The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-09

NOVEMBER g. I872.lTRIP
port yesterday In another column win be found
a collection of statements Of the passengers as
well as the afidavits of others taken before
the American Consul at Havana. Where 80
many lives and so much property were lost it
will be duty to the travelling community to
place the blame sternly where it belongs 9
The Return OF Leading Journals TO,
s-s.....,g.t Journ alism. .s vsEr,l O.
Three of the leading dailies of this city are
now among the 'outs'-tha is, they are in
the proud position which the HERALD has held
for twenty-five years. When Robinson, Crusoe
succeeded, after desperate struggle with the
watery element, in reaching dry land, his first
concern doubtless was to dry his garments
and next to decide on course of action, He
could, in fact gravelyo consider the latter
while his clothes were airing on q rock This
not very enviable position is just where Q
number Of leading journalists of the late liberal
coalition find themselves after coming out
from under the sstidal wave which took them
unawares from behind. The Tribune, the
World and the Sun are each perched on their
particular rocks, looking at the wreck Of their
ship as it bobs up and down upon the waters
before breaking to pieces and each philoso-
phizes good naturally on what lies before
it They have learned lesson which will
warn them in future Of reliance on such
reconcile things as tidal waves and viii
settle down to their newspaper lives with
q greater estimate Of the people and smaller
opinion of mere partisan journalism than ever
before. In other words, the Tribune, with
Horace Greeley once more at it's head, becomes
an Independent journal; the World, with
Manton Marble again directing it, strikes out
more freely than ever, and the SIN. which has
called itself independent hitherto, will become
so in reality. gy sn aaa sa
The World, like Sinbad the Sailor, has been
carrying an Old Man Of the Sea who has been
choking the democratic life out of it. The
''tidal wave knocked Mr.. Greeley of, and
the World is too happy at losing him to say
one word against his conduct while on its
back. The honest old man himself is no less
pleased at the change and well he may be. With
a broad smile on his youthful old face he takes
up the pen, (which he relinquished on en-
barking in another line of business six months
ago." and promises never to play Old Man of
the Sea any more. He is going to make a
thoroughly independent journal, abandoning
all other 'lines of business" and that is a
better and drawer thing than being ''a can
didate for any Office" The San declares its
preference for principle to victory, and that is
the true secret which lies at the bottom Of
independent journalism. 1904 tastis9
On the other hand, it is curious to observe
that the only leading daily in New York
among the 'ins is an English journal pub
lished in this city. Never before in the history
Of the partisan press has single paper
gathered to itself such an array Of political
means. No "organ' in the palmy pap days Of
the Albany Regency or the reign of the later
"Ring' ever approached it. The Custom
House lies under it's feet, with wealth Of snug
places and other comforts It has the Governor
in one pocket and both branches of the Legis-
lature in another. The Mayor of New York
United States Senator runs his hyacinthine
locks out Of the other. 1t has Congressman
pinned to itself all over it's imported garments.
1t gathers pap into itself and swaggers, and
every ofice-seeker Of the tens of thousands
who expect something shivers when it rolls its
eyes This is pretty picture, and, Provi-
dence be thanked, has not duplicate in all
the Union. Let its proprietors, however, take
q timely warning. It has fine pros
poets: in fact that may be its princi-
pal danger. With all these ''rulers'' in
its possession it will find making money ter
ribly easy. The awful conviction will force
itself upon it that it can gorge itself on pap
without fear Of stoppage Of the supply.
This is q maddening thought to man or q
journal untroubled with scruples. It may,
however, fill itself with pap too fast, and some
day oil the independent papers will be tum-
bling it and its prot<g<s into the Slough Of
Despond. It will become SO bloated if this
process be long delayed that at length it will
only need pin prick to let ont its corruption.
When the Tribune, the World and the Stsn look
upon this sketch they will be consoled that
they are spared from being administration
organs as things go now. If Greeley were
elected they would have become bloated and
arrogant too; SO they and the public should
congratulate themselves that the jewel Of indie
pendence is plucked from the brow Of their
adversely.
The path Of superiority to mere party, in
which the HERALD has walked almost alone in
America, is fast being marked as the only one
in which journalism can permanently prosper.
1t is the difference between addressing, that is
being read by, the whole people instead of
section. At every step taken in this path
alternate applause and howlings are heard
from thick-and-thin politicians and sink-or-