| Show salutatory in entering upon the bubli publication cation catlon Of ofa a daily paper we do BO so with a consciousness of the responsibilities of the position to edit a daily paper and conduct it in a satisfactory manner is a task of no small magnitude peoples peopled ideas about the style in which a paper should be edited and conducted are as varied as their minds each reader has his own taste if this be gratified then he is satisfied and the paper is pronounced a good one there is less of this diversity of taste however in this community than in any other with which we aro arc acquainted this is a result of the peoples unity and gives us a degree of confidence that under other circumstances wo we would not entertain ter tain if we do our duty we know we may safely trust the verdict of our readers in issuing this paper we do not have many promises to make they are not required we know what is expected not promises but a good reliable paper the fearless exponent of the truth a paper that old and young alike can read with pleasure and satisfaction in fact a representative paper it will be our endeavor to make tho the DESERET EVENING NEWS sueh such a paper we bring to our our work in this department an anxious desire desiro to benefit our readers and the people at large honesty of purpose truthfulness and diligence we are convinced will do more towards accomplishing this than any amounts amount of talent unac unaccompanied companie d by these other qualities if the briskness of the times and the plentiful circulation of money were alone taken into consideration the present would not be viewed as a favorable time for starting starling this new enterprise but these considerations are byno means of the first importance E every defy one wrig why has resided any length of time in this community must have perceived an increasing M desire for knowledge growing u up p here of late years the subject of education is receiving great attention our young people are becoming more studious it JA is true that newspaper literature has not been deemed as suitable for young people to read as some other kinds but such an objection can not be consistently urged against a properly conducted paper such a paper can do much in the cause of education its articles if judiciously written can wield a powerful influence for good one has but to look at the condition of society east and west today to day to see what great results the daily newspaper press is capable of accomplishing silently but none the less surely ehas it has hns done its work ideas j which a few years ago were unpopular and greatly despised have through its agency become the watchwords of dominant parties under its persistently repeated lessons a new generation has grown up fully fally imbued with the views it has taught within the past few years the whole face of society in our nation has changed and to the potent of the press this is mainly at ati j in a brief space of time it has developed for the american people an entirely new ebar character aeter acter though there is room for very grave doubts as to whether the character of the people has been improved by the change till still the mighty influence of the press through which this has been effected must be conceded its power for good or evil is very great now in publishing the DESERET EVENING NEWS wo we propose to use the p power 0 we r of the good we know that tha t through its agency mightier results for good cau can be brought than ever were for evil that which forms the daily i reading of the community must leave j ts impressions Impressio nt upon them their thoughts will insensibly to themselves perhaps oer haps in some instances take shape and color from that which they read to have healthy sound and high toned minds therefore people should have r reading rending ea dl 1 ng of 0 f that character this makes the position lon ion of a journalist a most responsible chilev blenne one we view it in this light and aud while hi lev we 9 fill the position we sin berely hop hope p that no word may ever drop from our pen that can truthfully he be viewed as unworthy response |
