BYGONE JOURNALISM.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXIX, Issue 46, 17 January 1913, Page 7

BYGONE JOURNALISM.

A comparison of the columns of 'The Times' in its early days with 'The Times' of to-day, shows what enormous strides have taken place, in journalism .luring the last century. It conies as a .shock to find, that in the early part of last century. 'The Times,' hi'referring to its contemporaries, used language very similar to that used to-day hy rival newspapers in .some small country towns in Australia. None of the London newspapers of the time were exempt from the practice of attempting to belittle their rivals in oftonsive terms. 'The Times' on one. occasion referred to the 'Morning Chronicle' as "that squirt of filthy water," and the latter described the 'Morning Post' as a "slop-pail of corruption." _ The 'Standard' spoke of the 'Globe' as "our blubber-headed eontemporary," and the 'Morning Herald' referred to the 'Courier' as "that s|,avmed old hack." 'The Times' in a leading article on "The Liberal Liars." which was intended for the 'Morning Chronicle," said "The community must lie' shocked to know that there are, such beings as these scribblers out of the treadmill, and because every exposure of the ragamuffins give's to foreigners additional proof that there have crept into the press of this country a number of scoundrels who are not only unfit for tho society of gentlemen, but who would be a disgrace to the vilest coteries of Europe."