Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-24


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us8e1 uAs axk forever k<s:gfrx den I,
- ~, thaf q ~ ODER ahsprdfsy In u
uaDes. WHY. n he ppau vesn q "a,
uasked np4ice Of their uaanin9ieas esckIe
these veskIinQs vsuId Be espehs ma ~
! between tve niIts,oces. and eruuud Aae
sbsa hd1ie dus<.
have insiussed tbAs ths eyefnes edifo
does rot realize bis capabilities n 4 mar d
a6siTs. Il 10 pepper 10 say. however. tha
i be has . deco AID abia;er perse al n,
! responsibilitIes No man can contrcl ,
country pevspspsY for say Ierrsh az tfn.
without beeouins painfully susre Of hi,
obligations 10 the pablo He lads himsef,
ensaesd ia labor which admits Of NO con
cssIment- He il constantly Il cIese omar
; tiers With his seadeYs, . nsiority Of vhor
he has Learned to regard - peSsoasl friends
Undes such conditions II 10 unlikely that b.
will knowingly slight HE sssk. or psrposeIy
give iuss csuse of o6snss 10 his supuor,eys
The best testimony In favor Of the countr,
pevsrspeY. il ttst although il has been
!. freely criticized, --sometimes with ciose.
|. ness and severisy. sometimes win studied
DARKNESS and evident msiise.-its feputa.
ton has risen among candid and con,peter,
readers with the arpearacce Of each
sofume. Faults, negative and positive
may rnoosbsedly be discovered In II, bat
tns same 10 true, In greater or less Degree,
OF every other production Of hsman labor
snd nesinef the eyes OF malice NOR OF cap
uons criticism have been able TO Ind sny
sumefsnt reason why toe local paper
snouh not retain 10 bold upon
tne affections OF the people. This winning
Of popular regard u no mere accident; II Is
the direct result Of constant application a1d
iong-eonfinned self-sacrifcs. The editor
loves his friendly readers md respects his
fearisss critics and his best erdeayors are
70 advance the interests Of thsm all. Real.
iztnS the power OF the press, he feels that
the mission OF his paper should be to encour-
ase members OF the community and make
thsm prosperous His printed sheet rnsy
De small. but be wants IL to Be pleasant ard
sunsniny, 80 that it may carry something Of
heavens brightness Into every home where
u goes. He 10 under contract to furnish
news, and must therefore publish bad -
wen - glad udings; but II be 10 proper
person 10 conduct newspaper he will rot
10 out Of his way 70 unsafth scandal, nor
viii be make the story OF evil doing unduly
prominent 10 his columns.
/ Much has been said concerning the
weigbty secrets that are carefully suayded
| By LAWYERS. phy,icians and cierpymen. In
| its peculiar and intimate relations With the
| public the country uress. I think. In canal.
| " faithful To the in,e,ests Of the psonIe
| Inevery town thsre are intiyiduals who
run to the newspaper with their net 9riey-
apces m naturally asa hurt child rms IN
| its mother. Let an editor try To know A
/ little n he reasonably can OF the priv.ts
/ a6sirs NJ bfs fellow tnvnsmen and he
will stiIl be sur ov;sed and shoeked nv dam.
aging tiisciosures which come 10 him from
eli auartsys Per,ons unfamiliar with
| printius once secrets have no idea of the
| astounding reveiations that are fysouentlv
made, even 10 the most obscure sanctum.
There 10 not, dare say, = Publisher 10 this
room who could not set whole communities
BY the ears, were be so disposed, and still
keep on the safe side OF the law of libel
| Generally speaking. it 10 for the interests
OF the lawyer. the doctor and the clergyman
to protect his clients, patients or parishion-
ers. lnssmuch as their good works are
supposed to be done in secret, l! pays the N
to be close-moutbed. With q newspaper
man the case Is different. He Is not In the
employ OF those who would be affected BY
a disclosure. He gets nothing for keeping
silent, while news that Will set the world
taking Is actually worth money to him
reformation may have come to him in such
asay mat ne VIII oetfay no commence IN
making 1t pubic, yet he feels thai, beyond
| personal gain, no good end will be served
by ven'llsfing The matter. To the credit OF
the craft be II said that under such circum-
stances pecuniafy considerations weigh
light IN the balance. Out OF pure sym
psfhy Tor distressed evii doefs-who may
nave FORFEITED all claims TO fofoearance-
me editor preserves invio'a'e the secrets OF
ndlvlduAis to whom ne IS under no special
obligations, and from whom he expecs no
thanks
There are persons who fancy that news
paper man is never happier than when
engaged in tearing TO ta.ters the regulations
Of others. could almost wish that for the
bereft Of such there might be issued, with
each edition of the paper, a supplement
Sc ting forth the news that has been sup
pressed. How they would stare at the
account But Is we'll. perhaps, that
members OF the press are closely watched
ana severeiy cftlciseo. were IL other~ise
shey might De led TO abuse their power. In
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| too luxuriant srowths by fencing in donkeys
to crop The shoots, eiitors, no lees thaa
vines, require pruning. Let us be thank-
full. brethren, that the race OF donkeys Is
rot yet extinct.
Ia considering the iaoors OF the country
eGitor have not deemed u necessary 10
| take into account sll the petty duties per-
tsining to his cslling: have chosen,
ra'hsr.to mention some OF the more weighty
matters That help to make up his burden
To so shape the policy OF newspaper that
II may pursue for years consistent yet
undertaking course, to give every man his
due, and no more, to say the thing
that ought to be SAID, TO say it
at proper time and in manner
which shall offend none save those who
deserve TO be offended-in short, to make
such newspaper as is published every
week in msjority Of towns in this State,
is to undertake task whose successful
accomplishment calls for the exercise of
high order 81 talent.
The mechanical work of q newspaper is
a matter of no small importance. 1t also
il A branch of the business with which most
country editors are more or less familiar.
ANY person connected with A printing office
can recall DAYS when IL has seemed as if
the Father of Mischief must have taken
uron himself the task OF getting out the
pscer. When rollers ,eiH ..pullr and ink
'front.' distribute. when printed pages
"offsetv or are torn in niec,s ia the raven
mn, nav of the nre.s-in A word. when
r;oht then il the time when a hxrrsssed