Daily Yellowstone Journal

The Great Journalists.

"To the young journalist of to-day," said Maj. George F. Williams at the Press club, "the personnel of the elder Bennett and his compeers Raymond and Greeley is a mystery, and I presume there is not a subject so interesting to the rising generation of newspaper writers than the habits and manners of these three truly great men in their sphere of life. As the years roll by anecdotes become rusty and distorted, so that a very imperfect idea is given of the men who did so much to establish American journalism on its present high plane.

"Raymond was a polished gentleman, had hosts of personal friends, and possessed a clever, concise style, which could cut like a knife when necessary. The elder Bennett cared more for news than editorials, and loved advertisements. One day an editorial writer walked into his room and announced the opinion that that day's Herald was a splendid paper. The reply was very characteristic. 'You are richt, mon, it's a very gude paper. Dinna ye notice the advertisements?'

"Greeley thought more of his editorial page than any other part of the paper, and he made it a power in the land while he lived."

—Interview in The Journalist.