The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-02

an official in high place That is to
live and express sympathy Tor the op
pressed apd down-trodden. The senti'
! ments that Lincoln expressed toward
the suffering and afflicted OF humanity,
the the tender and kindly feeling he
manifested for the weaker brothers and
sisters in this world, was a protection to
him, until the stage.struck Southern
sympathizers, slew him as the closing
act in the great Civil War drama TO
which his death brought the climax.
Roosevelt is great brainy representa-
tive OF the worlds most favored chill
dren. He is Of aristocratic birth, has a
social prestige and inherited wealth, a
college education and trained mind,
has lived all his life with all the advan-
tages on his side OF the struggle. Why
should he not 90 out OF his way to say sn
uplifting word for those less favored, or
for those who have had no iavors, for
the lowly, for the poor who live from
hand TO MOUTH This will cost him
nothing, and II he feels that it is right
in country of the people to include all
the people in the sweep OF your sympa.
thies, and expresses the thought with
sincerity, and something more than the
affected Journalism of a hand.shakihg
office-seeker, 1t will be a greater protec.
tion to him than all the guards a secret
service o. special police can throw
around him. Let him remember that
OF faith, hope and lcharity, the last 10
the greatest, and unless he has the gem
uiue article OF feeling for all that is hui
man, all other professions are as sound
ing brass and tinkling tymbal.
The New York Times Jubilee number
was historical event in American Jour.
nalism, chrohicling the completion Of
fifty years Of continuous newspaper life,
beginning its career asan one.cent morn
ING and evening paper published by
HenryJ. Raymond, George Jones and h.
B. Wesley. The first edi torial tells Of the
risks aud dangers OF establishing another
daily paper in that city, and the first
number is reproduced in "fac simile."
A beautiful golden jubilee souvenir re-
counting the history and achievements
OF the paper In half q century, accom'
pauies the regular Issue, which is com.
posed of sixteen seven-oolumn pages
OF these ll2 columns Of matter there are
"a columns Of general news, 10 columns
about New York (much Of national i'm
portancel and columns OF editorial.
There are Is columns given 10 chipping
aud commercial news, and about 4S col
umns Of advertising The Times motto
Of printing all the news thats lit to print
is vigorously adhered TO. The editorial
page Is fatly and solidly devoted TO seri-
Gus matters, treated In a most oomically
serious manner. There are six jokes and
a newspaper sklt Of poem. But 1t must
be remembered this was historical
number, and there was no room for the
lighter veins Of journalism, so we must
not set the Times down as incapable OF
hunor. The grave editorial style is stil
an afiectation Of the college.bred man
With whom il is the easiest avenue TO a
reputation for wisdom. IL is alGo the
cheapest editorial page the big moRey.
gruhbing newspapers OF the big cities
can get up. A dashing, hot.off the-skil-
let style OF editorial, that has the high
qualities OF the entertaining AMI
the dramatic demanded by news.
papers in the wild and woolly
west, cannot be hired written for
$40 week, and would shock the sensi-