The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-04

which he lives, and NC may well expect
that after the Wild rush for wealth that
has characterized previous generations
shall cease. the opportunities for great
usefulness offered by the practice of the
profession of the clergyman will furnish
a temptation to the strongest college
| men to assume the cloth.
"The call of the life, the philosophi-
cal cOntentment, the earnest end deavor
of a teachers life. commend it to many,
and there is no more honorable profcs-
sion. Many of them do not receive
more than the wages of the skilled me
chanic, many not so much, but the
fascination Of teaching the young idea
how to shoot, the pleasure Of contribut
ing to the formation of character at the
most formative period of young life,
have always presented attractions suffi
Gent TO fill the ranks Of professors and
teachers with the best. The power-in-
spring confidence in the youth, of
evoking from them tho best that is In
| thcm, of training their unpractlced
minds, is power that seems hardly to
como with practice, but to be born In
one; and If you have it, become
teacher and exert it.
Review of the Press.
EOf the profession of journalism,
| there is much TO say. The increase in
the intelligence and discrimination of
the people has in one way largely modl-
| fed the power of the press, The edl-
| torial writers have by no means such in
| fuence upon popular views as they had
in days gone by.
"The newspapers arc taken more
for the news they contain than for the
advice as to the lessons which should
be drawn from it. The people make
more allowance now for the bias OF
the paper than they ever did before.
hn fo nf
racy and veracity is generally as well
known as the reputation of a member
Of community. There are some news
papers that seek to effect their pur-
poses and control opinion by an at
tempted misrepresentation or suppress
sion Of the facts in respect to matters
attracting public attention. But in the
end they do not prevail. The business
Of furnishing news to n people IS like
the business of furnishing them enter
tainment from the stage. An outsider
is unable to understand the currents of
the mind of the reading public except
as he may study tho customs, the sub
Jects and tho methods of treating them
that he finds in the modern successful
newspaper. Few newspaper proprietors
have such patronage as to enable them
to make their newspaper that which
they think newspaper ought to be;
and they are obliged in their papers TO
consult that which they regard as the
public taste and the public desire.
Limitations of Papers.
"While the editor occupies the posi-
tion of an nstructor of public taste and
ought to exercise the function as such
with more constapcy and courage than
he usually does, the limitations that
there are upon him by reason of the
public demand, those Of us who would
critlcise the press, hardly appreciate. |
Certainly journalism is a PROGRESSION in
which men of discriminating intelh-
gence, of high courage, Of accurate |
Judgment, of love Of truth, and real |
patriotism can find r sphere Of useful |
ness unexcelled In any other, and such |
men are needed; for if the standards S |
set by some Of the most successful |
newspapers in lack Of truth, in coarse
ness and unfalrness to criticism shall |
not improve in the next generation. it |
Will Vlndlcate the pessimists of today. |
MuclIakers Roasted
81 refer to a class Of newspapers and
magazines that are properly criticised
as 'muckrakers,' that rely for their
circulation on the vicious and un-
founded attacks upon the honesty and
upright character and patriotism and
patriotic motives of men In public life,
ana upon those conspicuous and promi-
nent socially. This undertaking is an
outgrowth and probably the unayoid-
ably aftermath Of a laudable and nee.
essary attack on abuses which had
shown themselves in a form of corpo.
rate greed and control of politics. 1t
was necessary to have a houseclcaning
In this regard and Mr.. Roosevelt led |
the movement, and much has been ac-
complished in clarifying business and
political methods. In the doing of it
he was himself the foremost to de
nounce those who took advantage OF |
the general condition of popular suspi-
clon and filled their purses by un-
founded attacks upon men in public
office struggling conscientiously to do
thelr duty But this undertaking cpl
sode. Will pass. Indeed, I hope it is
passing, and for the best of reasons.
because the people are beginning TO
see, what 1T really is, and arc refusing
TO be influenced by IL and thus are not
making the contributions to the pockets
OF The muckrakers. which is their only
motive for continuing III business,
IN the change which has taken
place IN the influence of the editorial
writer and the increased Importance OF
Che statement of news, the influence of
I he college-bred journalist must CON
tiuue to be Of the greatest weight. lt
needs trained mind, judicial tenn
permanent, quick perceptions and
high standard Of integrity and sclf.rc-
spect, together with a nice and graphic
literary touch, to make the leading spc.
c'al correspondent of the paper. which
IN many respects is now the most in
fiuentTal part. what ii should be. IL is
well worth the ambition Of any man TO
succeed IN. 1t has many temptations
1t has rewards which may be permanent
and solid, or as the correspondent yields
TO ITS temptations may be merely mcri-
trlclous and temporary.
Chance for Farmers,
Should you conclude 20 60 into
farming, you would have selected an
occupation In which there is likely to
be greater progress in the next gene
ration than in any other. You will be.
come members of the sturdIest class in
tho community, and that which is the
strongest pillar Of our political fabric.
The difference between n poor and a
good farmer Today is vastly greater
than il was thirty years ago. and it