The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-07-04
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When 1 first became familiar with the
internal arrangements Of the Herald, the
personnel of the establishment consisted
of Thomas P. Kettell, who wrote the
money articles, for (which Bennett OBJ
tanned all the credit; William II. Attreet
the police and city reporter little Jew
named Ice, who attended the courts and
furnished the legal intelligence, and
Frederick Hudson, who collected the
ship news. Kettell was the best fnan-
ciaf editor of his day. He was careful
in his facts, had thorough knowledge
Of the subjects he was called upon to DIS
cum R,deWrote in an accurate and pre-
else style. His financial articles constr
tuted one of the most important features
of the paper. He was the originator OF
the money column, which no paper OF
any pretensions Is now without
Aftree was an imcorrigible reprobate,
full of certain kind, and IN admirable
reporter. That is, he had the faculty OF
turning everything into ridicule that
jumped exactly with Benefits humor.
He would attend q public gathering OF
any kind, and give readable, interest
ing caricaturc Of the proceedings, inter.
spersed with ludicrous comments, and
an amusing description Of Incidents and
circumstances that never occurred. Ben
nett was always quarrelling with Attree,
stigmatizing him with all sorts of oppro'
brious epithets, and threatening to dis
chargc him but his consummate audac'
ity saved him.
When President Van Buren, visited
the city in the summer of 1870, there
was q great procession and parade. The
democrats turned out in force, banners
flying. music filling the air, with every
appliance calculated to make an impress
sion on the people. Here was an oppor'
tunity for the display of Attree's pecul'
lar talent, and it got nOised about that
the Herald of the following day was to
contain full account of the affair, with
ludicrous cuts and caricaturcs, and
there was a strong desire among the
democrats to battle tho scheme. Aaron
Vanderpool, afierward judge of the SUI
irene court, but then member OF con
sres, and known as tho "kinderhook
Roarer," interested himself actively to
prevent the success of the undertaking
He had the assistanceof VIM. B. Maclay
then . growing politician. As prelim
mary step they procured Attrce to bt
Piled with liquor Of all sorts until he
became utterly oblivious of everything
in progress He had the capacity of :
seasoned cask, and he devoted himself
faithfully to taking notes, after drinking
enough to have made any other report
or in the city blind drunk. But he sue
cumbed at last, and by the time the per
formanccs were over he was fast asleep
in Jones' Second Ward Hotel on Nassau
street. The democrats were appraised
of the state of things and they plumed
themselves upon having thwarted o de-
sian which, Il carried out according to
the original programme, would not fail
to have damaging effect on the party
About nine O'Clock that night Attree's
retreat was discovered, and he was TAX
around to the Herald Office, on Ann
street, roaring drunk, and as wild and
unmanageable MS COmanchc. But
newspaper men are full of expedients
Attree was thoroughly drenched with
cold water, and, recovering his faculties
partially, he was placed on a lounge in
the editorial room, an expeditions pen
man procured, the notes taken during
the day read to Attree, and he dictated
a report Of the transactions of the day
in capital style, and the Herald appear
cd rather late on the following morning
with nearly broadside of letter-pres'
devoted to the democratic demOnstra
ton, illustrated with the most ludicroui
caricaturcs.
When Mr.. vanderpool was asked TO
asssxplanation, his reply was that n
had never before known SO much GOO
liquor expended with SO poor result