The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-03-28
THE JUDGES ADVICE.
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Jameson"
 "Yes, sir" replied the young man en- Ehusiastically.
 "What is there about journalism that makes you prefer it to all other profes- sions2"
 "There are a number of things" re- piled the youth. In the first place the work is easy. Then think of the pleasure in moulding the opinions of others, in teaching the people their duties as citizens and helping to make things better A journalist surely has a noble work to per- form. He is respected among men, courted and sought after. His life is in- deed happy one. Yes, after looking over all the professions since left col ;eEe have decided in favor of journal. ism"
 "Well, my young friend" replied the judge, would be the last one to desire to alter your de,erminatio but am afraid you have only looked at one side of the question. Do you see that man passing the wiadow?" he continued, as he pointed to tall man, wearing dusty hat and suit of clothes evidently fash toned more for comfort than for appear ance who seemed to be in hurry.
 "Yes, sir" replied the young man.
 "Well, suppose we put on our hats and follow him"
 "Why2 ?" returned the youth as he drew on his hat and prepared to do as he was requested. |" "Who is he ?"
 He is one of the most famous jour nalists in this country, and yet will ven- ture to say that you never even heard of his name. He never appears at public banquets. He never responds to the toast The Press at public dinners, and yet he moulds public opinion as much as any editor living. Do you notice any one lift his hat to him?'
 "No," replied the oung man.
 "And you will not either. Excepting the cashier at his office who pays him his salary, the proprietor of his newspa- per, his office boy, and few newspaper men who come in contact with him, he might as well be in Egypt as here, so far as reputation goes"
 "Yes but isn't he a great writer?'
 "Cerainly he is-one of the very greatest"
 Then who does make the reputation ?"
 Tine new.papei he writes for. Wei, here we are at his office Suppose we follow him up stairs into the editorial room and watch him mould public opin- ion."
 "What's new to-day3" inquired the journalist of his assistant as he settled him self in bis hard -bottomed chair and began looking over pile of letters ito the editor."
 "Nothing particular" replied the sub- editor. " The English seem to have got themselves into pretty fix in the Sou dan"
 "Any more news from the seat of war?'
 Nothing particular, except that a gen eral retreat IS ordered"
 Well, that is rough. I'll turn out a roaster on Gladstone. Anything new about the Johnson invssti gation ?"
 "Yes; some damaging testimony was given this morning."
 "Well, l must give that scoundrel a Aaying. Official corruption has gone far enough in this city with out being rebuked l will attend to his case myself"
 "What glorious privilege to dispose of matters in that way2" whispered the young man.
 "Wait few minutes" returned the judge, "and see what other work he has to perform"
 Here is note to you, sir, from the managing editor"
 "What does he say?"
 He says you wlnt to touch lightly on Gladstone today"
 "All right. What else p
 "He says he wants you to write lead ing editorial abusing the Johnson Inves- tiga,ins Committee, and you must give Johnson the best the office affords"
 "Oh, well," returned the journalist Here Wilson," he called to small, mild-featured man, who sat behind pile of exchanges in the corner. "What do know about the English question:"
 Not much, sir"
 "What way are your symp pathies2 ?"
 "I'm against the cabinet.
 ~All right. Give me leader in favor of the cabinet. You ought to be able to write fair-minded and impartial col umn of abuse. Don't spare the adjective. You might work in something, too, about the folly of England's trying to coerce the free and untrammelled residents of the Soudan at the beck and not of beastly lot of bondholders."
 Come on," whispered the young m an, as he pulled the judges coat sleeve, lets go. I've heard enough"
 "Well," he continued, as they reached the pavement. |" If that is the way pub. lie opinion is moulded have never un. derstood journalism. Bat the reporters and correspondents, they are not ioiu- enced in that same way"
 -st the same, Jameson, just the same you want to mould public opinion you must buy cart, engage band of music and hire man to distribute handbills from the front seat-that is the easiest way. You now think of becoming a re. porter. Are you prepared to give up twenty-four hours every day for your pa. perp Do you want to come down to a newspaper office at noon every day in the week excepting Sunday, when you come down two hours later, and report to city editor who will tell you what to do2 His orders are law. This work may take you an hour, it may take you until the paper goes to press next morning.