Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-17


government has official reporters in
both the house Of lords and the house
Of commons, and their stenographic ac-
counts of proceedings are printed every
morning in a publication similar to
the Congressional Record and called
Parliamentary Debates" But a limited
edition Is printed and the public is
compelled to get its account Of parlia-
mentary proceedings from the Times.
The Times has maintained the best
staff of correspondents in foreign coun-
tries of any newspaper in the world, the
most intelligent, experienced and COM
petent news gatherers and publicists,
and they have invariably enjoyed great
er advantages for knowing what Is go
ing on than the representatives of any
other paper. The prime ministers and
other public men Of Europe will send
for the correspondent Of the Times
when they would refuse to receive the
representatives Of other papers, and
will give him information that the local
newspaper men cannot obtain. The
public men of England, in the church,
In the cabinet, the parliament and In
financial circles, will furnish Informa-
ton to the Times in preference to any
other paper, and for q century Its
editorials have frequently been written
by prime ministers and their associates
when those gentlemen had ideas which
they wished TO bring before the people.
That does not happen 80 often nova
days as was formerly the case, but a
Times reporter always has precedence
still, and when an Englishman Is ag-
grieved at anything he writes a letter
to the Times and expects that whatever
Is wrong will be corrected.
The Times has never passed out Of
the control Of the Walter family. The
original John Walter, who founded the
paper conducted it for fifty-nine years
and then died, one of the most inf1uen-
tial men in Europe, in 1S47. The prop
erty was left exclusively to his son Of
the same name, who had been associat-
ed in the management for many years
and who was a member of parliament
The second John Walter remained at
the head of the business until 1884,
when his son, Arthur F. Walter, inher-
tied 1t and has since been nominally the
editor in chief and controlling infiu-
ence, although the financial necessities
of the paper and the necessity Of i'm
proving the plant and introducing mod
ern ideas have compelled the Walter
family to part with q portion Of their
Interest. George f. Buckle has been
the editor-in chief for twenty-seven
years and Moberly Bell has been the
time. Arthur Walter has a number Of
sons, but they have never taken an ac-
tive part either in the editorial work
or business management.
1t Is announced that Arthur Walter
will continue as chairman Of the board
of directors Of limited company,
which has purchased the property, and
that he and the other members of his
family retain considerable interest.
According to the dispatches from Lon
don, c. Arthur Pearson, owner Of the
Daily Express, the morning and even
ing Standard and the st. James Ga
zette, has obtained control. Associated
with him Is Sir Alexander Henderson,
a liberal -unionist member Of parlia-
ment and chairman Of the board Of di
rectors Of the Great Central railway.
Nh. Pearson and Mr.. Henderson are
both advocates Of protective tariff for
England, and they have purchased the
Times for the purpose Of promoting
that doctrine. Mr.. Pearson Is an inti-
mate personal friend Of Joseph Cham
berlain, the leader Of the protective tar
iff party in England who once called
him "the greatest hustler 1 have ever
seen outside Of America" The Times
has been an advocate Of fiscal reform,
as they call it over there, in a mild
way, and has lost great deal Of its pa
tronage and circulation on that account,
because the classes Of people who have
been it's most consistent supporters are
free traders by inheritance.-W. e.
Curtis in Chicago Record Herald.