The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-15

CIVIL war had an idea that some
where in the south would be good
place to start a newspaper. So went
into Prince Georges county, east of
the city of Washington, an old slave
region, and there established news
paper. I could not understand for some
time why my efforts In that paper were
not appreciated. ] certainly worked
harder at it than I have ever done
before or since, and everybody seemed
to like it. and yet could not get Ii
above hundred or two Of circulation
which brought me any pecuniary re-
turn. So made up my mind to look
into that subject, and found that my
constituents of the republican party
were Africans who could not read a
newspaper. Hence, with preponder-
ating majority, we made no Roadway
In course of time / turned my atten-
ton to a community where everybody
could read. Newspapers are not made
for men as much as for readers. As
Gen. Grant had come from Galena,
where Kohlsaat and lived, + con-
cluded to break the monotony of news
paper existence in Prince Georges
county by going to see the general
He was president, but quite natural
and affable, and always seemed glad to
see me; and, as his second term was
about to come on and he was anxious
to be renominated, ! used to go in
there and consult with him about the
best way to carry Maryland for him.
1t still strikes me as remarkable that
our greatest general was so innocent
in politics that he concluded with me
earnestly that he would be renomi-
mated II Maryland would come up for
his support. So wrote the able
articles, and Grant read them with
perfect faith, and Prince Georges
county did go all right for his second
term"
Mr.. Haynie took exception in his re-
marks to current American idea that
the French newspapers are inferior
and are not good news vehicles. He
instanced LIE Petit Journal as a model
paper of it's kind to convey In q con-
densed form all the news necessary to
be related, with criticism, feuilleton
and other matters besides. He gave
instances OF accurate and rapid report
ing by the French papers, and said
that they filed their field aa the people
wanted it filed In that country, and at
the same time threw out . helping
hand and oar to literature all tho time.
SO that letters and journalism In
France and art also went band Ia hand.
Mr.. Handy remarked that while the
flames were burning in the city OF
Richmond at the conclusion OF the civil
war, he became acquainted with mo In
that city, and he said that he made mp
his mind before the fire stopped burn
ing that the union had been restored,
and that he was going to be taAernal
with tho union people. Consequently
he has edited ct different times the
principal newspapers In Philadelphia,
where he aaso owned9 newspaper, and
hewas good while appointment ooFre-
spondent Of the New York Tribune
When the virginius was captured by
the Spanish, and her flibusters and
shippers shot at Santiago, Mr.. Handy
was taken on board Of one Of the Amer
lean ships Of war sent down there to
demand reparation and apology. /
quote the matter to show how inter-
course and easy and affable address
benefit writers. Dr.. Peck, one Of the
navy surgeons, said to mo soon after
that time in Washington:
'sDo you know Handy? I will tell
you something about Handy. When
we were lying In port, about ready to.
embark for Cuba, all manner Of news
paper writer's came to us to be taken
on board. Some of them had no
clothes, and some had no manners.
Among them was Handy, and his adj
dress and appearance were both favor
able. ] took an interest in him, and I
went to our captain and said, This
man is gentleman, and he deserves
to be treated well May we not take
him on our ship in the expedition
'"sWel1, now,' said the captain, T
don't want to know anything about ii.
If you put him on this ship. it is your
act. Mind. 7 do not tell you you shan't
put him on. / say that will know
nothing ahput It. So I took the
wina', said pr. Peck, land told
HandYto come aboard, and after we
got under way and he was found no
questions would be asked. Conse-
quently he got all the news, got to the
remote point we were steering for,
first, and sent his account to his pa
per-" GATH.