Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-12

bundib, and his trade, lie reached
New York City. For year and
half he worked as joarneyman
printer. In 1882 he associated him.
self with Mr.. Story aud Horatio u.
Sheppard, the originator OF tho ides
of a Cheap Daily Paper, in the pub
licstion OF two cent daily, the
Morning Post The enterprise tailed
in the third week OF is existence,
although the idea was correct one
and the laper was y pioneer in that
path OF journalism, now successfully
trod by the great morning dailies o.
New York. In 1884, with Mr.. Jas.
Winchester for his partner, Mr..
Greeley commenced the pnbI.casioAs
Of weekly journal the NsUa Yorker.
Beginning with Twelve subscribers
by its own literary aud statistical val.
ne ID had attained in circulation Of
1900 ard afterwards ot 5000. Still
II was never q financial success. aud
when it stepped, September 2Or 1881,
it left its proprietor with ablsndsns
bills, both payable and receivable, OF
which the former were the only oncA
ever heard Of afterwards. IS
During the time Mr.. Greeley was
compelled to exc out his slender in
come from the Nsw Yorker by other
labor. He edited the Jseersosias, .
Wing sheet published weekly st Al.
bapy during 1888, for whieh purpose
No vas obliged to make -wssxlv
journey TO Albany, IN addition 70 his
double work upon his papers. III
1910 Ire became editor of the Log
Cabin, a Harrison campaigns psper, is
sued weekly during the exciting
times OF "I'lppccanos and Tyler too,
which first gave him national rcpu-
tation and made h,m known as ono
of the rising mca OF tho then power.
tul Wing party.
Mr.. Greelsy's editorial work upon
the .ysw Yorker exhibited freshness
aud rhetorical exnberancc unknown
to his later days The pape- had 4
strongly marked literary character
and his contributions showed imag.
inative and even poetical tendencies
which hia overcrowdcl lite has hong
since worn away.
The great work OF his life was yet
to begin. When thirty years OF aye,
on April 10, 1S4l, the day OF Presi-
dent Harrison's absequies, appeared
the first number OF that journal--ths
New York Tribme-ot which it was
the greatest pride OF the departed
Journalist to have beon the founder.
For more than thirty years he has
been Its chief editor, and the Gratiti.
cation with which he has regarded
this growing product ct his genius,
with which he has Witnessed it,
widening influence. with which be has
seen it develop from the feeble germ
planted in poverty and comparative
weakness to become the grandest
example OF personal journalism the
world has ever known, the persistent
love with which he has regarded his
gigantic child unto the last, will ont.
live the memory Of many . disap.
pointmen: and defeat.
The Tribune began with 600 Sub.
scribers. OF the first number 5000
copies were printed aud MIR. Greeley
himself has said that he found much
difficulty in giving them away. II
rapidly grew In npopularity, however.
aud its success was still further %
surcd by the good fortune OF Mr..
Greeley in securing for . partner Mr..
Thomas McElrath, sound, careful
and judiclous man OF business. Dur.
ing lS4l Mr.. Greeley became An ad-
socate ot Foarierism, ana defended
it with all the more vigor that it vas
au unpopular cause. In 1910 tho
Tribune office wos burned out, but
fortunately without great loss. In
1858 he was elected to Congress to
fill an unexpired term, aud sg.
nal.zed himself BY his attacks mp
on the mileage system. which gained
him many enemies but dill not cure
the evil. In 1850 he published vol
ums OF lectures and essays entitled,
Hints towards Reform 1851 he went
to Europs, aud was member Of ons
OF the iurics at the Worlds Fair in
London. His reputation had become
SO well known and his judgment 30
highly respected that he was invited
TO give testimony before Par
liamcntary committee in regard to the
taxation Of newspapers. After his re-
turn home he published volume
called Chances at Europe In 1856
he published a History Of the Strug-
gle tor Slavery Extension and Re
str,ction in the United States, from
1887 TO 1885, which was afterwards
continued 90 as TO embrace philoso
phical history OF tho Rebellion. A
tow years ago he gave 10 tho public
kind Of autobiography filled with
comments upon current cvents cnti-
tied, 'Recollections Of Busy Life.
In 1860 he was member Of the
Convention which nominated Abra-
ham Lincoln, aud II was nndoubtel. !.
ly due to his efforts that such WAS
the result OF the Convention. He
was member Of the New York
Constitutional Convention Of 1868,
and was the candidate tor the Presi-
dency Of the joint Liberal and DEM
oclatic parties in the campaign just
ended.
During his long public career be
has held office bus I. lew months. and
yet few men OF the present genera
tion have filled larger space in the
public eye. In some capacity or
other, either as the friend OF labor,
the champion OF the slave, the advo.
cate OF temperance, the pleadsr Tor
peace, or the teacher aud example at
useful, practical lite, he has been