[The editorial page and the news columns]

In what appears to be an apotheosis scene, a figure of a man (presumably an editor) adorned with large wings stands on top of a mound of money (signified by a large dollar sign). Behind him a blazing sun with emanating rays forms a halo around the man's head. The man gazes upward holding a pen in one hand while raising the other in a gesture of benediction. A ribbon bearing "Moral Sentiments," appears above his head. Below the mound of money is an array of people from various walks of life who are often the subjects of sensational or gossipy news columns.
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Signed, lower right: F.G. Attwood.
Title from The Cosmopolitan.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.8)
The drawing coincides with an article entitled, "A Great National Newspaper." The text of the article deals with the merits and faults of American journalism, stressing the growing need for a national newspaper that is broad in scope, devoid of vulgarity and sensationalism, one that will report the news justly and accurately, and has integrity as well as sense of humor. The author also states that the editor of such a paper "...will become in the nation a force for good such as it is seldom granted anyone to wield...."
Published as illustration for: "A Great National Newspaper" / by Harry Thurston Peck. The Cosmopolitan, December, 1897.