Arizona republican., 1902-04-21

ably could not be elected a Justice of the peace in San Francisco. although his newspaper is ono of the most inflC- ential publications in the west.
 But dc Young does not care for the acclaim of the mob. He enjoys life inn mersely. and has the satisfaction o1 having achieved fortune by his own efforts and despite as bitter opposition as ever nerved a man to win. He is one of the best business men. on the Pacific coast. has remarkable shrewd- ness in finance and physical invest rnents. has never failed al anything he has tried-eXcept politics-and deserves more credit than any other one man i'll California for the upbuilding of that state during the last twenty years. The Chronicle stands for conservatism in it.; editorial utterances and in its news, but has been ever in the van of advo- cacy of improvement in all lines. It has net pandered to sensationaiism like scne other western newspapers. It has two rivals in the San Francisco morn 1 ing feid-one the Examiner. owned by | William R. Hearst Of the New York Journal and the Chicago American, | and the other. the Call. owned by John D. Spreckels. steamship and sugar | mag Dt OlllS lletS DccIi icuShl
 by both. but either would gladly ex l change it's own for the Chronicles po- | sition before the people.
 De Young was born about fifty-four
 years ago. His brother Charles and he started the Chronicle as a theater pro-
 gram in 1865. It's growth was phenom-
 enal. Charles de Young was killed in
 1880 by assassin. M H. de Young
 took sole charge then, and made plain { his marvellous capacity by showing up the Chronicle in circulation and power,
 until it has surpassed the fondest
 dream of it's father.
 De Young is short. fairly stout
 man, with q bald head covered by a
 "toupee," and with a nervous energy
 constantly stirring him to action. He
 was commissioner from California 10
 the Paris exposition in 1889, and com
 missioner and vice president to the
 worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. At
 Chicago he conceived the idea of draw
 ing the worlds attention to San Fran
 cisco by holding a mid-winter exposi-
 tion. Although opposed by jealous ri-
 vals, he carried the daring project for
 ward. and although hampered by
 weather and other elements he scored
 a noticeable victory for himself and
 California.
 For years the contemporaries of the
 Chronicle made desperate efforts to
 prevent it from getting the Associated
 Press service. This was vital to the Chronicle. and de Young beat his rivals finally. For nineteen years he has him. self been a director of the Associated Press-to the chagrin of some othe! editors.
 De Young is not a writer. His edu-
 cation was faulty and he seldom takes his pen in hand. However he knows how to hire the best talent He has in : John P. Young, the managing edito, O. the Chronicle for the past quarter of a century, one of the ablest editors in the west; his news editor is George Hamlin Fitch, who is also the literary critic of the Chronicle. Fitch has been with De Young for twenty odd years and received his training on the New York Sun. He is the best news editor : in those parts. De Young does not clean out' his office every once in q while as do other reputedly great news paper properties. Bennett's cable from Paris may mean the instant discharge
 O. twenty reporters and editors; Hearst thinks nothing of letting out even :, greater number at one time; and Pu- litzer and other journalistic geniuses seem to think this same custom good : policy But De Youngs ideas conform : more D -hc-2 of the late Charles A. : Dana. Give De Young faithful ser vice and you may keep your joh for fife" is current saying in San Fran
 ciecC.
 De Young is now abroad with his fHnily. He lives a number of months ' in the year in Paris, Landon and othe, C'd-Wcrld capitals. He has a charming | wife who has been his best influence. a sen near his majority, who will event I u-lly take hold of the Chronicle ano
 fair daughters. Perhaps he has one
 ambition not yet gratified-he wants tt
 be United States senator, or ambassa
 dor to some foreign nation.-New York = Commercial.