New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
MIR. GREELEYs RETURN TO THE TRIBUNE
CORDIAL WELCOME BACK.

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! .. Io,,,hy npIace greeley, the greatest EDITOR
place at the head Of THE THIBfrsE We warm1 vel
come MN gn lI' return 70 journalism Like all else that
daJs edition OF hs paper. has the strength and ring
Counting the favor aud cooperating the wrafb OF 10
one has hoon Horace Greecys lifelong motto when
he has arrived after long and careful Thought AT am
conclusion on matters OF governmental or patty policy
be has never feared 20 put that conclusion INTO bis own
| and wiling % abide by and take the fnll con
sequences Of his uternce matter what these
quences might be- lie Is, in "a word "A true and honest
Han. Under his rule THE TRIBUNE ruse 10 it, present
high po,tOnunder bis rule II Will continue to rise and
wal be the exponent OF views which, although pos
sihy not In accordance with those OF majority OF his
icHuV-coLhfl men, VIII ~ lehst ne honest, able. ana
pure, the result OK ponb investigation and profound
May his success as journalist be great IN time to
come as IL hs Decn IN the e thdt ~ pati may ne onS
continue give utterunco 10 those saber cuts Of
saxon speech which have won Tor Lih faino ad honor
AMI may Do stai ior many nHy years az the head Of
TIE st ~ the Editors OF America.
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We publish elsewhere BIT. (rTcnicy'5 card OF
TTIBTNE and fG0,, il with EXCERPTS rom an icr5
which pilpshly bear his stamp T.e return of Mr.
Greeley 10 Journalism would he event Of importance
ur, no matter what circumstances nad caused BIS
temporary rel IenenL The circumstance which dld
induce that retireu ent were az historical ana uatuUd
magnitNde, and need rcstaten.ent The strong cali
Der OF Nr. Greeiey's mind, aud tine elasticity of our
American haBIts, are sigaaz by the spo, IcIo Of a
cauCdte for the highest Ones taking mp again the In
Dor OF lis do tue day Alter hs political car Ger may DO
said 10 have Glued aud eliminated Tao 81 -ut mo desiy
oi Gen. Grant iu his hour OF Unprecedented triumph.
ana me immediate resumption By Dir. Greeley OF us
work on inc Journal he founded, arc IN nenelyes les
sons 10 the younger men O tins country wncn they wlll
du well 90 take MUD. aud ny which they profit
Much gnt ICES writ con erlug Che sSindttuC3 ana
felicity OF Mr. Grecley's 90 JJuruaE, blt 10
u rendered douDy urress ~ tue TACT That hf county
July appreciates his hOdcst excellence anu not e lacd
strength writer, and that every day Wieh passes
will rute that aud strength aIu tne
Opportuhe Asueas 81 MS III Nc "o.h V PAo
lD enlightenment, % when he rrtculcatcs himself Oh
plane broader than ever.
We may DO permitted TO remark thai Ny. Greeley
should, and We Doicye Wi' prove bctor ediiuf thdn
When BE- C0ncodrdy STOOD 40 the head O tho probes
sion Dullns tiis Campaign nc nus GepoiJtu hil'e't
WIN discretion, tact, tolerance, ahd FlgOf mat
have been phenomenal among candidates. Ho inChds'
ne says 90 be no partisan hereafter. InO qualities
winch have made tim the powerful ~ partisan
encd view niu 80 leader OF the metro
potau press Ia tie work Ui Reform and Material Deyei-
Opueut which opens boiOrB Tue country. DIriuS Tue
MIR. Greeley iu. actual contact win more
people than any DINER man. liz must have learned, a.
40 advocacy or one side with all MS ml-at could ever
have taught MIN, now narrow are the margins Nhch
divide good IN the pursuit or good results, ana low
much more fundamental and uOJlC tue thin-s
wherein mankind agree tAan those wherein tbcy dlne
Win a nature mat absJrbs ia5dIltye!y well Gs "
perfect training Tie vital ustliIg 81 questions WIN
vocabulary OF more reLgtn aud APPROPRIATENESS lan
~ the facts IN the past tt on the prOOeus Oi tue
present and Ce future eqIa ID Dy few meu, ana VITA
mate sympathies Tor The common people acute AMI
prDiOuud-Mr. Greeley returns % journalism IN tho
,th Of hi8 lcit,s ana Iiu.c aud rcsIues tne WORK
Instructor Instructors the people. Let J
that TRIBUNE his hinis viii up "
what mat paper dId Tor New-YIrk. This work.
done without fear or Hspeii-Y, aud WITH tne ViEOr
hiDit IN himself inspire associates, viii be
dLEg sequence thaJ preservation o. personal liberty
that amnesty suDstan iIY compete, aud that Suffrage
universal, wniCu tno immortal results his life hefotO
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