From a Close Alliance to Open Hostility and Thence to Indifference
A special Washington report examines how relations between journalists and Congressmen have swung from close ties to hostility and indifference. It traces cycles from 1868 75 corruption era through Grant era scandals to Garfield Hayes and Harrison administrations, noting key press figures and lawmakers known for openness or reticence, and highlights enduring veteran correspondents and influential editors shaping coverage.
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WashineTex
Washington
Congress
Rew
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Cobb
Credit Mobilier
Tweed
New York
Donn Pratt
George Alfred Townsend
J. B. McCullough
Sydney Andrews
Bowen
South Carolina
San Domingo
Shephard
Babcock
Whisky
Belknap
Billy McGarrahan
Capitol
Fred Grant
Domr
Dan Lamont
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Tern
Cleveland
Harrison
Cullom
Walker
Massachusetts
Jerry Simpson
Late Pence
Jolf
Silver States
James Montgomery Bailey The Danbury News Man
Special correspondence from Daxsery Connecticut recalls James Montgomery Bailey known as Monte Bailey, originator of a humorous Danbury News style. He rose from carpentry to editor of The Jeffersonian renamed Danbury News, boosting circulation and authoring popular sketches and books. He declined $25,000 for lectures though later found success touring and lecturing with Bret Harte remarking on his talkative appeal. Bailey remained humble, saying most treasures are in heaven, and left a legacy as a kind, approachable figure who never turned away a beggar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil Hinawa
Daxsery
Conn
James Montgomery Bailey
Danbury
Monte” Bailey
Albany
Wan Ver
Monte Bailey
New England
Mr. Bailey
Mark Twain
Bailey
Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteers
Jeffersonian
Mgr. Bailey
James M. Bailey
News
Danbury News
Bret Harte
Tom Masson
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von Mohl Co
Cincinnati
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Judge Culberson
General Grosvenor
Frye
Chandler
Air Funston
Kansas
Messrs
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Indiana
Stallings and Bankhead
Alabama
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Black Hill and Cannon
IL Snots
Henderson
Iowa
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Louisiana
W. B. Shaw
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Boston
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Fred Massey
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Philadelphia Ledger
F. A. Richardson
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William C. MacBride
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Perry 8. Heath
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