OCR Text |
Show ticket to success. So whether it ba a democratlo or a republican executive who passes around the honora that fall to the victorious party, ha ought to give the t-ilitors of hit political faith a good share of the legitimate spoils. It is fashionable for the democratic editor to refer to tho "muzled press" tinder the present administration. Thoy continually allude to the appointment of republican editors to important positions posi-tions as uu effort to bind their journals to the support of Mr. Harrison for re-nomination. re-nomination. Whatever ulterior motive the president may hsve had in thus recognizing re-cognizing the newspapers, the entiro fraternity should applaud the fact that tho profession has received recoguition commensurate with its importance. If there is any profession that deserves to be remembered when it comes to the distribution of political honors, it is that of journalism. The stump speakers speak-ers devote a few days to the cause of their party during each campaign; the couitniUeeroou exert themsolves to some extent to insure the success of their ticket; but the editors labor lncesantly from the opening to the closing of tho contest and do far more than all the Other worker combined to carry tho t |