The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-08-06
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other paper. we do not hesitate to
say that take it all together, the
Statesvillc Laaameyk is the best weekly
paper in the State And it is 50 con-
coded by others more competent to
Judge than oursclf If its editor, Mr..
Joseph z. Caldwell, who is as popular
with his brethren of the press as his
paper is with the people of his section,
is profted by attending the National
Editorial Convention as he says, how
much more important the assembling
of ourselves together even in our State
Association, should be to awe lesser
lightc." In the splendid account he
gave of his trip to St. Paul which we
publish on the first page of the GOLD
LEAF this week, he says 81 learned
more about the newspaper business
than | ever knew before, and upon
the spot l reconsecrated myself to
it and resolved to be a better news
paper man in future than | have ever
been heretofore" 1t is the awakening
of this sort of feeling-a taking of
greater pride in ones work as a profess
sion and a 6nsiness-that makes us
such a warm friend of the North Caro-
lima Press Association, and we would
rejoice to see every editor in the State
a member of it. Aside from the So
cial features, the meeting together and
forming mutual friendships and &C
quaintances, to one of an observing
and retentive sort of mind there is
much to be learned of interest and
value to publishers.
In this connection we publish the
following written by thoughtful and
practical correspondent of the Lum-
berton R0bes0niaN, whose editor Mr..
w. w. McDairmid, was one of the
delegates from this State to the
National Editorial Convention:
| am indeed glad to know that the
editor has had an opportunity to visit
the growing and prosperous West. The
association may be pleasant, but his
opportunities to see for himself, will be
doubly SO, and his mind will expand
as his thoughts accumulate.
The RObes0aian is fast becoming a
recognized factor in North Carolina
journalistic circles. The more an
editor is known, the better will the
county and State he represents be
known.
A live editor in a county is coun-
tvs perpetual representative. Their
interests are mutual, but the benefits
are always on the side of the people
whom he represents.
1t isa factnot generally appreciated,
but nevertheless true, that the secret
of success of any measure or progress
of place, is in direct proportion to
the worth or influence of the newspaper
which publishes to the world the adj
vantages of that place, either as a
location for business or residence.
Show me the newspaper and | can tell
you the status of the people it repre-
sents.
You raise money yearly in your
churches to give your preachers vaca
ton for month or two in the summer.
Your hard worked editor does not
have day leisure only at his own
expense, and many a one of these
church members who drop dollar
in the church hat for the preacher, has
two dollars Or more in his pocketbook
which belongs to his neglected editor.
If things were reversed, or if they
were made equal, both the religious
and secular side of the community
in which they live would be more pros
porous and happy.
A yearly contribution should be
made up for your editor, who gets
neither dollars nor praise for hundreds
Of dollars of gratituitous advertising
he does year by year for the individ
ual benefit of each man, woman and
child in the community.
But education will, in time, change
the whole aspect of this state of things.
As the county prospers the editor will
share the benefits accordingly; as it
is now, he knows every educated,
honest man in his county; in time he
will know every dishonest one, and
will regulate his business accordingly.
a preacher knows his congregation,
a doctor the community in which he
practices, but the editor knows the
whole county. The secrets of printing
office would be revelation to any
community
The best counselor, High Priest
and keeper Of the secrets of State
or county, is the self-denying, high
toned editor who represents it.
ANOTHER thing we want to see the
columns of the press closed against is