Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-23
Newspaper Changes.

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Newspaper Changes.
The changes of the Couricr-Journal
announced in another column, bring
to mind the saying of and old New
York newspaper man: Journalists
are the true rcyolutionists; Four
years ago when the writer of this
was a green and timid reporter on
the Commercial, the various papers
in this city were,manned by an en-
tircly different run of people from
those in charge now. Every paper,
without single exception, German
and English, has rcvolutionizcd its
force. In one or two instances the
ownership of the papers has changed
hands.
At the time Mr. Logan was mana
ging editor of the Courier journal
and Mr.. Y. E. Allison city editor.
On the Commercial L. S. Hewlett
was managing editor and Granville
w. Shaw city editor; on the Anzei-
ger Mr.. Brook was panaging editor
and Mr.. Ncumeir city editor; Mr..
Ike Dinkelspiel ran the business de-
partment of the Argus and Col. i.
Polk johnson the editorial depart
mcnt. Capt. Schmidt was general
utility man on the Volksblatt and
Omnibus.
The Post was managed by Gov.
Underwood and nobody seem TO
know who were its editors, if editors
it had any.
Any one who knows the men of
various papers now knows the chan
les that time has wrought. Mana
ging editors and city editors have
sprung up and vanished, a mushroom
growth. To-day they bloom to-mor-
row they are cut down and no man
knoweth the reason for their promo
tions or their removals. Many of the
old men remain in the city, but the
offices that once knew them know
them no longer. Some have gone
abroad and done well. Hewlett
prince of good fellows, is off on the
far-away Pacific slope. Dunncckc
the crratic and brilliant, is in New
York and doing well. Sham has
drifted out into the cold, uncharita-
bic world. The ubiquitous Under
wood was here few days ago, but
may be in London or Kamschatka
before the ink is dry in this paper.
Mr.. Logan, after dallying with the
Buckeyes, has returned TO his first
love. Probably the most phenome-
nal rise OF any of them was O'Sulli-
vans. Four years ago he was an
obscure, Kentucky News man, wad.
ing through the rot of tho Kentucky
exchanges. Nobody knew him. He
driftcd over to the Courier-Journal
and jumped from promotion to pro.
/
motion with dazzling rapidly. 1t is
understood now that he takes a $50
a week position on big New York
daily. Dinkclspiel left the Argus to
try to build up the falling fortunes
of the Commercial. Allison went
from the Couricr-Journal to the Com.
morcial and will soon start Sunday
paper of his own. Judge Finley
who then occupied a nondescript po.
sition on the Post, is now probably
the best man on bad paper, and is
handwriting managing editor.
A number of new men have enter
ed the journalistic ranks as privates
Some of them arc bright aud some
stupid, There are about twelve new
men on the papers who were no
nownsbeforc. OF that number fou
or five are destined TO rise.
Probably the best local force eve,
organized in the city was on the Con
mercial two years ago. They have
since been scattered to the four wind
of heaven. The paper couldn't af
ford to keep them; add when a new
city editor came, distastcful to ma
jority of them, they left 1t woul,
take two columns to tell of the chan
ges made among the ranks and file
; Reporters have jumped from pape
to paper, SO that man who is on tn
. Courier Journal to-day may be husi
! ling through the East End for tn
Commercial tomorrow. Thes
4 changes are made with such appal
ent lack of reason that one can attri
butte them TO nothing but the innat
1 restlessness of the reporters. The
! are bright set Of men as rule; kee
Q witted, smart and well behaved
J, There are no drunkards on any pa
s per; and none who can not be sent
+ interview railroad president or
s bishop with the absolutely certaint
y that he will probably be the be'
l. hammered of the two. Most of thel
y are men of the world, in all that til
n term implies. They are well dresse
l. we'll behaved set. They are youngt
d as rule, than the ncwspapermen