Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-01
ETERAN EDITORS OF UNITED STATESI

BY FREDERICK j. HAsKlNs.

laI Correspondence.) mo one of the
veteran editors of the United States
has had a buster or more interesting
career than Colonel Alexander Kelly
Mcclure of Pennsylvania. An editor
SIX years before the death Of Henry
Clay, he has known more public men
than almost any other American now
Twin. He has interviewed every pres
ldent of the United States since the
time of Fillmore, IS in ALL. He en-
tered journalism in 1856 as editor of
the Mitlltn Sentinel and retired from
the chief editorship of the Philadelph-
Ia Times in 1901. He was a member
of the Pittsburg conference at which
the republican party was organized,
and was a delegate to the republican
national convention in 1856, 1860 and
1864. In 1872 he was chairman of the
Pennsylvania delegation In the Liberal
republican convention. which nomin-
ated Greeley OF Wing stock and him
self a good Wing in his youth. he be-
came staunch republican, but his
views have always been broad He has
especially devoted himself to binding
up the wounds of the nation inflicted
during the four years of civil war
His lecture on Lincoln and Davis is
powerful appeal to men of both sec
tons Of the country to understand the
men and measures Of those days of
strife with charity and to forget the
hatred then engendered
Pulitzer, Third Term Prophet.
Joseph Pulitzer, owner and editor of
the New York World, and owner of
the St Louis Post-Dispatch has done
as much as any other one man to make
the American newspaper what it is
today. He was born in Hungary 60
years ago, and, when he came to the
United States, located at st. Louis.
He was employed as assistant to the
sexton of cemetery there, until some
occasional contributions gained for him
place on the westliche Post a Ger
man daily. This was before he was
81 Ten years later he became the
owner Of the st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
having conloidated the Post and Dis
patch. Five years thereafter he bought
the New York World and advanced 1t
to the front ranks of journalism.
For years he has been almost blind,
and has had to depend upon an aman-
uensis to read to him. He has been
always fearlesly Independent in poll
tics When elected to congress he re-
signed after having served but a few
months. His charactistic editorials are
.long and exhaustive. 1t was an editor
ial of his which inspired Mr.. Parkers
celebrated "eold telegram to the St
Inuis convention. After M. Roose-
Selts election nv a tremendous ma
1juritv Mr.. Pulitzer at once predicted
that Theodore Roosevelt would be the
\ FIRST president to serve three terms, a
Dental aspirants no small amount OF
uneasiness just al this time.
Smith of Philadelphia Press.
Charley Emory Smith. editor of the
Philadelphia Press since 1880, is one
of the few men who keep alive the ira
ditions and practices of the old-time
personal journalism. A pupil and de-
sciple of Thurlow Weed, he received II
years of newspaper training a Albany
and then went to Philadelphia. When
he writes an editorial no one needs t.
be told that Smith wrote it." The read
ers of the Press are familiar with his
style-a clear strong variety of Eng
fish, which admits of no beating about
the bush Mr.. Smith has always beer
a republican and has supported his par
ty in every national issue, although
he has often broken away from the or
ganization in his own state. He OPP
posed Quay with much strength
through nearly all of that gentleman
rule.
Few editors are known by one par
ticular article, but Mr.. Smiths editor
ial on the freedom of the press, writ.
ten when Governor Pennypacker sign
ed the press-gag law, is probably his
= most famous utterance. 1t is a plea
for the freedom of the press which de-
! serves place among the classics o.
political science Mr.. Smith was min
& lister to Russia during the last half o.
E the BENJAMIN Harrison administration
and was postmaster general under Nc
4 Kinley and Roosevelt. Just before the
Smith came to Washington, where
he had daily conferences with Mr.
Mckinley. 1t was through his editor
ials in the Press that the country was
Informed of the exact position of the
administration from day to day. Soor
afterward the president called him tt
& the cabinet.
Otis, Soldier and Editor.
General Harrison Grey Otis, of thu
Los Angeles Times, is veteran IL
more ways than one. This fact wal
brought out by an incident which hap
a few years ago in Mexico. 1 had beer
sent to the southern republic by a nun
\ Der of editors to obtain an interview
with President Porfirio Diaz on &
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