New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
The NEw-YonK DAILY TRIBUNE, having been first
issued on the loh Of April 1871, this day eaiers upon ia
second quarter of o century For twenty-five years. t
has been published without iutsrnissal save on Sun
days. and tie mornings following Now-Years Days, AID
Fourth Of Juys and tc cxigeacios Of War fora bh.f
season constrained us to issue on Sunday mornings as well
as to intermit two or thrco Of scmannua holidays
We were very glad however 10 return, soon as might
be- to Che good old fashion ofissuiag six days oay per
week and OF taking and giving scaa'y Lodys; for
without picking quarrel with any mans theology $40
consider the weekly day of res, most banca;eai atu
ton. add one which al who profess 20 regard and Uphold
tho Rights Of Labor should cherish. We are c.a-l,,t
that the great mass o. mankind would Do neither better
fell clad nor housed fcycryday alsc given 90 labor
lan they oe with o7cy seventh day set apart ior Other
uses than those Of secular ,oH aai Gays. Aal $50 hope
never again 20 Gee, obliged TO deprive those cm-'ogcli n
this ss.lbHslmeatol ci1.r OF tae two annual holidays
which only como .r.ai pubic ez.s.ayor pea! can ia-
dace US to disregard
TIE TmauyG vas started alone ~ Lin Vho has boon
is Editor thus far and who Though o col'ray iosi n
semsauuay SCI, aGoar expects TO remain 'i's for i'
columnssoIo1ea hcsl4 beale to vriteatal' b-'sa'e
no one man iscompe,eat 90 aaasoor direct OIL tho depart
neats OF lrs..I4ss daily. ser.9eey, and yref--
rsper in our sy-tle ownership Of tls jaral ar aa.
passed into ,he haal. Of Cd association mainly oala
Of persons employed IN i's preparation and ae. a..
restricted 70 them. OF lc 100 shares u'p
capital is divided, about 20 orc hold By d, rlb.
Editor and others employed in te establishment. a
wLllo the outside world has boon repeatedly -'.a- IT,
lc,tc,-TIcr reports Of grave differences among it'
PROJECTORS and cabas 70 change theclioal direction Of
the paper no word Of tits has been whispered or
coautcnanccd among the propric.ors themselves.
TIE TmurSE was established as an organ of other ideas
and interests than those TO which tho journals previously
existing in this CITY were devoted They were, very uatu
Tally, Commercial in their scope and spirit Tn IEBusE
regards Labor or Production as of primary consequence
and Trade or Commerce az subordinate and subsidiary.
In 80 far as Commerce tends to encourage, develop, aad
stimulate Industry, honor it oud rejoice in its Pros
pcry; in 50 far as tends 20 limit tie sphere og the Re-
ward Of Productive Labor, esteem it otherwise Ii
Commerce were to take all the Gaia Cotton, Tax, and
Wool from orr producers Europe and return us in pay
uent therefore welbakcd loayes and womade garments
tothe extent Of our needs what would seem lower prices
than could be afforded by American mcrs, bakers, spin
ncrs, weaver and ailors do not believe twoud be
wise or well to acquesce in such traffic. For IN
dastry is something more and higher than a means
Of supplying tho coarse physical needs of mankind
It is Training Education, Skill, Efficiency. people
yarously employed farmers, manufacturers, lumber
mon, mechanics, artisans millors nayigators &C., &c,
must inevitably be more Intelligent, doxtcrous more
effective than if they farmers lumbermen only:
nav there will b. far fewer idle among them with much
larger aggregate product Does any man seriously doubt
tina. if the climate and soil Of portions Of our country shall
prove favorable to the growth Of Tea that it will not be
better fox us TO grow what we use than send around the
globe for it. even though the homegrown shall cost more
pcr poundl Uchaye no shadow Of doubt first, that it
would be wise to grow it, even at larger nominal
cost secondly that it would be cheaponed here By
growing it on our own soil, even though the importers
should s they doubtless woad) occasionally lower tho
price Of their article SO as 10 undeTsel the American
grover, aud keep their organs DINING In the public
car tho hardship Of taxing tho poor mans daily beverage
for the benefit Of tev homegroring moH2poi'sts
in utou interest the duty vas imposed. We
arc accustomed to their tricks and lodges but mono OF
them shake our steadast faith that it tho true abiding
interest of all producers to shorten tho distances across
which their products exchanged wherever Nature has
inteposcd barrier to the process Let US continue to
sock Spices, Coffee Cocoa, Cotton, &C., 60, in the
climates to which Mature has restricted them but let
each nation be counseled and encouraged to abrcite and
fashion from these or the supply of its own tastes aud
necessities. There u.s. heIo Can be- no real advantage in
sending our food and our eS to Europe TO be fashioned
iato iaoho5 for our use. Lot rather ' a'thI INC
siillI criieaors cad artisans Of tho O. ord- nearY