New-York tribune., 1873-03-15
LETTERS OF CONCENTRATION.

LETTERS OF CONCENTRATION
From the many letters commencing the position
OF The TRIBUNE as an independent journal and eI
pressing approval Of its course. we again make .
brief selection of those which may interest read
ers
A TENDER TRIBUTE TO THE TRIBUNE.
To the EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: AS others are uniting their voices IN be-
half Of your paper allow Ia say Kind word IN fsy@
OF THE TRIBUNE. especially Of it's utility "a famiT
newspaper Twenty three years ago the writer Of thb
letter became a happy father, and as "Godfreys Coz
dial" was favorite anodyne for putting crying cbld
TO Sleep OF course baby had to be dOsed too and
It mattered not what hour Of the day night the cor
dial gave out, had 70 three miles to neighbcnng
village ana procure the bottle full One pleasant aiei
noon L mounted horseback. and sped to Central
square, finding the doctor out Of his Office stepped
over to the inn and waited. To while away time. I
picked up THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. paper TO which
was politically opposed After running over hastily
couple OF those hardhitng leaders, peculiarly chlras
teristc of him whom q whole nation has recently
mourned and whose name Is an everlasting monumess
of ITSELF turned another side. and eyes rest
upon an article headed GOdfrey's Cordial which
read through carefully being very much interested Just
then in that OF medicine. The writer cen.ured
severely all anodynes especially GOdrey's, FOR beng
used in making FOOLS idiots and paralytcs Of niaaps
and showed by notes OF fearful m0rtalty among Gun
dTen that All anOdynes sowed the seeds Of bodily DIS
eases and destroyed the young BRAIN Being conseen
tiously Impressed threw away my bottle mounted my
horse and hurried home had a cruel time that might
with cross wife and q crying child, but msnagede
endure that and three more nights. singing kOcE1pG
&c, and after that better Oaoy YOU never s4s, T
TRIBUNE and her father, she says, for saving ner ron
being Ounce. She Is constant reader OF inE IRlBUs
and declares worth all other papers for is pnosopne
scientific and artistic dissertations ana We al Wso III.
TRIBUNE success for its continued good mlnaEemsa'
under its present editor. a. D. {.
hec York, March 9, 1873.
Mr.. GREELEY AND THE TRIBUNE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In October of 1866 Mr. Greeley spokem
an immense concourse Of people In this village 1Poa y
litica issues. Upon rhe platform temporarily ercc'e'
for the OCCASION leading citizens Of this and ldloa~
counties assembled and Mr.. Greeley ws' spean'
eloauently when the platform gave way. preeipauoE
everybody upon IT, feet to tho ground IN sn w
distinguishable mass. There panic. and many "
the crowd turned pale with fear that NJ GreelJ as
killed Order however twas restored, and ny
Greeley, stepping iupon drygoods-box temporAf,
placed for rostrum went on. supposed that % SOu
naturally revert with some Of his genial irony ' 70 w
event from which such confusion resulted. but S'o '
singular continuity OF his patient naturr, ne In
sr;Ightway on from the very word where ho haa Ic'
of without the slightest reference 10 the intei
From my childhood have reyered the name oL mo- :,
Greeley more than that OF any 0ther insn ~.
earth He has difused more intelligence AMONG sass I
great OF our country men than suJ o.Ies M,
can in our history and American boys should sluS1
pure life and profit by the memory OF his unsu,1 -x
tntesrt- s-i '"dnsrrv. aud the sunshine 0f BIS 1@
ua beneyolencc purer human - 5hnng' 10 pISs aa
out How the good gray-haired man wnom =. n a. atIDe
knew" could have an enemy IS more th!n n .H in al
The TRIBUNE has been aud is IN my estimation, ,a.y,
thugs, the best newspaper IN the world ~ ,rioS. Or
feel sure that Administration can buy rs sJ
swerye Il from the broad principles or SnoNeunSn
truth; that no partisan malice can color ia news IS n.
editors prejudice or personal ieelipgs eau
nobility OF purpose. II Is IN my eyes me heW'P'V
inc A'''i''" P0'P'' "' MAD
o,,cn. Cataren,gus Co. " 7. March l. 1919
"TuI BEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED"
To the Editor OF The TrfbuHs.
Sin first became a reader Of THs lAp
UsE In the Autumn OF l5iI ani since vi" " n,,,
heen an almost constant reader OF your paper ~
always cOnsidsred 1t the best newspaper p,a,an fn
q. r,an;v ,ndousno nee has secured ita reputation
ahoye anv othsr journal IN the United States wv
tiring lsbors otits Austrious founder. 80 t,yofs
behalf OF che laborng classes have made IT, ,.sx
OF tho wotkingman. as It's uncompromsins oP' I'd
to Slavery In all its forms made IL the sekn0"0"s
champion OF Human Liberty When read ID a.
journals IN the early part of the Winter thi ~ An
ministraton party had secured conrolDg In,sJ haf
TUE TRIBUNE, grew sick at heart >apd nsmyty 10
the death of Mr. Greeley 10 be siouble c'lnS .,
our country. felt that We had lost he oest S sur
country had Hut when saw Il announced thiI insy "a
associates OF Horace Greeley whom he had lsd lrd iof
the position were TO retain control Of lt, b.ys
the SAFETY OF TnE tribune since that time itnrs "a
watched IT'S course, aud aGn ret0iced 20 uhu
forth political corruption will receive no whswlas wh,"l.as
In It's columns SO long "a the old IRBJsS nsanr.s nsus
It's present high position. all the abuse tAe ssag
can heap upon Il cannot injure t. Honest pe'p'
an honest newspaper.
Bloomington, III March s. lS'S
MAY SUCCESS EXCEED ExPEcrATIoNS
TO TIE EdItOr Or rae rribHHf. r,,u
SIR: Having been a constant reader OF -"
rapUSs FOR 20 years allow meto c'nS' s'u'--- -
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