The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11


on the part of the Globe-Democrat in haV-
| ing to announce the SUDDEN and untimely
departure of Editor Hyde of the Repubh-
can; that Mr.. Hyde was man who IN his
| long residence in st. Louis had earned the
| esteem and respect of all who knew him,
| and that in his leavetakinS the city would
suffer distinct and irreparable loss. The
editorial then concluded with long BIZ
| ographical sketch of Editor Hyde, as if
| he had died on the previous day. The
satire was even more pungent than had
| been the editorial paragraphs previously
published. 1t was effective, too, for 1t
| ended the controversy, and both editors
pursued the even tenor Of their way with
in a stones throw of each other without
| further trouble.
There are but few newspapers men,
| especially those who travel from city to
| city, who did not know McCullagh either
in person or by reputation. No one who
asked him for employment left his office
without an encouraging word, though
| they may not have succeeded in securing
| a position. Those who labored under him
never failed to get credit for the faithful
and creditable performance of duty. He
was always able to gauge quickly and cor
| rectly the ability and merits of his men.
McCullagh always hired the reporters
on the city staff himself. In his almost
i daily intercourse with applicants he de-
veloped a popularity which afterward be-
| came a marked eccentricity. This trait
was sngularly impressed upon the mind
| of everyone who approached him for the
| first time for a position on the staff of the
| Globe-D Democrat. One day a well dressed
young man of genteel appearance and af-
| fable manner secured an audience with
| McCullagh and asked him for a position
| on the city staff. McCullaugh scru-
| tinized the young man carefully, thought
| a moment, and replied that there was no
| vacancy on the staff then, but encourage
| ingly invited him to return and see him.
| This he did sevral times from day to day,
| but without success.
| Meanwhile another reporter drifted into
the city. He was anything but genteel in
appearance. A dirty, collarless shirt was
partly exposed by an ill-fitting, faded coat
| that had seen better days. His panta-
| looms were frazzled at the bottoms and
| were good match for his coat. Shoes
| cracked and almost soleless but scantily
clad his feet. An ill-shapen hat conceal
ed but a small part of his unkempt head.
| Three weeks growth of beard was on his
face. This was the man who approached
the editor and struck him for a job, stat
| ing at the same time that he was just
from the west and wanted work. The ed
tor looked up at him from his paper with
a feeling of suspicion and not without
| some inward amusement at the appli-
| cants woe-begone appearance.
| sit down." spoke the editor, throwing
aside the paper he was reading. After
| several questions the editor took the young
| fellow to the city editor introducing them
and ordered that he be assigned to gen.
| eral work. And the well-dressed man is
| still waiting for his job.
| So common were such occurrences that
| Mr.. McCuliagh soon became distinguished
among the floating reporters for this &c
| centricity. Not a few have been able to
fFoY
before applying to him for positions. Shah
| by attire and a general disreDutable APP
| pearance was always a qualification that
| outweighed any other with Little Mack
Editor McCullagh was not a believer in
! the editorial department of newspaper
| He ran that branch simply because 1t was
| a foolish custom as he termed it, of met
| ropolitan newspapers. His chief desire
was to publish purely a newspaper, cover
ing all news fully and succinctly, and clas-
styling in it's proper sphere. The business
| end of the paper he held to be coordinate
| with the news department.
| While custom forced him to run an edi-
torial page in the Globe-Democrat. he
wanted short editorials. 1t was frequently
his habit, when long editorial was sub
| mitted to him by one of the writer's, to
send it to the printers without so much as
reading it, on the principle, as he SAID
|
itorials he read carefully beieveing that
| probably one man in ten would read them
after perusing the news.
1t was a standing rule of the office that
| not word of advertising matter should
| appear i'm a news story. violation OF this
| subjected the writer of the story to pay.
| ment for the advertisement at regular
| rates 1t was also a special rule OF the Of
| flee that no mention of the EDITORS broth
| er's firm in st. Louis should ever be made
in any shape or manner. This brother was
| a manufactures Of sporting goods, and not
infrequently there would be news that
| would almost necessitate the naming OF
the firm. The editor argued that his space
was his stock in trade and If his brother
or any one else wanted an advertisement
he must make arrangements with the bus
mess Office for the same.
McCullagh was actively connected with
the old Chicago Republican just year to
a day. He and his two partners IN that
enterprise bought the paper on the Sth
day of October, 1870, and were burned
out on the Sth day OF October, 1871.
1T seemed to take the ambition out Of
him a little to lose his interest In that
way" said one Of those partners yester-
day. "He was asked II ne woaid take hold
and start up the paper again, but he
wouldn't agree to do IL. He had an offer
OF a position IN st. Louis that would pro-
vide him with a living, and that satisfied
him for that time. The disposal Of the
Republican was left TO me- IL was rather
a disturber then In the newspaper com
munity here. We put up little shanty
on the west side and continued 10 get out
a little hand bill every day after the fire
to keep alive our franchise Ia the West
ern Press Association.
''The Republican. being Independent IN
politics ana rather a disturber to the ola
Times and the Tribune. we thought wc
could sell out what OF our plant was left
and the good Will of the paper TO them.
and let them extingulsh the paper a. ihey
desired or do what they liked with 81.
Mr Storey was IN favor Of buying, bat
| the Tribune people would not agree 20 Il.
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