Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-05

SptCJ.
A man who has graduated at this school
possesses incalculabe power for good or
/ for evil. How necessary it l., then, that
/ he should realize the importance of every
word. line and paragraph that he writes.
Nv hy do people care so much ab 'ut what
is said of them in newspapers" Is "A qne>-
ton frequently asked by the thou hlle>s
The editor knows why they care, AID he
seldom writes persons name i'r puhtica-
! ton without feeling certain sense Of re-
sponsibility. What We say ut an lnditid-
ual IN private life Is of comparatively 1T
/ tie consequence, but the same thlng p'int-
ed and circulated in newspaper may al
feet a man, his family and frirI,d>. auI d"
; them irreparablc damage. 4 sentence set
in type is not looked upon H. the savings
of mere man it is regarded a the state
neLt of the newspaper ~ which II ap-
pears and newspaper. even The huiH-
| hlest, is a great institution. i hen. tnt',
"a has been well said. when an opinion
about man gets into new >paprr 1t l.
liable to become the opinion oi The readers
of that paper, from whence il i only u
step to becoming the opinion Of the pub
| lie. Editors are sometimes faccti"u>iv
called 'moulders OF puhic opinion" To
me the title seems terribly significant.
They h mould public opinion, and that TO
an extent little dreamed ui ~ silly men
| and women who are forever desiring them
10 put thus that or the other ah>nrdity IN
| the paper. Why, if the press were t. take
marked notice # their mtanin. less cacke,
| these weaking> would he caught llkr rats
! between two milestone. and gtouId liner
| than fiddle dust.
| | have intimated that the average editor
| does not realizc his capai iilr~ ~ a man
OF afialt> IL Is proper !" say however.
! that he ha~ deep ani ABIDING >th>c 81
! his responsibilities No IMAM can t"htr"l
: country ne" "spaptr i"r any I'ngth "i
| time without becoming ptih'uHN aware "i
/ his ohilgations I" the puh!ic lie hnd>
| himself engaged IN tao"i "hlch admits "i
| n" concealment. Hers constantly at close
/ quarters with Ms readers majority of
whom he has learned I" regard - person
al friends Under snch conditions II lS
unlikely that ne VIII knowingly >hGht
/ his task. or purPo>ely give Just cause of
/ oiien>e to his supporters / lie best testi-
npuy IN taN"r OF the country ne" >papcr,
IL that although 1t has been freely critics.
! eh,-s"mrtlme> WITH cr'>tut>> aid >"Ftri-
( ty sometimes WITH >iu'ltd hir>hn'>~ ana
evident manct'-n> reputation r. t',th
among 'Ah''ld ahd competent f'ih'r- "i'h
'''' ~ 80 '''''' - N"''' ''''"''''' '"''''
negative ana positive in't nhd"uht'd'y he
discovered IN II, put tiIr same = l'uc, ~
greater or ir>> degree t'i every "|hri pro
ducti"n "i human anlap"f and neither the eyes
OF malice nor 'I caPl''"> ctiu'i>m nave
been able |" hnd any >ulllticht reason Why
the I"ca' paper should n"t retain - h"td
upon the anrctlnh> u ihe people m
winning ~ popular rt-ar' = ~, m"rr a'-
client; II ! INC dlltct ltNu1l III constant
Application anu loA--cou lnIlcd >cli->acrI-
nee. ne tditpr I"Nts hl> lilruhIy readers
and respects his fearless critics; and his
best ehdtaN0r> are to advance lhr inter
e>t> OF them all, ktaiiIlH- the power pt
the press, he feels that The mission II hi>
paper should De to encourage m,inbcr> ot
the community aud MAKE "a III prosperous
His printed Sheet may ne small out nc
wants IT tn re pleasant hhd >un-hhN. 50
that II may carry >olnethln. Of hraven'>
brightness INTO every h"m" where It GOES
tie /, under contract To furnish news. and
must, therefore publish bad ~ we'll as
glad tldug>; but # he il proper person
tu conduct newspaper he VIII not 90 out
Of his Nay to unearth scandal, nor VIII he
make the story of evil doing uuduly prom
nent in his columns.
Much mas been ,aiI concerning III.
wrlrhty secret. that are carefully guarded
by LAWYERS. physician, ana clrr.ymen. In
il, peculiar and intimate relations with the
puhljc the country press think i, ,uual.
is faithful To the, interests of the neoplc
In every town there arr. individual. whn