The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Financial Returns Not the First
Consideration to the
Real Editor.
FINDS REWARD IN SERVICE
Bank Balance Helps to Keep Bright
the Journalistic Dreams-MotIves
That Prompt Some to Enter
the Professlon-Remarks
Of Kansas Scribe.

Lawrence. by ]. c. Denious, editor of
the Dodge City Globe. A portion of
his remarks follow:
There is less whining about the
newspaper mans pay than there once
was. Possibly 1t has come to I've re-
garded as to5 small matter to kick
about. There must be extenuating
circumstances somewhere, for the
newspaper man who is governed by
professional ethics never holds light.
" his responsibility In the matter Of
kicks.
Suppose that in order to get an un.
prejudiced opinion Of what newspaper
men are working for, conscientious
layman should be led quietly up the
mountain where he could get a birds.
eye view Of the brethren at work. In
one or two Of the prominent cities Of
Kansas would appear large, handsome.
ly constructed factories for mother.
ln-law jokes. In at least one place he
would observe a Swedish-American
matrimonial bureau where Cupid has
recently taken charge OF newspaper
department. Here and there attention
would be directed to a deacon frantic.
ally waving his arms to add emphasis
to his latest Injunction to the flock.
Sandwiched into every available nook
would be reform bureaus for restor.
Ing the rights Of life. liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness to the sovereign
people.
Poor layman! Many a statesman
has been deprived of an election certi.
ficate for failure to estimate properly
less discordant element. II he had
remained upon the mountain until the
work OF the day had been delivered to
those peaceful homes which form the
foundation OF this government of ours,
the reception accorded the product
would have impressed at least one
thing upon his ruffed mind. He would
have been convinced that newspaper
men are called as truly as preachers
are called; but that they get called
oftener.
Why Some Enter Business.
What the newspaper man is work.
Ing for will be his pay.-if he gets It.
1t is not strange that there are those
who are In the business because they
want to be consulted frequently about
the course Of the ship Of state. Some
are using the newspaper to provide
convenient depository for their annual
ei1usions OF spring poetry. A few have
found 1t impossible to get enough
abuse circulated through any other
medium against the editor who re.
fused to adopt the editorial policy
they suggested. The man who is in
the newspaper business beause he
likes 1t. and intends to remain In II
because there is no other occupation
Into which he can adjust himself so
though he should not be summoned
every time new wave strikes the DO.
lifical craft. He Is In the business to
get what he can for himself and for
the community in which he lives.
The newspaper business is not alto.
gether financial matter with the
newspaper man. but he must have
some resources to conserve in order
to enter heartily into the popu,ar
prophylactic for national decay. A
bank balance tends also to prevent
the brilliant luster of his journalistic
dreams from fading to a deep brown
with the advent Of pay day morning.
Printers is printers" Just as truly as
pigs are. and there is never anything
In their demeanor to suggest the
haunting melody OF the tinkllng brook
when the Old Man in the front Office
falls to perform on the appointed day.
of all sad words In the printers den.
the saddest are these: mo ghost
again" Either the ghost must walk
or the printers will. and the soulless
corporation which furnishes the pa.
per as well MS the miserly "crItter"
with his bills for rent have been mn.
king unreasonable demands upon the
publisher every since the news leaked
out that real money could not be col.
lected from a newspaper office.
Some newspaper men have manaked
these little annoyances admirably
while others are still depending upon
the Lord to provide.
Field Filled With Resources,
II a newspaper mans pay was lin.
tied to the financial rewards he re.
celves. the men who have distin.
guished themselves In the newspaper
Offices OF Kansas and whose names
are known throughout the country
would long since have been seeking
other employment. The newspapers
Held for accomplishment has broad.
ened into an empire Of uncounted re.
sources. and the view Of that field 10
be had from the editorial window IA
the thing which keeps men In the edi.
toriai harness.
Agitation Of tho question Of I'm.
provements which Will tighten Tho
ourdens and extend the comforts n
tho Olain aynro1n o~..s