National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-17
FOR SUANEI

Senator Conkling is said to be trying to Sc
cure ifty-one shares of the Tribune in order to
make that paper Republican Journal. Mr..
Jones, publisher Of the Times, is very much
exercised over this intelligence for fear the
eloquent Republican Senator will offer extra
inducements to Mr.. Louis j. Jennings, the
brilliant editor Of the latter paper. 1t is not
likely, however, that tho stockholders of the
Tribune will sell enough shares to give Senator
Conkling possession. The Tribune is now one
Of the two great journals of the county,
Frank Leslie's Weekly.
While we may not agree with the forego-
ing assertion that "the Tribune is now one
of the two great journals of the country"
We modestly refrain from mentioning the
name of the other great journal which was
doubtless in the mind of the writer as he
penncd that sentence. 1t may be found at
the head of our first page, however, and is
as thoroughly familiar to our people as their
nearest and dearest household words. But
we have taken the trouble to print the ex-
tract above for the purpose of exposing the
unfair and decidedly ungenerous animus
which evidently inspired 1t. In the first
place. Senator Conkling has never enter.
tanned an idea Of purchasing or obtaining
control Of the Tribune stock, for the simple
reason that he is too shrewd, or is not pos
sessed of enough Of this worlds goods
to spare any in wastefdl extravagance,
to seek investment in . fast-decaying
concern. However much he and his
friends might be delighted to see the
Tribune restored to its former power and
honestly earned influence, they cannot
fail to see that the young men who
now control It have % far destroyed that
influence and power as to have made even
its name synonymous with everything that
tends TO degrade the profession Of journal
ism or that b selfish and unprincipled. Be-
sides all this, debts have been contracted by
the new management from which the CON-
pany cannot recover for many years. But
the most wickedly malicious assertion Is
that overtures have been made to Mr.. Louis
]. Jennings, "the brilliant editor of the
Times. The editor Of LssliS's Weekly must
know, II he knows anything about Ameri-
can politics. that Mr.. JenningI brilaancy d
- available in his present position as the
manager Of leading Republican journal
as It would be IN an attempt to revive the
dropping interests Of . thoroughly rotten
and debauchsd concern. II NJ. Cooking
o. any other earnest Republican desires 10
advance Mr.. Jenninp' Interests, It Il plain
that nsw opportunities are net needed for
that purpose. The neA before him now II
wide, and he b comparatively without
competition. His predecessor-now ress-
ing quietly In his grave, after years a.
weary Lbequsathed 10 his accidental
good fortune business already built up. an
once complete In every respect and al the
aoosssories required TO plaos hin fAr IN the
mont among the leaders q his profession
and OF his lately .adoptsd party. Il = for
these reasons, which mnst b known TO-
every one. that We denounce the allusion to
him N The foregoing extzaet = nalioiously
calculated toinjurs one who mover dAungedl
the party to which LsstifS Ksskly belono