Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19

buy the New York World, the leading
Democratic paper of the country, and hav-
ing control of the chief organs of each
party he expected not only to control the
parties but the business of this great
country. He bought the Denver
News, and made fabulous offers for
the control of the Chicago Tribune,
but was unable to secure the last named
journal. Under his ownership none of the
papers prospered, and each and all were
uninfuential. The great circulation and
greater influence which Greeley built up
for the Tribune, vanished in night, as it
were, under Gould's ownership. The cir
culation OF the weekly Tribune almost en-
tirely disappeared. The other journals
similarly languished. They had no politi-
cal influence and were estopped from ex-
erting any perceptible commercial power.
Newspaper ownership proved one of
Gould's bad speculatlons, and finally, as
best he could, he has got them all off his
hands. The World purchase was the heavi-
est load he bad to carry, After he unload
ed his Tribune stock that establishment
began to prosper and gradually regained
public confidence, grew in power, and Row,
as a legitimate newspaper, is successful.
The World has passed iEtS the hands of
genuine newspaper man, and under such
conduct as legitimate journalist can and
Will give to it there is every reason
to anticipate that it has entere d upon an
era of prosperity and influence. There is
room and need for such paper, and it
ought to live long and prosper,
Mr.. Gould now says that he does not
own single share of stock in any news
paper in the country, and that he is gradu-
ally getting out of business and coneen-
trating all his affairs; that he has been out
of Wall street for two years and does not
expect to go back again; that he
intends to take a good, long rest,
travel and study. He says with
strong emphasis that he is a Republican
but after all cares but little about politics.
He thinks that the Democratic party has
a most excellent chance to obtain power,
and that the public mind inclines to give
it fair show. Many people, he philo-
sophieally says, want tho parties SO even
ly balanced that if one does not behave
itself the other will get into power, and
that is his own mind. Mr.. Geuld says he
wants good government and the prosperity
of the eountry. He thinks that all his
interests are identified with the de-
velopement, growth, glory and
progress of the country, that all his
enterprises, including his railroads to 4 ex<
leo, his southwestern system, the tele-
graph, the elevated railroad system, ach
and all represent, civilization, progl ess,
enterprise and the public good. M.
Goulds view of himself, his understal din :
of his own inner consciousness is very COM
placent. 1t reminds one of the cid story
of the miller who sat in judgment upon
some of his neighbors and finally upon
himself. His neighbors he found so i'm
perfect that he had no difficulty ia placing
them on the left hand side with the goats.
As to his own case, he found he had sufficient
merit to pass 10 the right, with the sheep,
though he admitted that sit was mighty
tight squeak"
Mr.. Gould has had enough to do with
newspapers to make his opinion of them
in general way of interest, and he talked
freely to reporter, who called on him at
| his Fifth avenue residence:
''What do you think Of the press, as the press
| say so much about your"
81 think the press is pretty fair, as whole.
| The newspapers abuse me, but don't care any
| thing about it. They have to say something,
| and l have long ago learned not to get mad. The
| man who gets mad hurts himself more than any
| body else. He destroys his digestion and is un-
happy. l never complaiH sfwhat the papers say
about me. l read nearly all of them.
| take their attacks good-naturedly, without COM
planning, like man.
How do You rank the different papers?''
well, think the Tribune the best paper, as
a whole The Herald, perhaps, is the most en-
terprising, the Sun is bright, and the Times most
serious.''
''What do you think of the financial outlook?''
SIT will depend upon the crops. l never saw
| better Indications Out West the crops promise
| to be abundant. In that case the year will not
| only be prosperous, bat times Will become even
better than they are now. large portion of
the crop of last year is still in the country,
| and Will be shipped just as the farmers
get through with their spring sowing. 1t is es-
timated that at least 80 per cent. of last years
oOrR crop is still on hand. Europe wants a. our
|
good, according to my private information.'
The spirit of the foregoing shows tho
man of grasp and breadth. Success has
had the tendency to render the man chafi-
| table in his judgements of his fellows.
His personal habits are uRobiectionable.
he is fond of the society of his family, fond
of his children, loves books, does not drink
or smoke nor touch cards. In the course
of his time he has learned one lesson at
least, that newspapers cannot be success
fully used for illegitimate ends. He learn
the lesson at some cost, and the world
Teamed something at tho same time
1t is better understood today than
ever before that honest, Intelligent
journalism is the highest trust to be at
tanned by man, higher than the highest Off
cial station, and under republican form
of government there is no power that
equals or surpasses it. With fearless, rug
ged integrity, the independent newspaper
is the greatest and best teacher of the peo-
pie, the ablest counsellor, the safest guide.
the truest friend. Mr.. Gould has done no
greater good than to make this palpable to
his fellow men, and is NOT This aauaa otona