Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-03
THE BRIGHT SIDE
OF JOURNALISM.

There are many pleasant things con
nected with editing and publishing
newspaper In the first place there
are many who think one should con
duct paper Just as they would Ike
10 have it--not as they would--but as
they want others to do. These re-
marks are brought forclbly TO mind
hy actions and comment of a few peo.
ple IN connection with events which
have transpired the past ten days in
Durango.
A week ago there were probably M
" people in Durango who thought the
time had arrived when their cherished
wish was to he Hatiatcd. the killing
of tho editor OF the opposition sheet.
In the first place We are not nNRgger-
a,IBg any when we say there at least
atty people residing In the city who
have long wished for the Sudden end
ing of the person IN question. The
greater part OF the above number
have SO expressed themselves 90 the
writer and they have not been nj all
backward In stating that we were the
one to do the deed Realizing that
we have been prepared 10 back mp the
statements appearing In The Herald
In the past they were certain the
Samo action would he taken week
aso They never stopped to think or
care whether The Herald WAS righ,
or wrong the time had come for their
desires TO be fulfilled This desire for
the ending of the person In question
had taken such held OF some that
they even offered to furnish the shot.
gun. and others said Now is your
time" WHEN Informed TINT the trou
hie wea not Of our making. and thai,
unless true the paper could be sued
for damages and the editor for crimi.
nal libel ms an this point The Herald
took good advice u made no differ
enee-right ar wrong the man must
he killed One person suggested that
the offending party be taken unawarcs
and pu, 10 sleep. adding that con.
science or right should no, ngure In
the transaction While talking ,husly
not one even lntima,cd that they
would see thai attorneys were paid
for defending either law suits or kin.
Ing afrair They cared nothing whcth.
81 The Herald was compelled To pay
ont a thousand dollars or 80 FOR ~
tie matter OF this Kind We should
think Of the honor attached 80 such
n deed Think Of II Killing man
whom they had wanted TO XIII and
whom they had made threats Of DOING
for some years but for some reasons
which we do not care TO give failed
to do so. hoping It would fnll TO the
lot OF the other fellow" The dlsap.
pointment was SO keen tina, two
stopped their paper. They cared III.
tie II we. or half dozen. got Killed
Just SO long ms the obnoxious person
careened We say there were hfty
in the town who were thus disap.
pointed hu, the number who were
willing that we should be sacrificed
II needs be were fcw and We could
name them In addition to the nf,y
mentioned there are probably two
hundred who would not have kicked
II the party in question had been
killed and ias many more who would
have been Indifferent. some of them
undoubtedly adding that both ought
to have fallen at the same time"
On the other hand we want to say
that more people have commended the
course pursued. especlallywhcn they
knew the conditions. and persons
whom we expected to he on the other
side have been with us. We do not
care to comment much one way or the
other but has the average reader ever
considered that II often requires
more courage TO do right than not
II doesn't require great deal OF cour.
age to Kill man. especially II you lay
f..t d 40. a.