Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

WORK OF AN EDITOR
a s7-ysS-otj Boy DESCRIBES the
Ups and Downs
or A JOURNALISTS CAREER
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sun ptusss titts this. know. bat have
! tro arguments b ODER IN my defense.
/ In the tirst place. = connection tor sew
sFai monshs vrh paper u sof1eisns
siscui>s,nn - naxinszan Iifs ssvss me al
+. shorty 10 speak. and sscondly. am =
l:ving riustrstsol oe my subject. for in
rae you behold the supreme trial of ell
Journalistic tho Individual who thinks
| 10 knows il al and u willing to impars
his information At the slishtest psovoca-
ton Not that his oounssls are value
tssA With the proper conditions any
coo a than would lead paper 20 sue
esss. bat those conditions are al editor
without &6.oo0ooo and patient and
enthusiastic public Having noticed
enc Of tho qualities needed by IA editor
% endure ais f-ia.s. let me consider .
lev other requirements OF the man
whom the general public pictures - .
r~rSon whose chief duties are 20 WELD
the scissors and tho paste brush. wear
out an Office chair behind = door in
scribed. This 10 my busy day. and nurl
paper weights and curses at tho print
er's devil. while his only trial IL TO listen
10 the Preparations OF spring poets. In
brief. the editor OF a struggling paper
lfor that individual being the martyr OF
Journalism. l shall take him as its rep
fesentativ.D must 10 u printer. proof
reader. author. critic. politician. diplo-
mat. business man. hustler. scholar. en-
cyciop~dia and--but this will do for a
suggcstiop- Don't believe il! Let me
particularixe.
MUSE Be vcrsasilc-
As printer he must DO able 70 exam
inc the proofs and SEQ IL the Willy type
SITTER has not double loaded the matter
ar measured the type with too gener-
Gus rule. and he must see that the paper
IL produced in an artistic form; as a
writer be turns out those jewels Of elo-
quence and intellect known a. editor
ials; a. diplomat ne must devise meas
ares 20 lift his paper into popularity AID
xecp u propped up; and OF course he
must be careful critic. separating the
grain from the chat Of literary work.
lie understands the art Of statesman
ship. for tho people expect him 10 unite
the gordian knot OF politics for them;
and he AUST have al enormous bump OK
aggre~sivcress. for who but he mus.
champion the peoples cause. As a
proof reader he reviews his paper. con-
tanning from 5000 TO 10000 words.
from beginning TO end. looking for the
smallest errors. and proof reading. as
those who have tried il know, requires
mors endurance than the geometry tests
from which ne are about to escape.
Sometimes. on small paper. the editor
il also business manager. Then he must
manage the printers. reporters. assist
aats, contributors. Office boys. collectors,
etc. and collect the bad debts and IN.
paid subscriptions
But l pause here. for this iist has al
reedy assumed soporific proportions To
sum up. the editor must have money.
experience, influence and brains. the
meekness Of Moses. the patience OF Job
aud the energy OF dynamo. and when
he has done bis best he must bear the
blame for the false reports and bad Eng
lish a his reporters The nero mention
Of these qualities 10 bad enough But
ia order to appreciate them fully il 10
necessary for ne 10 see them in action In
the editors sanctum. not the private
OH. ~ journalistic magnates who can
avail himself Of the equlvalency OF time
and money. but that OF the editor OF q
paper with patent insides and circuIa-
ton of about nifty copies week, count
ing exchanges
Only . Newspaper.
The lie Of such an unfortunate IL a
long and exquisite torture OF bil!s. CON-
paints. refusals. book agents. spring
pocn,-. indignant citizens aud accidents.
resulting ia q perpetual headache. re-
beilious digestion aud an intimate ac-
quaintance with the demon II insomnia
And the product Of all the pain aud
trouble IL oaly newspaper worthless
thing that lives FOR a day. like May fiy,
and then il lost andsorgotten. leaving TO
it, author 10 fame. no reward but the
price i. sells For. and " hat sum II money.
however large In just reccmp~nse Tor
art Poor unaprreciated thinai Who
when 20 reads IL will think of the trials
that were necc~ssry To bring il out,
/ Here's the news II a great fire. Who
stops 10 think that the man who wrote
that article braved danger and death 10
serve the publicy Heres an article by
the funny man Would you laugh 50
loudly IL you knew that the r,an who
wrote that article was given a little
more space this week. 90 that he might
earn more m0uey TO pay . doctors bill:
Here's an account u an emberxlcr cap
turpd leu never knew the pangs that
the editor felt "a be read the words that
ruined the name and family % his best
fri-nds
Let's Sc what sort q an editorial
neou has been served up today. All
Very spicy. that But the man who
wrofs u hasiu't dept night Tor a week
and fels more like composing his will.
This 10 the cost n our American news.
paper IL IL To much. IL IL too litter
IL aypesls 10 ne az q great price foF a
xrsai thing. In return Tor self -sscsifice
and undaantei Ia nnr We hare received
the enbodinent n energy. liberty. en-
Prise sad originality = rerd --Amefi-
caaisua / shall not enter late eolo.gy
n the American newspaper- You need
o. ore g. tell ron what Il has done II
- the educator = Cur common people.
To luapirstion - cur youth. the censor
% car morals Mefcenaryf Yes. il 4
sperressry, But the Articles a TIE nanse-
Zee authors sho attack nod destroy pub.
50 sbu-s~ guard cur liberty aud serFe
N. nstion. though sFitf~n Tor money.
are quite ~ FOL e true patriotism a.
shcss bursts q ssoqaenrs In legislative
AaliH shsrs The reward a that fa<sd II
usrcearrs 81 seiashn~~s glory
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