Show A LEADER OF journalism Cpr lelit character of jarnes jame gordon bennett in the newspaper world the character of J james names ordon gordon ben nett natt as ag a lender leader or journ journalism alir rn Is admirably summed up in an interesting article by james creelman asan As an editor says the writer mr bennett Is impatient of p political political oli control or partnership lie ile scents danger in every bieu approach and he be will delibe deliberately deliberates rateb attack i party to prove that be Is not under its lt influence according to him an all editor should be a man in a watchtower out of sound and out of reach otherwise there would be bi and comproni ke private promise prowl seu are arc to be broken la in tin the public inheres i friendships are to bo be regarded regal ded as a traps for the editorial enriqe conscience jence 0 so o mr bennett Is a lonely man ma it in ili a crovi crowd LI a hermit la in the lie midst of bustling life I 1 can tell one lie story that flint illustrates illustrate tile the magnificent perve rAty and shrew ish ne that have ed tile the herald as a historic example of incorruptible journalism when gen crespo undertook to overthrow the rotten and tyrannical govel government of I 1 blacio tl acio he had thirty badly armed lans to follow him tho the revolution 1 was AS sanctioned hy by the people but bill thiv they were afraid at first to join crespo crespos Cr espos s standard ard Ura gradually dually bolever he be gathered together a army and advanced upon the government force Pill aclo and hla his friends fr lendi hill hid looted the treasury tsin r money was needed to crush the revolt and a sum great enough for the purposes could only be hid bad in europe about this time ahrie in an old friend of mr bennett called upon him in paris and explained that the venezuelan government desired to pa place ace loan bonds bond for many millions of dollars in the london market lie he informed mr bennett that lie he was to be the agent of in the matter and world make a fortune out of it then lie he asked for the i operation cooperation co of the herald on the of old time friendship and finally lie he i announced that if the lie herald could belittle the revolutionary cause and so stimulate tile lie confidence of bankers in the government bonds the transaction i would be worth two or three hundred thousands dollars to mr bennett at tola this mr bennett smiled grimly I 1 it Is worth north a million dollars to the herald to know these facts he be said 1 I do not quite understand you 11 as ald id the friend it la Is worth to support the other side why mr bennett am I 1 too late nave have the other apri seen ceen you vou no not at all but you have given me proof that the government of venezuela deserves to fall it Is worth to the herald to be on the right side aide I 1 shall back up lip the revolution and let the truth be known to the world la ILL vain the friend pleaded that hla conversation was confidential and that hat no right to take advantage of facts communicated under the eab seal of secrecy within an hour hou a cable message set the wonderful machinery of the herald in motion and day after day its ite colu columns were crowded alta ivill dispatches front from special epe clil correspondents in venezuela describing the revolutionary army slid and tile the weakness of the goern nent those dispatches were reproduced in ill all tile the european capitals and palacios rala Pala clos bonds could not find a pu purchaser without money or credit the tyrant foil fell and the first act of Cre after he be entered cararas nt at the of his victorious army was to end lid a long cablegram at the public expense chankin thanking the herald over lit lils o own arl signature tr for its services in the rause of liberty and cons constitutional titus tonal government |