Fergus County argus., 1888-07-12

way Of suggestion. howryrr. may not be
deemed impnrtuuc, coming. as they de-.
from one oi age ii not ni ripe experience.
However humbl. Nuur lot or unprctrn-
t,uu- your station in the field ii journalism.
never lose sight Of the fact that you are. ar
shu,ld tie. ~ -cu; ;irman--thc PEER oi your
patrons and reliable news gathrrrr IA the
community in nhirh Your lot IL east that
whether your circulation reaches 500, 500
ar 600 you have II larg"r ii not n more
intelligent and appr.ciative audience than
any preacher or platform orator within
the range of your editorial thunder. and
that Your weekly or daily productions will
l- critically SCANNED and deliberately csfi-
mate | in tine scales of calm. deliberate pub
H. opinion. ii you do well. your Efforts
will bc accepted aud duly appreciated; bat
ii you do wrong. then sin inevitably 'li,th
at the door" I,e just aud fearless. ever
G ,nscious oi the well known aud oft-Ie-
p ate,l AKIN that
Truth crushed to Garth will rise again;
The eternal years of tod are hers
While error, Wounded vrithe- in pain,
And die, amid her wor>hiper.
| In III. next place. he yourself. aud not
s"uncbotiy else. Don't "apc the monkey"
because you happen to admire the ability
or marked ~urccs> Of u prominent contem
pnrary. Variety is the spice of life, and
happily we are not all constituted or
adapted IT, run in the same well
channel. a fresh thought. or an original
suggestion. may he of more value to the
r.ading. thinking world than IA Thousand
slrfaccd ar worn-out coins. the undisputed
property of another.
In the third place, preserve your indie
pendent manhood and pride Of II personal
character: not in any offensive or arrogant
sense. but with becoming dignity and due
dcrorum. The world generally accepts n
man on the estimate that he places on
n
mate ones self is ~ sac and noble e,,ui.
librium that all should strive to attain.
But under no e rcunIstances should u pub
lie journalist yield his deliberate and we'll
formed convictions Of right for either per-
sonaI. party or mercenary purposes. These
are his most valua bile assets-his principal
stock in trade. aud to sacrifice which he he
comes the veriest bankrupt in the business.
tApplause.)
Finally. as far as possible avoid offensive
personal journalism. The more we see of
il the more Obnoxious and detcstable it
appears. We know that the temptation
to IL is strong irrcrist ibe-but
by determined effort il can he almost. IL
not entirely. overcome. N. indulgence
. often affords temporary gratificationt to the
writer, but, like u two edged sword, 10 cuts
both ways. The reading public is not gem
orally interested in personal, fraterrai con
tlicts. and do not pay their money to wit
ness the opera ton Of ''wasiiing dirty linen
IN public" Besides, il generally brings dis.
credit upon the art. and seldom fails so
seriously wound the Feelings aud mar the
usefulness OF those who may be selected as
targets for the poisoned arrows Of vindict-
i've or malicious literary archer-. Cheers
| II is recorded III Julius Cesar that when
he was attacked by his assassins, rccogniz-
ing that they were either open or covert
enemies. he defended himself will the valor
that he had shown in II hundred battles !;
hut when Brutus pressed forward and
struck him with his dagger, he rea izetl that
the hand Of his dear friend was raised
against his life. Then the noble courage of
his heart forsook him. "And thou. too,
l'rutus.' he said with one reproachful
look. Then covering his head with his
mantle, he fell and ut once expired. Let
the fraternal ties which bind us together as
members Of the profession and this associ-
alton he So strong aud true that no apvar-
ent provocation will he deemed sufficient
cause for breach Of journalistic etiquette,
or an open attack upon the character of
another.
'Bs Just and fear not;
! Let all the ends thou aims at
4, lie thy c"untry's, thy Gods and Truths
The eglogy on Joseph T.. liendry from
the pen OF l.. Molinill. and read by DIR.
\. II. Hersey. was most beautiful. appro-
pirate and worthy tribute to the memory
Of that noble and bright youny editor,
whom every member Of the Press associa-
! tion loved.
An invitation having been extended the
association by Manager C. W. childs to
visit the smcter plant and dine with him,
the morning session was adjourned and all
repaired to the special train in waiting, and
within "A half hour were seated round a
buunteo,is board laden with the choicest
viands. After dinner Rainbow Falls was
visited, when the party returned to town.
on the evening of the 29th ult. IA royal
banquet was rendered the editors by the
citizens in the Park hotel dining room.
where at least 300 newspaper men and
their friends. with their wives and sweet.
hearts, assembled and partook of the ele-
CANT repast offered. Hon. r. T.. Collins
presided as toast master, and proved an
adept. Two O'Clock came before hali oi
the programme had been carried ont, and
/ irIIIsc7ITIUnrfy c Il HuIIIbrr OF tOasts IND IN 5c
dispensed with. much to the regret ol many
present. Such responses as were made
were able, instructive aud witty. Col.
proved rare oratorical treats.
Word having been receive,l that a wash
out had occurrd On the Manitoba, the ex-
c,rson to the Milk river country WAS nee
essarily aba ndonesl and in lieu thereof our
host arranged an excursion on the Mon
tana Central. aud ut ~ O'Clock SATURDAY, y
a special train pulled out for Cascade.
freighted with as happy party as could
be found in any quarter Of the globe. At
Cascade an hour was spent in dancing
when the return trip WAS commenced and
in due time Great Falls was reached. In
the evening the associatiO completed its
laborp and adjourned sine die. On Sunday
all took the train for Helena and from
there serlsra ted for their various homes to
take up again their vocation in lie, feeling
better in body and soul for the pleasure en-
joyed and the renewing of fraternal ties.
Next week we shall have som,ethin to say y
- E..ll. IL A..