Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-24
Paragraphs About Uncle Sans
Secretary Of State, John Hay
Has WIDE ATTAINMENTS.
Ills Barry and Long Continued
Friendship with the Hon.
Whitelaw Reid
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington. Aug. ls.-At such a time
as the present, when foreign complica-
tions OF much greater magnitude than
have ever been known in the past seem
10 threaten the republic, the state de-
Dartment SIS by FAR the most important
branch 0f the Washington govern
mont.
To other words, the radical change IN
our governmental machinery which
was begun on the breaking out OF the
Spanish war q being carried forward
daily by the Chinese disorders and
ultimately may perhaps extend 10 FAR
greater lengths than has been wished
OF expected by the most extreme of
those who favor Americas taking her
place among the world powers
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In such % combination of cIrrum-
stances the Secretary of State natural
ly attracts much greater interest than
DE would, had it been impossible 90
maintain the original policy of mo en-
tau-I.mauts."
John Hay. Dhe present secretary. ls
no some respects one Df the most inter-
estIng men Who have ever 1ncgplal me
post Ills personal experiences have
been extremely varied. since. IKE many
another man of the highest anaIrs In
tha United states Die was born n a.
rural neighborho0l Of to- middle west.
and his route from the level 0f the shut
in country boy to that which ia 0ccu-
pied hy the CHIEF of grcut nations
diplomatic department. has given him
opportunities TO STUDY at nrst band
nearly 8ll sorts M conditions 0f ilfe
as 70 is lived by lis c0uutrymen. bee
sides he has had wide experience on
the other side OF the Atlantic.
The American public began 90 know
something about Mr. Haywhen hs Doe
came private secretary t0 prest Lincoln.
He had then Just attained Dis major
ity and iu the course of the dulles ha
became acquainted with young m A
OF about his own age who. Ike himself.
then not very well known but who has
since also became a prominent figure
In American lto.
HAY AND WHIrELAW REID.
This young man Was WhlteIaw Reid
lie had been sent 90 Washington 90
serve as correspondent Tor the Cincln-
natl Gazette Hay soon found ihlt ha
could treat the Cincinnati correspond
emit ms "a man of discretion and Reid
found in turn that Hay would never
knowingly allow him 90 run behind in
the game OF gathering the important
news az the capital
Reid did not remain long IN Wash
lngtou, however, being sent 90 the front
as war correspondent and serving the
New York Tribune as wen as ihe Cln-
Clnnau Gazette. 10 was his Tribune
connection mat gave Reid greatest
prominence. Ills succession 10 the ed-
ltorIal desk NJ that paper when Greeley
Ten Isl we'll remembered 10 was one or
his strongest desires az that time that
Hay should become a member of the
Tribune staff permanently-th be
should act ms undcrstuly TO lts editor.
IN fact This Mr. Hay. who had mar
rled the daughter ot Amssa Stone. the
Cleveland millionaire, and who had
many Irons In the fire both of bust
ness and literary nature, felt con
strained 10 decline. However he ana not
as editor OF the Tribune during MI
Reds absence on bis prolonged wed
ding tour through Europe and since
then has 3t various times though only
Tor brief periods. obliged DDS friend hy
serving temporarily as the Tribune's
chief of stan
HAYS LITERARY WORK.
u is doubtful whether there are lB
America "a dozen men better equipped
for varied and delightful literary work
than Us John Hay. lie first showed
when he produced hIs p.cturesple
western verses. the chief 90 which rs
known as Little Dreechas" Quite M
the other end Of the scale is the m0nu-
mental Life of Lincoln produced bv
him ln collaboration with Major Moo
lay, Between these verses and the "LIfs
of Lincoln lie other productions not go
pratenti0ug as the latter nor $50 enter
tanning MS the former but every one Of
distinct merit and definite value
Had Nh. Hay not desired tI do tho
Life he would probably have accept
cd Mr. Reds Tribune proposition ana
would undoubtedly have made shining
mark for himself on the pages OF iouf-
nal.stic history though be- would not
have been member of that group of
newspaper men who have Introduced
the so-c8lled NEW journalism" of to-
doN Nor would No. nave been great
newsgatherar or an unovat0r OF any
sort His development would have been
along lines very similar 90 those which
have been followed hy his friend Raa
and by Mr. Goikiu, who was s0 long the
chief ey.fit of the New Yorl, Evening
Post Mr. Hays strength would have
lain I'M editorial writing. eloquent. cone
seryatiyp and f0rceful, and b ls % die
tnct loss Co that branch of the profess
sion that he ala not accept Mr Rods
proposition.
Mr. HAYS literary earnings have been
large. He received about $50 600 f0r 'he
serial publication OF his Life of Linz
coin" and the royalties from Zee book
sales. which are stIll going on. have BEEN
large Hc is wealthy on course. indie
pendently Of his earnings. We Us one
OF the best after dinner speakers IN