Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-11-17
nld Gentleman's Musings.

trifled with the feeling of the public
by conveying the idea that the giant
was on his death bed, when the facts
seem to be that he was only recovering
from big drunk. Many deserving
men have been led to make remarks
about Sullivan. on the superstition that
he was rendered harmless by fatal
disease, and now that they are on
record, aud the remarks cannot %
taken back, it transpires that Sullivan
is as well as ever. is preparing for the
biggest fight OF his life, and that he
has been engaged as editor OF New
York sporting paper In regard 10 the
prize fights MIR. Sullivan may engage
In. have nothing to say, except 70
record the fact il he is whipped, but IN
his position as brother editor. a little
advice may not be out of place.
Brother Sullivan must not expect that
as soon as he takes possession OF the
editorial chair. that he can be on Ia
miliar terms with the great journalists
of New York. He should endure a
certain probation before he can meet
Mr.. Dana and MIR. Whitelaw Ried on
an even footing. His success In the
prize ring. of course. gives him cer-
tain standing in one kind OF society,
but before he can enter the sacred por-
tails of the society Of authors, Journal
lists, and men of letters. he must write
something that viii command atten-
ton. or manage successfully a great
journal 1t will be perfectly natural
for brother Sullivan to get ink on his
fingers, or put pencil behind his ear,
and block of paper in his pocket,
and imagine that he is one OF us, and
it would not DO strange TO see him
make call at the editorial sanctum OF
the New York san. slap its great editor
on the shoulder. and say, chow are
YOU, Charley2" That would be a
breach of etiquette, and OF journalistic
courtesy that would injure brother
Sullivan in the eyes of true journalists
After brother Sull van has put in q
forenoon in the editorial sanctum' he
will naturally 90 out to lunch, and II
he meets Whitelaw Reid on Park Row.
it is dollars to doughnuts that he will
act familiar. and tangle his great fin
gers in the long ringlets Of the Tribune
editor. and say. Hello. old slim IN.
Where do you chumps 60 TO lunchg"
Mr.. Reid is not strong man, and such
an encounter would cause him 10 faint
away. Brother Sullivan must be care
full about forcing himself upon his
brother editors. but rather wait for
them to make tho advances. Nothing
could be more out Of place than for
brother Sullivan to accost Mr.. Pulitzer.
of the World. in a ribald manner, take
him by the arm and pull him up to the
bar 10 take drink. and make sar-
castle allusiOn to the ample and
well distributed nose Of the great
editor. Mr.. Pulitzer is not
saguinary or blood.thirsty man.
and he had rather run than
fight, and the appearance of such
man as brother Sullivan would make
him tired. Brother Sullivan ought to
retire from the prize ring, If he is GO
ing to become an editor, as it would
be giye-away on the profession for
him to appear at his sanctum with n
black eye, and generally used up after
fight, OF course there are times
when an editor must fight or run. and
the entrance Of brother Sullivan into
the journalistic arena will be apt 10 do
good, in making it objectionable TO
attact editors. II Sullivan has n mind
to do so. he can be at once the friend
and protector of all editors by offer
ing TO fight their battles, and his name
can be made tower of strength to
weak scribblers. There are many things
about newspaper office that Sullivan
can do better than any man. In tho
matter of delinquent subscribers for
instance, he conld more than pay for
his keeping. No delinquent subscri-
Der would allow brother Sullivan to call
twice for subscription bill. for IL
man did not pay the bill the first time.
his heirs and assigns would pay it, He
would be good canvasser for
subscriptions. and when II come
to taking butter eggs, cordwood
and wooden socks on subscription. he
would use rare judgment in the selec.
ton OF such goods. II Is safe to say that
when brother Sullivan's name comes
up for membership in the Lotus club,
which Is composed largely Of news.
paper men, there will be no blackballs
cast against him. for he would not
stand any snch slight. Brother Sulli-
van may not be able to write his name
and for this reason some may imagine
he cannot be an editor, but he can die
tate to a short hand writer. and how he
can dictate. 1t is not improbable that
Editor Sullivan will be invited 10 adj
dress the Wisconsin Editorial Associa.
ton next year, as Mr. Dana was the
last time. He would draw an immense
crowd, and if he delivered his address
in the custom of the prize ring, there
would be no criticisms Of his address.
Brother Sullivan has deceived us all in
pretending to be near deaths door,
when he was in training for an editor,
and now all is forgiven. His editorials
will be criticised very little. and be
very generally copied. -PecE's Sun.
He Became RecOncled Too.