University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-18

ing from Washington Daring Iais
tifJy !ezrs. t~euiy papers had beea
oo.n and died IL 81 Louis, and YET
TIE Republic rad sept OF
/ Tie third quarter Eas from i.5s 20
iI:.3 TIE pape. mad taken firm
bod and is Influence <as s1rolg. In
1875 The Republic brought c1e Demo
c-a- National Coayenrion 70 ST Louis.
~he-e the body net II the Chamber
Iot Commerce and dominated S4-le-
= T-lten- His ogpoIe1; -as Hayes
The extent % which tie people relied
Ion lie paper : shown :! The :ac;
lya2- Tie morning after he e!@clion
~1eL ca- r-sgl, vas Sill il - air,
the paper rec-.yel scores q kilograms
asking .o- results To venture a guess
~Jll4 have been foolish. Tor a. ole
Minute !, Ioo.-d l.s- Ti!Gen -1an i
/ looked Ike H4ys. Sill IT, c-legraH.s
cam Z. Wanting 70 gtse o.: some
thing, Charles ". Knapp 51Ie,ined:
-Ta- Lord only know and ne WON'T
tel"
PascLaL.- TAo =, this tine vas on
. he paper, "a born editor, tom
hose 9-n cane ~ mistaken mean
iEg- He vas rugged in m!1d and
manner and only When his health xas
falling could Ee 5e persuaded 70 xear
Ian oyercoac
The Merchants Exchange and its
2."'Y,vvg 5I..d.Eg were he resuI,
largely Of rae Republics efforts. and
-Go-e especially those Of George
KNAPP. ~ho vas .a---.1g ua-l the
~orE ~as completed. lads B-idge
and 'A- Southern Ho.el, when -.
i~oH.7 vas w.lAog, any good hotels. .
acre .argels the EOrE Of the RepuD-
..c. Destructive a. E.=li a. construc- .
i've, the Republic fought the legalized .
!otter:, ana Investigated q case whore f.
authority had J@=n given FOR one TO /
~ allowed - raise money Tor q nos
p.ial. thinking that The promoters mad (
iassn more than their share. This led !
up TO The successful movement AGAINST
gambling.
The second visit OF fire 20 me Re
public was in $50, and this time a
huge building vas burned down. he
loss being sl.V.@yo. 4 TEMPORARY
place vas used. then the Offices moved /
into premises I, Third and Chestnut
streets.
William Hyde's connections with the
Republic lasted Tor twency-eighr Years
He was man of big physique and
when reporter had knocked down =
a policeman in he station. His hu-
moroIs sketches died when he enter
ed upon an editorial policy. :
From l:s3 10 1905 cones rho las,
quarter in tne history Of the Repub-
IIc. bringing il down 20 our own times. /.
II Is noteworthy fact that during the
hihdrec years Of publication the pa- !
per has been in the hands OF either !
Paschali or Knapp, with the ex- q
,eption Oi eighteen months when
lanes Cdmmins had the paper. A
strong group Of editorial writers had /. !.
been the policy of the Republic during
ne last decade.
III IA:2 the directors Of the publE1
."t!on in resolution 70 Mrs. Ian.
g Hoffman, the only surviving reIa-
I've Of Edward Charless, voted her an g
annuity Of s21o yearly. payable quart. :
.rly in advance.
Startling the world was feat ac- Y,
omplished by the Republic in 1ssf In
'hen the paper stated that the Pana- 81
IA canal project had fallen through. Ite
ne news OF thi- important happen- -
ng vas told clearly and CORRECTLY m
ne readers. About the time there OF
ias in the office Of the paper an r
spirit de corps which held the men W
1geth@r. 1t is said that Farley, the =
ssistant in the composing room.
new handwriting of every man on Id
ne staff; furthermore John KnaDp 10
Established a practice OF keeping per
)naly in touch with all his editorial :
riters- Ia all controversies the mol
y OF the paper wa TO stand bv the
r;,or a,e '"7 Pc
riter unless il was clearly shown
lat he was in the wrong. D''
Women made their first appearance -.
journalism in ST. Louis on the Re-
ibiic. Mrs. lncZ Stone was the
oneer and she was ready for any, tn
ing that came to her hand, proving Ne
'r ability in all her undertakings. ":
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