Show THE MOST POSITION IN THE an anonymous letter which wo have just received leads us to believe that some persons are of the opinion that the position of an editor is the most easy and agree able some to imagine that all an editor has to do is to eat wedding cake attend balls on free tickets receive presents of fruit and flower atrayel upon the railways with free passes and occasionally dash off an editorial essay alag what a very mistaken idea if an editor gives any character or backbone to his paper or mak B the journal which he edits a factor in shaping public sentiment his position is the most laborious the most difficult and at times the most disagreeable that could be imagined especially is this the case a man undertakes to edit a paper fearlessly and conscientiously jn the interest of any principle cause or party with a supreme regard at all times for the views and motives of his employers and even when the editor is the sole proprietor of the paper which he edits still his patrons are his masters and he is but the servant of the public at best when the public or his employers in any cage ceases to sustain or appreciate him he rout retire aau matter of course therefore he roust sink his individuality in catering to public opinion to a certain extent or if he ba not directly dependent upon the public as he always aunet be indirectly at least then he becomes to a great extent merely the exponent ot the views and motives of those who hire him this is at least usually true of the editor who has no proprietary prie tary interest in the paper which he edits then it happens to be impossible dorany real and effective editor of a party organ to praise and please every b ody in making his editorial administration potent and influential he roust deal with his opponents more or less ly and maintain the dignity of his prerogative the result of making a paper editorially bold fearless and strong in tho defense of any party or cause is at first to exasperate the aa yet enemy then among the quasi friends of every outspoken manly journal there are always individuals who have aresto grind the features of these ax in all parts of the world are much i alike n they ri commonly approach the editor with compliments and blarney when he farat enters upon his duties in any given place they generally take thia method to make him their particular tool as opposed to some oilier individual or faction in the same party then if the editor finds it inexpedient or wrong to do their bidding the ax try to form a coalition against him with the very individuals whom they were trying to injure through the manipulation of the editor to thial end they sneak around to tho editors employers whom perchance they wanted the editor to turn against and silly intimate that they would patronize the paper by advertisement or otherwise but they can t uphold alie editor in various oth er ways usually by innuendo and inference and in the guise of party friends they exert themselves to remove the editor who scorned their approaches if these ax grinders are men of wealth and ambition as is usually the case they will ultimately upset any editor by their intrigues tri gues unless such editor has had long experience in exposing and de such characters then dozens of people are so jealous that they cant bear to see the names of some of their neigh bors or rivals in print in the personal column without venting their ire upon the editor the wincing creatures who occasionally sio nally want to thrash the editor are of minor importance and in point of animus are on a par with those who withdraw their advertising patronage because some parti zan utterance of the editorial department part ment dont suit their ideas wholly conform with their gelbsh interests we might mention a and one similar circumstances prove how difficult the editorial management of a paper is and yet we have named enough of the usual daily perplexities to illustrate the trials of the ordinary editor without even mentioning the immense amount of thought and labor required for the production of even a single issue of a small daily journal verily the labors and vexatious vexations and of the editor are grave and and rest heavily upon the strongest of fallible men in his position therefore does he not deserve popular sympathy and the support of the faith and prayers of al as long as he endeavors to do his duty honestly fearlessly and loyally |