The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-02
OLDER KANSAS JOURNALISTS.

From the Atchison Champion.
In its recent article on Kansas journal
lists, The Champion, with two exceptions,
simply mentioned the names of the
recognized leaders of the younger gener-
alton of Kansas journalists. Butts and
Howe and Nandegrift and Harger. 1t
Is now in order to mention the older
journalists of Kansas, the men whom
Kansas owes its existence and glory as a
state and who, take them all In all, are
among the bravest, ablest and noblest-
hearted men of their class in the union.
There is Marsh Murdoch of the Wichita
EAGLE, peculiar in some things, but a
man of decided ability, and the one man,
who. more than any other, really made
the splendid city where his excellent
journal is published.
There is j. X. Hudson of the Topeka
Capital a very brainy, warm-hearted
man, rustler from way back, and who,
single handed and alone, has built up
one Of the foremost newspapers in the
west.
There is Father Eskridge of the En-
pOria Republican. an old fashioned
journalist of recognized power, a man
who has succeeded in doing two things
F-iNlli9 MS pCOpiC a 6OcN newspaper
and at the same time built up a hand
some private fortune.
There is d. r. Anthony of the Leaven-
worth Times, full of mental vigor. man
who has convictions and the courage of
them, and who may always be relied on
to wage a good warfare in any cause he
espouses.
There is George w. Martin of the Kan
sas City, Kan, Gazette, an ideal news
paper man, prince of good fellows, and
a power in thenewspaper world.
There is Webb Wilder of the Hiawatha
World, who, in the point of literary
attainments and scholarly accomplish
mems. has no superior anywhere.
There is blunt old Sol Miller of the
Chief. in many respects a model news
paper man, a journalist, who knows how
to furnish a paper which always inter
eSts. and which Is never dull nor prosy.
There is II. Clay Park of the AtchisOn
Patriot, whose heart is as tender as a
woman's, and in whoSc hand the ''pen is
mightier than the sword"
There is Jake Stotler Of the Yelling
ton Press. one of the pioneer journalists
of Kansas, an excellent writer, and a
practical newspaper man of varied at
tainments of a high order.
There is Col. Learned of the Lawrence
Journal, and Gen. Rice. late of the Fort
Scott Monitor, both journalists who have
done and are doing meritorious work.
The Champion gladly avails itself of
the opportunity to simply speak the
truth of these worthy men. In doing 50
it does not necessarily endorse all that
they say IN their respective journals. il
merely, as an act of justice, gives them
this kindly mention, because, all their
personal idiosyncrasies aside, they de-
serve it. 1t IN the heat of political dis
cuSSion the Champion at times cuts and
slashes in resenting what is said of it
and its course by these. Its honorod con-
temporaries. and if, now and then. it
may say not the kindest things of them.
they viii understand that back of il all
Is a profound respect for them. and the
kindliest fraternal feeling. and. chiefly.
because, a. kanSans. we are all laboring
in a common field for the welfare OF
that magnificent commonwealth whose
citizens We are.