The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-09

4 Great Aaa who Know How - Leo
Out for Nunber One.

Z. CESAR STAlLcUP.
4 Great M.. Who Know How % -
Out for Number One.
lam going to relate q bit Of my own
experience. In 1876 q number Of print
ers. including the writer. started q
had come within one of saying estab-
lished) the Evening Mail. in Nashville.
we started out with fair prospects
that Is. the weather was clear and
bright. Our general manager. a fellow
named I. Casar StaIlcup. declared
that the sunshine which greeted our
first appearance wa an omen of infalli-
BILE significance. 1t was not at that
time. nOr is it now. exactly clear what
he meant by ''infallible Significance"
but l grasped his hand and warmly
shook it. He said that he had started
quite u number of newspapers. one at
Bear WallOw. Ky., among the number.
and hat he had always noticed that
those born during sunshiny weather.
needed less nursing. and. in fact, ap-
peared to live longer than those that
had been born under q cloud. Such
words OF encouragement thrilled us;
and q set of resolutions which We i'm
mediately adopted declared that T.
Caesar Stallcup was tine ablest news
paper nan in the State Of Tennessee.
He swallowed a lump Of emotion. and
said that it had ever been his habit to
do his duty by his newspapers. and
that. fate helping him. We should soon
see the Mail soaring aloft like the
proud bird of freedom.
1t was our duty to set type and await
Developments; it was Stallcup's duty
to await developments. When We
needed money. which we did from the
beginning. he talked to us OF our strong
band Of brotherhood. When We be-
came hungry. he took us to one side
and told us that We had to make a sac
rifice. or We should never become
great.
''LOOk at Bennett" said he. THAT
nan wrote his editorials on Q flour
barrel"
oOAA1O VI AO OOyo tCiusAA Z ttlut tIICy
would like to see a flour barrel. This
disguised him. do you think that We
are simply carnal creatures" he ex-
claimed. '.DO you think that we live
by -four alone? A time has come when
We can all be great. but, shutting your
eyes on this fact. you stand around and
talk about q -four barrel"
The boys, feeling ashamed Of them
selves. apOlOgized. Stallcup accept
ing their apologies. said:
Now. you are talking like white
men,. now see that you desire to be.
come great. Go to your cases now
and set up the paper. My duties grind
me down at the desk. Would that 1
had time to help you. But there is
coming a time. boys. when l shall not
be ground down. l do not complain
of my OverwOrked condition. There
are men who would squeal under this
burden. but / do not murmur. Set up
that advertisement for the Stepenhead
brewery with u ,Ourishing display"
The man vas 80 self-denying that
We looked upon him with awe. -
told US where We could get the chez
est sand witches. and advised us to
As few as possible. One Of our m
fell heir to three dollars and eighty
cents and had invited some of the
boys to eat with him when Stallcup,
Overhearing the invitation, repri-
manded him: You can not afford"
said he. Ito throw away your fortune.
We have a duty o perform. Lend me
two dollars and a half"
He took the money and sadly showed
it down into his trousers. We cOngrat-
ulated the man who had let him have
it We said that he was a hero to the
cause. The victim shook hands with
is and laughed in a sickiy way. He
knew that he was doing his duty; he
did not exactly know how but he felt
that he was discharging the obligations
Of q great trust i envied him. 1
wished that l had possessed money to
lend.
Election time drew near Candi-
O0ScS CdAl0 6EOOuO. AOOhluS up lIOm
my lease" I could see the aspirant for
the office of sheriff and our manager
sitting in close communication with .
bottle of wine. One of the boys VEN
tured to remark hat he would like q
little wine. but Stallcup, hearing of the
remark, came into the cOmpOsing-room
and told US that if We wanted to ham,
per him. all right. In the discharge Of
his duty he knew that he was subjected
to ignorant criticism and that IL We
wanted him to resign his position he
do 80. After awhile he came
out as q candidate for sheriff. He said
that he did this in self-defense and We
believed him. Hedeclared that the other
were unfriendly to the Mail.
We worked for him. and by this time
our paper had secured such a ''pull'
that We elected him. It was q happy
day in our Office when the returns came
In. We shook one anOther's hands and
In pledges Of muddy water swore eter-
nal allegiance to u victorious pub
We knew that q dividend
wonid no soon declared and tho hovs