Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

Government by Newpapemen Appeals the Administration
Hold Fat Offices Wasngton-Lure of Place Often Conuses Set
tied Convicons-The Men and Their Jobs.
sp.olal wosn.no.on ooresponden0s.

i, sort and another since he was 10 years old
| he Is now 80.
| Congressman Louis Fitzhenry, Of Illinois.
entered journalism at an early age and
| has had considerable experience both in the
business and editorial departments"
Henry A Barnhart of the 18th Indiana
District, is the owner of the Rochester Senti-
mel.
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, has been in
the business for "a years, off and on, owning
during this time three Republican newspa-
pers one of which, the Salina Daily Journal,
he still possesses.
Daniel Read Anthony, of the list Kansas
District, has been engaged in newspaper
work all his life"
John r. Connolly of the 9Th Kansas Dis
trct owns and edits the Colby Free Press.
Victor Murdoch, of the Sth Kansas District,
began the printers trade when he was ten
years old, was a reporter at Is, was manag-
ing editor of the Wichita Daily Eagle 20
years ago, and Is now serving his fifth term
in Congress, with the expectation on the
part Of his opponents that it will be his
last.
Senator Bureigh of Maine is the publisher
OF the Kennebec Journal
Samuel w. Beakes, of Michigan was en-
for about 25 years.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, is the
owner and editor of the Greenwood Enter
prise.
Speaker Champ Clark edited country
newspaper when he was young.
Richard Bartholdt, of Missouri, is a printer
by trade and has been a newspaper man
practically all his life
Tom Stout, of Montana, Is the editor and
publisher Of the Fergus County Democrat.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, is the pub
Usher Of the Omaha World-Herald.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire,
was a printer in early life"
Pennsylvania Newspaper Men
CENATOR OLIVER, of Pennsylvania has
- been engaged in the newspaper business
for IA years and is the principal owner OF
the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and Chronicle
Telegraph.
Anderson H. Walters, of Pennsylvania is
the editor and publisher of the Johnstown
Tribune.
]. Hampton Moore, of the Sd Philadelphia
District, was at one time employed on the
PUBLIC LEDGER
John r. Farr, of Pennsylvania has been
newsboy, printer and publisher,
warren w. Bailey learned the printing
trade, has been engaged in the publishing
business since 1877 and is now the editor and
publisher of the Johnstown Daily Democrat.
wooda N. Carr, of the 23d Pennsylvania
District, was editor of the Unontown Demo-
crat.
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin,, owns
and edits a newspaper.
And Luiz NJ. Rivera, Territorial Delegate
from Porto Rico, founded La Democracia,
daily newspaper at Ponce, in 1889, for the
purpose of opposing the Spanish colonial
regime, and his paper still lives.
LuV of Place
VIZ ITH all OF this talent the cause of good
w government should be greatly advanced;
but there is not very much to show for it
far. Possibly, the newspaper men know
better how it should be done than how to
do It; there is big difference between being
in and looking out and being out and looking
in The greatest achievement of the jour
naists in Congress during the session just
adjourned was that of Carter Glass, of Vir-
ginia who piloted the banking and currency
bill through the rough weather 1t encoun-
tered in the House. There is an opinion
among some of the older newspaper men that
newspaper men have no business in public
Office If they are to feel free to give good
counsel on public questions. But the lure of
place confuses settled convictions
RANDALL