Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06
A JOURNALISTIC STRIDE.
bin Eye Gives Some Hints on the Free =
dom of the Press.

dom of the Press.
HUDSON, Wis, Jan. III have just
received the first copy OF weekly paper
published by the inmates of the State
prison at WaupuD, Wis.,, and called the
Prison Press. 1t is q neat looking little
paper, and will no doubt be Of much in
terest to those within the grim walls OF
the badger bastile. Ii will also add some
thing to the duties Of those who assist in
getting it up, and thus give pleasing
variety and spice to the otherwise monot-
onOus life of the staff.
1t may be well just here to add that the
editor is in. ] do not know how long ne
is in for, but he is invariably and eVitably
in.
have often thought thatif editors could
be fed clothed, and protected from
choleric and belligereDt subscribers by
the State a large number OF our Ameri-
can papers might be made to pay which
now do not do so. The great mistake
made by so many, oh, so many, editors is
that they endeaYoT 10 subsist solely upon
the income OF the paper.
Should the Prison Press prove a sue
cess it will open up a Eew field for anna
teur journalism which is now rich in
promise. The PRISON Press, so far as
known, is now the only paper published
in State prison and edited by the literati
OF the prison. One or two reform schools
have dabbled IN literature and an insane
asylum tried TO print paper to nil
up a lOng-felt want, but neither one
paid a dividend. The latter especially
proved financially disastrous. 1t was
called the MdRidc'S Pdit, terms Toe. per
annum, but the foreman, while going 10
press one Saturday afternoon, was sud-
denly seized with vertigo and temporary
alteration Of mind, during which attack
he pied the form in such n manner as 10
put an iron frame around the features of
the editOr-in-chief. When the warden
came in he found the editor OF the Ma
aidc's W0iL IN a cOmat0se state, with a
wrOught-irOn chase around his face and
his bosom full Of pi. This is a fragment
OF an Operetta which / shall soon arrange
for the stage
But / digress. DEPRESSION with me is
the spice Of life. IL Is almost a passion.
The Prison Press starts out with iatter-
ing prospects. II will be devoted 70 the
Interests, the latent resources-and La.
bilities-Of the State prison at Waupun.
~ will be nOn-partisau, and viii abso-
llutely refuse 10 indorse the application Of
any one Tor ONCE. Should the President
see ft 70 appoint any inmate OF the state
prison TO an important Office he must do
so on his own responsibility. The Prison
Press Will not become political broker.
and thus break up its prosperous bust.
ness.
The Prison Press is an excellent ad.
Vertislng medium. Circulatingas it does
among class Ofreaders who are detained
at home great deal OF the year. and who,
being unable 10 60 out and mingle in So
ciely's mad whirl very much, naturally
read q great deal, advertisers will reach
those VINO might not be reached IN any
other way.
The Prison Press points with pride TO
its subscription list. Probably no other
publication, unless we except the medi.
cal journals, perhaps, has such large
number Of gentlemen on it's subscription
liet who take life easily.
Advertisers who may have goods 10
which they desire TO call the attention Of
murderers especially will find the Prison
Press good medium through which 10
reach them.
The paper viii not attempt TO write up
or criticise the administration. IL viii
keep no Washington correspondent. In
fact, 10 will send out no correspondents
whatever, and parties who may claim 10
pe soliciting Subscriptions or orders Tor