St. Paul daily globe., 1885-03-15

the Weekly Pioneer, the Weekly Democrat
and the Weekly Minnesotian. The writer OF
these articles was at this time an associate
editor with Mr.. Brown on the Pioneer. when,
IN the spring of 1854, comparatively young
man, elegantly dressed and with black, curly
hair, made his appearance in the office, and
after brief consultation with Mr. Brown left
Tor the East and it was soon after rumored
that the paper had changed hands and that
the new proprietor was Earle S. Goodrich. 1t
was also announced that he intended to start
daily paper. Williams, in his history,
says:
FIRST DAILY PAPERS.
''The Democrat and Minuesotian at once
determined to follow the lead of the Pioneer,
the former appearing on May 1, the same
day as the Daily Pioneer, and the latter on
May II. On May Is the Daily Times
made its appearance, edited and pub
lished by Thomas NJ. Newson, who had
for six months or more. been engaged as a
writer on the Pioneer. With MIN was asso-
ciated j. B. H. Mitchell and NJ. J. Clum.
Mr. Newson subsequently secured the inter-
ests of both these gentlemen, and continued
the Times with much success until 1861,
when it was leased to William R. Marshall" :"
So at this period there were four daily pa
pers in the city, with the following editors:
Pioneer, Earle S. Goodrich; Minnesotian,
John P. Owens; Times, T. M. Newson :;
Democrat, David Omsted. The Pioneer
was really the organ of the Democratic party;
the Minnesotian was Whig; the Times, in
dependent; the Democrat, Democratic.
These were the first daily papers published
in the city or in the state. Two of the edit
ors are dead and two are living-Goodrch
and Newson-one entirely out of the har-
ness, the other partially so.
WHEN BORN AND EARLY LIFE.
Mr.. Goodrich was born in New York in
1927; early conceived the idea of fit
ting himself for the editorial profession,
and to that end learned the printing busi-
ness; also studied law and was admitted to
practice; removed to Wisconsin and in 1S4S
ran campaign paper at Sheboygan for several
months; was elected clerk of the court, but
resigned and moved to Green Bay; was
county clerk of Brown county from 1850 to
1854; when. in March of that year he re-
moved to ST. Paul and commenced the pub
lcation of the Pioneer which he continued
and aid to Gen. McCleland in 1862, but by
bunder Of the war department was sent to
the Shenandoah valley, and here he served
some time and was finally ordered to ST.
Paul, where Gen. Pope was then stationed,
and Goodrich and the commanding officer
not agreeing, the former resigned. He i'm
mediately followed up Gen. Pope with many
hitter articles in his paper, until at last head
IN iltvo o,1La In
1865 Mr.. Goodrich disposed of his interest in
the Pioneer and purchased the stock of
the st. Paul Gas company, which
he controlled for two years; then entered
largely into the manufacture of peat; en-
gagged in railroad construction for time,
and believe has been recently dealing in
mining enterprises.
INCIDENTS OF EARLY JOURNALISM.
In 1854 or 5, Mr.. Goodrich OF the Pioneer,
came out strongly against one of the Demo-
cratic candidates, for the purpose of killing
him oil, rs he was obnoxious to a large num-
ber of the party. The man attacked came
back on Goodrich with the threat to kill him,
and Goodrich left his office, came to the
Winslow house and took tea with the writer
while the injured politician was about the
streets with revolver hunting for his vic
tim. Several days after, when the heat of
passion had subsided, the matter was dropped
and no blood was spilled.
PAINTING FOR HIS BLOOD
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, think
in 1855, when Charles II. Parker, then
banker in this city, turned the corner of the
old Winslow house, from out Fort, at Seven
corners, and with rapid tread. flashing eve
and pale face, hurried by me as l stood in
the door of the old Winslow house.
"Where going. Parkerl' asked.
''Going to kill that internal devil, Good
rich,r be replied.
"What's upP'
"I'll shoot him, ~
I drew near him and found that he was
not only in earnest, but that he had six
shooter loaded to the muzzle, and as matters
looked a little skittish, proposed to 60
along. During our iouSney to the office,
Parker was unreenting, determined, des
perate, and all efforts 1 made to avert the
coming calamity only seemed to make the
matter worse The cause of his grievance
was, that in his recent failure Goodrich had
charged that he (Parker) had not
treated his depositors fairly, aud
in this Goodrich was correct,
for, as a matter of history, Parker had used
the mouey of his depositors with which to
buy real estate, and failing to realize on this
real estate in time, he had to 60 under, and
this Goodrich knew; at least / am so in
formed by one of the clerks in Parker's Office
at the time. We entered the editorial room
together. There was Goodrich, who, / must
confess, was exceedingly cool, and whom !
expected any minute to see lay corpse upon
the floor, bat word from myself that we
were all Masons and ought to adjust the
matter satisfactorily, opened a soothing in
fluence, and the misunderstanding was ami
cabiy settled, Mr.. Goodrich assured Mr.
Parker that he had no motive to misrepre-
sent him and did not wish to do so, and Mr..
Parker being satisfied with the explanation,
withdrew from the interview with a long
breath. gr4tifed at the turn events had
taken. Parkeris in California; Goodrich
aud Newson still live in St Paul.
IN TIGHT PLACE.
During the early period of the old Daily
Times. I received many threats as to nv be-
ing killed, horse-whipped, etc, but during
all nv editorial career, was never struck or
injured At s.. Patrick's supper, however, |
held in the hall OF the old market house
now pulled down. was called upon TO re-
spoud 20 the toast Of the governor OF Mime |
sofa (GOrman, now dead, and in the course /
Of nv remarks spoke Of corruption which ran 1
knee-deep through our legislative halls and /
CON mplimeuted the governor for his efforts 70 1
stay the tide. ! cannot Just now remember,
but must have made some personal aIlu- /
SION 20 some of the members who were then !
present. for, soon after nv speech, six per- |
sons desired TO 20 home With me, aud I 1
snaIly learned that M life had been threat
sned by parties then in the roon; and so,
sure enough, | was escorted 10 my boarding
house By several Of nv friends, some nov
dead, others living. Among these
we're Justus Ramsey, Jack Morgan.
Mike Cummings and three more
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