The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-06-10

ouPPoiV VI Cuio iSPuUHSuhr' AuS
agriculturists of Ohio fully under
stand that the tariff of 1890 affords to
their productions more and better
protection that any legislation pre-
ceding it since the organization of
our government"
If his duties will permit the Pres
ident will accompany Mrs. Harrison
when she goes to her Cape May Point
cottage about the 20, of this month.
THE CHlVALRY OF THE PRESS.
The Spirit That Controls the oicy
OF Successful Newspapers.
THERE is perhaps none of tie
thousands of agencies that 90 to
make up the sum of our daily COM
fort more familiar than is the news
paper. 1t is at the doors of a vast
number of families before the head
of the house has finished his morn
ing nap and there are tens of thous-
ands who do not subscribe for or
buy paper, who still manage to
obtain access to one and who feel
lost did they not read the news ev-
cry day. Yet, with this all, there
is perhaps no line of human endeav-
or less understood by those who are
daily dependent upon its results,
than is the process Of making pa
per. Perhaps most people know
enough to understand how the
small weekly sheet is prepared and
issued, for there are few complica-
tions in this, but there is an almost
utter failure to appreciate the COM
plicated organization and the costly
processes of producing great daily
Beyond this there is not the appre-
citation there should be Of the spirit
that lies back Of nearly all the i'm
portant papers Of the country. The
charge Of subscryiency 'or even sol
venality is often made by persons
who were never inside the editorial
rooms of such paper, and could
not obtain access to the drawing
room ofits editor. In the current
number of the Arena, Julius Cham
bers publishes paper entitled,
''The Chivalry Of the Press" for
, which every true newspaper man
owes his thanks. He glances in
hurried fashion at the earlier histo-
} ry of the newspaper in this country
and makes masterly presentmen'
Of the changes which have occurred
) since that time. The day of bohe
mianism is over, and the day o
) steady application, of adequate re
| ward and Of social recognition ha
come. He shows how, in the ear
lier day, when Greeley, the eide
: Bennett, Webb and other contem
| poraries were struggling along il
t the harness ard having many
| wordy war among themselves, no
an editor in New York made none
S enough to keep his carriage, to sa,
L nothing of keeping an ocean-goin
J, steam yacht and directing his pape
: from the antipodes by cable. Their
n was corresponding lack of socis
: standing, the newspaper man bein
r regarded as something little ou
l. side the lines which conservative
e people draw about their homes.
n All this, Mr.. Chambers believes
was useful and necessary prepara
S ton for the present period, whic
9 he regards as one of journalist
a chivalry.
e The successful newspaper OF tn
o day is conducted with view solel
e to the good of the community. c
/. course it is intended to make none
o but the editor has discovered ths
e the best policy is in the line of trutl
IS honor, cleanliness and courtesy
= This spirit extends to the relation
IS between editors as we'll as to the re
lations between the newspapers an
IS those who support it. The result
s. that the magnificent machinery ,
n the modern newspaper organizatio
IS is devoted to the public good with
S: rare singleness of purpose. Mi
j. takes are sometimes made, as the
d must be in all lines of work, but
i no line of human effort is the inter
n ton purer or better.
If In speaking of the other side
l. the case, the attitude of the peopI
i toward the paper and its editor, NJ