St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
is of a different tint from that written
over in the house
PERSONNEL OF THE PRESS GANG

| over IN the house.
PERSONNEL OF THE PRESS GANG.
Like the two houses of congress.
| which 1t is their business from day to
DAY TO photograph for the benefit of the
! reading world, the press galleries are
/ constantly changing in the personnel of
tnelr workers. Out Of this college of
Journalism have graduated some of the
| most prominent writer's of the country,
| not TO speak of lawyers, politicians,
diplomats, congressman and senators.
Every variety and degree of talent is
found here, and the newspaper corps of
Washington city is probably the most
peculiarly American of any guild In the
| country. There are absolutely no for
elgn-born workers known-only one
man of alien birth being carried on the
! rolls, and he German-American work.
| ing on German daily newspaper. But
North and South, East and West, all of
the leading cities Of the country have
their trained representatives here. Bos-
ton and San Francisco, st. Paul and
Galveston, and all of the intervening
cities have men native to their section
on deck in the press galleries watching
the DehaVlor OF the delegations from
their several sections.
After full generation of neWspaper
work, your correspondent is pleased to
chronicle the fact that more considera-
tlon is shown to the journalistic frater-
nifty IN Washington than anywhere else
i In the country. People of other large
cities are too apt to look upon the news
| paper reporter as an Off cious bore. Of
course, this arises-where it exists
from ignorance of the purpose, duty and
| iunctlon OF the daily newspaper. But
| IL IS nevertheless an annoyance and a
humiliation to the news gatherers.
THE CORRESPONDENTS INPORTA NOE.
here In Washington the newspaper
| correspondent is not merely tolerated.
put Is frequently sought after. Early
In their career, pin-feathering statesmen
are apt to learn that their home papers
are the trombones of future fame and
certain advancement. They don't ex-
| actly like very many things the news
| papers DO; but then there is a multitude
| OF things that they can accomplish
which budding and blossoming political
genius does like. Hence members of
congress and senators are as rule very
| pollte TO the newspaper correspondents.
| 30 are cabinet officers, and heads of
| bureaus and departments. They do not
always give out what intelligence they
| carry around with them; but then they
| don't snub the meek and lowly reporter
/ who wakes fat (and often kicks on S12
| per week. The card of correspondent
could not be entered by the millionaire,
Here In Washington great men and
Smaii men alike admit that the public
mas the right to know what men are
! doing who have been chosen by the
! people to render certain services to the
| people.
There is only one gate that to-day re-
mains barred to the public in Washing
ton. mat is the senatorial executive
session; and even here the bars are
otten left down to the correspondent
i VINO mas the nerve and the intelligence
! to enter.
Finally: There is much unwritten
law to be learned by the new CORE
spondent entering the untried field of
Washington journalism. The newspaper
man Is expected to be reasonably hon
est In his reports-not so honest
as to offend his party or
the owners of his paper-but vet
fairly exact in his statements. He must
nave tact; he must not have bitterness.
lie may be Democrat, Republican or
a PopuliSt; he must not be Extensively
partisan. He may be pious or cranky;
he must not try to inoculate others
with his peculiar isms. He must be
| courteous; he must not be lickspittle,
lie may be liberal with the information
| ne hndS; he must not be garrulous in
print with scandals which float Just be-
| meath the surface of the society of the
| capital. He may be Industrious in
| prosecuting his business: he must not
violate the confidence of those who re-
pose trust In this discretion.
The Washington newspaper CORE
spondent Is favored mortal, even if his
| salary does not size up with that of a
eaplnet officer. FRAND j. MEAD.