Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-07
/" BRICK" POMEROY ON THE
CHICAGO TIMES.

There is frst,class newspaper in
Chicago, known as the Chicago Times.
Its editor is w. +. Storey. During the
war that paper stood in the front rank,
opposing the corruption of Lincoln's ad-
ministration. 1t was severe in its criti.
cisms, reliable in its news, able in its
articles, bold to excess in chsmpioning
the wronged-it entered the gate Of sue
cess through military interference and
attempted suppression--it was aided by
the contributions Of Democrats who were
hungry for Democratic truths, and will
ing to back the man who conld most sue
cessful!y psosen. them.
When its hour Of persecution came,
hundreds Of earnest Democrats hocked
to Chicago armed, to be in the final
fight, if the Office was not opened. We
were with that number. We went three
hundred miles armed to help defend
that paper from military suppression,
and to rally with others to the defense of
free speech. With others, we went to
Chicago to fight for the 7Ymes-not be-
cause it was that paper, but to stand up
for the principle, for there we're of US
WnO udu oWOTu oOiChu Ohtuo uuu tcSio-
tered them in scarlet that in this section
there should be free speech or btoodshcd
in the effort to maintain it.
Abraham Lincoln knew with whom he
had to deal-and to save Chicago and
bloodshed, the order of Burnside was
countermanded-the Times office was
reopened and generous rain of bank
notes revived the dropping plant -
warmed it to life and gave itprominence,
position and influence.
The Democratic editors of the North
west worked for the Times We have
told men to subscribe for it rather than
for our paper, for that was city paper
enjoying facilities for news we had not
and could not get for poverty and want
of better location. The Chat6eld Demo
crat, Lansing Journal, Beaver Dam
Argus, Prairie du Chen Courier, and
other Democratic papers in this section,
made the success of the Times personal
matter, for we all wanted beacon light
of influence. None of us ever indorsed
the editor, for we had no faith in him,
but we hoped his pride might make him
honorable.
Thus threatened, and thus nourished
and sustained, the Times was hoisted
into influence, and the engineers who
built it up are hoisted by their own Pc
tard- sold out = betrayed --but, thank
God not ruined.
The Times has been bought by money
to desert the Democracy and the buyers
hope the Democratic press of the North.
west would follow their example. But
not man of prominence, and not one
paper has indorsed it.
w. f. Storey, its chief editor, is man
of talent, but no principle. He is cold,
selfish, scheming, misery at heart, un-
warmed by generosity, false hearted,
egotistical, domineering, unsocial, illb-
eral, pig-headed; political prostitute,
who has at last received his price. He
is loathed by Democrats and Republi.
cans--no large hearted friends ever
greet him like brother--he has not
sold out the Democrats of the cou untry,
for they are not slaves, to be sold like
dogs-but he has sold himself and his
political influence has gone, and God DC
praised! An editor without friends
a political prostitute without health or
charms--a price obtaining politioian--he
Ia politically dead, and no tears are shed
over his downfall, as there will be none
over his grave.
Such, Democrats of the land, and
people of our country, is the history of
the Chicago Times, and such is VIM. +.
Storey, its Abolition.bought editor--a
SECOND edition Of Brute Rutler--who
we're warmed into life by the Democrats
they deserted tor pay.