Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-18
THE JOURNALISTS or GOTHAM.


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A Judges Opinion of u Certain Glass of
Newspaper Men-Election vs.. Training
The Veterans of the Guild.
a New York correspondent writes rs
follows TO the Philadelphia Times: Not
long ago, at a trial in this city, several
sick-looking fellows appcard as wit
nesscs, and each gave his calling as
journalism, and recorded himself rs n
journalist. The Judge before whom
the case was tried said aftcrward that
ii was enough to disgust every man
with those words. So twas. Uniyer-
sally men who write for our journals
are called newspaper men," There
are in all the world about u hundred
thousand of them, and on their labor
depends great army, not less than
four thousand strong, There is n
great deal of human nature in news
paper men, and although some of them
hypocritically talk about their love for
journalism and their desire to spread
an wgis, or erect bulwark, the fact is
that one and all have common ami
muS-thC desire to make money.
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And while there .aro many grades in
writers and many planes of ability, and
many circles of rank, they can all be
divided into two classes only. One
class, while working hard and making
money, are content TO eat to-day the
bread and butter of self denial. so that
tomorrow they may rcs' from their
labor and pcrchancG to have fortune
TO .lcavc." The other class. while
making money, are not content with
bread and butter to-day, but insist
also upon the cake of luxury, and that
thick spread with the lam of cXtraya-
raucr. They know nothing of to-
morrow. and believe in letting it take
care of itself. Far be it from me to
determine which of the two is the
better | simply record the fact Of
their existence. and challenge denial.
Now, how do men become writcrsP
| This question is SUGGESTED TO me by
the announcement that sundry colleges
intend addinr n ..chair of journalism, "
with n real Journalist" rs professor,
TO their staff of teachers,
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IN my judgment n9'hli'S coulu wen
DC more ioiolic' iou can no more
Ie"ch u man man TO Wtltc aceu uP'aoII Inan
you can ieach liSh 10 SWIM 90 lar
Us my observation eN'eh.S acCIuen' Is
the MOTOR inat SENDS men mo tI'lS l'clu
ol IaOor, NOW ana thch' rs Is lhe
case 0i MI Bennett Jr', Il ialhCr' NM
ser newspaper man. brings MS son
up WIN IoreorlaIIeu PoSi'Ioh' pul
WIN WIN tIlat exception Know ol no o'hcr,
fraclicG makes perfect III lie caSe ol
Soihe' out IN II Va'I hl'Jorlly Oh IN
stances man VINO can Write NJ all Is
competent 10 Wtlle W1cll he Golll'ncn- !l
yes a!i,' ms subsequent ProCl'cu S''H-
bis knowiedoc of men and affairs and
givns him , moro extended rrncrtorv
If words The host mid writer's ON
the New Yorl, press. and mesumably
tho most usnfil ara mon WIN Enow
tLn zones and hovn loornnd hv evnc-
rinrrn tLo ins ,nJ ou,s nf th9 hn.i-
nrss Whit kind of = soilor would lo
br who knnw only what a nrofrssnr
hoJ ,nugLt him If ihc nsn oC ihn ronos
mf n sIin9 Siv months on n ycisoI
womlJ trocb him more than six hun
d,nd vcors in - cnllrrc of novir,tion
nnnIJ Vov orL tLor Won find Non in
cJiioriu bnrnn.s who hrran Iifn nc
cIrrmymon Iortors IN. lGwvcrs If
thnT attain surrrss in thri, nov voro-
iinE if is hcrousc thnv bavn natural
,Ianta,ion for if ond bayirr faiIrJ in
,heir formnr husinoss hoJ sense nnonrh
tn ~, r,ot nm and ~nt out Rnt you nnTCr
tno6v n srcrnssfuI cInrrvmsn. Jnctor
~. Ioyvor to Ioovo Lis nrnfrssion npL
,aLn ~ rri,inn and vo,i rovcr knew
onn who wgs Cguoi to ihn twn c,ljinrs
ot onrn.
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All newspaper men can be placed IN
one I'ne or another iheY are ellhcr
editors or reporters. An editor Is not,
as many suppose, \ writer VINO gives
Opinions or views us ihey are oudiy
named An editor Is one VINO reVlses'
corrcctS, amends curtalIS' ana gives
out what he or others have written "A
reporter snot always a simple chrohlc-
Ter OF occurrences In what are
called local columns the writ
erS record only. In what are
called editorial columns the writers
take fact and comment on It, IN all
great papers underline one editor there
are aids, who are called editors, but
who are simply assistants, performing
duties for which the edltoriS reSponSi-
bic, but for the performance OF which
he has not time. The jollieSt position
for an independent fellow is that OF a
correspondent, He may be located
permanently, as in Washington, AL
bany, or elsewhere, or he may be n
rover-hcre to-day and there to-mor-
row. Within the lines Of common
sense, he is his own master. He
records facts and he expresses opin-
ions. He is in the van of all great
movements. He knows the motors of
affairs. Presidents and governors,
bishops and celebrities are his meat
and drink. He is at home in the east
room and has access to the meanest
and the best. Mental anxiety, ply
steal wear and tearP Certainly. Why
not? Who on the face OF the great
green earth is free from one or the
othcrP ] don't say there is ''money
in it," but do say there
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