The Caucasian., 1901-01-27
OFFICIAL ORGAN
OF THE
PARISH OF CADDO
"a SANENESS IN HIS ARTICLES'

1t remains to be seen whether Nr Bryan
can sway the masses through the ,'uEans
OF mis- newspaper as he has dore on the
stump. 1t is mo- likely that he will. We
Will have the same auiiencs every week
and there Will necessarily he a ssmeness
In his articles that will become Jlresome
TO his readers. When a prominent public
man, like Mr.. Bryan, fails in his political
ambition and then resorts to \ country
weekly to keep himself before the people,
the idea naturally occurs that be thinks
the country edltor q bigger man than a
Soli i9ian. And he may be right.-Mans.
6eld Na.) Journal.
Our friend, the Mansfield journal,
has misjudged Mr. Bryan, who has in
plain words stated his purpose in the
journalistic field to be to discuss the
principles of the Democratic platform,
TO defend the Democratic party and
to keep III touch with "the common
people" Mr. Bryan has also given
his definition of common people"
which is clear. He has declared that
The common people do not constitute
al exclusive sooiety--they are not OF the
four hundred and one can become mem
Der If he is willing to contribute by brain
or muscle to the nations strength and
greatness. Only those are barred-and
they are barred BY their own choce-who
imagine themselves made of s superior
kInd Of clay and who deny the equality OF
all before the law.
A rich man, who has honestly acquired
his veal and VINO is rot afraid
to intrust its care to laws made by his
fellows, can count himself smong the COM
mon people, while POOR man - not really
one Of them If be fawns before plutoerat
and has no higher ambition than to be
c)urtier or syooph Mt.
The Journal says: ale will have
The same audience every week and !
there will necessarily be a sameness |
tn his articles" which is conceded |
tut we except to the assertion that !
"ls articles will become tiresomo TO |
his readers." As to ";he sam ness
in his articles, it may be said that
- re Is no man--orator, miuitt or :
writer, without "the SAM meness' , ut
him, but this very "sameness" after
oil must constitute the personality,
the individuality of the man, which /
is presented with greater or lesser
Influence through the force of his
character, the range of his intellec
tuilitY, the sincerity md honesty OF
his endesvor aud purpose, aud If he
cannot reflect what he tsels--what is
In him-ifrhe caunot keep in touch
with "thc comm )n people"-1e will
"necessarily becomI tircsome TO his
read srs," but Mr. Bryau's individual
I y-hie personality will be stamc-
ed in his work, as new spaper man,
as it has been an orator aud that in
dividuaiity will always command
respectful attention.
A newspaper without the char.
acleristic of marked individuality.
IS after al only machine, the re-
producioI OF thous inds OF shee
from the original III which Is always
manifest, that ameness"-although
1t be filled with telegraph ics, news
or reports, etc, which b com tlre-
sons" and wnich lacking iu iudivld-
uslity aud reIso lslity, eau have no
force aud whose range of influence
aud power is circumscribed to the
never-ending that seemingly ever
lasting sameness about it, wh ch be-
comes tlresome to its readers.