The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
1be 1diosvncrasies Of William
Randolph Hearst.

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the senator agreed to throw into the
Examiner hopper. 1t is alright for a
public man to control a powerful news
paper under cover-but when it is
known he owns it he loses the moral
prestige and influence of the publica-
tion because he is placed in the posi-
tion of sponsor and is blamed for its
shortcomings without being given
credit for it's good deeds. However,
the old man was in the senate and
Willie was in the saddle in. the Exam
liner Office, where he made the fur fly.
He'll was TO pay nearly every day and
the old man was going wild over the
monthly, quarterly and annual deficits.
just about the time the last dollar of
that guaranteed million had been
blown in the Examiner began to pay
and its profits finally crept up to about
$14O,OOOOO year along about 1892
the most prosperous year in American
history up to that time.
Senator George Hearst's colleague in
the United States Senate was the late
Leland Stanford-another multimil-
lionaire. Neither one Of them ever made
speech or even motion to adjourn
while in the seuate-but they were all
powerful in influencing legislation just
the same.
Along in 1894 Mr.. John r. Mclean.
owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer pur-
chased the New York Morning Journal
from Mr.. Albert Pulitzer-brother of
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer, editor and owner
of the New York " orld. Mr.. Mclean
metamorphosed the Journal-known
under Pulitzers management as the
"ShOp Girl's Gazette" into replica of
the successful Cincinnati psper-and
filled its columns with general news
just what the New Workers did not
want. He figured there were several
hundred thousand visitors in New
York every day who would be inter-
ested In outside news when visiting
the metropolis aud they would buy the
Journal to get that sort of news-but
his calculations were wrong and the
circulation went down to almost the
vanishing point. He became disgusted
after losing nearly $500, 10000 in few
months and offered to trade the paper
off for anything he could get for it.
Finally | agreed to give him stock in
our company to the amount of $780,
10000 and take over the plant and con-
solidate the Journal with the daily l
was publishing. This trade was prac-
ticaily concluded in September 1895
when Hearst came upon the scene.
Senator Hearst died in the early '9O's
and when the panic of 1893 came on
the Hearst estate estimated at valua-
tion $35,O0O,000OO was in bad shape
and it was in that year that Mrs. George
Hearst mortgaged her San Francisco
home and hooked her personal belong
ings-including jewelry-to raise mon-
ey with which to pay the Pennsylvania
Paper Co. bill of 100000 for print
furnished the Examiner.
When Senator Hearst died, the New
York World printed an editorial cay
ing: Senator George Hearst died yes
terday. During his senatorial career
he sat in his seat and chewed string" !"
The publication of that paragraph an
gered Mrs. Hearst greatly and she de-
termined to get even with the World
some day. "Hell hath no fury like q
woman scorned" or one who believes
she has been injured OF insulted. The
Worlds profits in 1892, were more than
81 100000. The opportunity came In
1895-while Willie was In London. Mr..
G. M. Palmer was in New York sbout
the time Mclean was trying to get rid
of the journal and Palmer cabled
Hearst in regard to the matter. Willie
instructed Palmer to close negotiations
which he did-purchasing the plant
the English and German editions for
$100, 10000 About this time Mrs.
Hearst disposed of her interest in the
Anaconda copper mine to the Roths-
child's for 81, 800 10000 In English gold.
And right here is where the trouble
started In New York City journalism
In 1893. The Journal was 2-cent pa