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Editorial
July 26, 1888
The Stark County Democrat
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
What is this article about?
An editorial mocks the intense personal rivalries in Sandusky's newspapers, quoting a harsh attack from the Journal on the Register, and contrasts it with the milder interactions among Canton papers.
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PERSONAL JOURNALISM.
We rejoice that we do not have to publish a newspaper in Sandusky. We know of no spot in the great Buckeye State where personal journalism is so constant as there, and it has been so for the past fifteen years. The last number of the Journal, at hand, contains a reference to the Register as follows:
"The editorial writer for the blackmailer's register of Sandusky has fallen into a state of jabbering idiocy regarding the Journal. He is so gangrened in mind over the superior circulation, influence and prospects of this paper to his own that his language about it indicates nothing short of positive insanity."
The above is only the mild part of an editorial, that, like the stories in the New York Ledger, grows more intense as it goes on. We sincerely rejoice that we live in Canton, where rival newspapers shower each other with diluted doses of praise, and where hoggishness (in boiler plate, for instance), envy, and lying about circulation are unknown quantities to the composite editorial mind.
We rejoice that we do not have to publish a newspaper in Sandusky. We know of no spot in the great Buckeye State where personal journalism is so constant as there, and it has been so for the past fifteen years. The last number of the Journal, at hand, contains a reference to the Register as follows:
"The editorial writer for the blackmailer's register of Sandusky has fallen into a state of jabbering idiocy regarding the Journal. He is so gangrened in mind over the superior circulation, influence and prospects of this paper to his own that his language about it indicates nothing short of positive insanity."
The above is only the mild part of an editorial, that, like the stories in the New York Ledger, grows more intense as it goes on. We sincerely rejoice that we live in Canton, where rival newspapers shower each other with diluted doses of praise, and where hoggishness (in boiler plate, for instance), envy, and lying about circulation are unknown quantities to the composite editorial mind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Personal Journalism
Newspaper Rivalry
Sandusky
Canton
Editorial Attacks
What entities or persons were involved?
Sandusky Journal
Sandusky Register
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Personal Journalism In Sandusky
Stance / Tone
Humorous Criticism Of Newspaper Rivalries
Key Figures
Sandusky Journal
Sandusky Register
Key Arguments
Personal Journalism Is Constant In Sandusky For Fifteen Years
Example Of Intense Editorial Attack From Journal On Register
Contrast With Milder Praise In Canton Newspapers
Absence Of Hoggishness, Envy, And Lying About Circulation In Canton