The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-04

,,st and best sense OF the word. an all around
man ia every respect socially, musically
and reportorially. 20 coin a word. He has
fine tenor voice, is rather modest and IT,
firing until called out, can write ON any
current subject and do 10 we'll but Is par
ticularly well posted ON foreign affairs.
just az present. however, be is devoting
most OF his labor 10 tariff aud finance-in
fact, there really Is not much else 60 do.
All Are Not Jocular.
Another marked character and truly al
around man is Major seldom \ Clark OF
the New York Tribune, who has won dis
tinetlon in many lines lie served under
General (now Secretary Gresham and won
his title 10y the hardest Kind OF hard knocks.
In journalism he Is best known "a a writer
on political and economic subjects. warm
friend Of the late sam RANDALL, stuuento OF
congressional history aud full OF ready prec-
edents. But in the club he is known as a
dry humorist. with an immense reserve
force Of social vivacity, good story teller
and a genial, apprOachable gentleman.
think he can come as near talking easily ON
any subject, from the siege Of Atlanta to
the variationsi In the wool tarif, as any man
N Washington.
Another quaint character is O'Brien
Moore OF the St Louis Republic, Of whom
the country has recently heard a great deal,
and there are many others, only not quite
50 noted But it must not be supposed
that all Washington journalists are Of a
iocular sort There is as much variety Of
character among newspaper men as others,
il not more. And we have among us re-
ligious leaders, men very successful in bust
ness and others Of that class which every
one can recognize aud no one can describe
the class who seem 20 have been bowed
down and their original nature completely
changed by some great sorrow or long run
Of adverse fortune.
Prominent In Many Ways.
One Of the incest men in Washington
YES, one OF the very incest men in the
worlds H. g. F. mcfarland Of the Bos-
ton Herald and Philadelphia Record who
is the son Of an old correspondent of war
times and was educated for the law, but
fell into his fathers business by sort Of
destiny. de Is deacon Of the Church Of the
Covenant, President Harrison's church,
superintendent Of that church's mission
school in Georgetown and very active
member Of the Salvation Army.
Fred Perry Powers, now In New York,
was while here an elder in the same church,
and William Eleroy Curtis is a member.
81 H.
It's has need Of pretty strong moral support,
for he has several little but heated discus
sions on his hands. He is after the scalp Of
Josiah Quincy, is ripping up the Autograph
ic scheme and administering on some Of the
concerns Of the bureau Of American repub-
lies, in addition 10 doing work for the
Chicago Record and performing other lit
erary labors He is prominent in many
ways outside of journalism. With a branch
of the tariff commission in lsS2 be went 10
South America and wrote the report. lie
was then correspondent of the Chicago
News. Later he was executive officer Of
the Pan-American conference Of lsS9-90
and still later established the bureau of
American republics. lie has acquired
good deal Of wealth for a newspaper man,
but it has not yet operated 10 relax his en-
ergy.
Old Timers.
Another tolerably serious man is E. J.
Gibson Of the Philadelphia Press. His
hearing is defective, but he has scored some
great scoops" especially in getting adj
vance information on tariff bills. The boys
speak Of him a. "hy' on finance and tariff,
and be was the first to exploit the fact that
the senate finance committee had decided
TO wipe out the reciprocity treaty. Judge"
J. To-
is ranked among the serious thinkers, with
an unusually good grasp on the general
course Of legislation and politics T. A.
Richardson Of the Baltimore sun is one Of
the old timers, who reported the senate from
the gallery many years ago, before any re-
porters were allowed on the floor and did
it well. He has silver gray hair. looks like
a successful stockbroker. is a man of some
wealth and acquires information without
saying much.
Another remarkably observant man. who
seems 90 acquire information easily and
hold it tenaciously. is the well known John
". Carson OF the Philadelphia Ledger, who
was clerk Of the ways and means commit
tee ia two former congresses aud is an ex-
pert on tariff In fact, he is said 10 be the
only journalist in Washington who thor
oughly understands the Mckinley bill lie
makes a tour Of the doubtful states during
each presidential campaign, and his letters
on the prospects are quoted as high author
ity. Another writer somewhat in the Wit
riolic line nt times is T. G.. Dunnell Of the
New York Times, aud If he has any special
" is an acquaintance with foreign affairs
Lige HaIford's Brother.
In these days correspondents have So
many privileges on the floor of the house
and every one has SO many opportunities %
get solid with the members from his state
that SO far as general legislation is con.
cerued, there is not much possibility Of
making one Of those scoops" the rush for
which formerly made up 80 much Of the life
o. Washington journalism. Among those
who have a permanent "sit" IA the house
is Al. Haiford, who represents the United
Press and sits "a little in front and just "a
the leit Of the speaker lie is younger