Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13

letter, is the heart-throb OF the Bulletin
organization as 1t stands today with
heads bowed, In reverence, in the pres
ence of DEATH
He was the kind of newspaper man
that most newspaper men aspire 10 be, :"
declared the Harrisburg Telegraph,
stating that 1.-The truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" might well
have been his motto. The Telegraph
adds: Like most Of those who have
grown up in that profession and have
given to 1t the best years OF their lives,
he placed the good name Of his news
paper above all else, and saw in its
ownership only an incentive to the
most careful administration of the
stewardship thus intrusted to him"
His death is q great loss to Ameri-
can journalism, In which he long has
been prominent figure" says the Buff
falo Evening News, recognizing that
through adherence to high ideals and
principles of service he won and held
q large measure of public confidence
and support. He strove constantly
for better things, to have the American
press live up to its responsibility to the
public The Springfield (dassla Re-
publican holds that ''his strength and
the strength Of his paper lay in the
fact that, to a degree difilcult and rare
in so large an organization as metro
polttan journalism requires, he main
tanned knowledge and command of
detail in every department and i'm
pressed his personality throughout"
Mr.. Mclean furnished as strong q
contrast as could be named" according
to the Baltimore Sun, ito the coterie
Of journalists who in years gone by
dominated the great newspapers Of the
country-tf1e Greeleys Danas, Waiter
sons and Others whose papers reflected
their individual views and their per-
>sonalities. A modest and retiring man,
he readily accommodated himself to the
impersonality of modern journalism and
devoted himself to the upbuilding of
the Bulletin, making it a powerful in
strument in the cultural and business
progress Of Philadelphia. He was In
no sense a crusader, but was untiring
in support Of reform movements. He
chung to the conservative type Of news
paper eschewed sensationalism In both
its appearance and contents. and
achieved q unique success by sound and
wholesome methods"
Recalling that he was q product of
the Pittsburgh newspaper field, the Post
Gazette Of that city states that "he was
one of the conspicuous figures in Amer
lean journalism and his loss viii be
widely felt" That paper reviews his
career: Mr.. Mclean was born In Mount
Pleasant, WeStmoreland County, in
1852, and it was as q young man Of 20
years that he came to Pittsburgh. He
gained employment with the old Leader.
remaining in its business department
for six years. when he went to Phila-
delphia as business manager Of the old
Press. When this paper was still active
Mr. Mclean branched out for himelf
and purchased control of the Bulletin.
In the So years IN which he was presi-
dent and publisher many hoIiors came
to him. Among these was q director
ship OF the Associated Press which he
held for 28 years, his son, Robert Nc
Lean, succeeding him in 1924. Under
his control his newspaper advanced
steadily to leadership. It's present
standing is testimony 70 his power as
an executive"
He was reckoned by the newspaper
fraternity as one Of the great publishers
Of his time" AYERS the Scranton Times,
emphasizing the fact that during all
of his career IS Q publisher he kept
free from alliances. business or political,
which might interfere with his freedom
az q publisher. rejecting many proffers
OF political advancement in particular"
The Altoona Mirror calls his paper "one
OF the most conspicuously successful
RAISES Mr.. Mclean as q public spirit
6EHigped for human netteruteut
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