Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-05
Old-StyIe journalism Lives

{ VERY now and then we moved TO tear
IL full retrospection over the decay OF
American journalism and the carking thought
that it, glory has departed. American news
papers arc not what they were in the glad
mac days OF long ago. when sawed off shot
gun and pair OF derringers were nearly as
essential TO the furnishing OF the editorial
sahctum as the scissors and pastepot them
selves
However. not all newspapers are Of the
same dlab color that most Of them now affect
There is an occasional splash of scarlet and
ola gold Take, for example, this expression
Of the Nashville Tcnnessean's opinion of the
editor OF the Nashville Banner:
AS have specifically stated in n
previous ISSUE, we do not take the same
view OF Siahimans scnility as he does
1t Is true hc is moUthiug creeping
Nmave, but Ia" is this by nature, ma not
rem "Er' he is attempting to hide
without the fear Of mUlcs;. alton. but he
must hold himself amcunblo TO the
'Nartng rules OF socety il he were
IN" same Stahlinan who in Tho past has
hAu MS face slapped. ana VINO like a
cowardlN cur that he is. has been kicked
from public places
ana even this one, from later edition of
the Tenncsscan. is not withou, a certain
! viriltty and spice
r,o r;,t'r . S,al'l"an' from the Land Of
administers the absent treatment 10
ne shorn lambs of his paper back at
''"!Hc. ana IL Is Interesting - hov
Inc treatment tompcrs tho wind to thos.
""" M: wont TO indulge in harsh crju-
'iSn ana ihen hide behind thc scnil,y
"i 'i'e vain old rogue who iinarines his
'',tui!uliicd years give him license to
S!thd"r whom he viii ana traduce whom
Authentic records Of what the Banner has
said about the Tcnncsscan and ito nrin,ina,
Poi'''Iai allies are not immediately mt hand
o"t az appreclativc memory records that they
Ia. oesh no less Sprightly and entertaining
Nc old-stYIc journalism is not quite dead
IL should be said, however tina, il survives
III IFS pristine loneliness only in those States
ana communities where prohibition fight is
III l"! blast. III Nashville the Banner Is for
poh'pi'ioh by the acre, ton and hogshcad
willie according to the Banner the 'Tennes
sean takes Its prohibition I'm much moro
'"o"'i"'" uoseS ~ the little matter of lam
s""sc' t"oush' they are wholcsa lers both
MOI IN tennessee, assurcdly has modernism,.
chilling blast attacked and wiItod tho nor,,n,
"o"'l ~ editorial invective. In tina, fair
ana favored cline rhetoric yet nourishes like
whole forest Of green bay trees
NM, cdia'eiy under the general caption OF
social News the Springfield Renub1;c.,
prints an article headed THE Hanging NJ
Mary Dyer This seems ia indicoto ,,,
/ Nc" England : Colonial pastirnes are regain
Ht 'HeIr popularity, but further reading die
crosses mat the hanging of Mary took place
'""pi' OF hundred years ago and not in tho
"cl""i presence of the literary club that
listened while il was described.
'Nlaht!c GUYS liberal Mayor wants racing
I n.,'' n'H resort together with an open Sun
""9' !, ma! be significant to observe that
''"era' mayors name is Riddle, and now
,n"' ne mas been propounded we shall he
interested in seeing him solved
n's'ueh' wilson may be ''ticd TO the cant
"u' aiter to-day "A large number of
o,heF statesmen will he free to go cxoc,Iv
, whore they please ''