The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-01-03
THE N. Y. TRIBUNE.

The arrangement to make Schuy-
Ter COlfaX editOr-in-chief of this paper
has failed, and it is to remain under
the management that controlled it
during the late campaign. We very
much regret the failure, as the TRI-
BUNE, under the editorship Of White
law Reid, is about as unreliable a
paper as comes under our Observa-
ton. 1t called Alex. Mcclure and
Charles r. Buckalew REFoRMERs,
and stigmatized John F. Hartranft,
and all who supported him, either
thieves or the supporters Of thieves,
and yet had the assurance to claim
for itself the position of an indepen-
dent journal.
The TRIBUNE was always intensely
partizan, but it was never so blindly
and bitterly so as during the last
campaign. We like men to be in
earnest; in fact, have not much re-
spect for any one who can so control
his feelings as to act the cool impair
tial judge in any stirring contest
over great questions. AS with men,
so with newspapers. We like best
to read such as have opinions on all
questions that affect the public wei
fare, and that express their opinions
earnestly, persistently, and OCCASION
ally with severity, and we do not like
to read Republican paper that
praises everything done by our par
ty, and condemns without discrimi-
nation everything done by our OPP
pOnents.
1t is not, therefore, because the
TRIBUNE zealOusly supported the
nominees of the Democratic party
for President that we are now OBJ
jecting to it. 1t is because of the
constant and egotistical assumption
of independence and honesty which
it claimed for itself, and denied to all
who differed from it, that has alien
ated so many of its old friends. And
it is this spirit, SO arrOgantly pro,
claimed in the two-column editorial
explaining the failure of the move.
ment to make it Republican paper
that will prevent it from regaining
the confidence of the best friends il
had previous to its unnatural ALI
ance with it's old enemies.
The following extracts from this
editorial explains somewhat of the
late movements in relation to the
paper, and Of its present status:
The affairs of the Tribune Associa
tiOn have been the subject Of mucl
Improbable discussion recently III the
newspapers, and of various idle gossip
for which there was little foundation il
fact. 1t is now proper to state, how
ever, that, as the result Of certain in
trigues and outside efforts to gain con
troll Of the papers and WreSt it from th
purpose to which our late chief devoted
it, sU1ne changes have taken place in th'
proprietership, and a large majority o
the stock is to-day permanently c0ncen
trated III the hands of Mr.. Greeley
chosen editorial aSsOciates-men whom
he trained for this particular duty, t,
whOnI !e iltruSttd the management o
his journal III the gravest emergencies
whom he hOnOred with the confidenc
Of his thoughts and wishes, and who's
purpose it now is to continue the WOrl
from which he was 50 suddenly callet
away"
In taking up the unfinished task
which fell from his hands a few week
ago, we happily have the men whom h
brought around him, the facilities whic
he accumulated, and means 50 ampl
that wher, a few days since, over hal
amilliOn of dollars was paid for the bar
control OF the paper, we, knowing tn
worth of what Mr.. Greeley had bull
up, bid higher and bought it back"
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