The New York herald., 1872-12-04
A Tribute to tho Memory or Horace
Greeley.

A Tribute to tho Memory OF Horace
Greeley.
The death Of Horace Greeley and its sad
surroundings have touched the heart of the
nation. Eloquent tributes have been paid to
his memory by those who were but recently
his enemies, as we'll as by his friends, and the
people ha~c shown by their genuine grief at
his loss their appreciation of the value of his
life. 1t is an old saying that truth is stranger
than fiction. In this memorable instance the
tragedy of real life is deeper and more affect
ing than any that could be drawn from the
realms of Imagination
It seems only yesterday that Horace Gree
ley, full of life and hope, stood before the
American people as . candidate for the high
est Office in their gift. For years he had been
known throughout the nation-we might al
most say throughout the world-as o success
full journalist and an earnest philanthropist
1t would be superAuous now to enlarge upon
his many excellent qualities and upon the
good he accomplished during his lifetime in
behalf of the weak and the oppressed of all
climes and of all complexions. The last pub
lie honor conferred upon him was his coun-
trymen's acknowledgment of his services and
their just tribute to his worth. No ordinary
citizen could have reached such distinction.
To-day he has done with earth its cares,
its tolls and it's rewards are nothing to him
now. -Four weeks ago he followed the remains
Of his wife to the grave. To-day he will be
followed by his friends to his own resting
place. He leaves his two young daughters
stricken by double loss. Their father has been
taken from them before their hearts had ceased
to bleed for the death Of q beloved mother.
Their fairy dream of happy and brilliant
future has indeed been cruelty dispelled
We propose that the sympathy felt for these
afflicted children shall take q practical shape.
Mr.. Greeley has died in very moderate circum-
stances. His estate will leave but ON made
quate support for his daughters. We believe
that the journalists of the United States,
to whom Mr.. Greeley's life has been
valuable in its teachings and its example,
will feel pride in contributing to a
Press Fund for the endowment Of
his children There are few over
five hundred prosperous daily newspapers in
existence in the United States and over four
thousand FIVE hundred weeklies. Some can,
Of course, afford to contribute much more than
others to such an object, but q subscription
averaging only twenty-five dollars each for the
dailies and ten dollars each for tho weeklies
would raise an amount Of over seventy
thousand dollars. The HERALD gladly heads
the list with subscription Of one thousand
dollars, and will be pleased to receive such
contributions to the fund as its contemporaries
may think fit to forward to its care, and will
hand them over to such trusteees as may be
agreed upon by the family and friends Of the
deceased journalist If merchants and others
outside the press choose to unite in this testi-
monial to q distinguished, useful and kind
hearted man we shall be happy to acknowl-
edge their contributions; but we feel conf
dent that, so far as the press is concerned,
a prompt and generous response will be made
to our suggestion. No more appropriate
tribute could be offered by American journal
ism to the memory of Horace Greeley than
one which benefits those who were the nearest
and the dearest to him in life