Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-17
THE new Times.
Frank Announcement of Mr.. Frank
A. MuuSey,
ITS new OWNER AND PUBLISHER.
Ample Capital at His Command, Ho Will Make
SielsOn HutChas Family almanac a Metro
polllan Newspaper Such as Washington
Badly Hdeds The Globes Welcome 10 Tho
New Publisher.

Mr.. Frank A. Munsey makes the fol
rowing traAK statement to the Wash
lngton pubic on assuming control and
proprietorship Of the Times. which he
purchased the past week from Mr.
~ -ilson Hutchins:
have bought the Washington
| Times, including its Evening and Sun.
day editions. In assuming control of
the paper it is not inappropriate for
me to tell you what you may expect
the Times to be under my manage.
ment
First, let me say that I have little
! knowledge of los history. l dare say
1t has made mistakes. A newspaper
that is alive is bound to make mis-
takes, just as a man who does any
thing is bound to make mistakes. [
am not, however, concerned in the
sllghtests degree about the papers
past. Its future alone interests me.
MY responsibility begins with the be-
ginning of my control. IL does not
slant backward.
shall make the Times a newspaper.
.lme was, and not so very long ago.
when people wanted a newspaper that
thought for them Today people want
facts and do their own thinking l
do not wish this to mean that the
Times will have no opinion of its own.
it certainly viii have opinions, and will
not hesitate to express them. The
lines will be under obligations to no.
body. IL will be free from the direct
or indirect influence of any party and
all parties, and will stand for the best
interests Of Washington and the Cen
eral Government as the management
interprets these interests
The changes / have in mind for the
Times will be made as rapidly as it
is possible to build up a strong edi-
torial staff and as soon as new ana
improved printing machinery can be
built for us From now on the Times
will be handled aggressively, with am
pie capital. and on up-to-date business
lines. 1t will be honest, It will be fear
less. and il will be fair
Mr.. Munsey is the publisher and
proprietor Of the well-knOwn magazine.
bearing his name. He is an up-to-date
modern newspaper and magazine pub
Usher and no doubt will make the
Times, at least, the evening news
paper of Washington.
Mr. Munsey denies any Hearst con-
nection with the Times. IL was pur-
chased with his own money and he
has ample capital himself to make it
great newspaper. The Globe well
comes to the Capital Of the nation a
metropolitan newspaper publisher,
who will cater to the public and not
to the departments for revenue only"
It win be observed that Mr.. Munsey
says nothing to the public on the po-
litical complexion Of the Times under
his management In not defining the
political principles Of the paper he
thereby practically announces its in
dependence i'm this important parucu-
lar. The Globe viii, however, one day
in the week, at least, preach the good
old faith of Jefferson and Jackson and
keep the Democratic standard flying
while under its present editor and pub
Usher If Mr. Munsey will aid us. or
follow our lead in purifying the de-
partments and cleaning out the "Au-
gean stables bossed by Gus Machen
ct al, we will overlook the absence in
its columns of the doctrines Of Democ-
racy.