The morning call., 1895-01-08
THANKS TO ALL.

The new proprietor OF The CALL owes
a public acknowledgement of his apprecla-
ton of the kind words of encouragement
and Endorsement which he has received
since the announcement of his purchase
of the paper Congratulations. both
public and private. have been received
from all Sides They have come by news
papers. by mail. by telegraph. by tele-
phone, by word of mouth and by every
form and fashion which men have of
expressing their thoughts TO their fel-
lowmen. They have come from
personal friends and from strangers
who have known him only by re utalion
they have been speeded on their way
from all sections of the Pacific Coast and
from Californians scattered far and wide
throughout the Union.
The warmth and cOrdialty with which
the congratulations have invariably been
expressed attest their sincerity. 1t would
be a suspicious mind indeed that could
doubt the earnestness and the truth of
kind words that have come so spontane-
ously as these from so many different
sources It would be an affront
to. friendship to doubt them, or
to pretend to be Indifferent to
them. Human praise is worth something
to those who have been honestly ambi-
tious OF deserving 1t. and it has never been
charged against the present proprietor of
THE CALL that he ever failed to value
friendship at its true worth or to acknowl-
edge every evidence of it, whether given
by word or service.
It is a source OF proud satisfaction to
know that the work done in journalism in
San Jose has won such wide recognition
throughout the Safe and is so generally
commended. 1t is another proof of the
fact that a newspaper has an influence
wider than the community in which it is
published, and that an editor is judged by
a constituency far larger than that to
which he consciously appeals. This fact
will be an encouragement to many a rural
editor. and will help him to bearup agains
the annoyances OF local jealousies and
criticisms, by assuring him that the true
judges of his work are the journalists of
the State. and that good work will not
fail to win praise from those whose praise
is best worth having.
The factor of personal influence and in
divdual leadership can be eliminated from
journalism no more than from politics.
The newspaper. like the political party may
con tinue the same policy under different
leaders, but the animating spirit will differ
as the leaders differ. This facts felt even in
quarters where it is not consciously rec
ogniZed, and it Is in the highest degree
gratifying, therefore. that the new editor
can present himself to the constituency
of THE CALL this morning with
such testimonials of esteem and iu-
dorsement from fellow Journalists. Until
his personal leadership has had time 10
make itself felt in The CALL, he must be
judged by the friends lie has made and the
ardor of the friendship inspired. For this
reason be is doubiy grateful for all the
kind words that have come to him. The
cordial welcome given by the press of the
city is valued. and not the less so is every
good word and Godspeed sent us from
our old friends of the interior and the
rural weeklies, for whom we shall always
cherish the warmest feelings, and to
whom THE CALL Office will always be an
open headquarters whenever they come
to the CITY,