The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-30
ELECTED FIGHTING EDITOR


|B. F.. Miller Holds Responsible Posi-.
ton on Winston.Salem Journal.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Franklin Miller,
who is we'll and favorably known in
Greenyille is now the fighting edi-
tor" of the Winston-Salem Journal.
The following which is taken from
The Journal will be read with inter-
est:
Few live newspapers there are that
do not have fighting editor This
is an important staff position and is
the only position on a newspaper
which neither the editor nor the
manager has any more to do with
than the cub reporter. He is elect
ed by his associates instead of ap-
pointed by the editor. The fighting
editor is the man who "wrote' mot
writes, but wrote) all the vicious,
mean, offensive spiteful things a
newspaper publishes. In other words
he is the man, who is responsible for
everything pertaining to a newspa-
per about which anyone has or thlnAs
he has, any kicks coming. His is not
an empty honor. 1t is a position Tor
which there are few aspirants, and
these usually select this as the short
est, easiest path to suicides grave.
if they are not Geeking an early
grave they usually invest in an ar
NOR vest which they wear under OUT
erclothes. The shop presents him
with an outfit of artillery and ammu-
milton and with a few other articles
appropriate to an up-to-date arsenal.
But to return to the object of the
fighting editor of The Journal. IL
came up this way: The cub report
er had twice been threatened the day:
One man threatened to shoot him at
sight If he wrote certain police
story; another man had threatened
to apply a shingle or razor strap
where his father had formerly made
conuuests If he didn't write another
kind of story. ;,
He appealed to the managing edi-
tor. The managing editor declared
that he didn't have time to fool with
fools and suggested to the Old Man
that The Journal had been so i've
recently that the need OF a hgntlng
editor was keenly felt.
cit will save the rest of the force
deal of time and incidentally fur-
nish the fortunate one some rich
amusement" he said.
The sanction of the men at the big
desk having been received the force
YVES called together and the selection
made.
There was little dickering and po-
litical playing. The selection OF Mr..
Benz. F. Miller, reporter, dopest, cir
culation man land athlete, was more
unanimous than was the nomination
of Bryan by the Denver convention.
Mr.. Miller at once qualified and IS
now the official fighting editor OF. this
sheet.
Possibly a few words of description
would not be amiss. In fact 1t might
save some hasty citizen hospital fees
and surgeons bills. Mr.. Miller is 23
wears old, six feet, three inches tall,
large frame but exceedingly well
knit together. His eye is steady, his
lower Jaw massive and the express
sion\ Of his countenance fearless-in
fact a little aggressive. Mr.. Miller
is a graduate of Furman University,
at Greenville, S. c., where he spent
his time mostly playing foot ball at
which strenuous game he was star
half back. Previous to his college
career he had spent couple of years
in Oklahoma and Northern Texas
where he excelled as a wrestler and
pistol shot. His prowess as a wrest-
Ter won him fame in the wild. and
woody West, he winning the cham
pionship of his section at bout In
which II cowboys and farmers par
ticipated.
Mr.. Miller wears his honors light
lily. He feels the compliment and
bears himself in worthy and be-
coming manner.