Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-28
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Editors ISrELLIoRScER
Tho above IL the heading of lopptbv
editorial, which appeared in tho Nep Era
OF yesterday, and from which make tho
following extracts
"Thoro 10 q class Of Bohemians going
around ltho country making ovortuTes to
local newspapers to write up tho industrial
enterprises aud biographies of prominent
citizens, whose services are by no means
calculated to elevate tho standard of Jour
nalism. When they turn up in Lancaster
they generally tender their valuable ser.
vices to the Nep Era, promising the
complimentary remark that their patrons
would prefer being written up at 40 much
q line IN the leading newspaper. Tho
Neio Era rejected the proposition IA ono
that would degrade the profession of jour.
naiism. -. Having twico been decoyed
ON false pretonses into advance commen.
dations OF this commercial style of making
biography, we have made up our mind To-
shut pown OF tho whole tribe, whether
thoy proposeto write up" (or writc
downO our industries or prominent men
Mt SO much line In any newspaper that Is
| 80 hard run for home talent as to find IL
necessary to patronize impccunious Boha.
mians, or put them in gorgeously bound
books for so much copy or 50 much moro
for q pictorial caricaturc."
AS am tho " bohemian - referred TO in
the above article, and as | bnye already
| explained my business to q majority OF tho
| leading mercantile men Of Lancaster, who
have heartily approved of my method of
advertising, feel It my duty to answer
the above charges by giving correct ac-
count Of tho short conversation which
had the honor Of holding with tho writer
OF the above.
| In NV arrival In \ -.
the three leading newspapers of this CITY,
viz, the lNTELLIoENCER, the Examiner,
and tho NeW bra. Tho Nep Fra agreed
to publish in its local columns any matter
which | might furnish ut the uniform rate
Of six cents per line.
AS tho success OF my business depends
on my articles being printed in tho best
advertising medium, | concluded To havo
them appear in tho columns Of tho ISTrI-
LIdENcER, Notwithstanding tho fact that
was forced to pay nearly double the
amount asked me by tho editor of the
Nep Era, who seems 10 bo troubled with
either a short memory or faculty for
dstorting the truth,
Some time ago the editor OF this model
OF American journalism was approached
by scribe " who found il no hard
matter by working on his natural vanity
TO convince him tina: the public were eager
that tho achievements OF such prodigy
shoull not he suffered to sink Into oblivion,
but should be handed down TO plstority
rs worthy example TO coming genera.
tions. lie proposed to write graphic
description of this EDITORS life, which, to-
gether with his portrait, was TO DO pub
lished in book to be called "The Illus
trated History OF Lancaster County on
consideration that the aforesaid scribe 4"
, should receive the sum OF twenty dollars
for Lis services. Tho fish swallowed the
bait, "hook, line and sinkGr and in n short
time received n copy of the work containing
short sketch of his lfU and u correct
, portrait of his classic cOuntCnRnce. 1t is
needless TO state that tho engraving did
: not suit his taste. An artist In order to
execute u work Of beauty must OF necessi
!. ty have symmetrical model as n guide
: The worthy editor found that TO compare
! his portrait with the o.hcrs portraits in the
work was similar to comparing the picture
OF q canal boat To that Of a Cunarder.
No doubt the writer OF tho history oX
erted himself to tho utmost, but We doubt
:, if even the greatest living writer could
= tiud onou iu tho life Of 90 common place
q man to III forth moro than the com
moucst p!-ragraph Since this injury to
: tue EDITORS sensitive feelings he has taken
! n peculiar delight in denounciug in the
strongest terms that class OF newspaper
men whom ho IL pleased TO style "BOhcm
aus' aud who as a rule possess more
o' journalistic talent than ho has yet been
J. enabled to obtain FOR the advancement o
his bOasted NeD Era in journalism.
= In closing | believe IL will DO sufficient
. for mo to state that during the past three
u years my services have been accepted by
} each of the leading journals in most of Tho
% principal ci,ios aud lOwDs in the UniteC
States, and never before has my character
been assailed in such cowardly and un
called for manner ~ it has been by th
n editor OF the Nee Era, who growing pee
wish as he advances in years, has becom
IA pqucd at my refusal of his sheet. L
r. quote from tho wOIds of the immorta
i bard Shakespeare:
RI lie who steals my purse steals trash
; | But no VINO fiChes from me my good name, 81
I CHAs. +. MCLEAN
City Hotel, Lancaster.