The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-04-01
Working the Catholic Paper.
the ocean.

Years of experience on both the Sec
ular and Catholic press prompts the
writer to assert that nowhere is there
a journal which everyone SO tries to
work" as the Catholic paper, says the
Syracuse Sun.
Look at the frightful demand for
the papers space-if given gratis! If
Pluckem & Co. publish 25-cent book,
at once in comes a column critique,
written by the publishers, OF course,
lauding the work to the skies. If it
is not published the firm is angry
Then comes the Stuffy Tract Publish
ing Co. with pamphlet of 20 or 80
pages-and another column of lauda-
ton is desired. This dumped, here is
a bulky contribution from Father
Snatchem imploring readers to send
dollars or thousands to his shrine for
the education of somnolcnt negroes,
And appeals-where do they not come
from? Here is one for the erection of
mighty Irish cathedral-while the
people are rushing from the country
as fast as they can! Here is another
from clergyman in India, who wish
es to build an orphanage for impeni-
tent pagans or found college for the
education of famine-crazed Buddhists.
The missionary in Africa wants help
and so does the missionary at the
North Pole, and all try to use the
Catholic paper as a means for pulling
cash from the people OF America.
Now these may all be worthy chart
ties, and probably are, but the solemn
truth is that We have charities to look
after in our own diocese and certainly
in our own country. Still the list OF
applicants is not exhausted. Here is
Mr.. O'Chant, the great Irish singer,
! who is doing America purely as mat
ter Of business. He will not sing for
less than $50 a night, but he expects
the Catholic paper to puff him gratis,
and publish two-column cut OF him
besides. Then Mr.. lie Pianiste from
Paris expects a column write-up for
one ticket in the top gallery, and is
enraged if he does not get it. Then
there is home talent to be reckoned
with. There's the young lady elocu.
zionist who teaches a cllss and eX-
poets her program to be presented IN
full whenever she has a recital. 1t is
not q Catholic happening, true, but
she is a Catholic and believes the
Catholic paper ought to give it in it's
Catholic news. The dozens OF young
people who teach music expect SINH
lar favors, although probably not one
of them ever thinks of putting his or
her advertisement in the paper. Even
the politician expects the Catholic pa
per to support him when he runs for
office, and do it gratis, although he
cannot point to any help he has eve.
been to the weekly beyond a possible
subscription.
So it goes. Everybody, except the
unambitious subscribers, desires to
work the Catholic paper for all there
is in 1T, and this is true all over the
Union. They cannot work the daily
that way and they know it, but they
have no consideration for the weekly
of their own faith. Ii they would only
pause a moment and see how they
would like to read paper made up
entirely of long obituaries, lengthy ap-
pcals and ornate puffs, perhaps they
would see how ridiculous it is to ex-
pect so much for nothing. Working
fine art among some people, and it is
time to cry out for mercy.