Telegram-herald., 1890-08-25


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he said that hs cared very hsEls &ooas
the assaults had received 10 special
iniury-but BE Gid object TO Han9llns 5
picking up ; silver dollar that lsy ca
ths counter ard carving 1t OF n hls
pocket- This was pure invent1on. - re
journalist privately admitted. His oo-
jsct y as, be s4id. % distract public al
tent.on, and 10 lad succeeded. lae
community was 50 anxious 70 know
whether the acto- really hsd Or had nos
stolen the coin inst they ceased % dis
cuss the main fact This he called bis
knowledge OF human nature II was
rather shreyvd and very Ike Bennett.
Notwithstanding the great circulation
( and prosperity Of The Herald IL was
bitterly hated by very large and ianu-
enrial class. It's methods were certainly
not all that might have been desired,
( and appealed % the ordinary rather than
70 the cultured mind. Those vino ranked
themselves as the best psople wouli not
F look 1t il; they considered it horribly
+ vulgar and II every way abominable.
+ But Bennett was Indifferent 70 the ''bcst
people, Ia cared only for the average
reader lie was eTninently an isdiyid-
nal, though not perhaps Of an immacn-
+ late pattern, and rlggedly Independent.
I Much Of this feeling ceased with tho
4 breaking out of the civil war, and he'd
/ become exti2ct long before his death.
/ The advantage Of longevity attended
/ him: be survived the aninosities he had
aroused by lasting nearly seventy-seven
years. The old crop OF his enemies had
been gathered TO their fathers, and 4 new
Fl crop had not been made.
Whatever the opinion held OF him as a
/ iournalist--and his wavs melted criti-
! cism rily-Bennett as q man was
not censurable. He was strictly moral.
( having no vices, and being entirely do
nestic. Having been married at IS hs
/ printed long accounts Of his marriage in
The Herald, rs he did Of most Of his PER
sonal matters. and having had two
children re spent most of the time not
. claimed by editorial duties az home in
the bosom of his family. He had no
sort of liking for society In any ac-
cepted sense, but he had a few init
mates and cleaved % them; but
even home was subordinated TO his
newspaper, 10 which indeed everything
was. No nan has ever lived moro
for and by and through his profession;
it was the aim and end Of his existence.
The fact that he had built up the great
est newspaper IL the world amply re-
warded him for his thirty-iiye years Of
/ untiring labor. for his conservation TO
his purpose. News was the one thing
desirable with him. Other things were
of small moment in his eyes Opinion,
criticism. learning, eloquence, brilhancy,
had no charm for him, and The Herald
has never been conspicuous for any Of
these. People might speak of its news,
but not OF its presentation, Dor Of its edi-
torials or reviews.
Bennett had many pecuharities, some
of which were essentially adverse 20
good journalism. One Of these was dis
trrst Of everybody IN his service, the re-
suit being that each enploye was made
TO feel insecure of his place. ANY one
having charge of a department might
suddenly be removed to another depart
ment, irrespective OF his competence
and fidelity. The reason for this-if it
can be supposed to have any reason
was the belief that any permanence
might beget corruption. Changes were
constantly making to an extent that
seems Ike sarcasr1 upon enlightened
management Herald men were, as a
rule, allowed little freedom and no in
dividuality. Consequently they were.
as a body, mediocre ard without any
feeling Of pride in or loyalty TO the pa
per. They were generally inferior in
mind aud attainments 10 the members
Of any other staff Of journal of like
rank. Fox nearly eighteen years The
Herald has been conducted by the
younger Bennett, as he was formerly
called. II has both gained and lost IN
Gsr him Of no longer leads in circuls-
ton; but do not intend 70 speak OF
the son in this article.
The elder BenEctt died a. the begin
Mug Of summer n 1872. having been
gradually withdrawing from the paper
for several years previous on account Of
age and declining health He lad scofed
} as and ridicaled all causes and All
churches IN his columns; but in his de-
clining daTs ne returned % the theology
o. his parents. receiving absoluti0n aid
the last sacrament from Archbishop Nc
Closkey. Bennett's rrodo Of exit was ~
variance with his whole life in America.
While he did great deal 70 help jour
nalisrl. ia did a gres. deal 20 debaucn it
as well Ike was singularly inconsistent
"a highly moral man and. probably
without meaning 70 be 50, al 1nscVgpg-
lous journalis.
.JUNrrs HENFI BROWNE.