Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-21
Journalists

The true journalist does not cor
slider it beneath him TO do any sort
of work in the filing Of his col
umns. United States Senator Jo.
Hawley, of Connecticut, may FREE
quently be seen between the SEES
sions of the Senate doing q report
er's work for the paper of which he
is an editor, in Hartford. On re-
cent occasion Senator Hawley sat
among the reporters in hall IN
Washington aud took notes OF q
lecture for publication in his pa
per. He probably thought he
could do it better than some other
reporter, and therefore did 1t. A
leading statesman as he is, he does
not consider that it detracts an
iota from his fame to be seen
working in any department. with
the men who manufacture our
great newspapers Another United
States Senator is also true jour
nalist. Senator Anthony, OF Rhode
Island, the "father of the Senate"
always furnishes, when at home,
the s'Personalsn of the Providence
Journal, of which he is one OF the
editors. As he knows every man
of Influence in the State OF Rhode
Island, he eau of course write the
'Personal Column better than
any one else and therefore he does
it. And why not? 1t is the most
generally read of any column In a
newspaper, and to most people is the
most Interesting. Senator Anthony
knows this, rs he isan experienced
Journalist, and thinks correctly
that he cannot do better service In
this editorial way, than in devot-
ing a portion Of his time when at
home TO the "bersona" mention
of people whom he kuows, and
who occasionally visit the city
where he resides. Horace Greeley,
when he was running for Presi-
dent of the United States, made a
tour through the West and had u
seriss of grand receptions in the
principal cities. While at Cleve-
land an explosion occurred which
Mr.. Greedy saw, or was near to-.
He at once took out his. notebook
and wrote vivid account of il for
one of the Cleveland papers. The
great editor lost none of his appre-
citation for fresh news by being q
candidate for the Presidency, and
the "founder of the IfSbune'
thought he could do nothing more
useful or honorable st any time,
than in reporting auy event, the
particulars OF which everybody
wished to know. James G Blaine,
the brains OF the late Garfield Cab
met, ia another true journalist. 1t
il known that he personally wrote
out for one of the New York news
papers the daily incidents connect
ed with tue assassination, illness
and death OF the late President.
Secretary Blaine was an editor for
many years before he entered
public life, and to the quicknes'
and discipline he learned in jour.
nalism is due much of his success
In stateemanship. A good edito.
rial writer is generally a good re-
porter. The hlg hest type of edito-
rial writing ia to be able to state
important facts neatly, aud in q
few WORDS In three line para
graph il often shown more literary
skill and polish than is found il
many a column of editorial The
art of putting thif g. rapidly In
shape, is not we'll understood by
the public. The newspaper is
mystery, of the Manufacture oil
which the general public knows
scarcely anything, A man musl
have. not only n wonderful
memory but sense OF proportion
to be successful editor. Journal
ism is a pursuit which has rare
fascination for most men who en-
gagged in it in early life. II they
drift away from 1t into other bust
ness, very often after years they
come back into 1t from choice. Tht
man in the editors chair of a grea
newspaper sits in the center of tb,
world. The telegraph and myriad
of news gatherers are constantly
laying before him the freshes
thoughts and latest events. Othe
occupations may be AS pleasant
but none are more congepial TO al
active mind.-Ookland Times.