The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-17
The Newspaper-Let All Read 1t.

FToul the 1 u4ldAtipui LGNStt'
The reader knows that, as a rule. he
pays one cent for his newspaper, even
though it be among the first and best but
he does not know, and probably has never
stopped to think, how many sleepleSS brains
and hands have been engaged in the pro
duction Of the copy which he reads. lie
would, no doubt. be surprised to learn that
it was the combined work of hundreds OF
newspaper men; yet that Is the truth. The
EMPLOYEES. the literary or news editors and
reporters. the foreign aud domestic CORES
pondents. together with all those Of the
several mechanical departments. are in
numbers as a small army, and are all work
Ing to produce the newspaper for which the
reader pays the smallest coin of the realm.
The modern leader writer has no uuha>
tened. scholarly leisure in which to express
his thoughts in English pure and undetiIed
no opportunity Of time or benefit Of other
desirable condition j. afforded him in the
rush. turmoil and flash of the night ext
gencies to deliberate, TO weigh each thought
and sean each word Accounts If the mo
mentouS events of war, the gravest acts of
parliaments or the most potential deliver
anceS of emperurs. kings, presidents and
statesmen are flashed across the world to
hi desk, and It i expected that his com
ment> upon them shall be at once formu-
lated and found in the same issue with the
dispatches.
Every circumstance aud every detail Of
the production Of the daily newspaper =
controlled by essential arbitrary haste
time l. the newspaper worker : memorable
master to whom absolute and iu-,an,aue
Gus obedience must lie yielded There
fore If hls work i sometimes inaccurate.
often crude, il should be accepted at IL,
best, all things in his favor being justly
considered
That which j. gratifying 10 every n.
sl-on>ibe lsborer IN the newspaper vineyard
i, the public recognition Of his fidelity so
hi> public trust. lie appreciates a. few
Others 30 that the daily newspaper 1, Jbc
greatest teacher in the world lie ia,~
not say the be-, teacher bu, the greatest
It, pupil, arr the reading millions Therr
l. no Intelligent conscientious. newspaper
mau who irs> mo, 4ccrpf that truth anl
the per>uoal responsibility 10 lmp,-,, upon
him Tie recognizes thar thr newspapers
are daily teaching mli.iea-. and tha, 60 Is
hiS first aud hlshe,, duty e. make hJ, news
paper teach the truth a. Be -e,- the truth
without fear favor ~ pr,judio, And
this l. vhsr. sc believe. the great be,Iy af
newspaper men are dosing. that aulou- the
uaans iaullal there should b. 'sibl,=s
lev i, b,t the natural and igy,j,stl, -.
qucuee Of the purli bggn. made uy Of -asi
and had together
The -aule conditions prevail 60 large
extent IN hrsg class cruutry weekly.
where the Froprictors arr editors repart
err, bookkerpcrs. afwE-'-ltoFs. pTesmen,
engineers. Sc Where tariy ministers.
lawyers and husineo. men postpone their
advertisements until about an hour before
going 20 press and rush in. saving thg- !.
Nos, Important and mast ~ IN " al ,he
work will have 20 b. done over. Sc. ani
they become VERY much ric,i II ngs arcum
moda,ed. even Il the Publisher ba, to pie
plaeius their issue 10 the mail g. crafty
them, nos caring abou, those wba fail 6"
get the paper on time