The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-27
PIRATES or THE PRRss.
Brick reneroy. h .. S Demecras.l


 gBsiek romefoy. la '. s. Democrasl
 Day aflr day vs sake up newspapers shose editors seeal paragraphs ard arsi- cles which tAey ooasidsr choice. and pre- sent then a their own. Many cf thess paxagraphs VI know to be stolen. a the snap of the shears does not annihilate the peculiar style ef vit or pscrliarisy of expression outbarssiag frem the osiginal genius whc is robbed, robbed robbed, continually. The people of this ccuntry should encourage everything that is pro gressive aad select the best. They have a right to point with pride to their snes- capped mcanfain peaks. to their great lakes, rivers, rssiEies. forests, mines and public improvements to their honest statesmen. feaflcss editors, able jurists. eminent divines, and original vrssers withou, whose enlivening aid there would be no such remarkable gro~th of news papers and periodicals as are nov light ening and lieeralising this continent and beyond.
 We would like 10 sec writers Iusa to writers, and publishers of newspapcrs honest enough to give credit for each asd every onginal idea, item. or para graph. When the literary man os original journalist edueaies and trains hts bsAia to answer al call; when he lives by his labor and labors to live hts brother editor Is dishonest when he rcbs him of his credit to which heis honestly entitled. Every human being who does yell in honest lines should be encouraged, not discouraged. Men dc not like 10 pro- duce fruit to have i, stolen, and when the steals oufnumbef sales they become dis couTsged and quit the business. So, too, with original ~sisers-
 The editor or shear-tipped machine that clps, clips, clips, clips, and omits proper credit, should be lisaed as . pirate. hcnest workers should reluse to exchange with him. The fraternity of the psess should be an honest enc, and should not fraserni1e with pirates or pilteren of paragraphs. We look through papsrA hunting for news os originals that wia bear Iansplan,ing and sending out broad cast. and hnd that vesy lev original men do all the work. The honest editor or publisher delights as much to give credit As to lay the thought before his readers. The dishonest editor cares only to extead his circulation. He appreciates good thing, but is . thief He robs his fellow workmen. but gives 10 return not even the thought of living name We were taught that whatever was worth taking was worth paying og thanking los Thoughts are valuable, as they ou.last material, and he or she vho produces . thought dsssrves both protection and en- couragemenL
 Thousands of fancies go Indian tile or hand in hand through our brain during certain hours of the day when the doors of the mind are open to receive such guests. Then come other thoughts at other hours, as diseipline is doing its work and making labor easy. Entering again the held of journalism, we desire to he of service to that which we believe 10 be the hrst testate--workers in thought to repay the cordial welcome and apere- cia,ed kindness shown us by the press. ~i,hou, regard to party or political differ ences incidental to education and insp,ra- tions; to help the living minds oi the press, and to assist ,n advancing the life, the spriehtiiness, the quickness, the dig Bi,y and honesty of American journalism. Only few weeks m the old and easy hitipg harness, we notice that stealing of item. and paragraphs is carried on to a much greater extent than when we slipped aside from the ranks a few years ago: that the writers of good things are not known as they should be. Therefore, we respectfully ask all our brethern of the press to be homes, to all whose writings arc considered worth copying. and a, the same time refuse to exchange with those who practice paragraph piracy. H we cannot all be writers sf good or of original things, we can all be honest, fl we try.
 What say you. leaders of lines of light