, 1879-07-12

\Hsfleh A. LANA. editor OF the New YORK
Gun, l'as gone to Europe to stay considerable
time! asked pcrson to,erab!y well informed
aoont his atars what took tim away.
Dana, " hc answered, "has made 4, 900 more
money than he escr expected 10 have. IIla eye
slRhe Is getting poor, aud he has to do every
thing through atnanuenses. Besides hts nerves
hare been good deaf shaken up. particularly
10 the EaAt t#o or three years. lie has led the
Democratic party into hole, and don't see how
TO get them Out, and he Ia going away 10 that
10 cai CONS back and draw now tlnc.''
"What has been the effect oi hts vnr ,,non
Hayes' Admtnistrationln
Ut was pecuniary benefit to tho Sun, but 4
deep injury to the Democratic party. Dsna
endeavored to manipulate the Sun nto the 10.
stlon ot:the National Democratic organ. 40 l,,at
he could get tho undivided support Of shAt
party, which now has no organ in Ncv York
the Ipot3d Is the Belmont organ md the Fl.
presa the Kelly orean. The Western Democrats
nut tt into Dana's head That X hs would make
rough, aggressive, Revolutionary Democratic
journal ho would get their subscriptions
throughout the country. 10 this end he in
tlorsed Bill Allen IN Ohio GONE year. ago,
though pretending to b hard money. Ills at
tscks On Grant were In the line Of the Demo.
cratic indignation, tusonuch u Grant wM
re!y kind to Democrats, ami bud been one.
Wien Hayes came In. however, Dana resolved
to do something significant, and he bit
Upon the tnhoapitable devico OF printing
fraud on Hayte' portrait the morning OF bis
arrival In New York. White this diaRusted
their support because the business class has
never had nythtng to do With tho Sun. But
the riffraE rowdy element, the Wild kcntucky,
Missouri, and Indiana crowds, were delighted
IT. so s a' e.sstsa sDssd o fid.n u hi b z.
set up the literary buEeau again, which the Sun
regarded e. an intrfnxensnt on its patent Of
running things Nj. Tlden wss sigutnrantlr
warned tha. uuie.s ho dsoppcd tlis literary
however, the Suas position was 80 illogical that
|, had to support TiIdeu. In short, Dana dtdn't
zee ing war TO prevent q goneraf defeat Of the
Democratic party, 30 he went outof the country,
'Has not be telt uncomfortable Of late on the
ground Of llis general acquatntancef'
"Yts. Tile connection Of lfs 1Arne With some
OF the shyster lawyers led 70 the Joke around
Cheatem. He cannot stand ridlcule, though he
gfves II 10 other pcop1e.n
Who wtll take charge Of the Ssa while Dana
II 10 not think tie cares anything about that.
His object ls to let things shape thcnseIyes.n
"Is Dana a rn4is9uant man by naturef''
He never appeared to be go nntll after
Grants election IN 1909 He was als ays pleas.
ant tn his manners mud rathtr obliEluE. He hnd
given g'sat deal Ct personal energy 10 news.
to be the beneficiary of his work. lie thought
he waa the hackbons Of tile New York 1rl1ane
when II wanted courage. und suddenly Greeley
compelled the stockholders to put bin out. He
was not adapted to Journalism iu Chicago,
having spent ill his actlvc life In New York
lie started thu Sur nbuut 1867, or, rather,
bought II, for u WIS thr oldest paper Of prom.
inence In New York. He would meet hts friends
~, ~ u~I1.. I
subscribe 5000 Tor newspaper thut Inn 10
control. Y0u must not snv no, because every.
bouv That Bpcaks to inc has got to take stock in
IT, In this wav he raised $3o0, ,0O. About one.
tho Beasb family. lie 3. ent also considerable
portnln for new mechanism. ctc.,-fully $500 COO
In Ill. Then lie bought the old Tan,1nnny. Hall
nroperty:M ~ antt Or rentted It and mortaaesa It for
ABOUT seoo.o1o r. At one o. ths banks. banks AttcE .
Beach. Who had taken stock for part Ut bis
property, went into the Office one day and open.
cd out: iour conposttg-ruom,' hu said, tis
costing $4,000 week, when alwnys ran It for
t40o' Dana aud be had quite battle, whru
DAM mnueuyered him into Offering hLs stock at
95 cents on The dollar. Dam took 1t over to 1
tank and got the money on It and paid Beach
"'Thg war not the paper successl"
''lt wns attributed to the weakness OF ths
publishing department. His publisher was one
VI thu Washington committee clerks, Dytugtou,
who appeared MT to get the drift Of things"
"WtIa: ne1t}h
"Tncn au cr.reportes named Enalaul was nut
In that ptaee. He had considerable aggressive
meas, md WIS good al hunting up advertising,
Some years ago, when be was Tribune reporter
under Dunn, he wns ro!ten-eEgcd tn the quAssn.
kind seemed pcrfectiy healthy to his taturc,
H. resolved to advertise the Sun, md they spent
play advertisements"
papcrf''
"somc vary good men, who looked Gu tho |
Dana VI the past with sympathy. Marshall 0.
Roberts cut ~ s50,oW. After tho paper got to |
1~ success. Dana went TO him mi! said: 'Mr. |
Ahurca OF your stock don't know about tlnt,
Dnna,' said Roberts. This stoes IL paying mo |
70 Or 20 per cent year, AMI anl not Tired Of |
~ Dana tnssstca tll!t hc must hare tile stock
WORTH a0j atywas,' satd Roberta. Dana bought
the stock Al a premium ii 1UU. lle nude other |
PERSONS surrender stuck iu tlc same way. Mr. |
CI'ittcnden. member OF Congress froM Brook !
y s,s W s qM w 'iEs, e sonns aa b D. Sa' H. @ osa 1
li1rn lcCnn 10, abuse him daily, although
'tocktloldcE. calling him Little Ctilt. utlt1aunt-
20 the lttt!c old merchant srnt word to naua,
You ean Little Chit me ~ u,lsh " sou ntease,
5ut vol can't hare nv st0rke C0us cquentIy
Ie keut un .1ruwlnE hs d!yi'ieM!s. VI lllanl II.
Eyarts ha1l some stock III this papGr. Numrr-
Ills prrsons OF pulttteAl ambition. nnd with
,Hstneas schemes. a1ti some out OF mercantile
GOODWILL for u disappointed literary mxu, put
Il tnouev. Nearly all of them felt outraged BY
he conduct Of thu paper. Some sacrificed their
tuck VIXEN II WIS goal property, railler tllan
,aSe any rart in tic coneern.'
Dill Sir. Dana apply to he Collector of tho |
Port OF New York under Gsant whl!o editor Of
liz Sua -
- fes. Tie paper Was not paving ANYTHING,
md tho outlook was little bluc. Ono ot
1aun's friends. who had been a merchant,
lartcd papcr through Wall street, Ut 1ht
,hnnlbes af Commerce and elsewhere, to mako
ir. Dana rHliectur VI the Port Of Nrw York.
Jana at first saIA llt Il would bu usulcas To Nh.
'Iv Airi ho wt,ul! rather not have It rcssetl.
Stlen t.s saw all those nanloa coming III 20
heerfnlls. however, he got ih. Col
on Tie brain. 1a said, u
III sMor, mud would l1ke The otilce. a.
would make Me financially tndependent.'
person Of his tempcrAlneIt uucu ssuRuilu suf-
crs severe Disappointment. 'Ilr frends who
Terc pushing him Heut to seo Gen. John A. |
lawlngs on tic subject. Tl'ey did not know
lut Rawlings Ma4 also an applicant for Culaet-
r Of ttla Port Oh tllc same grountls-nanety,
hat hr was consumpttye aNt rprs 5000 10 die,
nd hud madd ITO provision for hts family. Qeu.
'rant hal Il known that hu would do snyts,ing
or Mr.. Dana. SonctlllnE was rad about u for-
ign mission f0r him. ltis friends replied:
'Thut won't do. Ilc wants nluney, and this Ia