The Washington herald., 1908-08-20
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.
Does Not Need the sympathy OF
Any One.


Prom the Washington dowaj Denocrat.
livery once in a while there is a deluge
! Of articles on the country editor. The big
papers are always discussing the country
editor They handle them with gloves
on, as if they were some pest that had 10
be handled gingerly or that might be
catching like measles or smallpox. Or
they might be liable TO break out in a
new place. like wild Indians.
1 What is the use? Who asks the big pa-
B pers for any patronage or for any en-
( couragement or for any odds. for thar
natter Surely. we do not We say. We
! get tired Of H.
/ The country editor is as independent as
a hog on ice. compared to the biz city
editor Of course. he defers 10 his biggest
advertiser When his biggest advertisers
: daughter gets married he swears by the
long horn spoon that she is a fairy
nymph. when. ten to one. her feet don't
track and her hat is on crooked. He de-
fers 10 his oldest subscriber. evho pays
for a dozen copies 10 send 10 kin and
when he comes 70 town he speaks OF .our
prominent citizen. Mr. Doodab." and
writes nice pieces about the team he
drives and about how liberal he Is at the
church and in charity. when he knows
Goggone vel that he PAYS the preacher IN
>caD9y potatoes and talks low 70 save
wear ana tear on his vocal chords and
makes his wife go barefoot in summer. 10
save shoe leather However. aside from
tnaJ- the country editor is as fndependsur
as we said ne was
But he asks no odds from his citv
orotler- and. dad bump his pictures. he
doesn' ask for any nice pieces to be. writ
ten about h-m- He eats three SQUARE
meals day II he can get them. and If not
ne writes nice pieces about a land that
flows with milk and honey and swears.
oy gum. that his party IS entitled 10
the credit
Ask iavors from our city brothers,
Not on your chin whiskers- The cam
tTy editor breathes the pure. free air OF
lloeI1s- and you get more patriotism in
Jle average country paper in a week than
you get IN the big city daily in a coon's
age TIE country editor thinks he bs
l-eFes what BE writes. while half the cf-v
eaitors-7re mean the political and re-
-lsi'us "r-ters-vrite what they are paid
70 "Elle- thus many a Democrat is boost
llg ior tle Republican party. while the
Republican editor writes nice pieces about
hisan IN the country. bless your life
We I'VE near % nature and near 10 our
-i-l-cs. VINO md US out before we find our
e -lSe-Fes- II Te reuig on any proposition.
before s-nc1Hn half dozen Offended
s-Nscrl>erS are n the Office trying % stop
the-r vile paper.
zen rs the country editor has a ra-7
-ol Maybe be has but he IS at least On
-ne square He believes what he saws m
iess Z Is his Bis advertiser. who believes +
il Ior Hi1- But you come a good deal
nearer 20 the facts than you do IN the
city paper where the work fs TO- ~
scores ot writers. and nobody is actually F.
lespoLsloie- because nobody knows who .
tEe guilty party may be.
The country eIicor-bIass ,-5-, -a ssss
JUST as many funny things and laughs I'd /
--s sleeve az them just the same as vcu I
2-S city editors do He sees sbarns ana
p lle-elise and The new rich and the men /
"-2 Work religion and those who try 10 .
AorH tle lodge and those who are bosses /
-i.a t-ose VINO only think they are. but he i
.lSt laughs As James Whi-c5-7b Rs1az- +
says az Old Jap Miller. He lust chswe5 /
l1-' So we Just chaw on
Never mind writing nice pieces abo-rt
ne country editors You may feel .sorrv z
OF tlell. but don't let them fnd il out or .
'2u might md yourself in contact with a }
stuffed club Il is all right to feel sorry
el 'Iell, olt YOU had better not sav any
-lins about IL Many OF them are where
hey are from choice There are c7-----,-
'c-lors VINO could command more con-
i-cnoIs positions but they prefer trafr
Ire ol ease and luxury and afluence and +
--sl -Fi1g and independence. and fn5e-
l-i-3eiit thinking 20 any OF your. u1easly-
-,ti-. cooped-up, narrow. hack-vrfrf1s,
Ky e2ltorshlps- Now. IS that clear II
20, then pass the pie.