The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-21

that does not find daily in the columns OF the
HERALD something in which it has share.
The railroads now carry our paper to the far
West more rapidly than the old stage coacnes
were wont to convey 1t few miles; and In
distant cities, which have only been for Few
years within the bounds Of civilization the
HERALD is now read on the morning after It's
publication.
In the progress Of the press the HERALD mas
performed an important part. Its spirit ana
enterprise in obtaining news spurred otner
journals on to q combination OF capl-
tai, which led to the establishment OF
the Associated Press. 1t first commenced
the money market and commercial re-
ports that now form 50 important . feature
in city journalism. The HERALD originated
the policy Of making full and faithful reports
Of trials, a. in the Helen Jewstt murder case,
and refused to conceal the part Of any in
dividual, however wealthy or influential, In
offences against the laws Of the country. In
the Mexican war our special news and graphic
descriptions OF battles were 80 far In advance
Of anything ever before accomplished in the
United States that the country was astounded
and the rival press was driven to the
verge Of insanity. To-day the HERALD can
boast as large and intelligent q corps Of spe-
cial correspondents, and as varied, late and
reliable news as any newspaper in the world.
Have the early predictions of the HERALD
as to Its progress and success in the then flu
ture been fulfilled In August 1885, these
were its words :-"We started to reach daily
issue of twenty thousand /; we restart now to
rise to twenty-five thousand circulation before
we stop" We can smile at the mod
esty Of our ambition, now that we issue
daily over one hundred thousand copies Of
the HERALD II each paper is read by an
average Of ten persons the HERALD reaches
the eyes Of over million people every day,
| and thus forms the greatest and most effective
advertising medium in the worl d.
How faithfully has the HERALD, in its thirty
! two years Of existence, carried out its early
professional Let us see It disclaimed all
blind adherence to party and refused to be
the organ Of any faction It announced that
it would express its opinions freely and indie
pendently on all public questions and public
men, and that 1t would hold every admins
tration to faithful discharge Of its trust
A few references to leading events
will at this time suface to show
how we'll the HERALD has fulfilled
these pledges. In 1852 We supported poor
Pierce for the Presidency, and after his cleo
ton used our influence to make his admins
tration success. We felt . natural pride in
accomplishing such . result; but We soon
found that his imbecility was fatal stumbling
block, and, foreseeing the dangers into which
II was drifting the country, We repudiated
him and cast him overheard, where he soon
sunk beneath the waves Of public contempt
We were opposed to the nomination and cleo
ton Of James Buchanan but after his inaugti-
ration we gave his administration fair trial,
and friendly support II was impossible,
however, to make . capable statesman out OF
the old Public Functionary; and when we saw
that he was as pliable as new dough In the
hands Of the sharp, shrewd and INSCRIPTIONS
politicians Of the South, and that the coun-
try was running rapidly on to the
rocks Of disunion under his feeble
and impotent administration, we enounced
him as he deserved to be denounced When
President Johnson assumed the reins Of gov
eminent we did our best to enable him to hold
them with steady hand, and to drive safely
over the rough road Of reconstruction. But
he recklessly turned out Of the proper track,
upset his vehicle and left himself and his
friends sprawling in the mud and the mire
There we left him and gave our assistance
to Congress, to enable 1t to repair damages
and continue the journey In safety to happy
termination. And in this we believe we may
congratulate ourselves and the country upon
having accomplished . success. These few
instances, which might be multiplied many
times, will be sufficient to show how the
HERALD has ever ignored men and parties when
either have come in conflict with the public
good.
The change from the old HERALD buildings,