Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-24

In the last Issue of his Clarksville
Standard Colonel Charles DeMorse,
the veteran Texan and journalist, has
a somewhat caustic editorial, captinned
as above From the tone of the article
one might conclude Il at Colonel De-
Morse has personal grievance against
the inIpersonality that now almost
conduct OF the daily, press ;:S-''"Th Thee
three sentences may serve as illustra.
tions:
| we $50" great deal of stun about INNER.
-onaI Journalism In the indie PENDENT iou,.
hH'@' inc most OF VIII m sell their express nm
III 'he oeSt nj rko and would like To conceal
'n''' personal respon ibility. All journal.
iH'i 'hht mas force, and carries influence liz
sfIo'ly personal jOurna ism. rbs
weekly J'u n ais of Texas nearly all car y
'ho names OF their owners and pditnra az
tnoir 'front.' where they ought to h.. mud
"hen IL com to n question or jndrar..o
lhelf united action sweeps the II Id nm, ,ba
''npeisonal dailies who try TO hide ,h.,.
"oaRhess by conceallng names. but arroc,,,o
IN their van ting expression an Intn,,nsr,,,
Oh influence; n they were not b rnIeI Inv
vanity, ortrying tod lude people ay,v, ? ,,,,
nome, should know belt, than IN u,,.r ,,v"
81 ~ assertions OF power.
rms cap does not fit The GAze7vre
anu we shall not try to wear il. w,
venture the suggestion, however Tim,
our friend misinterprets tine min
'Ipl', for 1t il nrt,.
''p'e' that has so largely eliminated
pe'sohsiisn from modern journalism
me press has kept pace with The times.
~ 'ac'' II has rather led the process.
'oh. IL mas developed and exuanded
II the days before teIegraphs md rail
oaus' when jour alism WAS essential
local and at best provincial n.r
on"i'sm or individuality was n n.ca..
''s condition. The editor was know,
ana OF the entire village or county
"' oc'ause he could not helm il
"u perhaps, too, because he ra,ber a
yea The distinction. This latter na II
mas not entirely died out vet
y, WIN The development and prow,h
,"e uany press came new conditions u,
n,e~hat II we may argue by com
''iS"n' as improved facilities for franz ~
'r'a'ion have revolutiohIz,d ,h, a.
etnods OF certain lines of commercial
Railroads enabled tho pews. n,
po'e 70 reach out and occupy nav
u enlarged territory. II e,,or, a.
ia It's local environments and found an
'i' among strange faces, where m. ioI
"e ana lame Of the editor, hoy.v.r
en''a' In his own bailwIck. were Of cd
10 account. 1t found ,bs, "n
must depend on 81.
merits for patroha GETS indus,,, or
,ioeralityAsa news-gatherer. iIs r., 2
'hty, force and clearness. etc T,t pal
Ser'ed the newspaper into AN m mri.
''' instead of mere local fac. n
:" Or educator. And with mi. win
= hnpersonai Journalism. II wa- bur
"uoa u necessity of the d.yeIon. win
ana progress Of tho press as m. III
4. n'e'noa' we have Witnessed kno
~ . generation, in travel. traffic susl
communication, etc., VIII
necessities OF the change In ,bo..,
"e caunol agree with Gal
o'se 'hat arrogance. vanity o.,
" =, ,'.g to do with the matter In
tho raj ,.a. 's".,'Ie hss not di,niu- Clay
an.,,.~ r."'''''i'y OF the modern In
'p"pe'' fhere h always n haa,, Jesu
rect ana respond. Ths a' OF e.
ion :" -. n '', no matter what tho -. IN
ION or standing Of the visitor who ,he aged