The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-26

liter settled himself in the chair as
head of the New York World he made
no such declaration. But he ''staid. -
1t is remembered that the other New
York newspapers derived much amuse-
ment from Joseph for a time. They
held up to the general scorn of the
public his western methods. . They
even published burlesque stories Of
his alleged. accent. The Herald called
The World gift enterprise sheet, -
and The Sun, which ''shines for all, -
teemud with sparkling editorials. the
burden Of which was that Pulitzer
must move on. ;" Well, he has moved
on to a larger circulation apparently
than that Of any other American news
paper. and to a point of profit making
that is simply fabulous.
No doubt it is to some extent at least
the unparalleled success of The World
under Joseph Pulitzer that has induced
MI Hearst to Try his luck in the New
York field. But he has before him an
example of a western journalist who
did not succeed in New York, that he
has also considered, no doubt as care
fully as he has that of Mr.. Pulitzer.
The Journal, which Mr.. Hearst has
just bought, was established by Albert
Pulitzer, brother of Joseph, as low
grade 1 cent newspaper. For time it
was phenomenally successful, and AL
bert Pulitzer realized fortune from it.
But fer some reason he could not keep
it up to the standard, and when he sold
| out to John R. Mclean, owner of the
/ Cincinnati Enquirer, it was understood
| that the profits from The Journals pub
| location had come to be much reduced.
When Mclean, who is man CT large
wealth, took the paper from Pulitzer,
| he doubled ana trebled it's expenses in a
short time. He put an enormous staff of
! reporters at work, he paid big salaries,
| he enlarged the paper. aud he began to
| publish what would be termed ''exclu-
sives'' in Boston, beats" in New York
and scoops in Cincinnati Many there
were who bought the paper that had
never bought it before. These nodded
their heads and chuckled and declared
that Mclean was about to make as great
revolution in New York journalism as
Joseph Pulitzer had few years before.
But somehow The Journal didn't go,
and Mclean backed out. Now all the
world in New York and pretty fair
sprinkling of it outside are waiting
to see what Hearst will do with The
Journal. He has two and half times
as much wealth, it is said, as John r.
Mclean had, Hearst's resources being
reported to be $25, 900, coo and Nc
Lean s $40. 900, 900.
". R. Hearst is young man, the son
of the late Senator Hearst Of California.
He was educated at Harvard, where he
mixed m with The Harvard TaT9DO0n
He went to work upon The Examiner
shortly after his graduation, and no
spent great sums Of money in pushing
the paper. Plenty of Californians shook
| their heads at the beginning of his ca
reer as publisher. They said he knew
nothing about newspapers, excepting
how to ruin them, and declared that the
Hearst millions would be dissipated in
a comparatively short time unless tho
young man S extravagances were shortly
looked after. In spite of these predic-
tions The Examiner moved on day by day
III the direction of success, young Hearst
showing tkat, at least so far as San Fran
cisco was concerned, he knew about what
the people like to read and would buy.
Mr.. Hearst is a pleasant young man,
modest in appearance and apparel and
Of engaging address. He is great club
man, and he owns a steam yacht, a
luxury which few can afford. For his
sake it is to be hoped that The Journal,
instead of consuming an income after
the fashion of steam yacht, will turn
in q handsome net income to its new
proprietor. NJ. L DEXTER