The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-25

willing to strain point IN their behalf
would not violate confidence for tn
benefit Of newspaper friend, but in cas-
of doubt would give the newspaper tn
benefit of the doubt
Mr.. Cullom's cofkague, Senator Far
well, is one of the frankest men in publ
life. He believes in frankness as a rule O
life, and used to quarrel with Logan OF
that point Logan told Farwell he wa
an idiot for babbling so much, and Far
well retorted that he never pretended t.
any great wisdom, and was not smar
enough to have and to keep secrets. 0
course their quarreling was of good nat
ured sort. There is very little that Senate
Farwell knows that he is not willing t,
communicate to his newspaper friends
though he often accompanies his com
municatiOn with the remark, eff you print
that will kill you"
Senator German, the leader of the Demo
cratic side in the senate, is secretive man
He never tells one-half what he knows
and as rule doesn't tell anything He il
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
L. German is very smart person who be
| lleves in keeping mis- own counsel If Mr.
| German has anything to give out to the
newspapers he usually gives it to his
favorite, Robert Larner, of The Baltimore
Sun. Larner is a 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 eIud-
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.
He does look sometimes as if he could eat
three or four newspaper Gen for break
fast, but as matter of fact he is one of
the most genial and talkative 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. Even
as great and popular an orator as Ingalls,
sometimes asks correspondents to send out
his speeches in full and volunteers to fur
nish the copy for that purpose without
trouble or expense to them.
Speaker Reed is popular among news
paper correspondents and talks very freely
with them, though he has an unpleasant
way OF saying, just as he concludes char
acteristic and soul stirring chapter of com
ment on current affairs and living men.
Now, this IS not for publication, mind
you" A few days ago one of his newspa-
per friends asked him for an interview.
I'D like to give you a talk" replied the
big speaker, but | must restrain myself.
If once opened up should throw SO many
stones through peoples windows that
would be in danger of going TO the work
mousse as an enemy to society" Even the
newspaper reader, who is not supposed TO
know much about the hopes and aspira-
tlons OF newspaper makers, will perceive
that this remark was not one calculated to
assuage the disappointment of the scribe.
for an Interview with Speaker Reed, in
which that gentleman engaged in whole
sale throwing of stones through peoples |
windows, would be worth about $50 a
line. Mr.. Reed is generally impartial !
among his newspaper friends but he has a !
fondness for A. Maurice Low, of The Bos- |
ton Globe, and for O. p. Austin, of the |
Press News association.
The only public man know of in Wash |
1ngton who makes it rule to have moth |
Ing to do with newspaper correspondents |
Is Senator Don Cameron. Don hates re-
porter as the devil is said TO hate holy |
water, though the simile need not neces-
sarily be considered pertinent in all par
ticulars. There is not correspondent in
Washington who calls on Cameron or
talks to him, and, moreover, there is not
one-at least let US hope so-who would
call on MIN if an invitation were sent by
means of perfumed card and Hveried
footman. Mr.. Cameron has publicly de-
clared that he has no use for pewsDaper
men, and the newspaper men are decIar-
ng, perhaps not publicly, that they have
no use for him. If Cameron can stand it
the correspondents can, that is quite GER
5ain. Yet Camerons friends and chu,ns
senator Butler, of South Carolina, and
senator's Farwell and Vest, saw he is one
Of the best fellows in the world.
Senator Hiscock is another statesman
who has managed &c get on bad terms with
he press representatives. TheiF COMPLAINT
II him Is that ne not only viii not be COM
except on rare occasions, but
hat ne is offensive in his manners. ANY
tatesman who assumes that senator of
he United States is OF more importance in
he world than the CORES pendent of
metropolitan newspaper makes a great
mistake, as the correspondent himself Will
Omit, II he gets 4 chance. Another charge
Salnst Hlscock is that when be does deirD
speak be purposely tells what isn't so.
hough fancy this complaint Is the result |
some mistake or MISUNDERSTANDING. At
ny rate the correspondents Go not love the
anosome Mr. Hiscock, and they have a !
Tay OF their own OF getting even with | :
I'M They do not print his name in their I
ournals except when they have 10. and {
hen lie rises TO speak in the senate every I
correspondent n the gallery at once gets {
p and leaves. / am told that the core c
ponoents have won the victory. aud that
ilscock, who is really good fellow 2.
cart, Is ready to sue for peace
ROBERT GRAVES
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.