The New York herald., 1871-09-08
the New York Herald and Oar JoarnaI.
istic Country Cousins.

YORK HERALD? 1t Is to them q mine Of in
exhaustible mystery. curiosity, amaxemen&
aud conjecture. They ind it q problem an
perplexing as that Of perpetual motion or the
squaring Of the circle. In looking over our
newspaper exchanges we perceive that 'sths
mysterious influence of the HERALD" Is an
organ Of public opinion, regardless Of parties
or party leaders, In Church or State, and lts
universal popularity, are 'sHxed fhcts" as pus-
cling to our country contemporaries to-day as
they were thirty years ago, while every page
of every copy of this journal has supplied aud
still furnishes the needful explanation. But
this evidence, complete In ITSELF does not
satisfy our provincial contemporaries, and, de-
termined to know all the ins and outs Of this
extraordinary establishment, they continue to
push their investigations with the zeal Of Q
band Of savsns creeping about In the intri-
cacies Of an Egyptian pyramid. ts
In one of6ur provincial exchanges lying be-
fore us, in the of-hand fashion OF an expert
who knows all about it, we have this "short,
sharp" and incisive statement :-'sThis Ia the
way the New YORK HERALD Is now managed.
The elder Bennett leaves it to Young Jim,
young Jim leaves 1t to snbordinates and subOr-
dinates let the old thing work out its own SAL
vation." There is nothing new in this; for We
have heard the opinion frequently expressed,
from an inspection of the HERALD establish
ment, that it sis machine 80 complete and
systematic in Its organization that it seems to
run ITSELF Again, a New York corresponds
ent Of Cincinnati paper, writing on 'jour-'
nalism in New York" which is the Cheshire,
cheese of our Western Bohemians visitin, ais
city, says Of the HERALD that 'sits veteran
proprietor and founder, James Gordon Ban
nett, is still its anmating spirit !" that he 'now
writes very little for 1t, seldom goes to the
| ONCE, but still directs its editorial manage
ment" and so on. Another New FORK corre..
spondent Of /: western journal says that the
| HERALD sis now in the exclusive manage.
ment of the son; that sits editorial tone L.,
national and cheering;" that sit is purged Of
Old personalities and eschews the fraternal
chickering's which used to mark all the New
York dailies." Hse - .--sf1s
We have here conflict Of opinions calcu-
lated to embarrass the searchsr after the
truth in reference to the directing genius OF
the HERALD, but perhaps the New York corr
respondent Of a Chicago journal settles the
question in lodging the great moral power Of
the HERALD and It's success as newspaper In
its ten-cylinder presses. This philosopher,
after an inspection of our establishment FROM
top to bottom, says of those ten-cylinder
presses :-"When ] computed the power Of
every cylinder upon public opinion; the glow
aud wonderful growth Of mercantile enter :
prise like this, deeply rooted in the inter ssts
of the first city in the world that no sssocia-
ton of moneys supplants it, nothing, whether
better or more daring, makes it afraid when
feel that this is great part Of America,
and finally, 'when stagger before the vision
Of every one of these fifty odd cylinders revolv-
ing at once, carrying their ubiquitous messages
to the credulous, the accepting, the voting
multitude, deeper sense of reverence creeps
over me than Mr.. Parton's essays can dispel.~
This is hastily drawn sketch of what the
country press is thinking and saying about the
HERALD. It shows that the Bobemians who
emascu!ate this nonsense for the papers out
side Of New York do not understand U.S. and
that the editors and managing editors Of coun-
try newspapers fail to comprehend the Boz
hemians whom they employ. We are anxious
to enlighten all who are anxiously looking for
light, and we, therefore, take the trouble to
lot them know how a great newspaper is made
The HERALD is, for all practical purposes, .
great corporation. 1t employs from Eve to
six hundred men. The mechanical depart
ment Is filled with skilful and intelligent work.
men. In the intellectual department it has
force of from thirty to forty city reporters and
an editorial sta1 Of twelve to fifteen men,
besides its correspondents In every part
Of the world and its many paid con-
tributors In all parts Of the country.
Nothing that is necessary to the instruc.
ton and enlightenment Of the public is
thrown away, and we pay large sums Of money
daily for whatever Is new or valuable or inter.
esting. But large as Is the list of philosophers,
statesmen and thinkers who take pleasure in
contributing to this journal, ths HERALD
depends mostly on its own trained and ample
corps. Its force IL composed almost entirely
Of American citizens, who vote ~ they please
once at each election. Or these, probably, two
thirds wero born In this country, while the
others are among the best Of the intellectual
Europeans who have made America their
home. We have versatility Of talent that Il
surprising. and all work together in harmony.
No better illustration Of the HERALD's man
agement can be adduced han that OF well
filed, well drilled and well oficered regt-
| mcnt. To certain extent the operations
Of the command devolve upon the colonel;
but, after all, its effectiveness depends upon
the evolutions OF the whole. Every man
not only knows his place and keeps