Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-29
JOURNALISTIC CREDIT.

A weakly sheet published at Mantl
called the Messenger continues to eX-
blblt personal spite against the editor
of the peseret News, for some cause
unknown to any one on this paper IT
announces is desire TO see the News
nrosper but assalls the editor by name,
and does not seem to understand the
lmnersonarty Of a public journal In
thus paving brief attention TO the Mes
ssnger. we are aware that anything app
nearing In IL Is OF little II any conse-
oucnce. but It quotes from q paper SAID
IN be published by the b. Y, Academy
nj Provo and which the Deseret News
does not receive It Is because the
school paper may have fallen into error
concerning an article in the News oil
March %, that we mention the matter
IN the Messenger, sheet which we
should not have seen IL 1t had not been
called 10 our attention, This is what 1t
processes to have taken from the Provo
paper:
oThe Deseret News copied from the
White and Blue the "Eulogy on the
ne M DR.. Maeser," but failed to give
ma credit We admire their Judgment
INT condemn their methods. such ac-
lion L beneath the dignity Of Church
paper
As we have stated we do not receive
the White ana Blue and therefore
could not have taken anything from It's
columns II Is a rule with this paper
understood by all members Of It's stan
mat due credit must be given to any
papcr from which an original article "
copied. II by mistake a compos''or
through carelessness omlts the name OF
paper from which an extract Is made
the error IL rectlded and II not the
proof.reader Is blamed and reprImand-
ea Rut in this case the error Is with
The Blue and White, and the maii'e
with the Messenger The "Eulogy on
,,o rBfe Of Kari @. Maeser, as the Mes
sanger could see when II was puol'shea
In tho Deseret News, was written ana
90 stated in the sub-headline' by Pro-
fessor ]. Z. Hickman, Brigham Young
Academy" The original manuscript oy
tbe Professor was sent us from iIovo'
spppose a duplicate was given TO tne
Whlte and Blue. eve do not know 'hat
4 vas) What then? Would the iau''
ne with the Deseret News?
The Messenger intimates but ooes
M, make the charge direct that the
peseret News steals Manu court items
from the Tribune, We obtain our couh-
trv news from our own correspondents
In renorts OF occurrences In the coun-
trv espeolally In court news, there IS
hound 10 be a similarity between our
correspondonce and that Of our con-
temporaries Occasionally they are
ahead and then again we have the ad-
vantage as 70 time. We have a very
wide circle Of agents and receive IN
formation from almost every settlement
nv letter or by wire when that is possl-
Mo Sometimes items Of news are taken
verbatim from our columns by the
morning papers in this city. There Is no
objection to that The accommodation IN
such general news Is mutual This. Of
course. does not apply to anything spe-
cial or exclusive, involving expense or
the bralnWork Of an exceptional
wrte-up; that is the property OF the
paper that pays for It as much as It's
business goods,
The objection entered by the Descret
News 10 the practice Of some country
papers. Of taking articles from its coll
umns without credit refers to edi-
torials and specially written or tele-
graphed articles that are exclusive to
this paper, and for which every fair
and honorable journal win be- careful
10 give proper credit, Little items Of
general news Of small Importance and
Of common report are altogether dlf-
ferent. they are taken from the
News without word Of protest on
our part
Now II some friend Of the Messenger
will take pains TO show It Che folly
AMI impudencc Of attacking the editor
OF the Deseret News by name, foi
faults whether real or iraglnary In
the paper. and teach the Mant sheet
common journalistic decency, It will
perhaps be better for the reputation Of
the town that Is afflicted with such
publication The Deseret News has
a character 70 sustain which II has
maintained through a long series Of
years, and reliability fairness and jus
ilca to IT'S contemporaries are among
its recognized characteristics These 10
intends 10 retain. and the Increasing
support It Is receiving from every
quarter Is credenull that over
whelms such exhibitions of petty and
personal spite as we have noticed