New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE RIVAL LONDON GAZETTES.
From The Nation.


The publication OF Tic Pail Mall Gazette in 1865
marked new era in journalism. 1t has always had
thought and range OF us own ana the lnilnence
has been visible from the beginning OF really pre-
siding mind The editor OF the paper from It's COM
mencement until the spring OF the present year was
MI Frederick Green woOd. VINO bad previously been
known "a graceful. gossiplDg essaylst an agree
able versier. and the author OF at least one neri-
orlous il not very successful novel. AS Editor OF
The Pal Mall Gazette Mr.. Greenwood showed great
power of orIgnation and oil organization, and "a
very marked literary capacity. lie succeeded IN I'M
pressing his individuality upon the paper. and upon
group Of very able and scholarly writer's whom he
gathered about him. The Pal Mall Gazette has al
ways been more remarkable Tor It's influence upon
opinion than for lis commercial Success. IL is curl
Ous illustration of the conditions which the pOpu
lariy OF newspaper depends that the stroke which
lifted The Pail MAI GdzCtte for time INTO prosper
Ity was the publication III 1t OF ali article winch
might have been thought more suitable TO The Daily
Teleqdpk than to journal affecting fastldiOus re-
finement Dir. James Greenwood, the brother of the
editor of the paper took u Into his head 70 person
He went through all the Oisagreeable experiences OF
that unhappy order of beIngs-thc dirty bath,
associations-and described them IN The PaH
MaR Gazette. The impression which the arti-
Gle made was memorable ID the history OF jour
nasm, aud il did for The Pau Mall Gazette
more than tho best writing OF the editor ana
of any other of its thoughtful and cultivated con
trbuiOrs was able TO accomplish One element OF
weakness which marked Its later days was the over
towering influence which Mr.. Gladstone gained
over the mind of MIR. Greenwood The attraction
was the attraction OF repulSOn, the fascination
one of terror but it was overwhelming. The dread
seemed TO become q m0nOnaDla and 10 draw TO IL
all the forces of Mr. GreeDwoods mind and character.
lat COleridge says OF love appeared to be applca
HE in Mr. Gresnwo0ds case 10 the peculiar feeling
of mingled attraction and aversion with winch Mir.
Gladstone inspired him All tnoughts, all passions,
all desires whatever thrilled" Mr. GreenwOOd's
mortal frame-a were but ministers" to this
peculiar sentiment toward Mr. Gladstone, and fed
that sacred fame" Mr.. Greenwood has exhibited
himself IN the attitude Of an avenper. Ii was his
business to expose and defeat the sinister and mis-
chlevous policy OF the present Prime Minister WHO
was TO hun what the Jesuits arc to Mr. Newdegatc.
He saw iis hand and spirit everywhere. He did not
SEE, but he himself was involuntaily and uncon-
scOusy the most striking example OF Dir. Glad
e.TTV OF Tie PGH Mall Gasstl into paper
which was simply anti-GadstOnean, aud the treat
ment of all topics from tins narrow point of of
personal alarm. produced. as the public Iu
formed fine mornlng this year, n rupture of M.
GreenwOods connection with Tie Pdu Mall gazette.
Mr. George Smith, the proprietor OF the paper, w"o
embodies IN his own person the apparently plural
firm of smith Elder ~ Co. Mr.. Smith being himself
Smith Elder as distinguished IRON o real OF supp.-
stItious Smith Younger aud there beng no Con.
dismissed bInseli from the proprletorsnip OF the
paper, in order that means might be found OF
dismissing Mr.. Greenwood from the edtorship Of
IT, Mr. Henry Yates Thompson, the son-in-iaw Of Mr.
Smith became ostensibiy the sole propr. and IN
part the real proprietor OF The Pail Man G0zette
Through his Dstrumcniaiity the conditions with
respect to the line to be taken By The Pau NAL Gazette
in politics were presented TO Mr.. Greenwood-cond-
tiOns which implied reversal OF tns c1urss bo had
been for many years pursuing, and which. Us a mat
ter OF personal honor, IL was impossible tina. he
should accept. Mr.. Greenwood retired. and Mir.
John Morley was appointed bis successor rhe tone
and policy Of the paper have undergone in Mr.
Morleys hands a complete reversal. IL is not only
Liberal but Radical; not only radical but demo
cratic. It's vigorous and straightforward writing
make it new element OF power III tie Liberal
party. aud its literary ability IL likely to find tor u
an entrance among the cultivated. lut rather tiind
eissses who are apt to shrink from PLAN speaking
and forciLle thinking in politics. Mr.. Louis Scr.
geant who at one time The Editor OF me Eran'-
iner. ia Mr. MoIley's asslsant-ediior Among the
writer's who have been moet prominent anh active
aimee Mr. Morley's accession TO The editCrshp
may mention Mr.. Leslie Stephen. from whose Den