The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-02
THE BOOT Err.

Magazine, ED HOWE, an Atchison, han
sas, newspaper man, writes an interest
ing article on country newspapers. He
says that the newspaper business is The
only one of which he knows where all
the town wants to dictate a policy and
where all the town imagines it has a
right to dictate a policy.
And this is the true gospel.
THE GLOBE has had many years in
newspaper work. This old man has
worked on three of the largest and most
successful newspapers in America-and
held on them very responsible positions.
At another time, and between high
places, the same old man has presided
over the destinies of a country weekly
a weakly which did not bring in much
revenue, but which attracted some atteE-
ton.
With no desire to appear as an egotist,
because we are not obliged to, we want
to say that VIC have met with some sue
cess, and it was success because early in
life we figured it out that if we were de-
cent and honest and sought to give JUS
tice TO all people-We were just as good
as any man on earth-but no better.
We figured it plainly that there were
cyclists who had money and who would
try to rule or ruin. We laid for them
and we winged 'em. We made it a rule
.I,c+ I,.1 to uo 4Iot a N without a
copper, if he was right was entitled to as
much decent respect as a man who owned
a million. Without swerving from that
early rule we have fought our battle so
far and we shall fight it so to the end.
Country newspapers, and THE GLOBE
is one of them, too often fall into the
fatal error Of licking boots, as the express
sion is at the South.
This paper and this writer will not
bow to any man. Any man who is de-
cent, be he rich or be he poor, has a right
to courteous treatment and to a respect
able publicity. But no man, if he owns
twenty millions, could get this paper to
defend him if he were wrong.
And why?
Simply because it is at best a short
Journey from here to that narrow prison
house where no hope or love or Joy may
come; it is at best a ragged road-a road
where thistles grow upon the way. To-
day the strength and grandeur Of man
hood may assert itself-to-morrow a clod
of clay may be the residue.
And so, in this short whirl to that
grave which finally will claim us all, a
man will better enjoy the trip if he knows
that he has been decent with his fellow
men.
In this brief whirl in Durham certain
men have tried and failed to suggest a
policy to this paper. 1t is absolutely no
mans business what course this paper
pursues, If any gentleman is aggrieved
because the truth is told he knows that
we will undertake to pound his teeth
down his throat. If we SANDER a man it
will be done in ignorance, and there is no
space whichhe cannot use for our apology.
But the time has passed when money
will give caste to an ignoramus or a bragg.
CART. Honesty of purpose, decency aHd
ability will be recognized in this print
without pay.
This paper has finally taught those who
sought to dictate that the Elderly Gen
tleman who was running the boat was
the pilot and the captain. And so it will
be through all the years.
because we have done this because
we suggested that we were in possession
this paper has trebled its circulation
it has paid its printers and its contracts
and it proposes to do some other things
on the same broad and liberal platform.