Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-20
NEW0PAPER TALK


DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 13.-Rumors have been
rife for months past that the ST. Louis Republic
had its eye upon Dallas, and intended at an
early period publishing a Texas edition from
this point. 1t is known that many leading Dem
Ocrats highly indorse the move and demand a
paper of pronounced, plain and undoubteo Dem
Ocratic principles. According to this evening s
Times-Herald, a proposition was made Dallas to
take 500, QUO stock in the paper, which was at
once subscribed. The deal is.to be closed this
week and the first paper issued from the Cock
relI- building during the fair.
The above appeared In Saturdays New Or
leans TinIes-Democrat as a special from Dallas.
OF course it is none of the Posts business what
is done by the st. Louis Republic or by the Dallas
people, but if the Post were called on for can
did opinion it would be very apt to say that Dali
las is already wei supplied with newspapers,
and that the Republic might find safer invest
ments for its cash surplus. There is no city in
the South, if we except Louisville and possibly
New Orleans, that has better morning news
paper than Dallas while the evening field is also
acceptably occupied. There may be a demand
at Dallas for another newspaper, an urgent de-
mand even, but if so it is not apparent at this
distance. One good paper, well sustained, is
worth half a dozen poor papers which are forced
sistence.-T Houston Post.
All that the Post says is true, but it
begins to look as if the people of Dallas
could not see it in that light. The News
is as good a newspaper as could be de-
sired; but the people of Dallas, as do
the people of all Texas towns, demand
something more than a lukewarm assist
ance in their efforts to build up big
city. In all new and growing cities and
towns there is positive demand upon
the newspaper for positive and sym
pathetic aid in public effort, and
the newspaper which does not
cheerfully render this aid may ex-
pect bitter opposition. A newspaper
in Texas must be en- rapport
with its people, and leader in every
movement calculated to advance the
public or general welfare. The News
did not establish itself at Dallas TO aid
the town, but to be helped by the town,
and balance sheet between Dallas and
its branch morning newspaper would
show the credit balance TO be on the part
Of the town-Dallas has done more for
the News than the News has done for
Dallas.
The News is not at fault. The mistake
of Dallas was in accepting a branch Gal
weston paper instead of having
Dallas paper. The News was born
and raised in Galveston, and is
necessarily i'm regnated with Calves
ton methods and ideas. Being bred in a
school of monopoly, 1t is difficult for the
Dallas End to rid itself of methods in
dealing with the public that are offensive
and unpopular. For forty years the
News held the field of journalism as CAL
weston held the field of commerce and
trade, and this monopoly lily fitted |
either town or paper to deal with changed |
conditions. The News is the legitimate |
offspring of Galveston, and although |
awoke to the fact that there |
was rivalry in the land, the News did not |
respond to its own mothers appeal and |
the Island City has had frequent occasion |
TO uepIoEe duu uspIScdte tAe aEDltidry |
spirit which it once so fully shaFed with |
its paper, and which, indeed, it had in
stilled into the News. Galveston has
learned a little-tEie' News has learned
less.
The News has need of red blood in its
veins and black waxey mud on its feet
and hands. The day of bossism in Texas
journalism and of lack of sym
pathy with human effort has passed;
a monopoly could BE maintained
in Galveston years ago, but the
methods of monopoly are hateful to |