The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-29
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fairs NJ Texas deserves more lhan
u passing notice, II falls 70 tho lot
Of lew mon 10 feryo his State more
effectively than did this quiet aud
transformations journalist FOR
thIny'two years willard Richard
son VIVA connected with tho Calves
ton News, first M editor aud alter
ward IN editor aud proprloloT and
during that long period his paper
might be- said 10 have been the
leading Journal Of the state and Ila
influence In disseminating news d.
roctlng attention 10 the resource" OF
tho State giving impulse 10 works
Of public utility advocating just
aud wholesome laws, and eetting
tho example To his brother journol
luts ol moderation aud dccency ln|
tho cSprosulon Of hia views of mon
and measures conferred lnculcula'
bio bcnclta upon hiN adopted State
aud tended greatly 10 elevate the.
tone aud standing of Texas Journal
ism.
The subject of Ihis notice was o
native Of Massachusetts, whore he
was born In 1902, bpt cmIgratcd TO
South Carollnaat the ago of six
lecn, where ho finished his education
NJ tho South Carolina College, ut
Columbia, There no fully imblbcd
tho political vicws Of the Calhoun
school Of State rights Democracy,
M opposed to the party of central
igalion; in which ho was stoadlNst
to tho laet,
In 1897 ho cmigratod to TcXas,
and established u school for young
men at Houston, A short time pro-
viously tho Telegraph had been Ga
tablishod ~ that young city, then
tho scat of government of tho l'c'
public under tho cditorship of Dr.
Francis Moore, tho leading Journal
ist Of the now Republic, aud during
hin temporary absence AT tho North,
Willard Richardson was employed
to supply hls place. The ablc and
scholarly articles contributed 10y
him attracted 40 much attention
that, upon the return of Moore, Mr..
Rich ardson was offered and accept.
ed tho editorship Of the Galveston
AewS, then in its infancy, Worry
soon thereafter he became its pro.
prictor, and IN the double capacity
OF editor and proprietor, no con
tinued from that time until his
death, Several years ago, howev
or, his advancing ago and the neces-
sity of attention to other business
induced him to rclinquish the nc.
two business of journalism, but no
continued, up to 4 recent period, TO
contribute occasional articles TO tho
columns OF the Ne'eS, which, to the
last, were characterized by sound
sense iorcibly and gracefully cx-
pressed,
Mr., Richardson's latest literary
labors were devoted to the produc.
ton of history of Odd Fellowship |
in Texas, u work Of $50 pages,
which was published only last year,
At the time of his death he was
Grand representative of tho Order
to the National Lodge.
He leaves n wife and ono child, |
Mrs. James Evans, and an ample
fortune for their support. Although |
he took an active interest in polit-
ical affairs, and in all questions of n
public nature, his simple tastes and
retiring disposition untitled him for
political life, and ho mover, we be-
licve; held any office, except that of
Mayor, OF Galveston for one term,
to which no declined reelection,
Thus has passed away . man
whose long and honorable career
fully entities his memory to the re.
'pect Of the world, and for his great
services TO his adopted State, TO be
'egarded as one of her beneiactors.
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'OM = OF JUDGE REAGAN's VIEWS.
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