The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-15
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"THE GENIUS OF TEE New York HEGAIo"-
Our metropolitan journals generally, and the
NEW YORK HERALD in particular, are great
puzzles, unriddled Sphynxes, to the English
press and the English people. The HERALD,
especially, Is the object Of mingled wouderment
and admiration with the people Of the mother
land. Its enterprise seems to startle, and its
boldness In dealing with all kinds of subjects
appears to bewilder them. They forget that
we have no red tape system here, and that
routine Is absolutely unknown. There Is no
humdrum about the HERALD, and above all
things II never goes to sleep, like many other
journals at home and abroad. These are
facts which the English press is beginning to
discover, although it is evident that it does no
clearly understand them.
We have published sketches of the homes and
habits of the different candidates for the Presi-
dency now before the country, and they have
been very popular here, have given great plea
sure to our people, and have been invariably
copied all through the country. The csndi-
dates themselves have no objection to them,
but on the contrary, consider them fair, candid
and truthful descriptions. But the London
Globe, in an article which we give in another
column, is evidently taken all aback at the
peculiarly of this kind of journalism. It gives
the most piquant extracts from our sketches,
with free and easy comments Of its own. 1t
admits that English journals sometimes enliven
their columns with dull anecdotes of Lord
Palmerston and Lord John Russell, but the
idea of giving detailed descriptions Of the
homes families and private lives of public
men seeking the highest Office in the gift of the
people, in whom the whole nation Is naturally
interested, Is one that battles the comprehen-
sion Of our London contemporary, and ii can
didly acknowledges that tour newspapers sadly
want the genius of the New York HERALD"
That Is just what Mr. Golden said just what
every one says who reads American and Eng
iish newspapers and 1t is precisely what we
cay. The Canadian papers, too, have just dis
covered the same thing by the manner in which
we described tie tour of the Prince of Wales
ia advance of themselves and Of the English
newspaper correspondents specially detailed
for the purpose. The Canadian papers were at
drst quite sleepy over the Princes sayings aud
doings then, when they found that the HERALD
was eclipsing them in speed and accuracy,
they commenced to abuse us, and villify our
reporters: Now they are running into the other
extreme by outJenkinsing Jenkins, and max
ing themselves ridiculous by over doing every
thing. Like badly taught parrots, they are al
ways saying the wrong things in the wrong
places or, like the frog in the fable, they are
ctraining themselves to arrive at the dimensions
of the HkRMD's reports until they fairly burst,
to the infinite amusement Of all intelligent
people. The English press, heavy and behind
the age as 1t ia, has too much acumen to fall
into this ridiculous error; but we entirely agree
with the Globe that the London newspapers
[" sadly want the genius of the New York
HERALD