Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-21

be depended upon to tell what he knows,
il he may reasonably do so. 81 look at it
in this way" he said to me q few days
ago. Newspaper men work for newspa-
pers, and it is upon the newspapers that
the public depends for its information.
We are the servants OF the public, there
fore | can see no reason why we should
withhold matters from the newspapers
which properly belong to them. am even
willing to strain point in their behalf.
would not violate confidence for the
benefit of a newspaper friend, but in case
of doubt would give the newspaper the
benefit of the doubt"
Mr.. Cullom's colleague, Senator Far
well, is one of the frankest men in public
| life. He believes in frankness as a rule of
| life, and used to quarrel with Logan on
that point. Logan told Farwell he was
an idiot for babbling so much, and Far
well retorted that he never pretended to
any great wisdom, and was not smart
enough to have and to keep secrets. or
course their quarreling was of good nat
ured sort. There is very little that Senator
Farwell knows that he is not willing to
communicate to his newspaper. friends,
though he often accompanies his com
munication with the remark, ''1f you print
that l will kill you"
Senator German, the leader OF the Demo
cratic side in the senate, is a secretive man
He never tells one-half what he knows,
and us a rule doesn't tell anything. He is
polite, approachable, even suave; all the
correspondents know him, and he knows
them all. They all talk TO him, and smile
with him, and pass the compliments of the
day with him-and learn nothing, except
what they knew before, TO wit, that Arthur
p. German is a very smart person who be
lieves in keeping his own counsel. IL Mr..
German has anything to give out to the
newspapers he usually gives it to his
favorite, Robert Larner, of The Baltimore
Sun. Larncr is discreet and faithful
man and worthy the confidence reposed
in him.
Senator Sherman rarely talks to news
paper men, though he always receives
them pleasantly. His favorite way of elud-
ing the searcher for news is, "You can see
for yourself that this is a matter about
which | cannot talk at this time" Senator
Edmunds is not much bothered by CORE
spondents, for they are all afraid of him.
lie does look sometimes as if he could eat
three or four newspaper men for break
fast, but as q matter of fact he is one of
the most genial and talkatiye of states
men, if you can only catch him in a com
municative mood. Senator Hoar is exceed
ingly short and crisp in his conversations
, with representatives of the press,
|, Senator ingalls, is very fair to newspaper
, men whom he knows well, and is not above
asking favors in return. The reader who
, supposes that it is the correspondent who
always runs after the statesman for news
, or interviews or copies of speeches is very
much mistaken. Often it is the Statesman
who runs after the correspondent Ever
as great and popular an orator as ingalls,
, sometimes asks correspondents to send ou
his speeches in fun, and volunteers TO fur
nish the copy for that purpose without
trouble or expense to them.
/ Speaker Reed is popular among news
r paper correspondents, and talks very freel!
with them, though he has an unpleasant
way Of saying, just as he concludes a char
I acteristic and soul stirring chapter of com
, ment on current affairs and living men
"Now, this is not for publication, minC
{ you" A few days ago one of his newspa
n per friends asked him for an interview
/ Cpd like to give you "A talk" replied thu
r big speaker, but must restrain myself
> If / once opened up should throw so man.
4 stones through peoples windows that
: would be. in danger Of going to the worl
D. house as au enemy TO society" Even tn
y newspaper reader, who is not supposed Il
!, know much about the hopes and aspira
, tions of newspaper makers will perceiv
n that this remark was not one calculated u
IT assuagU the disappointment Of the scribe
s for an interview with Speaker Reed, Il
a which that gentleman engaged in whole
Z, sale throwing Of stones through people
n windows, would be worth about $50
= line. Mr.. Reed IS generally impartia
II. I'll. 4. lv,s 4. Aag
I, fondness for A. Maurice Low, of The Bo'
r ton Globe, and for o. p. Austin, Of th
a Press News association.
The only public man know Of in VAST
b. ington who makes it a rule to have notl
in ing to do with newspaper correspondent
n is Senator Don Cameron. Don hates a n
or porter as the devil is said 20 hate bol
is water, though the simile need not nece
s. sarily be considered pertinent in all pa
r. ticulars There is not n correspondent
h Washington who calls on Cameron {
r, talks to him, and, moreover, there is NJ
t. one-at least let us hope so-who woul
r. call on him if an invitation were sent /
err means of a perfumcd card and liverie
d, footman. Mr.. Cameron has publicly d
ee clared that he has no use for newspap'
IS men, and the newspaper men are decia
x ing, perhaps not publicly, that they hay
no use for him. If Cameron can stand
ne the correspondents can, that is quite ce
be tain. Yet Cameron's frienis and chum
lis Senator Butler, of South Carolina, al
es Senators Farwell and Vest, say he is oil
.e of the best fellows in the world.
err Senator Iiscock is another statesmf
ne who has managed to get on bad terms vii
ng the press representatives. Their complai
ne of him is that he not only will not be col
of municative, except on rare occasions, b
ly that he is offensive in his manners. Al
N. statesman who assumes that senator
wv the United States is of more Importance
mt the world than the correspondent Of
his metropolitan newspaper makes n gre
ga mistake, as the correspondent himself W
he admit, IL he gets a chance. Another char
eff against Hiscock is that when hs<does deil
oil to speak he purposely tells what isn't s
on though fancy this complaint is the resi-
OF some mistake or misunderstanding.
IN any rate the correspondents do not love
ps. handsome Mr.. Hiscock, and they have
he way of their own OF getting even wi
he him. They do not print his name in th'
i'm journals except when they have to, al
Try when he rises to speak in the senate eve
est correspondent in the gallery at once g
y up and leaves. | am told that the cor
FIR. spondents have won the victory, and th
dr. Hiscock, who is really good fellow
nd heart, h ready to sue for peace.
Jus ROBERT GRAvEa
De A Sure Cure.