Daily Republican., 1883-10-10

1t requires more science to edit j.;
newspaper than it does to govern .
nation.
Not one man out of a thousand cal
steer his literary craft without cutting
across the track of some cold sub
scriber," and then he finds himself on
lee shore in short order.
Everybody criticises newspapers. W.
do not know single man who does moi
cherish the idea that If be had chance
he could edit the London Times, or any
other thunderer, with much more ability
than it Is edited.
Nothing In the paper now 81
utterly stupid"
We hear the complaint at every turn
and the man who could not spell Ca
without putting c in it, will turn up
his nose and fling aside his paper,
which very likely he has borrowed, and
tell his friends that he wishes he had
the control of that sheet I'd see If he
couldn't turn over new leaf
An editor is supposed to know whal
every individual who reads his paper
wants He must be careful not to bear
down on any of the beliefs of his ole
subscri ers.
If some Of them are Universaists, he
must steer clear of mentioning be local
ry signified in the new version Hades
and II some Baptist and Methodists are
included in his list, he had better be
careful how he insinuates that any man
dare hope for heaven unless he has been
gathered in under their banner.
He mustn't 60 in for temperance, be-
cause there are many good people taking
his paper who drink, and who sell lager
beer. And on the other hand, he ought
to be very cautious how he indorses inc
briation, fOr there are many young
people among his readers who might be
influenced for bad.
The editor must be ga mitten for
either hand" He must please every.
body. He must always print anything
an cold Subscriber wants him to,
from The messages Of all the Presidents
down to a receipt OF grease and molas-
ses for the gapes in chickens.
He must not say anything about his
pay. He ought to be thankful that any
body will take his paper. To send a
subscriber bill is the height of impu-
dence.
To expect pay for extra copies to send
to absent friends is q mOnstrosity.
What can he want to keep these old
papers for?
1.-THE paper fails to reach mail sub
scriber, what a row there is! Publish
ers should be more careful. They
should see that the mails attend to their
business. The man who pays three dol
tars year for paper does not want to
be swindled by the publisher keeping
back numser And he generally
writes him to that effect, and the pub
Usher, as Innocent of any intended
swindling as a child unborn, mails him
another paper, and possesses his soul in
silence.
lfthe editor inserts an article in his
periodical which ottenas an irascible
subscriber, he is Liable to receive call
from that Individual sometimes he
gets a cow-hiding, unless he has the
presence of mind TO kick the irate visi-
Tor down stairs before he can begin
aggressive operations and very often
editors are brought into the courts and
indicted for libel, when they have been
guilty Of telling The truth.
So, young mau, if you are going to
be an editor, part your hair in the mid
die that your brains may be evenly
balanced, and With your life in one
hand and your paste pot and scissors in
the other, wade in bur go slow, young
lIian--go slow