The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
MASTER JOURNALIST.
WRITES ENTERTAlNINGLY OF JOSEPH
PULITZER OF The new YORK WORLD

esng Pearsons magazine for March the famous correspond
ent James Creelan tells briefly the life story Joseph Pulitzer
Master Journalist
Publisher of the New York World and the ST. Louis PostD
patch twenty times millionaire blind and in i'll health
of energy like his White house foe lawyer student
sensationast founder of school of journalism the in
dvdua who arrived United States Hungary 1864
listed of Abe Lncons into the Shenandoah valley
to fight only he knocked down in
sung ieutenan-became of the unemployed after the
worked reporter inherited $4,000 from his relatives abroad
bought paper introducing and progressive methods and at
length grew be arbe of the destnies of nations
Speaking of that distinctive phase of Putzer character which
has made the journalist leader his profession Creeman
says Mr Pulitzer tremendous He thinks dramatically His
imagination arranges the Of everyday life into thrilling
Situations There other stage manager like him OF
emotions abnory sensitive beset with sudden RACES
enthuams aeated with cold moods of cruel anazng one
hour candid the point of brutality violent in word and gesture
hour subtle suspicious, evasve ntuitvemngng OF oc-
recessy brave honest ntracaby cnnlng mystic
Sconocast persistent nconsant, generous mforgiVing
From complex powerful character might expect much
for good Creeman declares that his influence has been
mighty on the side of good
"Ye this remarkable of many things this personality
compounded many NODES pes has developed such
public duty professional conscience and temperament
journalism has become nonconducto of personal friendships
prejudces the whimsical arbitrary and change
deliberate cool champion Of great public issues
moment address the people At the call OF his
papers, his pamperings peuances fur loves hareds and part
sanshps disappear his mental and moral fall instant
order and he will struggle for hours fact or thought IN Its
powerful striking relationship feel out single phrase
or even word incest unforgetab senseto
startle and convince
After the war Pulitzer living for month by taking
care Jefferson barracks St Louis Gong
into the CITY he began succession struggles for bread Having
pay Saturday he walked the streets until Monday rather
than face his landlady empty-handed.
Always fired with for knowledge this son of German
parents who egraed to Hungary worked early and
late to acquire the art writing English correctly and powerfully
waited the steps of Libraries in the morning
until the doors opened
Pulitzer reporter the Weiche Post and Cree
man describing this part the journalists writes
'He proved to be amazing reporter startling appearance
staggering Louis reporters like Henry NJ Stanley
greatest of African explorers have borne witness to
the bewderng dash and drecness with which Pulitzer went a1e
the facts
Here is an illuminating incident that shows much OF the rea
Pulitzer: day while he serving in the legislature poti
bully lobby of the Jefferson hotel and called
him vile name Mr. Pulitzer his lodging and his
On the way of the hotel he met newspaper man
here said and I'll give you good item When he re-
turned he walked his nsuter opened e and sent oue INTO
his groin For this Mr. Pulitzer had to pay small fine
Pulitzer already selfnad when he inherited S3oOoo
from relatives Hungary The money time when he had
formed his character become excellent newspaper man
and despite the prodgou amount OF work this profession requires ne
had found study law and be admitted to the bar
bought the Dispatch decrept evening paper the ed
Post evening paper, asked What will ne do
with t?' In few Pulitzer gave the by buying the
Post and consolidating the two journals
From that time until the present his wealth and to
the proud position of master journalist has been without check
His boerapher describes some the many Pulitzer achievements
States the of over the Ven
eea question Cleveland had written his challenging uatm
Pulitzer preserved peace obtaining interviews with the great
of both nations whether in or out He gave expression
to the England and the United States and
averted
1t was Pulitzer compelled the dogged and resisting Ceve
land to abandon the secret in bonds Nor