Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-23
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We wish 20 tGks this opportuns oc-
caslon TO give a little advice 10 the
Hon. Woodrow wilson. president
elect Of the United stassui just at
present uojournlns IN the pastoral
precincts OF BeFmuda wherS the
onions grow; and where the new
president fondly hoped he would be
far enough from the maddlne crowd
"a escape me persistsDt sttshtionS Of
the roporters and the photographers.
The dispatches yesterday told NJ an
encounter between ar. Wilson spd q
photographer who refused 70 be put
IN and who inpestientlJ captured
likeness OF the prSsIdentsslect which
We fear when published viii not de-.
pici the IIcamenta OF that distinguish
ID individual IN an advantageous
manner. Mr.. wilson not only told the
PHOTOGRAPHER that ha was no gentle
man, but actually threatened TO rive
him a "thrashlnE." Well. well. Welt
Wouldn't Il haze been a great start
for thL Democratic administration 10
pummel photographer. The mental
picture OF the sase Of seagirt on top
II newspaper picturc-snapper, past
Ing the lnckleas victim In the Jaw I'M
~ he hoilered NUT almost startles
US. The newsDaper possibilities OF
this episode, especially IL another en-
tsTprlHlnG camera man might get u
snapshot Of the encounter make our
imagination fairly glow.
Well now 90 the. advice. In the
frat place there liz nothing original
about the observation that news
paper man IL no gentleman. OF
course ne isn't The reporter apply
ing for a newspaper Job who declared
as a qualification that he was a per-
feet gentleman would walk quickly
out with his hat In his hand amid
the coarse outlaws Of the ofFics-iboy
ana the printers devil. No true gem
tlemAn would Hasa long In ,tbe news
paper business. lie couldn't. A gen
tleman could never set any news, not
80 mention photographs. ANY man
who has any Intelligent ideas about
how 10 make noise like n public
figure knows that nswspapsr men are
not gentlemen and makes the best Of
rhc situation by amilinGiy sIlowInE
them 10 Interview him On ali subjects
At all times and photograph him In
all poses. 'tt 10 it-
TO refuse would have no effect uRon
the ethics Of the profession and wotlid
not result In any reporter bsing more
gentiemanly. AZ 70 thrnEhinE re-
porter, 81 10 realty absurd. Reporters
hrs used % Il. One or two or more
lIcklnEs ers considered merely part
of the 'dhy's work. But our big men
do not thf4Ah reporters. Even
colePel ngepeysk. who 10 physically
and BY reason vi practical experience
much 'befser equipped for practical
puElIisiicH, never attempts II. Thrash
ing q reporter 10 like lighting a Wind
mill or baIfnE out the Mlsslsslppi
rlver-@it~ ts>an endless job ana you
never gst ansyhefs.
To The lep rpresiaent We would say
in all kindness do not thrash the re-
por'ers, n went hurt them anc
don't do you any good. In fact u 70
likely to do you considerable harm.
That's the wrong Mod q start.
smile upon the reporters; tnsite them
in TO have a hoi ehocslase 81 ) Ant
sundas, siss thsm isns Wlltss
bright AAnas; enc stsgp with
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whlle Ths n,isiake 800 havs made Il
8 pTosoa1sly Faleai one; rsrtify 4
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A. ngpeidenflsi nalicy OF thrashina
repsAefs VIA lpae only 70 hasIenei
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