COURTEOUS JOURNALISM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 931, 22 October 1879, Page 2

COURTEOUS JOURNALISM.

Thb following speoimens of "journalistic amenities, which we clip from the Marlborough Times will give some idea of the cordial terms -existing beiween the rival papers m the Southern Island : — " We have to inform the proprietor of the Express that the statements he is continually making m his print relative to the proprietary of this journal are as false and untrue as that worthy is mean and contemptible and to whom, once for. all, we give the lie direct. No further comment is needed m the case of a man who would undermine another's credit by spreading abroad such damaging statements as we know our contemporary had done." In another part of the same issue, the Times says. — "Our truth-lo\ing contemporary the Express is at it again ! This time, adder-like, he is attacking persons m our employ, and trying to damage their reputation as workmen. The fact is, thoa.e on our staff formerly working for our contemporary have left him to better their position and to get a little peace of mind, without being subject to those scenes of which they were the painful witnesses while m the 1 adder's ' employ. A happy thing for them it was was when the ( adder ' * cast them off." , They have have had no cause to regret leaving the service of one of the most unsatisfactory and cantankerous curmudgeons that ever owned .a paper. We fancy there are one or two of nis present employes who would be only too glad to get away from him if they saw a chance of another billet. We are surprised at Mr. Johnson complaining of the "working man bettering his position, considering how he has done the same thing himself, he having risen from a bonnet-bag maker m Manchester to the proprietorship of a newspaper, and the eminence of a Justice of the Peace. This was effected by the start he got by an advance of money from the "clique," and some judicious manipulation to obtain advertisements. When our ; time comes to be elevated to the Magisterial Bench, it will not be brought about by turning traitor to our friends, or like the " adder " stinging those whom we ought to have supported.