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2 Tii 12 Im.usthatki) Bi:i:. Published Weekly by Tho lien Publishing Ciiiniiiiny, IK'O HillMltiK. Utiiaha, Neb. THE ILLUSTRATED J5EE. June 10, 1001. Thirty Years of Active Journalism A MONO American Journalists tho treatment of tho people by the corpora- able doubt that a majority of .he people of tho Kngllsh '"V'TlIK fnumler and editor of Tho Omaha jlo'is. nlnt corrupt corporate desired his election. "ent l (. or . and I r .1. Mr to Ileo Mr IMward Ilnsowaler oc Inlluencu 1 politics and In warring upon .. ,,,.. ii1.,,.i,.m-..i . lHlUU A , mi, .Mr. l.iwnril unsowaur, oc- . ' ,.... ' u .s(nl- IimM(iiiih in. affairs, both in Europe and tho Pulled cuples n prominent nnu ' ; T , ,ivnnm,,tl. n Nebraska no citl- states, and was one of the ronroseiitnllvos '.,.., f..tv iw.f. ill., l.nv.i nn " " '" neginillllg Ol I11S JOU dill 1 IHl II' I'll- - " ory few people Iiavo an ....... , , f the tnt.. hns contributed mnro of this country In the International postal In IS'.t". lie Communications relating to photographs or to build up o dally newspaper until It bo- , , ,,,, ,lriii,,. i, measured by his property Interests is a forceful and Impressive speaker, whose articles for publication simuni io.au- c,ncB u power and Inlluencu In public " " ,,.,, ,,.,, ,,, ..,, i,.,..,,,,, r ,i, ..imv..r alTalrs It is a not uncommon impression nuncio for IIiiIii.-.n. .i,Iv ,.n.l -miainntlv Inhered for whatever nf rheiorle." Is olwnvs Interest iui: and In- I'rlce, ft cents per copy per year, 12.00. Entered at the Omaha Post Olllcc as Second (lass Mall Matter. For advertising rates address Publisher. honorahlo place ail dressed Omaha." 'IMItor 'Hie Illustrated Hoc. Pen and Picture Pointers .,.,....,.u ............. .... fearless advocacy en of the state tins eomrinuuMi mum or tins country in mo interim 7TnTT"Lr untUU bo of which n ado Tie He k mwn "hrnuglmm largely than Mr. Hosewa.er. This Is not to congress, held ,n Wush.iigmii build up n dally newspaper until It bo- tho cot,ty .ir,llPpU..4. . measured by his property Interests is a forceful and Impressive si mes a power and Influence In public the country, art still bis MMdl.m print ipl. . . m.t,llti The lice has matter, while bavin none of fairs it Is a not uncommon Impression ( nuncio for IIunIih-n. ,...,..,i.. ,t ,,.,,. u- i,.i,..r...l f..r whatever nf ri,..mrlc i nlwnvs HiIkivi that anybody can run a nowspapcr. Vut ... ,,., . ,,, lu ... ., , ',i.n,ii ,,t Vniinniin. ui,,,..i,-., n.. .vritiw -nr r.nlu.r ilir.t-it..s . - . . . .. ..... iiifnuniHUi in iiui t.n ......w. .....j, .... niHllil i .1 1 u ,, im ,i j ,,..,.. n ... ...... ... ........ -. ............ the fact Is that no other enterpriso in int. wcr( m()(U ()f (i( 8llt.,.,.!(BfU journalists of Every Interest of Its people has always hid with facility, and few editorial writers In business world requires for success greater lMg cmlnlry (, ma , inm,m business m The Dee a hearty champion. Mr. Itose- the countrv can turn nut so much matter ability, hotter Judgment, Closer attention .l.mt,, lltl, ,,,,,!, , I, ,IK. . ..ul. I hn. iipIiIiivk.I . ....l.ll.. ...l.n I. ...... ,uii.iilpinilBlv ,lil1v rlinii ll In nuinlrml nf lllm Mr Ifiw... I . . . . 1 r. I r, '; ...... i milinillj il- n 1 1 II 111 1. -,l I I III... I .....l. fc ... ,..t....... Tho Ileo this week turns the thirtieth 1,11,1 m,"' arduous nnu persistent fllmo am (nr, My mercantile or manifested In Omaha In rIvIiir encourage- water's opinion on public questions has mile post In Us career as a newspaper. 'I''"' modem newspaper must or necessity C0II1IIlcrcni ,,tlrsiiit. Ilnrnce (iieeley and ,nL,nt to various enlerprls's. Ills contrlbu- frequenlly been soimht by eoiiKresslonnl In coiumemoratloii of the anniversary of progressive, lo stand still is to retro- j,,nry j nj.,llnn,i Wl.r,. Kri.ai editorial tnn to the Krowlh of the elly In money ox- committees. Its foundation. June 19. IR7I. It feels Justl- Krmle to lose In pn"'lnr rcKaru a nu to rnii wrltur8i lmt , ,,.,, 8Ur(.,.s f the ,,,,,, hn ,,,. ,(,r!ll. The Itce building s( ,,., ,, fled in devoting some of Its space to a t, decadence Therefor tho an wh o Nuw York Tribune and Times was not due , monumen. to his enterprise ' , , p, retrospect of Us history and achievements build, up a great dal y Journal, nu iking i t tf) lnpm Th() ,,., Ii(,mu,u wns nloro o fl lm nm, nh Now In his slxty-llrst year ,dwnrd Hose- slnco It made Its Initial bow to the public, respected force and influence In the neld lfltM(!UlH a ,,.,, IMan than as a , hns npvnr Rrown w,,nry of lllbllB Is still v gorous and active. I s step Headers of a newspaper from day to day occupies and main a nlng It In the fr ot t wrlpr JW(iph Mpiln v.a Kn,al pimP( Organized 18 as, 1,la '"rrlage as erect, his per- b mo familiar with Its features and policy rank of the most highly developed journal- ,iUl u wns nrKvy ,,1( ,11slfliH Ill)imy of () Mf r ., ceptlon as keen and his mental grasp as as with n member of their own family. Is.n. nu.st have unconimon capablllti s Afrtl Cmln tml m.(lp u, (.,,,C.1K(, , frl(.n,, whl, SUI,orled It in Arm as they have ever been. Ills vitality rarely looking back of tho printed pages to Tho career o heO.ni nh a ' Tribune profitable. Mr. Itosewater's VPrv jlB llpmlulll i believes that labor ani1 I"1"" endurance are lennrKable see who Is tho directing force and how tho Htnr Is so well known to tho renders or plIMP,y fnr prnctcil nrfairs. his business ,s c;UtMl , illst treatment and fair re- Though he has been relieved of many of work of newspaper making Is conducted, the paper that It Is not necessary to pre- ,.. ,, forpgLt. !iro n,)t less marked wanl ,,,, PXrmplines this belief In the "f the dally work of getting out Vet because tho newspaper Is n constant sent all the details, Interest ng thoiigb t ley thnn ,H nl),Uy n9 m r(,U()r n)1, (,vory roI)s,(prn(, ,,Pa,,mlt f rm,doyes. He this great newspaper since his two sons as- and living factor In the public llfo It Is nre, In this article. The i origin ni l ho iieo BtPI, of TI(? 1!pc ln UMBm,ss waj. ,.is neen rP(llllr(,H capable and faithful work and a""'cil control of departments, ho main- Itself a subject of current Interest. So wns unique. It was not stnrted to meet ,Urprt(I(1 ,,y nlm whnt ,nay ,,p t,.rllKM the nII w,, rt.MlU,r ar aSurcd of permanent "' " goneral supervision of the business, far ns Tho llee Is concerned, its career, ox- long-felt want. There was, indeed, a cnmmprcia fncuity H still asserthe and tenure In the service of The Hoe. Mr. v man of most positive character and tending over thirty years, has been so demand In Omaha thirty years ago for an Mr Kogewatcr continues to show a largo Hnsewater likes to fco about him tho old strong convictions. Mr. Itosewuter has Interwoven with the onward mnrch and honest, fair, conscientious and Incorniptinio m,.nmlro of interest In the business depart- employes, the men whose loyalty and enemies, but he also has a host nf prosperity of Omahn. Nebraska and the newspaper to defend, safeguard and pro- mont of Uo pappr , sllnrti t)u,r,. ta n(,cty lmvp llPPn t,nrKhiv tested and friends, and there is no doubt that his foes growing west, and so thoroughly Identified mnto the Interests and weirare or tlie pun- ,j,,,ml.tm,,n, nf Ti18 nPn that was not organ- ai s,Ch i,P nUp a frlendlv Interest. nre largely outnumberoil by those who ad- wlth all that made for the development and ". but It was not with n view or meotini, 7e(, )I)(,pr ,lIa ,Uroc,,on ,) OVpr wi,ch Ilc mro h3 st,.rng abilities, his energy and upbull.1 nr of their resources, that progress this demand that Mr. nosewnter on June (fR,3 n()t ,, m()rp r lpas supur. llr.nlt of .-11 nir,-.-!,-.! I,n..rt. enterprise, his industry and Integrity. May Is ntnmpod on every page or Its successive n, vision. Tins enpacuy ror pracucai auairs r.mvaro iuiscwhht success in mo m no live many more years to gtmio and direct leu counsellor nun to no lornumus circumstance, whim Tne llee nnd to bnttle for tho public in conspicuously ho has accomplished owes nothing to terests nnd welfare. VS. C. HARDY. Trans- chanco. It Is tho result and reward of npinnlvnllnn u'Un nnil well illrnrtrwl effort nf nntlrlni? - - III innmn 1 1M i lAJn'fi i i.j.i, ... h... ........ ..... - ...r, lendeil slmnlv ns n temporary medium ror .,,, ,,, ,,., .,,, . .i,ii, , nrrrmi! n onerpv nnil Imlimtrv. of Inteprltv of nur- , null llu llluil l ,1. nu,.,,. I'ut' v . rw v. -..-- The portraits In this souvenir number presenting to the public Mr. Rosowater s ,pnrtnB pnrt. poso and of keeping faith with tho people ,, ... rn,iPrf, flf Thn llee the llknesses views nn n question of local policy, wltn r)orn n humble circumstances In n small o n any ol "t I Zn llo have contributed no Idea that it would survive tho settle- .'...... ... P.... vftR0 , ,, mto oppor. i.. iirr2.n .),,, i ttM Hn,.nqR throuirh- moot of that question. In n very brief time, A believer In the principles of the repub- tunlty there for schooling and when ho ,..... . mi. , r ii, fn.inr however. It was demonstrated that hero pnn pnrty npu i,P Pnnld distinguish be- camo to America, a boy of 13. with no n!ltni1ii0i,,,,r,,i ,i,ir.,. ,.n and editor Kdwnrd llosewoter. which forms was nn opportunity. The little sheet grew tween political parties Mr. Uosewater has Knowledge of the language, ho was poorly nfttllralIy PXCiu,U.s n description' of its Ue frontls'plece. will be readily recognized. In popular attention and favor. Tho editor oonslstently advocated those Principles equipped, save In ambition and Industry. fmln,u, propl.,,!t(ir all(I P(lltnr. Mr. in. n,,u,in. ........ " mnpflmilnn n nnn nr Infer- tin na nnnnaml rn nil I il I nn 1 1 pnmllilnteR fnr fnr Min hfittln rtt llfo ntnnnc- atrnntrnra ... . ... hut a word of explanation will bo npprn- ''"' ,, ,., - - ...... war Kosewater, wlio Is one or the few IH HIIIIOll'll III! I'H'l) li'iRi- i- ""' - ll..l I... hltnonlf no , volumes. At the completion of thirty years two-page sheet, described b hlmseir ns haH ma(I Mr. ,toapua,pr valued cniin of continuous publication It has befnro It a having "the appearance of tho theater pro- ,n )U,)llc pntL,rprlspa aml wnB vnnftvci field nf promise and of usefulness to which gram," which proved to be the seed or n dlgplnyri, , connection with tho T It Is confident It will fully measure up. great Journalistic enterprise. It was in- ,n,Ball,a,ppl imposition, tu tho organlj A Professional Opinion I am asked to give an estimate of The llee and Its Influence upon the development of Omaha and tills new country since Its My text prlato or h o hers Wo havo In Charles "d l"-" "eated In the paper and It Btato and municipal ofuccs whom he re- In a grange land. Hut ndverse conditions ,eaJlnK ei1l 'r hp uhnao . P II ..,.an,:'So8nrs, mechanical fore- -nted FW, 'J!"" hy of , w lar n nico h, no .daunt him: , ey rather .-d 1, m , . ,, upon our Ainerlcnn Journalism, nnil I know I am ex pected to pass Judgment on The Ileo from a purely newspaper standpoint. I will ven ture, however, to risk saying that as nn organizer of broad-based work In our mod ern newspaper llfo, for sagacity and Intcl- lluence in It wns demoralizing and destruc- faculty for languaces. young Itosewater e. No republican candidate whose char- soon learned nngllsh. acquired a knowledge ,., '' , ,', ,.. ... ... , ..t,, ., . ' ... "Kont Krasp of important questions and I1T Uir lll.il iiiiDinuiiu.il. i-iiik iiiim ...!-. HIKI IIU nffra ,,,, ln t,,t ,, ,l-,r lrr0 man of tho paper, now In the government ontrU)(,n nf T1)p npn lnto tno nPWspnper ficn of republican principles. Ills purpose energetically nnd with n will. He was service, residing nt "rand island, in i ns promise that It should ho everv such Instance wns rather to con- never afraid of work, however hard nnd stnte. Henry A. Haskell now superin- lhrnllRnlv f(nriP(,, nnd independent ox- sorve those principles by relieving the oxartlne He never faltered In tho per- tendent nf the mochnnlcnl departments, tins . ... onnnn. That promise party of the domination of men whose In- formanoe of a duty. With an extraordinary I It t II 111 I nil I III innin ,'iii,,(j in,,,. ,.,,,.... ... .. . i 11.1. ..i rrv. . long as ine paper linn neon iniiiutiiirii. .... r t -.1.. ...... 'I',.ll. " PIICCCMHIVe HMItlirilllll III IIIIIIHIKI UK vinnim i'.. nCtCT vrnrn Wltllntu T? Ann n Alfreil Horenson. nl. ........a ,.f Tl. It..,, ivnrn vnnru ..... n.i . . .1 .Annn . . . .t.A TTt.. c. . . , ' "i" ""il )""" " j linen nun in pumic uimiiiiil'Iii-i- mm i ' ii"1' "- miii.ii nnin-a ii ii-i- . nnlillolinr Tlio tlnn lmllillnf nnil Ita James H llavnes nnd Victor llosewoter, of intense struggle and most nrduous work wns PVPr rpftlsP,i the support of The llee. egranh operntnr. It Is nodless to snv that i"lu"B"('r- 1110 , UH while others prominent In editorial work for llR publisher and editor. Those who Mr Uosowater's ability nnd skill ns a he became an expert telegrtipher nnd thnt ,,, , pfllllnm(,nt win long lemain ns en- aro Hdwln P. Hnrdy. T. .1. Kltzmorrls, T. W tIlpn worked nn the paper toll of tho lndo- prnctral politician have been most amply his services were In demand. Some of tho ' , t m , m'n , , 'no reninruabie rore- sici'uiinugn, a. j. Konuricif. rrnnit u. i.nr- fatignble labor or Mr. itosewater. as wen demonstrated and widely recognized. Ills moit interesting incidents in his career, penter. tho noted correspondent, nnd I'orrv aa n,,, indomitable pluck that mastered all management of the nntl-prohlbltlon cam- cre-itlv cherished bv Mr. ltoewater. were Q tfnr.ll. f.r ninni, vnnra Tim Tlnna Wnntl .1 1 11 ..1 1 ...,nr.nn ...n nvnrv nlia.nnllt t ionn ... mn 1 nn.l rrt.n 1,1... In pnnnnpllnTI U'ltl. thla auri'lnn tnr- In. t, ..(,!,, , ,, j j ... . . i inn il 1 1 u-n i. iiii . u. . ..in.) . . . . j ............. iiui); ii in loi.w nun umniiui aim hint inn, ...... ........ . . . . - , ttmn Intn I vn nnrlnita Ington representative. From tho business These wore numerous nnd formidable. Tho national fame nn a political lender. He stance the fnct thnt nn Jnnunrv 1, ISM. he ' 1 ' 1 , , , offlce wo hnve Rdwln Davis, first tronsurer pappr espoused tho cause of tho public Was a member of the republlcnn national p-rsonallv transmitted the original ,, ,mrnunl "jruggie tlirougn wnicn it nf tho company: Oeorgo It Tzschnclc. pros- against the selfish schemes of corporations, committee. In 1802 nnd did excellent service emancipation proclamation from President Wny ,. "H own '"R"'tlt, y"f" out treasurer: N. P Kelt nnd rhnrles 0 and their Influence wns persistently nnd n the rnmnalgn of that venr. The con- Mncoln to the army, he being then In the V ." .""!." ,r .P".yParS. .'.V.. Ilosewater, successive business managers, relentlessly directed ngalnst It. It chain- rldenco In him of the national republlcnn military telecranh service at Wnhlngtnn Mnnv who have contributed to tho success pinned honest government and Incurred the leaders was attested Ml III.- paper lire ll.-1-.v.mu ..y .iiiuu.-.i i llllir.-il .1. .-v.-i, i..i...m ...... in. . in ,..n i,,,,,,,,.,,.. ... - ------ r;, lllvn va Allnwnnnn mm- l, nrnnorlv mmle Inability to secure photographs or Inck of pnllllrlan. This opposition, carried on with committee, nnd It is unquestionable thnt the Transmit. cu nn ni i.enerai i-ope s dls- .,,,,..'..,.....,.,, ' space who perhaps merit representation ns extraordinary persistence and bitterness, republican victory In Nebraska last year nntchos from the battlefield. Tt was as a ','"', ' " ."., Inl. , , , ' "! '' much as these thatjuhero. was fearlessly met by The Hoc. whose ed- was duo largely to hi, management of the ft" hsluen.lv " ' "nsn U a, T "hnrp nn.ngonl m to The v tor's fa ih n ho people never for n mo- onmpalgn nnd to his Individual effort" """-eigni ears nco. subsequently ,, In 1S7I u-linii 111., flraf ennv nf The Tnc . ... , .... i. . ,, .... ,i ,, !. ,i,., I. "'.innclne OfilCCS lirrc Of the Atlntltle "" poil'iciu iiuesiiKiiH - i - - ' Uieill llllirrtll. .lUlliiusil III nun nun' ..... iiili.tmiii.-ill un- ninn-. .'ii. nun. nui ,-- .... was printed. Ulysses S. (lrant wns president tnRPWater hnd hnd but limited experience Indefatigable worker In n political cam- nciuc nnd Orcat Western rnmpnnlcs. of tho Pnited States, Queen Vlotortn wns In , nPWspnper work, nnd thnt chiefly as a palgn. He devotes himself to the work with iiiilen nt II Tlincs, the forty-fourth year of her reign. William WW3 correspondent, he wielded a vigorous nil the earnestness nnd determlnntlon of Kdwnrd rtnsewnter Is In the best sense n nr i niRHia nnu just been crowned emperor ,,.,,1 trenchnnt edltnrlnl pen. Thero was no his nnture. For all tho nrduous work nnd self-made man From his onrlv mnnhnod , it i. i... of Oormnny and I.oiils Napoleon fnllen half-henrted condemnation of whnt he he- Krcnt service he has given the republican a thorough student nf affairs, giving close papPr n" ur country either In ludgment nr from the heigh: of his enreer. There were Heved to be wrong, no temporizing with party Mr. Ilosewnter has received no po- attention to all public questions, few men enterprise under n Just estimate of condl only thlrty-nve stntes In thn union, No- what ho regarded as Inimical nr dangerous Ittlcal reward Ho was elected to the Irgls- In the nntlnn nre so well Informed regard- tlons, The nee's genernl rnurso nnd con brnskn hnvlng been the most recently an- tn the public Interest, and this has char- laturo In 1ST0. tho year before Tho Hoe wns Ing our political history, or so well duct, and the high plane of ability that lllltted In 1S71 tho population of the notfrlzo.l his newsnnper career throughout, started, hut his subsequent efforts to nt- equipped for the Intellleent discussion of bnve nnrked Its vnrlnns departments bus Pnlted Stntes wns 3S.r.rS.371 . nf Nebrnskn ills later writing has been less severe, less (nln public position were unsuccessful Mr. economic and pnlltlcnl sublccts ns his nu- placed It In the first rank ns a newspaper I22.D0S nnd nf Omnhn 1fi 0S3 while hy the caustic and scathing than In tho early nosewater's contest fnr the United States morons sneechos In past political campalcns of pro.it inHumcc nnd n positive nnd con census of 1!on the population or the Pnlted yenrs nf The Ileo. but It has been no less sennto will long he memornblo His cnndl- nbnnd.milv show He hns acquired nlsn tln'mus force for gnml to the pennli of this States Is 7 HO,! JS7 of Nebraska 1 Ofia.300 uncompromising In donnunrlng public cor dacy hnd the endorsement nf over 4.1000 of a knowledge of several Inncuneeo besides part of the west OF.OltOF I. MH.l.l-Ul and nf Omnha 102 r.fi'. motion and wrongdoing In demanding fair the popular vote nnd there Is not a reason his native tenepe lminn n full . ...titnnnd Otenln tune 11 1001 sight nnd conceded abilities of Rdward Itosewater. My opinions of the influence of The llee Influence, In the main, tn be pernicious as ,,.. . .....v.. ... ... " ' II nffnntnA nit- mnln.lnl .1 ....nt n r. ... rt., ...tin. in 1S!B and 1900. nntber Interesting rnet is that nfter tho ......... .... ...... . . a ... . r..... ... . ever this .lcn."nileil llnnti tno nrnirnp nf the on the ndvlBory '""no nnme ni nun nun Mr nosewnter . ',, .-.--r. In the Inter yenrs of lis labors, without reference to polltlenl nffilrs. nnd viewing It ns something far higher and better thnn a mere purveyor of news. In which, by tlHADUATlNO CLASS 01' 1901 OMAHA H10I1 SCHOOlv-I'hoto for Tho Hee by nostwltk.