The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-09
JOURNALISTIC.
An Insight Into the Workings Of Daily
Papers.
A Review of the Staff From Editor
TO Cub.
Not as Siyery as Might BE.

and the cause OF dlsmay TO the silver.
tongued orators OF the pulpit and the
stump, who have been accustomed TO con.
troll public opinion by the eloQuence and
passion of their utterances, Those days
are past. and the calm, clear and
matter-of-faot comment of the press.
from day 10 day, forms and crystalizss the
Thought and opinion of the time Just as
&irmly aud as surely as the trowel Of the
mason fixes the mortar about the brick In
The great edfce which holds il in its place
1or centuries. The publication AMI dis.
tribution OF newspapers has come to be
such matter-ot fact sort of an occurrence
that most lay people pick up their morning
paper at breakfast time, damp from the
press, without thinking what inf lite labor
and expense has been expended
what toll and brain-sweat has
been Induced, aud what nervous
expenditure and vitality has been exhaust
cd In producing IL. The life OF an ordinary
toler on the press Is a hard one, and on
any leading daily 'urnal OF the day, IL
means from twelve to fifteen hours cxer.
Zion during each seven days OF the week.
There are In this city
THREE NEWSPAPERS
which have not only become the recog-
nized mOuldeIa Of thought aud opinion
within the radius OF the territory ia which
they circulate, but which are known and
acknowledged az prime factors ia influence
and progress throughout the country.
These Journals are the Republican and the
Globe-D Democrat, morning PAPERS, and the
Post Dispatch, the best evening newspaper
IN aRta 20 lavr nhA al .T ali
of each Of these papers are
representative men In the profession, and
have educated themselves In hard school
Dor the arduous duties which they perform.
TO conduct great newsp lper successfully ,
sleepless vigi rnCe IL required, cOnstan'
WRtchlullness, good dgement ia selecting
news, energy, nerve courage, shreWdness
and, In fact, ali the qualities required in
the conduct OF any business enterprise of
magnitude, besides the ability to write
upon all topics IN rational and entertain
ing manner
THE cuTEF EDITOR or GREAT NEWSPAPER.
Is always man OF influence and character
in the community and Is generally known
by name and reputation throughout the
country, Whitelaw Reid, OF the New
York Tribune; j. Il, McOullugh, of the
GlJbt-D amocrat; John A. CoCkerill OF the
Post. DispdtCh; William Hyde, OF the Mis-
sour Republicans W. Il. Story, Of the Chi.
Cago Times. Joseph Medlll, OF the Chicago
Trbune Henry Walterson, OF the Louis.
willie Courier-Journal; Murat Htlstead. of
the Cincinnati Commercial-G stte; Mr..
Richard Smith, of the same paper, and u lew
Others VINO might be named In this cOnnec-
ton, are gentlemen known wherever Eng.
lish newspapers are published The state
OF Ohio has produced more successful news
than nthnr qlula la lhn
Union, probably. Whitelaw Reid Is an
Ohio mau; J. B. Mccullough, OF the Globe
Democrat, worked tor many Yeas at jour
nalism In, Cincinnati; John "A. COckerlll, OF
Che i lst.uispatCh, In a few years brought
tlie Cincinnati Enquire up from an inag.
nj loant prov ncial organ, To Il widely cirou-
lated eagerly read aud inil lential ,urnal
Mr.. Mccullough, aCincinuati editor, created
the Globe. Democrat by the pure force of his
genlusand energy. Whitelaw Reid has made
hmeeli u millionaire twice over. Henry
Watterson worked number OF years after
the close OF the late war On the Cincinnati
Times while under the management OF It's
founder General Starbuck. NOtwithstand.
ing this drain upon the brain power OF that
stat, am told tnat the woods are still full
of yOung editors who are awaiting anx.
lousy to achieve fame and distinc.
ton IN the dusty fields OF journalism.
TnE SALARIES PAID ruE CulEr RnirlRs
OF leading newspapers are liberal but sell
dom pdacely. MI. William Hyde OF the
Repuhl can, ! am told receives u salary OF
$1,000 per annum; II Mccullough re-
Ceiyes SO 900, j. A, Cockprlll receives Isl, 600;
Whitelhw Reid receives $4,000 MIR. Nc
Cullough isa considerable stockhol Ter In
the paper over which he prestdes, though
he has bv no means controlling interest.
Mr. Hyde has small interest In the r..
publican; aud Mr. Clokeril has saved
enough To purchase an interest In the Post.
Dispatch. | know oi emily one instance
where the leading editor of n great
newspaper own controlling interest N the
Journal he conducts, and that Is the G use oi
MIR. story, of the Chicago Times lie IL the
sole proprietor OF that paper Brain, and
money do not 10 together usually In this
profession, The newspaper writer usually
works upon u salary, aud no Journal has
yet been munihoent enough TO make the
editor q millionaire rhelocal reporter is a
modern product, Thirty years ago such u
function was scarcely known. The system
OF loo u reporting rs now practiced was In,
stituled by Mr., Mccullough, who alsp In.
vented the gathering OF news by means of
interviews or conversations aud publishing
them, THIS latter eXpedieut has become
SO common and 50 much lowered from the
standard originally intended that it has be.
ome q nuisance aud an imperteuauce.
Originally only the views Of statesmen ON
important and living issues were conveyed
TO the public In this manner, At this day
the reporter interviews everybody, from
the president 10 boot.blaok, with most
democratic impartiality, Each Of the
newspapers here employ local force Of re.
plrters from siy TO dozen men, with "A
chief, who Is called the city editor, who
assigns the work Tor them to do, usually,
These men are paid here by the week gen.
orally from so TO k2h, while
ruE CITY EDITOR
received about S31. per week, This lat,
ter f0nctlonary 'eads all the local copy
brought Ia by his hirelings punctuates It,
30 ~ TO conform to the style of the paper,
grasses aud correots the manuscript ~ rs to
prevent repetition and libclous Language,
attends to all callers who visits the cdi-
torial rooms, and Is usually master Of
profanity, aud the poss,ssor OF those
dynamite qualities which produces the
sulphurous atmosphere which usually
hangs around the sanotum Of
newspaper office after o
o'clock At night. The city editor aud hi,
force are usually employed until . o'clock
In the morning, or later when the paper
goes to pes The system OF bohemian
work has not been introduced here vet
This system Of localiElng is practioel TO a
great extent In the east and almost ex
cluslyely In New \ )rk CITY, The New York
paper. nay their reporters b. the column.
The World and Star Of that city pay at the
rate OF 80 per column for all matter printed,
furnished by It's local force or any
outsiders The Sun pays y per column
OF nonparell type. The Times pays so
mar N,lunn Tho Harald a. and tha 1rrihor.