Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-26

In the course of a recent artlcic OF
much interest and value, Editor
Charles A. Pillsbury Of the Belfast
Journal thus wrote:
Maine has had in the past, ana mas
today. a prominent place IN Jourha'-
| ism. To merely mention the Maine
men who have attained distinction III
| this field of intellectual effort wou'd
| require more than the time aiiotted
me. N. r. Willis. poet and author as
| well as journalist. comes first to MIND,
as at a very early age | was an ad-
mircr or his writings. Although IL mas
been said Of him that he "outiived ms
| own reputation" he has been accorded
Il place in the American Men OF Let
| tcrs series, and "A selection from ms
writings was published in 1883. AT the
| time of his death, in 1861 he was asao-
ciatcd with George +. Morris in editing
the Home Journal. a New YORK society
paper. James Shepherd Pike was one
of the ablest writer's Maine has ever
produced. He was for many years an
editorial writer in the New York Trib-
| unc. was minister to the Hague during
the civil war, and an important factor
in public affairs. At his death III lhs2
Charles A. Dana. his associate for
! many years in the editorial work of
the New York Tribune, paid a hand
some tribute TO his memory, IN which
he quoted the familiar lines:
He was a man. take him for all In all
We shall not look upon his like again.
James G.. Blaine, as editor OF the
kcnncbec Journal and later of the
Portland Advertiser, displayed the
same vigorous Intellectual qualities
that characterized his public career.
John l.. Stevens. who was associated
with MIR. Elaine on the kcnnebcc
Journal. was sue cessivcly minister TO
Paraguay and Uruguay. 10 Sweden and
Norway and to the Hawaiian King
dom. and on returning from the latter
mission resumed for Il time the editor
ship of the kcnncbcc Journal. James
and Erastus Brooks were editors Of the
New York Evening Express. and the
former served several terms in Con
gress. Melville w. Fuller. another
Maine journalist. is now chief Justice
Of the United States. Hannibal Ham
I'm. printer. publisher and editor. at
tanned the second highest office in the
gift Of the American people-the Vice
Presidency. Horatio King his asso-
ciate in journalism. was postmaster
general under President Buchanan.
George Stillman billiard. "A native OF
Machias. edited the Boston Courier
with rare ability. George r. Talbot,
who is still living. was a contributor
to the New York Tribune in the days
of Greeley. Noah Brooks. now resi-
dent of Castinc, his native place. won
his spurs in journalism before he en-
tered the field OF literature. Mayo W.
Hazcltine. whose boyhood was spent in
Belfast, has achieved a wide reputa-
ton by his book reviews and edito-
rails in the New York sun. Alden j.
Blethen. n native of Waldo county,
has been prominent in Journalism in
Kansas City and Minneapolis. and is
now editing a daily paper in Seattle.
In the field OF humorous journalism
Maine has also won distinction.
Charles f. Brown c'Artemus WardD
had a personality that will keep his
memory green when his writings are
but a memory. Bill Nye kept his audi
ence in roar until he laid down his
pen. Less widely known. but fully as
deserving of recognition. are W. q.
Fuller. Jr.. of Rockland and George a.
Quimby-"Our George''-of Belfast:
while Holman +. Day. who began his
career on a Maine weekly, is now win
ming fame and fortune in literature
Truly the above is a noble list Mr..
Pillsbury enumerates apd it might
have been greatly heightened. Among
other Maine boys now winning distin-
suished success in journalism outside
the State. are the Taylors of the Bos-
ton Globe; T.. +. Mitchell of the New
York Sun. said to he the highest paid
editorial writer in the country, Morrill,
Goddard of the New York Journal; +.
w. Hawthorne of the New York Com
mercial; Edward y. Dingley Of Kalla-
mazoo. Mich: A. Parker Wilder Of
Madison. Wis; Harry Andrews in cali
fornia. and 4 host of others. 1t is hard
to see how Mr.. Pillsbury could have
omitted such Maine names from his
list as Nelson Dinglcy. Luther Sever
Toby Candor." Howard Owen.-but
we can see why it was; the names for
such list crowd upon one too fast to
BE- written down. They are legion. but
they are not forgotten.