New-York tribune., 1909-05-30


and within himself upright. CONSCIENTIOUS ans
fearless
Isaac Hin Bromley. in commemoration Of vAo-,
the Bromley Course in Journalism came into bs
ing at New Haven. born In Norwich Cor,
on March g. 1893 He was graduated from Yal. !,
: the famous class Of IS He had for his yokens,..
! some OF the most enrent men OF the last &C.
= years; among the rest our greatly loved s.s
! distinguished fellow Kentuckian and fellow towns
/ man Colonel ]. Stoddard Juhnston-
| Bromley scholar. wit and a daressva
Equal to the heaviest muniments OF '--aIsc-n,T
battle-sometimes swinging the '-oadsxord-bi,
favorite weapons were the scni' ar and the ra,i.-
and sometimes used the lar Z with signal ersc.
The man never lived who { uld skin an advsrsa--
with greater dexterity and dispatch. He snot
as well as he wrote; knew not what fear Ma,
moral or physical; and became the life OF all com
panies he graced by his presence
A., ExIled from The Tribune a certain occas,,,
for a characteristic breach Of discipline he to,,,
ready refuge with The sun" and later sIor,
called back by Mr.. Reid. Mr.. Dana said. "A hun5-s
thousand dollars Of increased salue has been ads.
to the stock Of The Tribune by the accession OF ~
| Bromley" That praise from Sir Huber S,sn-
ley and II praise indeed; and. what was b.,
J ter it actually true.
/ Bromley made that big broad editorial pszs -
sometimes sizzle-aIways sparkle. No DETER ara
more versatile. yet weightier. writer ever did T-
. network on the American press; not even Fo-nsv
' or Prentice or Raymond-GreeIey being class \.
| himSelf-and, albeit not nOlSiiy known 20 the
| or even to the guild, that he should have a ,,,4
versity chair esta blshed in his narna and bo,o
| was no more than rightfulIy belonged 10 him
After all the need OF the journalism o. rbs
| time is its moral and intellectual emancfua,io7
| Certain lowering tendencies and misleading trsdt
| tions have fastened upon it, that it can make \,
| mar or rise above public opinion because Of soma
| mysterious power residing in printers ink; tha.
| false news Is better than news; that asssrtio,
| pavs and that a lie stuck to is eficaci9us al
4 r-Fo orIl
good outfit; and that the public does not know ana
cannot discriminate The overwOrked man Of an
vork naturally proceeds lines Of least resstancs
The professional cOntrOv versiast. being BY nature
bulv becomes d professional gladiator The green
| eved malignant takes license from both dfrss
| ,otson Truth for truths sake IS rarely upon dsty
even in the more pretentious newspapers.
| With the lesser newspap pers, especially what ara
| called the county papers these faults are mul-
| ti,Ifed and exaggerated Few Of them give ths
| man Of straw they up for adversary az
! chance at all To invest him with every des0rmitv
! ascribe to him every delinquency. and then 70
butcher this fgnent Of their own fancy is the CON-
mon practice As a consequence, the greater news
| papers are becoming more feared than loved Or
| r-spected while too often the smaller. whers
| they escape contempt nave 10 4l4aelce VI sual1-
| ing whatever
| In one OF the many screeds issued as statements
! from, the White House" and embracing every man
ner OF human endeavor. Theodore Roosevelt said
newspaper which avoids vulgar sensationaIS1,
which aPpeGbIsl 20 So them grave harm ss 5;
within rather narroT Lli.lls an se1aeaI Z q
entlv practise malign and slandeTous qnlrlIaj, ,
| fuIness which. though more rehned IS as Inin9'a4
as sensatonallsIn-
Silence is certainly preferable 70 vituperaton- Ias
once almost universal habit OF editorial alteration
| a.,-fzad bv Dickens In his account OF the bar
I ,1es between The Independent and The Ga
zette" Of Eatanswill. Is honored now rather
I rbs breach than IN the observance oy Hle-lss-
.z,.,anars A combat OF epithets between tEo
| leading Journals in any one OF the leading cllS
,-o,ra condemn the participants 70 ridicule VlLs
! ] even in the smaller communities II "old arouse
but languid interest
l., roor, of the old exploded knock down aae
drag out poIemics Of the days Of pistols ane eo'
eaa for two" the styIe o. writing described oy ts
/ former President occasionally appears a cu-
I tivated man Of good intelligence % continue la
I ouotation from Mr.. Roosevelt who has acquired
/ the knack OF saying bitter things. out who IacA
/ the robustness TO feel at ease amonS men o. az
ton IS apt II his nature has anything of mean
ness or untruthfuness. TO SIT in Coistered alooi-
ness and TO endeavor by an unceasng output o.
sIander 10 bolster Up his own uneasy desire '' q
! considered superior.
offences of this kind. however. sprnS 4ulle d
often from admiration tirsed. IL may be- os envy,
/ a. from malice Here and there may De Io---
/ some penny whistle os a newspaper which tHlHAs
! 10 attract attention 20 itself by the s's'ei-l
abuse Of some professional neighoor more pr
rero,ls or better considered than itself here anu
there some editor. who. uamiu4f FL os Jhe eAa1lr'
Z OF the virginia gentleman who made d -'-,-
attending 20 his own business emllates the ".l1
/ dog that barks at the big dog, keeps the ols ~
I constantly in his mind: never loses sisnl W -
never let's him eat his food vag rs 'aA-
though the big dog be all the while uncofsclols
, without the customary bark the chronic 0aFA' =
, bark Of admiration and homage. which say =, =
plain as words: III make him bark oarA o' - -,
Eut such Illustrations Of the half edIcal7i an
the tactIess are very rare To live and let I'VE =.
come 10 be a canon OF modern Journalism 10
. nothing is 10 be gained by Pickvtcklan c'il-
> sizes. that they are proftless and gro" YEA
that other methods OF advertising and eAp'
tion Weld larger returns. that the "Tl'7'
kaeDs tab on some supposed and hated I"I
either n lunatic or a fool. confesSlnS Ia-.--e =
aSn established themselves as tuSnS WIN
sl1ccessful ones Of the fourth estate ie-' -,
; said in the outset. this Is by no means IN
that the contemporary newspaper has not 80 -
long way 70 so before II can r'Se o. - q
tunitv and achieve its place in the au''W'"'
human affairs . ,1,r,ohI
= ye may, take u for granted that NJ He"E-
will not fail adequately to improve his oppo -.
Technique must needs constitute conSi--,l
mart Of anv discourse delivered WIN e,,
intention. Too great stress need not oe sl 1al
What the small Try call the MISSION o- ~ =,
zen, Each Of the professions has is e'i'0 -,
cent as IL sometimes seems. the pulpit 81 -
3 ,ress which too often take leave 20 80 - - t.
consider only their fads and intaHloNi's' = ~ tss
Z tolerance and conceit, when simple trull .
world "a ants Of either.
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