Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

a mans politics by the fact that he Is
reading The Democrat. II he is
reading The Republic, though, you can
feel sure he is Democrat" p,
From Then to Now.
This was said in long conversation
which l had with Mr.. McCullagh IN the
editorial den at the top of the big Globe
Democrat building. and he was enlighten-
ing me about the recent reduction in the
price of the St. Louis papers to cent each.
The den Mr.. McCulla~rh inhabits during
his working hour low Is very different
from the one in which he sat when went
to him just 10 years ngo to ask for place
on the local staff of his paper and to take
my first assignment. The old den was'in
building on Fourth and Pine streets two
squares east of the structure into which
the paper moved few years ago. The
editors room was a dingy square apart
ment on the second floor looking on Fourth
street, i'll lighted and equipped with we'll
worn furniture. There was not much OF
, this furniture, and it was almost hidden
under dusty stacks of newspapers and
manuscripts. On the editorial desk there
was clear space just big enough to afford
q rest for one of Mr.. McCullagh's hands,
and on this he wrote his editorial matter,
holding tho paper in place with his left
hand. When he wanted to ask visitor to
sit down, he usually had to sweep pile
of papers from the seat of a chair to make
room for him.
In those days thought could run the
paper about as we'll as Mr.. MoCullagh,
and half suspect he knew it. Times
have changed. The editor of The Globe.
Democrat sits in q we'll lighted, hand
somely equipped Office on the seventh floor
Of one of the finest buildings In St. Louis.
The vagrant newspaper and the fertile
contribution still litter the desk and cover
chairs and tables. But there Is a clear
space about the desk, and one chair-a
very comfortable CHARTS ready for I'm
mediate occupancy. Moreover, I know
now that could not have run The Globe
Democrat 10 years ago or at any period OF
the Intervening time In which observation
and experience have been teaching ME
what amazing qualities are required for
the successful management of great
newspaper. =
G~Hl- But One Creator.
There was an impression in the local
room of The Globe Democrat 10 years ago
that o certain rivalry existed between the
counting room and the editorial rooms OF
that paper for the credit Of having made
It the leading newspaper west Of the Mis-
sissippi, river. Tho manager Of the paper
was thought TO have an Idea that he had
''made" The Globe Democrat and even the
modest advertising man was credited with
saying that the paper never would have
amounted to, anything without him. To
the readers Of the paper there has been but
one creator, however. The business of1ice
could have changed hands . hundred
times, and tho people who swore by 1.-THE
GLOBE or ''Tho g. ID" asst 10 more COM
monty called, would never have known 1t.
But Mr., McCullagh has personal follow
Ing which, a. he said, TO- not limited to
people Of one political creed. Allits read
ers swear by the great religious daily, D."
AZ it, editor lacetiously calls 1t, and IT you
meet one of, them in New York or Wash
inRton he 10 pretty sure to shake some ia
nous journal In your face and say, why,
these eastern papers are not half SO good
a. The Globe Democrat" have heard
that from q great many Democrats and
Republicans as we'll.
Recently the people Of st. Louis vera
astonished to read In the morning papers
there are only two in this city, barring
the German dailies-that their price had
been reduced at one jump from cents to
cent. They could not understood why
the reduction was made, and they don't
understand 1t yet. Mr.. McCullagh told me
frankly that The Globe Democrat came
down because The Republic did.
1.-THE Republic, - he said, sis class pa
per-" And 1t was In connection with this
statement that he spoke Of the fact that
his own paper was read by people belong
ing to both parties. "What The Republic
had to gain by reducing the price don't
understand. had been fighting q reduc-
ton In this office for long time, but
When heard The Republic was going 70
reduce its price I made arrangements to
come out with q like announcement at the
same time. wrote brief double loaded
editorial and gave It TO the foreman of the
composing room Wednesday night. Then
I made arrangements to have man get an
carly copy of The Republic every morning.
II told the foreman thought the announces
,ment would probably be mads Sunday, =
take effect, Monday. And 30 IL happened
I went homo at my customary hour satur,