The Osceola times., 1881-06-11
NEW YORK JOURNALISM.
WhitelAv Reid and the Tribans-HOu He
Maa.uesI.

Istter to Thl aaei phia Tines
There has been considerable gossip
about changes in the inner circles Of
journalism this week, but as usual the
gossip was largely baseless. The chief
change suggested was the permanent re-
tirement OF Whitelaw Reid from the
Tribune Office. Poor Tribunel The
MANAGEMENT of that odd contribution 10
oontemperaneous literature has ever
been fertile IN trouble. When Charles
A. Dana was there he thought he va.
too big for the place, and there was
never-ending jealousiess and bickerings.
He was finally allowed to depart, and an
inoffepsive little party from the Evening
Post, Sidney Howard Gay, succeeded
him. Little Gay was as much too small
as Mr. Dana had been too big. He was
a dapper man, of small stature, small
nature and small circumference. He
didn't last long. John Russell Young,
formerly of Philadelphia then took hold.
At that time tRere were several bright
and ambitious fellows on the staff among
them Whitelaw Reid, Washington cor.
respondent from Ohio. The Washing
ton girls used to Joke about Reid and
John Hay and make little bets among
AlNAActAN-- a. ~ AAAAI N0uAAl LI-N AAllN
the rich siil he sought, and bear her
uway his BRIDE. John Hay, who sud-
denly found himself famous by reason OF
his Little Breeches" poem: Geo. w.
snnslley, .pr.gsish, pragmatical bore.
soma sol. of chap, who bore some sort
OF relation to Wendell Phillips and
traded on il; W. II. II. Hassard, far.
mus. cal critic, and Amos J. Cummings,
the best and mos- practical newsman |
ever met. Mr.. Young bad many traits
and attairments likely to insure him
success, but the fates otherwise deter
mined, aud he lett the Tribune to estab-
lish the Standard and subsequently, went
abroad fer the Herald. Whltelaw Reid
succeeded Young, and shortly thereafter
the political campaign ran Greeley's odd
ity into insanity and final death. By a
KIND of hOcus pocus Reid then obtained
possession Of the control OF the paper
and merged the names of editor and
managing editor. lie appeased Smalley
by letting him have charge Of the Lon.
don bureau though why bureau
never could understand. He made Has
sard practical managing editor, but de-
MED him the name. He paid Hay well
for wretched work, and subsequently
foisted him onto Hayes, and from that
time until the present has enjoyed the
proud pee mInence Of conducting the
lourna, which Horace Greeley founded
and unkind fate seemed determined to
founder. John Hay long since found
His 'rlch girl" and married her, and now
Reid has followed suit. The lady he il
about to marry is a daughter OF Mr.. d..
y. Mills, formerly of Sacramento. Mr..
Mills IS as bald as an ogg, but his head is
well stored inside, and ne left California
I in the nick Of time. He used 10 do bank
ing in San Franc SEQ. and always enjoyed
deservedly high reputstion for prObiy
and caution. Mr. Reid started poor, but
. during his connection with the Tribune
has accumulated riches, pleasant fea-
ture no. shared by the stockholders of
. the paper. There was a rumOr that Mr..
/ Gould intended paying a dividend this
/ spring, but the dividend is passed" as
I il has been ever since poor Greeley's
death. The gossip in regard to Reid's
[ retirement grew cut Of the approaching
I marriage and the necessity Of subsequent
rest. The happy pair will spend the
/ summer abroad and Johnny Hay will
/ nomInallv edit the paper during Reid's
I travels. The home staff Will remain as
I now organized, and Hays duties will be
very light. Mr.. Gould tends TO irjure
its reputation as newspaper. Neither
| the Herald nor the Tribune appear TO
/ be furnished with the secrets Of the Ma
I uonal Csoital