New-York tribune., 1879-03-10
roo spLLNDID F0R ANYTHING.

A report was current the other day in Chicago
that new Democratic paper, of the ou.-and-
ont variety, was about to be established III
that Western metropolis, with Mr. MaIton
Marble as cditor-n-cbief, Mr. Samuel j.
Ti!den, along with others, rs financial bachcr,
and Mr. Perry II. Smith as president Of the
stock corporation. On second thought we
have perhaps gone too far in saying that If
was rumored such a paper was about to be
"cstabHshed." There was runor that a
journal such as we have indicated was about
to he "started" and that, under ordinary cir
cumstauCcs is very different matter.
The Democracy, as rule are not
addicted TO the arts Of reading and
writing; if the Ark and Shechinah
Letter, or something equally fine and
httlc fresher, were offered them in daily poT-
tions under the form Of a feuiiicton, or con-
tinued story, we dare say they would skip
great deal of it. Still there is always GER
tain field for political newspaper during a
Presidential campaign, provided 1t has barrel
of money in the back-oflce and If "A Tllden
organ were TO be set up now in the West,
there is no question that it would be kept III
operation until November, 1850 1t Is dis
couraging TO learn that Mr.. Perry II. Smith
if he does not fatty deny the story, throws
some doubt upon it. He says that there has
been talk about a new Democratic paper, but
the arrangements appear 10 be for the present
suspended.
This is great pity Anything from the
pen of Mr.. MantOn Marble would be read just
now with general public interest. The pros
pect of getting a twO-cOlumn leader from him
every Notwithstanding really high-toned
and chunky-of having him, so to speak, al
WAYS with Us, stimulating our civic virtue,
rousing our holiest emotions, and ringing
fire-bell seven nights in the week. is so allur-
inc that for our part we cannot help behcy-
ing in it. Mr.. Marble has been so precious a
boon to the profession that the profession
cannot afford to lose him. He has enriched
tie political vocabulary with number
of very long and extremely effective
words that nobody else had thought
Of He has taught the mere news
paper writer to practise a sort of sublimated
and ceremOnious morality which has gen
orally been reserved for doctors of divinity
and 10 USE in the dissemination Of this lofty
goodness simple clOquenCe that goes
straight to the heart. Mr. Marble at the head
Of a new Democratic organ, for which Russia
furnished the best United State. documents,
would invigorate the whole nation.
Nor is the selection of Mr.. Perry II. Smith
10 preside over the associated stockholders Of
the projected enterprise less c0nspicuousy
fin than the choice of Mr.. Marble for the first
place on the editorial staff Mr. Perry Smith
is gifted as a manager of persons and things
When the vote-brokcrs and other agents in
Florida were at loggeThcad>, Woolcy
demanding that Marble should be re-
strained from making propositions to the
enemy, Marble declaring that WoOlicy was q
nuisance and impcdimcnt, the two bidding
against each other, and getting in each others
way it was to Mr.. Perry II. Smith, Otherwise
known as "Pcrusc Socinian.' that an cxlor-
t4tiou was sent from NcW-Yoik to stop the
quarrel. Now if Mr.. Manton Marble has a
iault-Which We do not ailirm--it Is that he is
inclined like other great and good men, TO be
now and then little bumpGOus and as he
would naturally, in the new organ, be brought
into frcquon; intercourse with the same gentle
men who were associated with him in Florida,
and Of COURSE with Colonel PctOn besides, it
is likely that the old exaceTbatious would
break out anew, and that fresh disputes as 10
the causes of the failure of 1876 would dis
.u1b the harmony of the partnership. The
uses Of Perlse SOcinian in sIch regTettable
state of affairs are obvious. Whenever Mr.
Marble is ru1iled. Peruse SocInian viii apply
himself as sort Of moral smoothing iron.
We do not observe that anyone has yet been