The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-01-25

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and Elective eIpresslos. Bot that 10 vha
the editor 10 fof. A msn who 10 not vill-
irx 10 Subordinate hls personal pleasure u
hi. profession. especially when hh esiini
10 tha, Of . teacher such ~ an editor peces
sArily 10 In the brosde,, sense.sn no mors
right TO hold a position which has bsoom'
fal.e. he should 20 out and hoe potatoes
and give his pen TO another willing TO oil
up nights pushing II.
COUNTRY rArERs MIGHT COMBINE
There 10 smother point, Of a wholly prsc
iical nature wonder II 10 the mechanics
OF the trade, The country newspsper ba,
sdysncod along the lines OF other ipdus'
tries. when town gets big enough ts
have one newspaper Il generally has two
Iha second ss sort of sntidote. Year,
ago they used TO 6ght. One editor did NOT
recognize the other socially, and wss sx
pected to trest him only with contumely
In public. Under such circumstances, OF
course, working arrangements, even 10
mutual advantage, we're impossible. Blu,
ha, time seems TO have passed. You edl'
tors whose offices even confront each other
live In peace and harmony and speak res
pee fully one Of the other, The public
used to Ike the lighting, but II does not
seem to resent the sweet ressonablenesf
which has settled like dove upon your
various spirits, Might Il not be possible
TO take advantage Of this fsct' Admittin 9
that there should be two newspapers sno
two editors 10 each town, must there neces.
sArly be two separate printing establish
mentst What reader cares or knows any
thing about how or where the type 10 set
or the press Ia rum Again, II were con-
dactiDg the Psschsm Democrat aud ano'hes
fellow was publishing the Psscham Patriot
across the way, should 20 to him aud say :
'See here, let US save money on the cost Of
production. Let US jointly own a printing
establishment, and let each newspaper pay
to that joint ownership the actual cost Of
work done for II. We will have enough t.
keep the factory going, and We can hnoro
better and more economical plant; also
let us increase our circulation, Let one
paper be printed on Tuesday snd the other
on Friday, instead Of on the same day, and
gradually we will induce people to buy
both instead Of one. Thus by saving ~
one end and adding at the other each Of us
sill have more to do with and can make q
better paper, and thereby serve our consti
uencies better and more to their satlsfac-
tion." That, Irepeat, is what should say
to him. What be would cay to me | can
only guess. The shceme might be wholly
impracticsble. II so, he would point ou
the reasons therefor, and 1t would be sban-
ioped, but from my present lishta should
feel that was at least creditsbly cropping
for helpful suggestion for tire benefit Of
ell concerned. whether found 1t or not
MUST REMEMBER COMMERCIAL END.
Character and fidelity to ideals are, OF
course, the true foundation Of public jour
nals, but he is fool who ignores or pre-
lends to ignore the commercial phase The
,lder Samuel Bowles was great journalist
and great man--to my mind, the greatest
Of the splendid group Of his day, because
Greeley WAS the only one who could CON-
pare with him In conscience, and be wa
IL flnitely broader and wiser than Greeley.
None Of you need be told Of the achieve
ment Of the elder Samuel Bowles In Great
ing great journal half urban and hall
rural, but when he died the Springfield Re-
publican was not, from the view point OF
earning capacity, valuable property. 10.
IL ed, | have heard that much difficulty was
experienced in making both ends meet
When the present Samuel Bowles wa.
brought face to face with bis responsible
t., with unconscious emulation OF every
wise chief In Whatever walk Of life in th,
past, he sought the weak spot In his organ
zstion, and proceeded to Hll 1t himself
wbeL he compromised with me on six dol
laIs week instead OF on ten, he was build
ing up property, ard he. persisted unre'
nittirgly. and with all the discomfort Of
be crudgsry attendant upon attention To
ieiails until the Springfield Republican be-
came, and Is now, probably the most sue
tessful paper 10 commercial sense pub
i:h.d In city Of the came size nywhert
IA the world. That newspaper never could
nave become great except through the In.
.piralion Of the elder Samuel Bowles, but
ut it surely could not have continued great
for the ssgacity Of the present Ssmue
Bowles. II was with this example In my
nind that | formulated the suggestion
which ventured, looking to the mutuality
Of interest, so far ~ production only wa,
concerned, OF the Peacham Democrat anc
he Peacbam Patriot.
have but ole word more to say As q
practical printer. There Is one thing il
he physical masking OF newspaper tba
slways ofiends me. The first page should
% either q show window or q cover. A
paper typograpf icaliy attractive Is proba-
oily more pleasing II its h,st page be wholly
1 &c from Advertisements. That 10 tn
window. But there 10 nothing often
sive In the sppsai ance OF first page Who'll.
ly occupied by advertisements. 1t thel
D, comes cover. But show windows and
cJvers don't mix The attempted blending
is al unworthy compromlse ~hich serves
aeitLer purpose aimed at. Now Juay be
III ght or wrong about that, hut II were
unnirg the Peschsm Democydt-weli, I'm
otto we will proceta 40 further along
bat line.
SELF RESPECT or JOURNALISM.
Sc nd only 10 character ia en. ctive
uroslism is self-respect, The sbeerins,
.li'y, and insxcussbls remark, avofiug u
he ,ugsrity Of the GO eutatiousiv "self-
nsde" mac, that Il sm tot urnaIisf; / |