The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-06-22

who for many years mas oeen lne
effici. it and popular president OF
the Sttte Press Association. Ihe pa,
r is a4good one, and will fill good
place in the social and business world
of Newbelry. The work of publishing
q daily paper is hard, but we presume
the editor will be equal to the task,
and that t Telegram will be well
come guest at many firesides of the en-
terprising tcwn of its nativity.
We copy from the Telegram, the
program for the approaching meeting
of the State Press Association. Ii
occurs this year at White Stone Lithla
Springs in Spartanburg County, Aug
1914. AS we may not be there, we
say our say now on the subject upon
which papers will be read.
MIR. Charles Petty, one of the Oldest
az we'll as one of the best men in the
profession in South Carolina, and who
illustrates in his character and in his
writing, the fact that man may be
q gentleman though an editor, will
deliver the address of welcome. MIR.
II. Y. Harris, the biggest hearted host
in all America, will deliver the well
come. At the right time he will fill
the brethren to the neck, and then
tuck them away in the cleanest beds
in the airiest rooms.
The first paper is:
1.-THE Advertising Agent" by A. G.
Kollock of the Darlington News.
We believe as q rule that so-called
advertising agents are the greatest
enemies of the country newspapers,
and newspapers should have very
little to do with them. These agents
generally want much for little, and
make such exacting terms that the
traditional Philadelphia lawyer would
find difficulty in complying with
them. A notable exception is August
Kohn of Columbia. He deals fairly
and squarely, and we are always glad
to receive his orders.
"The Job Office in Conjunction with
a Country Newspaper."-A.W. knight
81 tho Do m hpro Herald
After having some experience with
both job printing and publishing a
newspaper, we think it inadvisable
for the average editor to embark in the
job printing business. Reasons. 1.
Competition is strong. 2. Prices so
low that there is doubtful profit. 8.
The cost of suitable plant is great.
4. The investment once made is gone.
S. Second hand printing material,
no matter how good, has next to no
market value, if it has to be sold. We
do not see how a job office costing less
than $4,000 to $4,000 can pay. An
editor having that much money had
better invest it in something else. A
good printer can make more money by
taking charge of an office for an indis-
Greet editor who has made a bad in
vestment, than he can by running a
little office of his own.
"Ethics of Journalism" by Paul NJ.
Brice of the Columbia Record"
This is big subject, and covers a
wide field. We do not see why the
ethics ofjournalism should be different
Y from the rules which usually govern
gentlemen in the ordinary walks of
life. A man may be a gentleman
though an editor. And even if an
editor be not gentleman, he should
assume the manners of gentleman.
An EDITORS action is before the world.
where no cOncealments are possible,
as in other pursuits. His action should
therefore, if not from sincere and hon
est convictions, be governed by the
policy which the right principle would
suggest.
newspapers and Morality" J. T.
Bigham of the Chester Lantern.
We assume that Mr.. Bigham will al
least come near the borderland of max.
ing deliverence on the subject ol
vulgarity or the use of language ol
doubtful propriety. We would repeat g
circumstance. Away back in the tifties
good woman of Newberry, gave hel
editor husband, who was as good 8
man as you could find in days Jour
ney, lecture in our presence. She
said in substance Profanity might
plead excuse in provocation under
trying circumstances, but for vulgarity
there was no excuse. Profanity NIGH
come from hot blood and quick tenn
per, but vulgarity was cold bloodec
and deliberate offense to decency
Publish profanity, if you will, bu
never print vulgarity or words tha
suggest unutterable thoughts" w,
were so impressed by that speech, tina
in career of more than forty years il
the newspaper business, we hav,
never knowingly printed a vuIga
sentence or word that was intended
to suggest unutterable things. Th'
good woman who is responsible fo