The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-24

at ChIca6o ne has AOI OpcilCo AS
mouth to say that he either cares to
see Mr. Cleveland elected or defeated,
but he is pretty certain to advocate the
election of Mr.. Cleveland before the
campaign is over. As professional
politician with future there is nothing
else for him to do. but when he does 1t,
it will be with such poor grace that his
followers throughout the state viii feel
that they are in a measure absoived
from supporting Mr.. Cleveland People
who study the situation think If MIR.
Hill had been as shrewd politician as
his friends represent him TO be he would
Immediately have proclaimed himself
warm friend of Mr.. Cleveland after the
nomination. and thrown himself into
the campaign in this state with
vigor. In the event of the cleo
Ton of Mr.. Cleveland this would
have placed him in the front rank as
a candidate for the presidency In 1896.
Mr.. Hill has, however. chosen to let his
party understand that he is decidedly
angry, but it is presumed that he under
stands his own business. AS for Mr..
Blaine, there Is personal reason for
his not taking an active part
in the campaign. His domestic
Affections have absolutely untitled
him for contact with the world.
A gentleman who visited Bar Harbor
recently assures me that Mr.. Blaine is
in excellent physical health, but that
his spirit is much broken. He receives
no visitors, and, although daily solicited
to furnish an interview on current poll
tics, or write letter for general cam
paign circulation. he declines to speak.
1t is not believed that he is sulking be-
cause of his defeat at Minneapolis, be-
cause he has more than once manifested
desire to see Mr.. Harrison reelected.
He is simply untitled for the political
arena at this time, and it is probable
that he will take no part beyond writ
ing short appeal to his party friends
some time in October.
A PHASE OF JOURNALISM.
There was sad illustration here the
other day of the Moloch character of
the big daily newspapers A man
named Michael Hennessy, one of the
editors of the Times, died after short
illness Few people outside of the
Times Office knew Mr.. Hennessy, and,
strange to say. only a small number on
the inside He had for years edited the
commercial department of the paper.
His work did not require him to be
about the Office greet deal, and as the
new people came and the old people
went MIR. Hennessy found himself al
most stranger in the establishment.
! His work went ON with ceaseless regu-
larity For forty-one years he was a
member of the editorial staff of the
Times. Indeed, he assisted Mr.. Ray
mond in the organization of the Times,
and was on his pay roll month before
the paper was issued. He was, in fact,
| the doyen of the staff. His
funeral called for unusual respect from
his associates. Just five members of
| the Times force attended his funeral.
| One of these was Gilbert Jones himself,
be it said to his credit, and another a
counting-room clerk who had known
Mr. Hennessy intimately; a composltor
and two editors. One of these, twen-
! ty-three wear member of the staff, told
me this story with tears in his eyes.
He was shocked to think that so old a
servitor of the Times could fall by the
wayside and have no more respect paid
to his memory. But this is journalism.
Mr. Hennessy had outlived the friends
of his early days and the exactions of
his daily drudgery had prevented the
formation of new professional ties, and
so when he died he found himself almost
forgotten by the very newspaper which
he had helped to create, and which
had for forty-one years enjoyed and alb
sorbed his risfaest faculties.
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
An interesting news note reaches me
which directly concerns every American
citizen who expects to travel to the far
east. 1t is to the effect that the Mes
sageries Maritimes, whose procession OF
magnificent steamships now runs from
France to Egypt, India, China and
Japan, propose to extend their lines to
America. Should this arrangement be
carried out it would be possible to sail
on these splendid vessels withou,
change from Marseilles, France, to San
Diego, Cal, almost circling the globe
in the ship. JOHN A. CocHERILL-