New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-09
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
MR. GREELEYs RETURN TO THE TRIBUNE
HIS DEFEAT WILL NOT HARM HIh.
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HIS DEFEAT WILL NOT HARM HTM.
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Mr.. Greeley accepts the situation by res1mng
MIA work upon THE w-YoRKITRBUSE His candidacy
for the Presidency s mere episode The work that az
run race will be taken up with undmInished strength
and pursued with unfatenng zeal IL probable that
Mr. Greeley has dqrlns ths campaign learned some ,
porant lessons that VIII DC OF service 70 hlm IN tne
future It Is certain that the popular estimate OF Mr.
Greeley has grown with the progress OF the campaign.
He is defeated candidate. owing 70 the imposslbiiy Of
combining against the President the factions 9pp2iea -
good opinions OF hts were never ore con
spicuous than now, and he IL more interesting PeI
T9n@se shs besn .y taR that his defeat
would ruin him II will not harm hair OF MS beaH, ne
was never Indispensable 70 The TRIBUNE tban az
CHS present His editorials viii be more eagerly
sought for than those OF other writer Tor tne press
There will be snarling at him Tor fue Dy partisan
seek manifest their spite bat these mugs
viii pass away. He has not during the campaign per
formed act or uttered sentence lneouslStent Will
his principles and his career and 81. position IA
ing work upon The TRIBUNE Is Improved because ms
absolute ndepe ndenee has been abundanty advertised
and will presently be well eOmprehended by the whoe
eept i'm potcs defeat In contest Office may damage
and dishearen him. but that is not Mr. Grceeys case
He is man OF Inherent force. He creates IHE NEW
YORK TRIBUNE and It's editor be not secondary OF
subordinate TO anybody sad all the Intelligent people ot
Mr. Greeley's conduct az a candidate admirable
The extract OF q leader IN The World. which We give
capacity that he displayed His speeches D0th IN New
England AVID tSe West wess wo9deriuly a5 h b ann
Office for which be was candidate Though the cAn-
paign terminated in rOut ike the battle or Bun kun
like that battle at one time extremely doniEiu
contest and the failure OF the LIBERAL anu Dc"cfac
due not to the lack Of numbers. but 20 the lneOa
eruIty OF the elements attempted ~ be hssimiated
We he is firmly IN the ehair az President Each Of the
factions prefers hin 10 seeing another faction In rover
So with Grant. He with all the prestien of
victory about him. really popular man. The majority
OF the people prefer him not as first choice put before
somebody else. Greeley defeated mas gained tASner
than ost ground IN the public estimation Grant over
pointed the just expectations OF hs friends ana that e
should thank fortune, most OF az Tor the chance ORE
growing man there Is no one IN America Tor whose hp
probation he would be sOcitOs in the future than
that OF the editor Of The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE.
From Post CDenL)
The Liberal candidate for the Presidency
loses no time In dalance with defeat or in lachrynOse
lamentations the fate that cOnsgns him again TO
private he With an aacrty no less remarkable than
from the stump directly into his well-wOrn seat,
tue pen. unstOps his n-bOte and resume the familiar
business with euaraoterstic energy Mr. Greeley again
as we knew the Liberal took FORM
stnry opposed 20 the acceptance or ONCE Tor himself
imbued with a Judicial fairness and candor'-tOward
ali political parties, and the very exempar
Of the courteous journalist who can not
be provoked TO indulgence In bitter personal
tiles" II the manly letter OF acceptance with which Mr.
Greeley entered the late campaign and the thoroughly
admirable speeches IN which he maintained his claims
before the people, displayed a new and unsuspected
development Of his character, we are assured in his
card OF the day after election that al past aspirations
and present regrets all anmOsltles ana partisan anil
atoms are to be forgotten and repudated rom me
time be again hangs his coat the long vacant hook
In The TRIBUNE office IL not Cincnnatus after all
that Cincinnati called and he returns 20 MS pillow with
prOmptness and cheerfulness that repudiate all PROF.
fered cOmmiseratOn and set aside all regrets.
Mr.. Greeley now independent JOURNALIST he tells
us, with Devotion 10 science INDUSTRY ana Lle uHuI
arts, all or which, however. viii hardly crowd out the
remembrance Of the past few months or render him Oh
iyous OF the strife from which ne represents himself as
Withdrawing Tue promise OF ad To tue Naturalization
In the business or reform would seem TO imply renSB
able activity in view OF the immense amount OF reIorma
tory work hand. and from his new position OF party
independence Mr. Greeley will be- able 10 render hA IN
heartily unpleasant az possible John
Thomas Also may well askanee al TINS independent
vet more securely Even now he refuses 20
Mr.. Greeley's hand Outstretched across me bloody
chasm" and tucking ms deanty behind him, tells
his friend that the gulf quite too wlde ana
that he never cross IT, That remains 70 Dc
ising alliance only with ideas; and. a. these are
many sided and subtle things Is quite possible that
the desire OF the Administration for conflict will be
amply satisfied As free lance MI. Greeley VIII nave
full scope for his bollgerent genius and prudence WI
suggest the placing but little trust in the silence and
torDearance" that may so soon Do e1cbangeI LOT Io
clash Of pens aud the beehAg 9f Journalistic coum9ads
amid which Mr. Greeley pnds the cher happiness OF eG
istence, So
MORE OF PHILOSOPHER THAN EVER.
From The N,roark AfD,rtiser Grant Rem
! Never did Mr.. Greeley more deserve the
name OF PHILOSOPHER" He earned that epithet years
ago by nyeterate habit OF studying all forms OF 80
cla theories. sometimes he studied them first and
talked bout them afterward and sometimes he deferred
the study until he had had his saya privilege Whion
newspaper But he never before shone out Z
PHILOSOPHER" in that comprehensive which IN
niles tbat these ght afctions are out for seson and
that there crying for split mB he does In
to-day's TRIBUNE. AS readersy Know, We have
been all along opposed to sporting the best OF ed
ltOrs for the poor game al making bad Pres-
dent But have had also something OF anxious fear
that Mr. Greeley had been pbilOsophc his ambi
lions than he weud he under their defeat and might
out OF tie great contest sOreheared without that
pleasas smile tdat. beaming through MS spectacles
locae ike the glow OF open fire through window
tust AT nightfai Nothing OF the sort has happened
MIR. Greeley comes up smiling" and We are heartily
glad OF it.
M Greeley is not beaten in the OF an absolute
defeat He has him way OF life that opens to-
ward a golden sunset. inc inherent manness OF the
man we have questioned in all opposition TO
his election and it stands Vnlcated His pursuits
hereafter will those for which he is preeminently fit
led and which have always been 20 him more Joy than
labor.