. Outing. Two blue jackets posing as statues before an oldchurch in Manila. JAMES GORDON BENNETT THE MONTE CRISTO OF MODERN JOURNALISM BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN. AMES GORDON BEN-NETT, owner of theNew York Herald, isthe most remarkablefigure in the historyof journalism. In hismanagement of hisgreat metropolitan newspaper, in the ex-ploitation of many of his individualisticideas, in his peculiar mode of life and inhis accomplishments, he stands alone—themost unusual personality of Pressdom. He has been referred to by his friendsas the kingliest character of America, andhis career warrants the tribut
. Outing. Two blue jackets posing as statues before an oldchurch in Manila. JAMES GORDON BENNETT THE MONTE CRISTO OF MODERN JOURNALISM BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN. AMES GORDON BEN-NETT, owner of theNew York Herald, isthe most remarkablefigure in the historyof journalism. In hismanagement of hisgreat metropolitan newspaper, in the ex-ploitation of many of his individualisticideas, in his peculiar mode of life and inhis accomplishments, he stands alone—themost unusual personality of Pressdom. He has been referred to by his friendsas the kingliest character of America, andhis career warrants the tribute. He hasbeen referred to by his enemies as anunbending tyrant and his methods havedemonstrated that this tribute is not en-tirely unwarranted. He has ruled, not bythe Machiavelian alternative of love orfear, but by fear and melodrama, and to-day the newspaper that he inherited fromhis father is classed as one of the Gordon Bennett was born in NewYork. He is now sixty-seven years appearance he is tall and slender andgives the impression of a vast amount ofnervous energy. He carries himself withmilitary erectness, and his steel-
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