The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-03

cess are manifold ana lew l"S~cs> cNeh
fraction of them. All the eudownents oi
mind ard body which nature might be-tow
uron her ideal man; all the varied learning
that could be acquired in the years usually
devoted to exclusive study: all the constant
attention that a rcteniive memory might
give to the Kaleidoscope of current events;
all the unrcmitin,, industry that might he
bestowed upon the profession would only
he :iu.iieient tn win the grand prize i'm jour
naii-m Not only does il require the power
to think readily and write iluently, but II
involves the ability to appreciate the worth
or worthlessness of what Others write, To
sii sense from nonsense ana truth from
falacity, to summon at will all the faculties
of the successful man of the world to under
stand the condition of the public plilse,speak
intellisen,ly on every subject of thought
from the most trivial to the most profound.
II there is one single department. of learn
ing from abstract science to precinct poll
ties that newspaper editor does not at
some time in n e course of year feel the
practical need of being Intimately acquaint-
Ell with, ! have yet to discover what II Is.
Some writer has said: "'rhe well endowed
and well equipped journalist must possess
the faculty. the breadth, the judgment. the
knowledge, the steadiness and the VERSA
,ility which are Indispensable to the well
equipped statesman. There is nothing in
the occupations. labors and qualifications
of the one which is not suitable to the
qualifications, labors and occupations of
the other The successful journalist must
be a successful man of business. 10 al
minister the editorial department OF AN
important Newspaper is equal I" admin;s-
tering government"
But ii there are few hiyh prizes in the
world of newspaper making it can at least
he said that there are no blanks. With the
heightened recognition of the power WELD
ed by the press the standard of journalism
is advancing and the remuneration is ae-
cor,ing itself to the merit OF its recipient
as in other professions. And in the breast
of every eiitor who is alive To the import
ance. the dignity and the power of his
profession there is genuine pride and
consciousness of strength the peculiar en-
I chantment that belongs to no other Isr-
suit. Every true journalist should be
| imbucd with this sense of the nobility oi
! his profession. The Press is the mos;
potent factor in human affairs. 1t tears
down and il builds up; it makes and UNI
makes it settles and unsettles. 1t is the
pioneer of civilization and the right arm of
Progress. 1t moulds the destinies of ma
tions and marks the course of individual
lives. IL il the formulator of laws ard the
rect iiier of abuses. 1t Furnishes ofiense and
rewards merit. AS an educator IL is greater
than all the schools and colleges. 1t sits
by every iiresitie and is the inspiration of
every forum. 1t binds state with state and
makes all the world kin. The newspaper
of to-day Sits the golden wheat of knowl-
edge from the chaf in which it is buried
AMI lays it before the millions who have
neither the money to purchase nor the
time or inclination to read more ponderous
or alstruse volumes. The Press is the in
dex of liberty OF thought, of free speech, of
moral, mental and material advancement.
Il is the masician's wand that touches the
heart and ambition AMI conscience and
stimulates a people to noble endeayors and
crowns those efforts with success.
Mighty of the mightiest means
on which the Of Progress leans;
| Mans noblest mission to advance,
His woes assuage, his veal enhance,
His rights enforce, his wrongs redress;
Misntiest Of mighty is the Press.
The Press Of Montana is engaged in the
grea, work of buildiug up our noble terri
tory. 1t is bearing the news of her fertile
valleys, her ioaming streams, her mighty
forests, her bustling cities, her limitless
y aims. her towering mountains. her mex
hau,tible treasure houses to all the world.
II is telling our people how to improve
their opportunities and melting them to
hasten tine progress already begun. By the
co-opcrativc aid OF the Press oi Montana
;he hum of machinery will soon he heard
on all our streams, the whistle of the loco-
motive viii awaken the echoes in all our
valleys, our fertile pes viii wave with
golden grain, our mountains will pour
a new shower Of giittcring wealth il. the
Lap, of our people new towns will spring
, into active life, more numerous schools
and colleges will assist in the work OF cciu-
. cation, conimerce Will How with greater
volume in new channels and Montana viii
tase her destined place a. ihe grandest of
the galaxy oi great nor, hwestern states
Aud in the great time that is coming, when loudly
the trumpet shall sound,
And they who have laborcd and rested shall come
! from the quivering ground;
. When they who have stri,en and suffered TO teach
ii ,nd ennoble the race,
q. shall march at the front of the eolumn, each in
4. h. God-given place,
, A. they pas through the gates of The City with
l. proud and victorious tread.
- The editor, printer. and .deyil'' will travel nol
y Tar from the head.
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: The competition for prize, and places