The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-11
Bennett and Greeley.

The former was an Ann-street man for six
years, and what years of toll they were! He
met Geeeley almost daily. but there was no
congeniality, and it is doubtful if they ever
held a half hours conversation. Bennett,
however, saw the power of the half printer,
half editor. who was toiling with such deter
mination, and he offered him a partnership
in The Herald. The idea was impracticable,
for each man was a leader, and you might as
we'll have united Ben Franklin and Voltaire
in a grand journalistic effort. Both Bennett
and Greeley were ambitious, but one looked
On The journal as the road to wealth and dis
~tinction, while the other looked on wealth
meraly as a means ofrnaking the journal. The
perfect newspaper was Greeley's lifelong
ideal. Bennett cared nothing for his papers
contents so long as it sold. Greeley did.not
loo .r sales 50 long as the paper was main
tanned III its noble destiny. He did not Gas
lie said) expect to please any class, but he i'll
tended TO make a paper in which everybody
OF a decent claracteI) might find something
Of interest and nothing offensive to morals.
For this reason he employed writers OF ciassi-
cal attainment, in which point he was utterly
deficient. Bennett, on the other hand,
though a fine Latin and Greek scholar, was
Indifferent to literary style. He wanted a
corps of free lancers to make forays on
society, and required spice rather than
elegance. Greeley essayed the discussion Of
social topics with a view of improving the
race, while Bennett only laughed at the for
mer and his ethics. To quote his words,
''Greeley was a galvanized squash" This
was the eud Of all controversy. When these
: remarkable men left Anu street one went to
, the East and the other to the West. They
were, however, only separated a few hundred
= feet, and for nearly thirty years each labored
in producing a great jouvnal-but what a guilt
between them!
Greeley and Bennett when they were Ann
" street. editors, were both slender, but i'll eN'
, preston of face there was Il vast difference
= Their Offices were near but they approached
from diff erent directions, and hence seldom
It met. Greeley generally entered Ann street
u from Broadway, while Benefits route Wa
frpm Nassau street corner. Greeley, though
slightly STOPPING, looked people square in the
face, while Beunett, who was four inche!
taller, stood bolt upright, but fixed his eyes
downward, as though to conceal lis rcpulsiy'
features. bennett walked stiiIly and carried
). Il cane. Greeley would have felt as awkward
IS with the latter Is be would with a sword
y Bennett dressed neatly. Greeley was as loYen
# Bennett wrote u lcgible hand (ha once WIS
81 tcacher(, while Creeley's CaligIaphy Wa
abominaple. AS an editor. Benefits fort
er was to dictate, while Greciey'S was 10 write
$ The Herdid'S best articles vera done by til
u, staff, while the IribuneH thUnderboitS Dor
% the stamp of its Chief. Both of these me.
II were of abstemious habits, and althOug1
u Bennett was often the apologist for vice, hi
habits We're very correct, but his ~in1lUenc
, was for sale. Each Of these eccentric editors
5. though lll-adapted for cou!tship. hecam
le married men. Few had less time for loy
Is matters or less grace 10 win woman's fave
~ than Bennett, but he announced with prid
his approaching wedding. TIL birth
al jeune editeW was announced with still create
L. pride and what a career that young editC
a has endured. Both Greeley and Benne
20 were borne to Greenwood eight years agt
,r and now to see Thurlow Weed ~revisitir
I'd these old scenes is certainly surprising
n, Y, Corr, IrOV Times.