The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-07
THE BEST PAPER.
DigusSisn Starisd in The Journal Con.
timed in New Hampshire.
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ans InSspen6encs q UsssrsnSs the
r5ezi CoDeirons.

On reoeips q a o0py q The CarTraI
JorExai the Nashua, New Hampshire,
Daily Press. foundei December ..
Is18. has the tolloEiBz abe editorial ~
shat oonssitutes The Best Newspaper
The CagTTal J0CRxAL. a salem. Or,
has ssarta5 q discsssi0n On She inquiTy'
What j. the best newspaT@r?T lt L.
indeed q hard problem ~ .oive. Every
erserIgising man oounected ujfh tire
pres u the oountry has standard q
his OEn. and yet al b not obtain the
ear and coufieuce 0f the p1blic In
diViiszl indguleni is a. fault s0neWkere
Tiien, again. eircBlati0n is not always .
sure tesi a merit Or a certificate that
TIE newspaper thus fortunate j. better
than IT, contemporary. II often happens
that the bet newsraper j. to- heavy
iog the general reader. oT that il does
nos o0ntain features that are in line
Siih the ibOught Of the people uhereit
Il puhiishei Besides this il somesines
occurs that q neWspaper--eren the best
has a hobby, is too st in opinion. to-
religious or too irreligious. aud j. a. cold
A. frog. In fact there are ~ many de-
tails in what constitutes successful
Newspaper that even those who have
been engaged Cor many years in journal-
ism will hardly dare rick a positive opin-
iOn on the subject Oi inquiry.
The writer's experience and obserya-
ton has been that the best newspaper Il
limited ownership. a publication that
has large number a stockholders and
board u directors, a majority Of whom
knOw nothing about the business, stands
a pretty slim chance u being the best
Or most successful ia its field of en-
deavor. There il to- much Dulling in
different directions, TO many - pleas (;
in fine, ~ many bDs-es that the news-
paper lOses its Independents and j.
herised about on all matters touching
tie public veal. Resides this il often
happens that the editor. By reason Of
his hard task il too much Of a recluse.
lie does not mingle among his fellow
men 10 the extent that Il would b. well
for him and therefore does not know
what they are thinking and talk
ing about. These aud other thing. hand.
leap a newspaper.
The best newspaper-the newspaper
that succeels--is, A. the writer under
stands il, free from annoyance Oi owner
ship and independent in its uttsranccs II
u the newspaper that keeps nearest
home ia its discussion oi the matters oi
interest and Importance to the people
where IL j. circulated. II il the news
paper that has no one to reward or pun
ish, that prints all the news decently
and without prejudice whether the per-
son affected by Il be friend or ioe, an
patron or a citizen, who
i0r reasons best known % himself, doe !
not advertise. II Is the newspaper that /
while Il gives an the news. does not pub |
lish matter unfit b. rad aloud in the /
family circle, that shows sincere pur- |
f1-e % encourage good living and good |
morals that seeks 20 aid all worthy /
charities and pays Difference % the /
churches. without which society II the /
American standard must fail and men /
and women hccome debas-i. These and /
Incidental matters that come up every |
lay In newspaper office, and which |
must h. pAs-sl upon In the twinkling Of |
IN eye, are a few oi many thing that In
he judgment oi the writer make the
set newspaper.