Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-01-12
EDITORIAL ca ARACTERIsrICs"
SOM thing of Newspaper Work and
Newspaper Men in Nevada.

som ething Of Newspaper Work and
Newspaper Men Ina Nevada.
There are twenty-eight newspapers in
Nevada. quite a number when the small
population Of the State is considered.
The men employed on these papers are
generally faithful workers, and when the
difficulties of their situation, the small
ness of the field in which they are occu-
pied, the scant profits of their labor and
other dampening circu instances are taken
into account, it is remarkable that they
preserve their spirits and accomplish such
creditable results. Almost any newspaper
published in Nevada will be found on in
spection to be superior TO almost any
journal published in tho older communi-
ties of the East that does not surpass it in
population. From an intimate familiar
ity with the talents of the journalists of Ne
vada, obtained by a critical reading Of their
productions for q number of years, we are
convinced that many of them would sue
coed in a much larger field for newspaper
literature, and perhaps, too, be more sp-
preciated. There are men to-day wearing
themselves out in little dead towns of
Nevada on newspapers that barely furnish
them bread and meat, who could fill very
creditably some Of the departments on, at
least, the average metropolitan journal.
1t is not to be inferred always because q
man is found bent over an editorial table
in a little mining camp that his abilities
are 80 slight that he would be a failure if
his work were to be daily subjected to the
criticism of many thousands, instead of
possibly less than the half of a thousand.
Apropos Of this, the Carson Tribune pub
lished a. article the other day headed,
Editorial characteristics" and written
entirely with reference to the men of the
editorial profession in Nevada. ! We do
not propose to review this article or to
discuss the qualifications of our brethren
Of the quill Tor rather of the penciD at
any great length. The gentlemen who
have the credit Of conducting the Tribune,
Wells Drury and Otto GREENWOOD, are
both known in the profession as compe-
tent, sprightly editors, the former as an
excellent reporter and the latter as the
writer of numerous interesting fancy
sketches. In their article referred
to, however, we think these gentle
men chose q delicate theme; and it
might have been better had they not
preached it. or else have gone the rounds
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same harness with themselves. While
their article was not of the puffy" sort by
any means, it did not seem right to pass
by any faithful co-worker without mention.
How in the world they ignored Dan De
Guile, the soul Of wholesome humor and
as full of genuine wit as an egg is Of meat,
we cannot understand. And what was the
matter with them that they could not see
Ed. Kelly of the Silver State, a gentleman
who certainly is without q superior in Ne
vada in the discussion of important public
questions and whose writing is sharp,
clear and pure. Kelly's paper is always
abreast of the times and never dull.
We are half disposed to think that the
author of Editorial characteristics "
was either careless or lacking in familiarity
with his subject. Else why shonld Bob
Simpson of Ward be forgotten-a man
who can put more bitterness rightly aimed
and more 'horse sense" in a half dozen
words than any other man in the State ?
But we have been betrayed into saying too
much already. We are as much afraid of
the subject Is a prudent reporter is of
je~nkenizing at q ball. He is sure to dis
please some belle by what he writes, and
as sure to make somebody else mad by an
oversight, however careful and painstaking
he may be. The want of an item on this
dull evening is, in fact, what has driven
us to write this much on the subject. The
Tribune, having started on the job, may,
perhaps, complete it gracefully. No other
State paper can.