The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-18
Martin Maginais as a Journalist.


rum tite t-lAtfA-p ATttll e.
Martin Mazinnis who has JUS. been elected
senator from Montana by the democratic iegis-
lature, was, vars ago. printer devil on a
hei wing Mimi paper. The editor Of the
paper IS now a gifted compositOr on a Chicago
paper Martin vas q bri sht lad, said the ex-
editor, but ne had a strolg bent toward prac-
teal Jokes think he brought more boys up
10 the Office 70 look az the Type-iice' than any
otner ro.ier-bOy whose habits have Observed in
a printers career extending over fOrty-twO
years. wouldn't you ike 70 see some type-lces
No; Been there, en- Ha ha,'' and the eX-editOr
laughed long and merri v.
We'll" he went on. drawing dab of morocco
c2lored paste across the end OF "dupe, -
Martin stayed with me long time aud became
an able assistant. He learned 70 write a cork
lns good editorial on the chinch-bug and whe1
| went 20 the state editorial convention at
Ninona | left him in charge OF the paper. l
stayed away tai the first sheet issued in my
aosenes reached me. Taen took the stage for
nome Inc editorial column OF the paper
opened With this crisp and timely leader:
- We note with pain that our feliOw-citizen,
O.e fauls n, has announced HIS candidacy for
the legislature from this district We say
note this with pain. because II will necessitate
tns publication OF the fact, hitherto unknown
TO the majority Of our readers. that Mr.. Paul
son was obliged to leave his native county on
account OF a charge of petit larceny brought
against him by she church in which he PASSED
the plate. Mr.. PaulsOn might as well stick TO
ms business OF selling BeSsemer steel pants TO
the people of Chesango county and leave
politics 10 his betters-among whom we m Ist
reckon our able tOwnsman, Terence Sarsield
Donovan, whose popular resort has long been
celebrated through Minnesota for its excellent
brand OF family liquors.
The next e iitorial read this way: 1--WE I'M
derstand that baid-nead jaybird named Mason,
VINO was ele ted by tie charitable people of
TINS town TO the position of mayor in order TO
Keep him from being charge to the county in
our magnificent poorhouse, has made certain
alleged jocoSe re marks about the youhfuIness
or the present editor of this paper. We desire
70 notify this wall-eyed candidate for an
ine0rate asylum that the occupant of
the tripod in the Gazette Office is only prevented
by sympathy for the starving family of this
disreputable wife beaten from going after him
with the flaming sword of truth and caving his
skull IN. As it is we refrain, but warn the lying
old freebooter of tine fact observed by Shakes
peare that silence is golden and further that
we shall be obliged 10 a * in our next issue
what he has done with the brace faro box with
which he celebrated the opening of his career
in this country.
As Mr.. Paulson was one of our advertisers
and Mr.. Mason had bought the press that
printed the papers, said the ex-editor. land
as both were republicans, and was running a
republican paper, felt slightly chagrined. l
lin erred without the walls OF the Town I Il
am assadors had made my peace with the en-
RACED pOpulace. and then / went looking for
maggilnis. He had gone to Montana to be
elected senator by the democrats