Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-24
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this would make his paper not only
purer in idea, style and diction, but
would make it positive educator to
grown-up folks paper ever charm
ing and fresh, and one that might
be banded to the young folks with
out taking the wrapper off. What
unique thing Were city daily
edited for the children And yet
in this day and age it ought to be a
possibility, for it surely is n n.cessi-
~. The majority of all our publ:
schools have their daily newspaper,
and we all know how unfit they all
are for youthful perusal-and ought
Il at not to be argument enough
why no one should read them? The
child's needs are u splendid criterion
to go by, and it is one that is being
daily more and mole consultt d..
The daily paper for young people l.
one of the coming features of iourn
alism, and every purse should ht
ready to support it, for its having
been gotten up especially for thu
young would make il all the better
for the adult reader. The family
literature chosen with q view to the
child readers about the hearth stuu,
would be indeed classic collection.
u collection not only good enough
but almost too good TO be apprecl,
ateG by the elders, unless theii
minds have remained singularly al
tuned to the sweeter things of life,
and such parents need no advice or
suitable literature; such an editor
would be true to the needs af tn,
home, and his paper would almost
be a missionary of righteousness
without being labeled.
1t will probably be the work of Il
woman journalist TO bring into tn,
world the true American child
newspaper. 1t will have to he pub
lished at some great central city
from whence ii can be circulated faI
and wide for the morning schou
room. 1t is really studying mod
ern history to introduce the news
paper into the school, or home, Ci
ther. Until this comes 10 pass, the
best possible use must he made o.,
the material about us 10 the shape o..
newspapers, and the home demand
made upon the editor is bound tt
tell. He arises to meet every other
occasion when it will pay him, and
you ought to lie willing to make it
pay him to run home paper in
the interests of your families and
schools. Send him your news and
reports, write your opinions on pub
lie measures, enter your protests il
you have any, tell your nei2hbor>
that you think his paper is the one
TO take, and then send your nus
band to him with his regular sub
scriptions and advertisements If he
is in your power, and before you
know it you will have "handle'
on that newspaper that you have
paid tor with a living interest, auo
that you can make tell for any good
cause you may desire and the editor
perfectly willing. That's what a
paper is for.
1t is not always the contents Of
the reading columns that marks the
paper as Objectionable or not. Be-
fore voting sheet o X always scan
the advertising departments. a
quick eye and ready discernmenl
will tell at glance perhaps as much
OF the intrinsic character of the edi-
tor as sometimes lifelong acquain-
tance, for Objectionable advertise
ments bespeak either great Ireless
ness of detail or a reudiness to do
anything for money. A man who
would voice in print what he would
not recommend in person, is hot .
man of thorougbgoing principle and
not fit 10 be all editor, for the pro-
fession Of journalism above all other
offers occasion for bowing TO mani
men and bctrayiDg your constitu-
ents into false ideas.
Look out for the editor that will
run smutty advertisement. Go t.
him aud tell him you deserve an ex-
planatiou. Editors are afraid Of the
condemnation of women, and if
they know they are being watched
and judged by just a few Of them it
will make great difference.
Now, don't above all things make
yourself obnoxious and dictatorial to
a newspaper maA, but just let him
feel that you are going To appreciate
every nice thing he does, and if he
fails, a thousand of brick is nothing
compared to the pressure you are
goiug to bring to bear to force him
to do his duty by the home, the
school, the town, and every right
sons cause. Your home paper and
you ought 10 be th, best OF friends