The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03

postoffice, but it was given to one who had |
done but little, but had more inside influ- |
ence. This Is explanation sufficient for |
that letter which he sent Seward, the drift |
of which was to inform him that IL the |
writer had been politicians tool he would |
not he politicians fool. Seward saw his |
error too late. Greeley carried no grudge, |
but bis language was, "Cassio, love thee,
but never more be lieutenant of mine"
BENNETT IN ANN STREET.
He was here for six years, and what
years of toll they were ? He met Greeley
almost daily, but there was no congeniaity,
and it is doubtful If they ever held half
hours conversation. But Bennett saw the
power of the half printer, half editor, who
was toiling so tremendously, andb offered
him a partnership in the Herald. This idea
was impracticable, for each man was a
leader, and you might as well have united
Ben Franklin and Voltaire in grand jour
nalistic effort, Both Bennett and Greeley
were ambitious, but one looked on the jour
nal as a road 10 wealth and distinction,
while the other looked on wealth as means
Of making the Journal.
GREELEY's IDEAL.
The perfect newspaper was Greeleys life
long ideal. Bennett cared nothing for his
papers contents so long as it sold. Gree
ley did not look for sales so long as the
paper was maintained in its noble destiny.
lie did not, as he said, expect to please
any special class, but he intended to make
paper in which everybody (of decent
character) might find something of interest,
and nothing that WIS bad. For this reason
he employed writers of classical attainment,
though personally he knew nothing of the
| classics. Bennett, on the other hand,
though fine Latin and Greek scholar, was
regardless OF literary style. He wanted
| corps of free lancers to make forays on So
ciety. and he despised any attempt at ele-
| gluce.
SOCIAL QUESTIONS
Greeley essayed the discussion of social
topics with view of improving the race,
but Bennett only laughed at the editor and
his ethics. To quote his words, "Greeley
was a galvanized squash" This was the
end of all controversy. Greeley never spoke
i'll Of Bennett, nor indeed of any other man
in personal senec II he opposed dem-
agogue it was Without reflection on aught
but opinions and conduct. When Pierce
was candidate for the presidency, Greeley
Cough, him TO the last, but when a sub-edi-
Tor slipped in Il paragraph stating that
Pierce was drunkard, the next day's issue
recalled the Offensive charge aud disowned
it. Greeley aud Bennett both got out of
Ann street about the same time, though
the first mentioned was in the advance in
the movement. One went to the right hand
and the other to the lett, but each only q
few hundred feet, and for nearly 30 years
each labored in producing great Journal
but what IL guilt between them
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Greeley and Bennett, when they were
Ann street editors, were both tall and slen-
der, but their personal appearances was
widely different. Their Offices were near,
but they approached from different direc-
tons. Greeley generally came in from
Broadway, while Benefits beat was from
the Nassau street corner. Greeley, though
slightly STOPPING, looked people clearly in
| the face, while Bennett, who was four inch
es taller, stood boltupright, but as he walk
! ed he fixed his eyes downward, as though
10 conceal the obllquity of vision which
was almost deformtty. Bennett walked
stitfiy aud carried a cane. Greeley would
! have felt as awkward with the latter as he
would with sword or pitchfork. Ben
nett dressed neatly Greeley was a sloven
. Bennett wrote legible hand, Che once wa!
a teacher.) while Greeley's calligraphy wai
l abomnable. AS an editor BENEFITS fort
: was to dictate, while Gleeleys was to write
The HerdTs best articles were done by tn,
: staff the T,i6nnes thunderbolts bore lii,
; stamp of the chief. Both of these mer
4 were of abetemious habits, and although
Bennett was often the apologist for vice
| his life was as regards mere morality, a
: pure as Greeley's His influence was TO
e sale in professional manner, just like tina
. of lawyer. In this point he differed from
Greeley. Each of these eccentric editor
g courted successfully and became married
q men. Few have less time for love matters
/ or less grace to win woman's favor, but tn
4 course of ''true love" in each case led then
. smoothly to the Wedding dav. To brin,
the parallel to close, they died the sam
f same cemetery.
j TIE FIRST OUTSIDER.
The first great editor outside of AM
street was Henry j. Raymond, but bis dt
e but in journalism was made in the Me-
v Yorker. During almost the last year o
# its issue, Greeley one day received an al
i ticle on Colerdge, written in a neat han
! and signed "Fan,ome." IL came from
a student of nineteen. who was attendn
= college in Vermont. and who had been sue
:, an admirer of the Ne,o Yorker that he dt
e sired to be honored as a contributor. TIL
|, article was published. and was followed b
q another This success led the young cor
|, tributor to turn his attention to this city
! and one day Greeley had call from au III
: dersiZed youth, whose appearance was alto
gether too boyish for 20, and who intro
duced himself as "Ilenry j. Raymond,
or ''Fantome."
n BROKEN IDEAL.
= Raymond had heard much of Greeley
e but he found his ideal broken when he sa,
II the original and learned that Journalism
i was relentless task master, and that Gree
II ley was one of its chief bendmen Rey
Y mond looked round the city, and in fe,
v days had an offer to go south. Soon after
q ward, while walking near the park, he me
l. Greeley, and told him of his prospects
is what pay will you get !? was the inquiry
" Raymond told him it was as good as S.
q week here. ~ will giveyou that" reptile
}, Greeley, 'to help Inc on the Tribune.
:. Raymond accepted the offer, and becam
!. the iactotum of the paper. He was tn
II "boy wonder" of the New York press
a He did not weigh more then 10, and b
If looked lighter in reality, but he was all in
n stinct with power. There was no firing hir
} out and he kept pace even with Greeley
d Ten years from that time he had pape
o of his own (the Tines and became til
,. sharpest rival of his carly patron. No or
d posing journalist ever nettled Greeley a
v Raymond, who knew all his weak points
n Greeley could bear the ridiculous vitupera
e ton of Bennett, but the sly home thrusts @
!. Raymond made him bite his teeth. N
n wonder he applied to him the term of tn
a "Little Jesuit, which is the worst he eve
a said concerning an editor. He lived, how
d ever, to attend Raymond's funeral, as wei
as that of Bennett, and all three now res
in the same burial ground Their rvalr
is hushed in the silence of the grave. A
n Pope says of the British kings:
& Whom not extended Albion could contain
a From old DerlereuIn to the western main,
The grave unites; where cen the great fin
l. rest,
r And blended lie the oppressor and the OF
d pressed
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