New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-14
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
MR. GREELEws RETURN TO 6. THE ,9 TRiSGEN
HEARTY TRIBUTE From ", ~ ~m8 aim Rsoi

MP GREELEYs RETURN TO THE IhiDorH'
HEARTY TRIBgTE EE99 4,,5- Ss4S dp 1 sj
rr,.o Ton ;a no American journalist, sincerely
honorng Journalism that oa mUs i made by Horace
I tRat he had resumed 4" tho edltorshlp Oh ~
TR1BSE which he rengtised on 1yOo.I "g when we
hme y contain the only reference Mr Greeley
had make 70 his part IN te Of te two great parties
Witch beimes contend against eaeh Oher tV Dnhic
IN ne read in his Journal thar the nation
On bo he had appealed had at the polls decided
tberoupon he resumed the cOngenml WORK
of his long, honorable, ute1ul mo- "hcn III
he had laid aside In order that lac might inc pet'e a'o
The other business was that Of aspiring to be Pres
dent OF the United states. We know OF no nopIcr am
bition for an American citizen TO indulge thah TINS Eo
know If no who could nave more %l5e y, PFiI
INDUCED 1t than Horace Greeley Ihrre II hot C, o
growing up to-day streets, no matter what aco
dents OF birth or circumstances seem TO nt INC pV9a
Of Chief Executive Of the country. When the sgners
creating nation altogether great deeateu broader
men arc created equal they subscribed 10 OIoa cd
truth than they knew. One by one the 5gnes ps ,S
became sefeydont Ia way they hid hoI t i,,ccs
tbe growing Republic proved that It's hBheSS piayyys
were for those who had the spirit lnegIIIy, a 10
~onco to win them Obscure birth and poverty were TO
bars TO advancement among people Who cnG5e o,
own rulers Once In generaton INC OIu $3.50 nm
mn from the lowest depths OF her pOpeaCe sIe1s
who by his native worth c0mnanus pOISal " - ~
nd ~ trter ciylZ ton the times Ia which he yes,
and force a nation 10 admit its guilty. injustice iv
race that II has enslayoc sach Mn e IN poyerty; inch
i l inch e Fought his way up to his present emence
nnitica honors it was eminently right that nc shou
80 asPIv can dshonor him without dishonoring
himself HIS services 70 his country ana hul9aiy I1
not be ignored they have LEFT their ehIuIE
,Iich sncak for Themselves IIC created NE lbeHE
and Inv n me created that sublime Pubic OpiiO ,t
made human slavery infamous. ana w9lcn ndy ria
n onf forever Always busy man. ne mas GC lOu 80
time his talents, aud his energies 10 ic IA
broader, nobler, moro humane cIsi~IU r t,n any
f,ru All IS,
of6er American helped to make Journalism hQno5',
truthful valuable and n; stood IC roner and taller
tban them ALL The leading newspaper iniud y, 10
country he has exacted respect even ITO" 'u0 0'
When the nblet citizen can harbor the ambition 70
be Pres,.i ITo ala harbOr it, and contendlns
Tor m "A any other man N9ud nav bonor John
featcd But in BIS delsa[ WITH to Clinton Calhoun, William
| W,rf Lewis Cass Clay Webster, aud &c., Thty ac-
" H. Bre.ide emf and were similarly defeata0'
10 De ~ The will OF the people, and in spite OF y
theirs by the nation that refused to make either - '
M Tei and eSay should have had their day 50 far
s The coniry has weighed well the pretens0ns
Of tbe two men who asked each Tor hlmseit 20 po
its Chief Magistrate. 1t has decided WIN luun9so
n,lass in fy0r OF Grant and against Greeley II had
triad the one as President and 1t was 5dIs2tI nv I'M
in that capacity it had tried the Other a. edltor OF L
TKIBUNE ana IL was satisfied with hm IN hdt capdSy
br Greeley has gone 6acA TO MS lifetime "oda' III on
ohO opDossd hin, as Presidential dSpFdHt d9asSt uon
Grant rejoice at hs return to journalism IL hdS w
litter ndDler representative than he none "Ho hr'
done more 10 make ~ worthy OF the respect Oh us ieOw
nan rrne Sy5 ms broadly shaped II 10 Jhe DtJcI
ment OF mankind tie support OF the weak the "ronse
INT he 5 chiefly led % uesire to be President by
his belief that certain reforms IN The government were
necessary We are fully convinced. he qaaH HeEor Oc
President but in his journal he can create an
among thinking minds which Will 10 the END acCCiDRtsu
those reforms certainly as II ne had wrought tIeiu
out by his official authority. had he been successful III
thp late campaign instead of defeated Dcape us own
faith IN himself ne might have made an ulsGsqc3Sll
President but he Will never mako an unsuccessful Jour
! uast. Ia that position hls place Is always HeP'' 4Oi
| none other can 50 WUrthuy MI IL.