Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17
SCHEME IN JOURNALISM.
How Three Papers are to be Run on One
Machine.

From The Baltimore sun.
WASHINGTON. April PA novel and
comprehensive scheme which it is under
stood proposes to bring under one practi-
cal working management three daily
newspapers Of this city Of different poll
tics and purposes. and the execution Of
which is said to be assured. is the prevail
ing sensation just now. The three jour
mails referred to are the morning Post,
Democratic, the morning Republican, Re-
publican, and the ErenHg Critic, free
lance. The Post and the Republican have
for some time been issued side by side
from the same building, but each journal
having its own complete editorial. repor-
torial and working force and machinery
and separate counting room. The plan
is understood 10 be to move the kUeR Hg
critic establishment into the same build
ing with It's morning brothers, that each
establishment shall have its separate
c0untiny room and its OWE force Of special
editorial and political writer's as hereto
fore, and as tar AS desirable lis own COM
positors, but that the three shall have
practically "a joint repOrtorial force, and
where it can be effected joint arrange
ments for all other departments The
printing of the three papers will he en-
tiTely Of a joint character, done on the
same press and done by the same set Of
hands. The Hoe cylinder press, which
belongs to the Post, is the highly favored
machine which has been selected to serve
all the contracting parties TO this alliance,
offensive and defensive and 1t is so con-
structed that the two morning papers can
be printed at the same time. Thus with
each revolution of the cylinders there will
be turned out on one side the Republican
sheets. filled with criticisms of the ad-
ministration and attacks on the Dem o.
cratic party, while on the other side VIII
fall. with equal speed. the sheets OF the
Post. sounding the praises OF the admin
Istrati0n, and contrasting the virtues Of
the Democratic with the blemishes Of the
Republican party. A few hours later
this same automaton viii give impress to
the critic, which is as likely as not to
breathe emphatic dissent upon the utter
auces OF its morning cOntempO rarles. The
great advantage to eusue from teis singu-
lar and unprecedented journalistic ALI
auce can be seen at once In the material
saving TO be effected in the running eX-
penses in some of the most costly depart
ments Of newspaper service. Whether
experience in its effect upon other
branches Of the business will demonstrate
the wisdom OF the experiment is the prob
lem, the solution Of which will be awaited
with much interest. If, in the hurry Of
making up forms. some of the fierce lee
lures of the Post upon the crimes Of the
party to which the Republican belongs
should by mistake get INTO that paper. or
a vigorous attack on the administration
which was intended for the RepubI jcOn
gets into the Post. il would be somewhat
awkward and embarrassing. AS the two
are TO share and share alike in the report
Fsa,fg a.,
respect would be at an end between them.
and the day would be no more when one
could crow over the other about some
wonderful cheat"