The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26


the preacher must mix the love of
souls with the dive Of getting dol
lars.
DOING GOOD AND GETTING
RICH" AT SAME TIME
Samuel Bowles became the owner OF
n profitable newspaper. but the com
hination idea Of doing good and rn4-
ting rich" never prompted the lasting
service he rendered mankind or in
fuenced the choice OF journalism az
n profession IF were tho head Of
college OF Journalism, would require
as an entrance qualification that the
prospective journalist should reau
Merrlman's Life OF Samuel Bowles,"
and that he should write as his thesis
the secret OF how the Springfield Re-
publican, published IN a comparative
" small city, became more influential
than any other New England journal,
and how powles hresthed into II such
n spirit that through It's columns.
though dead he vet speaketh." The
thought that Journalism was a field
in which to make money while doing
good never animated Samuel Bowlcs
He had caught the vision OF his life
work. May not say 1t was a heaven
~ vision and that he was not disohedt-
ent thereto? 1t so dominated him that
labor and self-denia were sweet to
him. He had the courage to be poor
a courage essential TO largo sue
ocss-and n courage much needed in
this day OF cultivated tastes when ter
rapin and champagne and gold seduce
men from bacon and green's and the
sort of labor that gives exercise
enough without making II fad, When
Bowles had impaired hts health by
long hours Of toll he was urged by
his friends TO stop and take n rest. He
replied; You ask me to give up and
60 away and rest, You do not under
stand. I have the lines drawn, and II
can hold them little while longer.
can hold my position and win sue
cess for the things In which I believe.
n ] stop now and let GO. some one elss
will come in and take up the work
and I will lose my chance He Is
'.oor sort of man who is not willing
to die TO do his duty---or at least die
a little" The only journalist who will
live after no is dead ts the man who
has the iron spirit of Bowles. A man
who is not willing to die for his cause
If Of little value. It Ia only the te-
nacious man, life Bowles sacrificing
his Nfe's blood, If need he. to serve
his generation, who has made journal
ism n profession and given glory 10
orr American nation What was the
secret OF the Springfield Republicans
power? This--it was Samuel Bovvles
ircarnate, Bowles did not look HIM
self UP in the steenth story OF n
| building and write philippics and able
editorials about men and thirEs he
had never seen. He attacked tho evils
in his own city and State, as well as
those IN New York and Philadelphia,
and cut across the grain. offending
strong and powerful interests and
great leaders. He didn't criticise the
public official down at Washington
| and Let graft and selfishness go I'M
Fcensured in his home. He had the
courage TO sweep before his own door
step He not only knew the public
| men OF his town and State, their
! pecultarities as well as their abilities,
| but he knew the men OF the republic
| and every session OF Congress found
| him IN the press gallery talking TO
| Congressmen. talking TO Cabinet on
/ GERS, a reporter OF the best type. Keen
! ~ observing and looking through the
| deeds OF men and sending surh letters
! TO his paper as no other uan sent
/ from Washington IN his day
MUST KNOW MEN AND
LOVE HUMANITY
! Every editor must know men and
love humanity Any man who reads
a novel OF Charles Dickens once n
! year and who believes with Abraham
Lincoln when he says. God loves the
! COMMON people because he ma3e 20
many CT them" ought 10 hate a good
editcr. other things being equal He
must Re fond OF good stories, and
ought 20 cultivate the memory TO re-
tain them and the faculty OF telling
them we'll. They come in handy for
illustration. Never lose n chance for
the 1t itcrtal page TO illustra:t,- liter
ally TO "let the light shine IN" Trio
( true n1Eor must ne good listener.
keen TO translate tho stories poured III
/ to Ms car into interesting articles FOR
/ hts readers. always keeping the home
| point OF view. That is the secret II
success "a the small field OF Journal
! Inn, and the large field AS well Rat
II Is the breath OF lito of Journals
printed IN small towns Keep in touch
| with the butcher. the baker and the
candle-stick maker. The editor must
! be a keen observer.
Conceal yourself as weet's you can
FRA critical dissection.
Bnt Peep through every other man
with sharpened sly inspection"
The day has we'll nigh passed when
mo big daily was "A mighty power te-
cause OF the personality OF It's edi-
tor Henry Watterson, now in green
old age. In the last OF the Romans But
II fs true today OF no other great daily
than the Louisville Courier journal
that 10 name tho paper brings Instant
| ~ to mind the though OF the editor.
rhurlow Weed. Horace Greedy. Henry
Raymond. James Gordon 3aanett. ST.,
Charles A. Dana, and their kind have
gone from us, and with their passing
has H'sappeared the day OF the editor
incarnate in his editorial page, IT II
sad that this is true. for the old time
editor exerted n powerful Influence for
good upon his clientele He was
their mentor. They tied their politi-
cal faith to him. and he led them in n
| true path But somehow or other It
was 3ecreed that ne must disappear
with the perfecting press and the ad-
vent OF modern machinery. II IL now
| In nbny daflies nor even good FORM
| to ~ int tho name OF elitor or owner
| In the masthead. Everv employe Of
dig modern daily. no matter now
high up. must ind his compensation
! IN conscientious performance cf duty
rather than in being known 20 those
who deily read his editorials. We are
living in the day of the total product.