The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-26
Daring Achievements IN the Ser
vice Of Men Now Known
to Fame.
Bennett win Collect Them Around Him
Oaoe Mors-A Generous and APPre-
ciativo Man.

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oredited With more ingenuity and original
ity than has been shown BY many Of the
Younger generation. Az body they were
compact and devoid Of Jealousy, for they
had in view but one end-the supremacy Of
the Herald, and to attain this no personal
sacrifice Was too great. Take some OF my
front and we're wounded in the dis
r paper; take the man who. many
years ago, went into the Modoo lava beds
where Gen. Candy lost his life BY the
treachery Of the Indians. and who by des-
the news to the Herald before it was
printed in the San Francisco papers. Take
Stanley, who went in search Of Livingston,
and paved the way to present African pro-
gress; Macgahan, our Asiatic and Turkish
Correspondent, who bravely died in harness;
was cent to Cuba to watch . revolution
then in progress, and was sentenced to be
shot; Collins, who froze TO death ct the
mouth Of the Lena river in the polar expe-
dition; McGill, who whom the steamship
Atlantic foundered OF the coast OF New
peril Of HIS life to descend in diving
Boil hundreds Of feet below the surface
Of the ocean and interview the dead; take
all the men Of my old stat who, when an
emergency called for enterprise, had the
Judgment TO charter steamboats, and loco
motives and preempt telegraph lines In or
der to secure q beat for the Herald, and
tell mo whore you will find another body Of
men like them in the ranks OF journalismr"
II the foregoing remarks accredited to
Mr.. Bennett arc true. he has done but tardy
justice to both the living and the dead. He
journalistic achievements that have made
his paper what il il and given to it the
touch Of individuality which is its charac-
teristic the world over. In many instances,
the worth Of these old employees has been
the elder Bennett, . pension fund existed
and some of those who survive him still
enjoy it's benefits, drawing every week
from the treasurer sum sufficient
for moderate support. During the
career Of the younger Bennett. how.
extraordinary service, has been to bestow
rewards. Now, it would be q sum of
money; In several instances it has been q
valuable watch duly inscribed with REQ
ord Of the circumstances that called forth
vorite ofbcial the means to secure hand
some city residence; in another, he doubled
his salary; 40 for promotions they are al
ways sure to follow the exemplary perform
ance Of even routine duty. When the idea
Of illustrating the Herald was broacded to
Mr.. Bennett, he condemned it at once, but
the advantages were 20 persistently pressed
by it, originator that he finally yielded his
consent that the experiment should be
tried. The innovation proved to be sue
cee. and not long ago the employe who was
bold enough to urge it received q Thousand
dollar check and cablegram from his
chief, telling him to take the choice of
trip across the continent with his family or
to Europe, and to charge tho expenses to
the Herald. This was his reward.
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appre6iative man. although whimsical in
his methods and irregular in his system.
Nevertheless, he 10 willful and obstinate;
perverse when You expect him to be pleas
ant, and aggressive when you have no dis
position to be contentious. While tena-
cious in his opinions and strong in his pre-
judicec, he warns to an honest fighter and
will take the severest 'sback talk" from
subordinate who ID honest in his conyic-
tons with kind Of subdued admiration.
Few men, however, dare TO encounter him
IN his ugly moods, for he il then the COM
man 10 many sided must perforce make
many enemies, and, unfortunately, too
many persons have good reason to be 90.
But the purpose Of the present article is to
separate the hner from the coarser fibres
that run through this strange bitof human
ity. 81
That he was born rich, household pct
and spoiled, 10 no fault OF his own. From
both father and mother he inherited much
that makes him what he is. Al boy he
was young tyrant: stalwart, brave to reck-
lessness, early accustomed to athletic
sports, he became the accepted. leader
he knew moro about boats and guns and
horses and dogs than the majority Of his
seniors. When he owned . yacht he forth
with made his way to the head by boldly
SacinR aeross the ocean; yet whom he thought
he Owned the Hersld and began to give Or
managing editor, he ran aeainat SCOTCH
maR in the shape of his father and vas
shipped to Europe. Tho Evening Telegram
WAS made for him ~ toy to play with,
and teach him his hrst lessons in journal
ism.
Young 40 he was, man moro fully
equipped for the management Of great en-
terprise like that Of the Herald, could
scarcely be found. He was wealthy, we'll
informed, master Of several languages,
familiar with the politics Of his own coun-
ian.
To his stan Of ready workers he has paid
tribute in the words that begin this article,
but TO himself belongs = large need Of tho
praise which attaches to the sometimes re-
possessed not only the genius Of journalism
but he had the money to pay for the results
he sought to accomplish. 70 him, IA. 600
cable message describing the battle OF
GTavelottss vas baaatelle compared with
enterprise. During the so-called poverty
times in New York, when many Of the poof-
* claeDes were suffering from hunger, he
estabIished soup houses throughout
The city. and with royal muni6cence
chose NO lees parsonage than DE- lmonioo
70 b his caterer. Il cost him more than
$lOO When Chicago Was burned, his
$4,000 was the first to 70 forward to the
relief Of the inhabitants. When the pso-
pie Of Ireland were reported to b suffering
nom famine, he sent the Rev. DR.. Hep
worth and others to disburse food and
money until the mortal agony was stayed.
when the international Eide matches 6rst
took plsce at Wimbledon, il was his corps
of trained New York reporters ebroad and
his artists Of homo that made ~ familiar
with every ahot the next morning. And %
e voald b easy 70 oatalogue long list OF
thtn&s done that have been conceived by
James Gordon Bennett and tuInoff to GOOD
account IN his maDaRement OF the New
York Herald Not The least among tiem
would b his small honafaotiona. thoee that
have brought him in c3ose tcuch With the
masse& It's not % very long ado that !
lettee Vas pohliahed anncunSan9 that an
old woman g ysan Of aee vss a ned
0cmswhseo on The east siAA. 4 Herald ~
porter Vas q 0nae Dispatched with hun-
drsd dollaxs and an oedse 70 And and "write
~ NJ" 4 thrss day. - vss bsyoad