The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
Opinions Of the Press on Ills
Life and Character.
From the Metropolitan Record, June 81

From the Metropolitan Record, June 81
Mr.. Bennett created, not simply erected, his own
monument. The great newspaper built up by his
wonderful energy and amazing enterprise perpetu-
ates his name, and is at once his epitaph and his
history. Even while its founder lies ready for the
grave 1t goes on without the slightest halt or
change in the mechanism that keeps it In motion.
In the familiar place where 1t has stood for nearly
forty years still stands the name OF James Gordon
Bennett. The founder Of the NEW YORK HERALD,
the father of the modern newspaper, Is no more,
but the HERALD itself Is unchanged. The man ia
gone, but his work remains to keep mankind in
daily remembrance OF the story OF his life-a life
beginning in struggles for the wherewitha to
tain 1t, and crowned at last with all the success
that those who set their hearts worldly trumphs
could desire James Gordon Bennett was con-
queror of adversely, man Of genius in the course
that he travelled-the Napoleon of American jour-
naism AS such he chiefly desired to be known,
and as such he will be remembered.
From the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle June 81
What Mr.. Bennett was in his junior days of
journalism he was all through his life. He wanted
no one about him who did not believe first Of all In
the existence of news, second in the getting OF
news, and last, but not least, in the publication Of
news in the HERALD before any other paper had 1t.
OF course he had to educate the public up to his
standard, or rather, to develop the natural Curl
osty of the human mind and direct into such a
channel that it would make the newspaper the in
dispensable necessary of daily life.
He succeeded in sucn q measure as ought to
have satisfied, as 1t doubtless did satisfy, his
bition, although it never exhausted his energy.
He always looked to the opportunities for success
in the future rather than to the trumphs of tho
past and no deed OF yesterday left him so weary
and unwary that his rival could gain point in adj
vantage.
Benefits life. His HERALD is his monument. 1t
will outast brass and granite If his son and heir,
to whom 1t Is bequeathed, does not in some critical
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which will give way at some unexpected point. The
Junior Benefits record thus far seems however, to
pOrtend nothing OF this kind, and the esteem In
which he holds his fathers memory will doubtless
nerve him to such effort as, were that father still
living, would meet his most earnest approval TINS
measure OF success his fathers friends will ear
nesty wish for the son, even while they sympathize
with him In his afllictiOn.
The telegraph will give the post-mortem record OF
Mr.. Bennett and history will never fail to give him
full credit for whatever OF noble example he has
furnished the world through the medium of his
journalistic achievements.
From the Daily Skandinavisk Post.l
James Gordon Bennett, the founder and publisher
of the world-renowned journal, the NEW YORK
HERALD, died last Saturday, In New York, In the
seventy seventh year of his age The HERALD has
now existed for thirtyseven years, but for the last
five years Ill health hindered Mr.. Bennett from taking
part in the editorial work. The deceased was the
most enterprising and indefatigable newspaper
publisher the world ever had Through his jealous
activity, which was righteously acknowledged by
the people, he obtained means to improve his paper
to such degree as to make it the greatest
and most influential paper in the whole
world. Even If many OF his undertakings were cal
culated to make "show,n as 1t Is called in Eng
ashland what business man does not do that, in
one way or another S-his journalistic enterprise
has always had great influence in our States, the
Union-yes, we can say the whole worlds relations.
The HERALD or Mr.. Bennett sustained at all times
all great national questions, and gave the impulse
to many. The expedition sent to Africa In search
of DR.. Livingstone was at the same time the action
OF grandee, and the newspaper man but received
In both cases the thankful acknowledgment or the
whole civilized world. Bennett was not speaker
he ssspoke with his peni-but at public sOnDers for
some distinguished person or other occasions he
was familiar and witty, always keeping the COM
pany In good humOr. We remember the great
sOlDer given by the New York Press in honor OF
Kossuth In the Aston House, twenty years ago.
BENNETT was at that time nearly sixty years OF age,
but his vigor was that of man in his best years.
The last five years Mr.. Bennett had, we have
already said, retired from the editorial work; but
II n man continually for forty years-and the first
ak wears with financial troubes-has been the
chief editor OF daily paper his last five years with
broken health Is not to be wondered at.
In the American periodical literature the name
of the founder OF the NEW YORK HERALD James
Gordon Bennett, will forever have a prominent place,
and his name be In memory until the now up
growing generation has disappeared The beautiful
earnestly hope, be remembered by deceased's an
tagonstic members of the press, as the contrary
would disgrace the journalist as well as everybody
else James Gordon Bennett Sr.-hs son has the
same Christian namc--has gone where we all must
go; but he has, through his enterprise and his in
guar it may seem, every intelligent gentleman
the United states has before his eyes almost daily.