The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-12-07
JOURNALISM.

In Montana the other day "A meeting
Of the stale editorial association was hello
and one Of the speakers was Judge G. G
Goodwin, editor of the Salt Lake Trib-
une. In The course of his address. the
judge said:
1T is the habit these days to denounce trusts.
believe it is right, too. but yet there are trusts
and trusts When man devotes his life and
brain to the upbuilding of per in n com
munity, he is the best citizen in that community.
lie is entitled 10 more grateful thoughts than any
other man. He alone knows what it is TO labor
silently aud steadily toward the public good. As
all good comes from labor he knows that the
most labor he puts in il will bring its reward
''unconsciously he has an influence in the
community. The old people read the pa per: the
young people read the paper: the children
read the paper, and the good or evil it contains
is settled upon their youthful hearts. have n
grent respect for this responsibility,
The chairman has said that trimming of
| thoughts Is necessary to newspaper work.
want to say few words about this newspaper
work, No man should try it unless by nature he
is an Unsuitable reader. He wants to perfect him
selfin the general literature of the day and in
the highest classics. He wants ut least an idea
OF the practical workings OF the world He
wants to know the underlying principle of every
government in the world. He wants to possess
That levei-headed judgment that will not allow
beside that Of today
"lfnnv OF my brothers here in this association
! KNOWS anNlhlng mean about himself he wants
to quit the BUSH the mea mess viii show out
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aunv '"' y pcs sooner OF nter aud give HIM
AS have sdid of all professions. that Of an
editor Is most important but it brings the poor
tinaons work IL, III reHares tne most con-
may take holiday or run nway bit the ne v"e
paper man is the blind horse OH wheels"
Judge Good win is the Nesior of inte-
mountain Journalism and spraks bv nu
lhoritv. He is also something OF n hum
orist. and his humor often takes the form
Of sarc SIN. but whether or not he in
tended to he sarcastic in his remarks
about The man who has labored 10 build
up II newspaper being the best man in
the community, he certainly struck some
strong notes in what lie said relating to
The responsibilities of journalism and IFS
''" Tna raaa anu 1s's SEC,
else them flippantly but fail to take note
Newsnansr ;, vory '. s net oy eacn issue.
the general public; bull the man who IS
Nc nnd - az us,nei'! oi oe'icate qurs-
journal that shall be of value in the com
would dest r "Vo lI i 'lan,ng mistakes tnat
plish.
thai he nansr rI re 'aenilnuer Oh the iact
huence in the community, presents
fail ~ nov, w. "n a,ta many makers OIL papers
what their responsibility is in this resnecr
even "a reless nv ssao"' s9usrll"us or
who realize that have mean traits kept
far less Of S In,l, worN there would be
complain. There are lessons for news
eran edi,or Me,s sd !" '.ie remarks Oh the vet
public to think of respecting the diff
tics Of tha , u,ssna,si"s 'ne responsiolil-
mands made upon it Statesman.
Judge Goodwin is a uewsnoner
man and the editor of the Statemon
is Il newspaper man. and if thev
choose to glorify their calIino h,v.
my their own organs to do 81 in, who
shall gainsav them? OF course the,
are speaking from the plane of LARGE
and substantial journals in the hlvh
GU" i'on clcleS hen yOu get down |
among the unpretentous papers of
the lower journalistic castles every.
one knows that the man who sruns,
one does so through the simple nec,s-
sity of making living; when he
spends half life time in exer,ino
his energies for the public good or
the upbuilding and developmept Of
his surroundings. it is to ,al,e mon
himself vain glorious assumption in
order to delude the general public
and thereby gain more PATRONAGE