufficient standing to
meet MIR. Gladstone on equal terms,
at time when The Tete-
graph was supporting the GIsdstoLe
policy, is to discount! the general
status of the journalist, and dep eciAte
the very power which the press CLAIMS
for itself as the fourth estate of the
realm. Besides, who does not re
member LORD Palmerston's famous
rebuke to Mr DisraeIi wnen the csus-
tic leader of the opposition suggested,
in parliamentary debate, tia. there
we're London editors who were politi.
caly influenced by thsIr reception 10
''gilded salCon OF the wives OF
The sneer was aimed az ar. Delane,
who was constantly invited to Lady
Pslmcrston's parties. The House of
Commons did not see this more
quickly than Lord PaImerstOn did.
The nne old Englishman at once dc.
the slight attempted to be
out upon the integrity OF journalism,
and amidst the cheers of the Gem
mons be paid a splendid tribute to
the character Of Mr.. Diane, the
editor OF The Times, concluding by
saying that 1t was 8 source OF pride
and qualification to posses the per.
'onal friendship and enjoy the society
If man OF Mr.. Delane's high honor
and varied requirements. In press
circles the late Lord Beaeonsfeid is
with other personal Sights Of
ournaiists; and this 10 strange, seeing
1ow intimately his career was at one
lime bound up With literature and the
press. He was the "Ruouymede" of
The Times. and he must have con.
many a brilliant article to
he papers In his early days. But |
when be was one Of the guided youth |
)t London, press men we're poor !
lewis" to be sneered at and contem-
ned; and in bis Later days the bril-
liant statesman and satirlst was DOT |
Ible to shake of social traditions.
'xioms, and customs of the time when |
10 was beau OF the 6rst water, and |
he centre OF a fashionable set that
wiped ITS feet on journals and Journal
ats JOSEPH HATToN, in HGrper's
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