| Show MB CALAMITY mr chas A dana in commenting on an appeal of chas livermore for an endow ed newspaper observes that the endowment needed to establish a successful newspaper is an endowment of brains energy genius and enlightened selfishness As to the adaptation of the first three essentials named no newspaper will be likely to intrude an objection but of the otter fallacy ot the fourth mr danas own experience in journalism in all alie evidence that could be desired some years ago grains energy and genius brought forth the new york sun it grew and crew till in an incredibly short time it was the greatest of the great newspapers in all the requisites of a capable daily journal without any seeming effort to get rich it became EO with wonderful swiftness but pretty soon along came selfishness for stock in the concern instead of interesting herself as is usual in the business end of he enterprise she bought up the entire editorial staff reportorial port orial and all conceiving a personal enmity toward certain individuals she commanded the wielder sot the scissors and the quill to begin hurling indecent invectives and lying and brutal at their fame right away the great paper began to go down and down till it was all but groveling in the gutters for subsistence practically freeing itself from its gordh proprietor ahe paper is once more showing symptoms of former greatness returning to its former attitude of a public enterprise in contradistinction to an organ for the venting of personal spleen and the carrying forward of private intrigues tri gues it is once more a thing of value to its proprietors elors and to the world we are surprised that with this precious experience for a counselor mr dana should fondle so passionately that old loe of his when she has almost ruined him |
