Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-13

newspapers of others states where l
had been, there was a distinctive char'
acter at the head OF the Herald. II. G.
Plumley plotted the Forum and Mar
shall II. Jewell headed the Bismarck
Tribune. While | embarked In the
daily newspaper business and imme-
diate,y commenced mixing in political
broils and had a say on all matters o.
pubnc moment, | always had the ut.
most reverence and respect for TIE
editorial u%tterances of the three big
newspaper genrals who mouldd pubic
sentiment toward better things in the
new state of North Dakota. In their
years of faithful service, these three
men did more for North Dakota thar
did all of the politicians and so-called
statesmen; their editorials were ever
big and broad and wholesome-always
Loyal and pointing the way to the
great future which so surely came.
In their time Plumley and these 9th.
err two made scores of men. They
welded an influence through the press
that had then been recognized and
now after years of faithful, unwaver-
ing service, the last OF these three hon.
orable soldiers in newspaperdom steps
down and out to make room for young.
er lb%lood-and macy. Marshall Fl.
! Jewell is dead; George B. Winsh!p
has severed AL connection with the
| Herald and has left the state; II. C..
Plumley. the last to go, surrndrs his
place to an outsider and the Fargo
Forum which has been his pride and
his very life-the one ambition to
which he devoted the best years. the
vigor, the hope and everlasting faith
of his life-passes out of his hands tc
satisfy the clamoring Of creditors.
when l see men high in the public
nue-scores of them-who owe their
every success to Plumley, to Jewell, or
to Winship, and then think of what
reward these three men received at
the hands of an ungrateful public, /
sometimes wonder, if, after all, honest
human endeavor is appreciated and
rewarded. Winship's every ambition
was assassinated by political pirates;
JEWELS uphill fight dor the "clope'
and Bismarck Slapped his great vital
ity and strength, and while he built I
did Bismarck Tribune, some of the
very men and factions he b%efriended,
battied for and actually made-haVe
used money and political influence and
even underhandedness and intrigue 10
build up other plants and business 70
cripple if possible the plant and paper
to which Jewell gave a quarter of a
century of brilliant, honest manhood.
And now Plumley steps down froa
the Forum; he never asked much for
himself-he got less. In the years to
come perhaps Plumley and those 9th.
ers who unseltishly gave the best that
YVES in them for North Dakota will he
appreciated for their worth. The his
tory of the state can V be written
without giving these me a honored
page. And if 1--WE youngsters" who
have succeeded them would adhere to
the strong principles, the manhood,
and honest endeavor toward better
things-the standard set a quarter of
a century ago and carried out by Plum
ley. by Winship and by Jewell-we
cannot go far wrong"
"You can just bet that John Handt-
man will be the postmaster at Man
dan" said Avery Knight. "He has
been a hard working democrat, and |
am told that the position was promis-
ed to him by National Committeeman
Bruegger last March. At least, John
Handt:nan counted on it, and there
will be merry wal if he doesn't get
the position. l don't know how much
truth there is in the report that Vic
tor Chelgrin will be the Dickinson
postmaster, but he did fine work for
Mr.. Bruegger in the committeeman
ship campaign. In fact, he did the
best work that was done for Mr.. Bru-
logger at that time"
Are you going to miss the "10l" Bis
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