The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

newspaper Offices in Rouen.s Mr.. Schofield was
given directions in regard to supplying you with
fear that you may have had difficulty In
deciphering some of my former missives as
was unfamiliar with the typewriter when took
charge of the Herald. However, I trust that
you may find my letters more legible. ( 80
The McCune people are not worrying US; we
are sure to defeat them. The papers you
speak Of were found by Mr.. Parker IN your
trunk, and are now in my hands, .f
send with this packet OF communications
and press clippings indicative of the success
Of the daily, and In regard to other Innovations.
The letters from women commendatory OF our
'Woman's Page" thanking US for various house
keeping receipts ETC., strike me as peculiarly
interesting. admit that womans page Is
always a difficult matter for a man to handle
without absurdity.
Please do not think I mean to plume myself
upon our various successes. We attempted IN
time-a time which you had ripened by years
of work and waiting, and at the moment when
you had built up the reputation of the Herald
to it's highest point. Everything that has been
done is successful only because you paved the
way, and because every one knows 1t Is your
paper; and the people believe that whatever your
paper does Is interesting and right. H1G;E& =:
am Yours truly,
H Fisbee.
Harkless dropped the typewriter sheets
with sigh.
II suppose I ought to get WELL" he said
YEARLY.
"Yes," said Meredith, Il think YOU
ought; but you're chock full of malaria
and fever and all kinds of meanness, ana
turned the other, with an imitation Of
liveliness. "l-don't think It interests
me much," he said querulously. He was
often querulous of late, and 1t frightened
Tom I'm just tired. am strong enough
that Is, I think / am till try to move
around, and then I'm like a log, and a
lethargy gets me-thats it; I don't think
it's malaria; it's lethargy." -
"Lethargy comes from malaria
Its the other way with me. I'd be all
right If I only could get over this-this
tiredness. Let me have that pencil and
pad. will you please, Tom?"
He set the pad on his knee, and began
to write languidly:
Rouen, Sept. 2.-Dear Mr.. Fisbee Yours OF
| rangements you have made. think you under
stand that l wish you to regard everything as
in your own hands. You are the editor of the
Herald and have the sole responsibility fol-
everything. including policy, until, after proper
| warning, relieve you In person. But until
that time you must look upon me q
mere spectator: do not fear that you will
make any mistakes. You have done very much
better in all matters than l could have done
| myself At present have only one suggestion
| l observe that your editorials concerning Halo
| 1t is very important that he be renominated
| not altogether on account of assuring his return
| to Washington (for he is no Madison. fear)
but the fellow McCune must be so beaten thai
his defeat will be remembered for twenty years
Halloway Is honest and clean at least, while
McCune is corrupt to the bone. He has beel
| bought and sold, and am glad the proofs of l.
are in your hands, as you tell me Parker fount
| them, as directed, in my trunk, and gave then
| to you
| The papers you hold drove him out of poll
| 1{oaf
should have printed them last week as I sug
| gested. Do so at once; the time is short Yo,
| have been too gentle; it has the air of fearing
| to Offend and OF catering, as If we were afrait
of antagonizing people against us; as though
| we had a personal stake in the convention
| Possibly you consider subscription books al
such; do not. But If they are, go ahead twic
as hard. What if 1t does give the enemy
| weapon in case McCune is nominated; If he i
| land l begin to see danger of it), we will
! be with the enemy. do not carry my parti
zanship 50 far as to help elect Mr.. McCune t.
| congress. You have been as non-commfttal II
| deicacy and the cheaper conception of part
| policy. My notion of party poltcy-no new OH
| is that the party which considers the publ
service before it considers itself will thrive bes
in the long rum The Herald Is a little pape
| mot so little nowadays, after all. thanks
you), but 1t is an honest one and 1t isn't afrai
| Of Rod McCune and his friends. He Is to b
| beaten, understand If have to send him
the penitentiary on all old issue to do it. An
If the people wish to believe cruel or venge
full let them. Please let me see as hearty
word as you can say for Holloway, also. Yo
can write with ginger; please show some In th1
matter.
NV condition is improved.
'.2rt1 am very truly yours, .
~. '~ ---': 1.-John Harkless.
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