The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-14


Mr. DANA, of the New York Sun, is be-
gnriag to realize, although in advance o !
I ne time set, that sphorism OF sHAKEsPEARE
which asserts that "the evil that men do
lives after them while the good 10 on inter
rcd with their bones" The circlfmItsr co
which ia bringing out the severe criticism
and castigation OF which he Is occasional y
the recipient In the connection OF his name
with possible presidential candidacy
TIE unnecessary bitterness Of Ne
warfare which no has made upon son g
O. the leading men OF the country,
a,d upon several Of his contem poraries,
BROTHER / urnallsts, is not forgotten nor
f,rgiyen, and the consequent many antag-
q ,Isus he has brought about, arc now BE-
ginning to recoil when anything Ike such
support OF M g suggested. One journal
/, especially outspoken and bitter ltsayi'
Possessed OF remarkable ability and
knowledge the technical points OF Jour
n,llsm, which probably beyond c'mparl-
N, he has prostitutcd his great power Tor
yeArs. For long time he has been little
m IRE than swill.paddler campaign reIne,
II, has made steady, unreIentng war
u,on the private chsrac er Of neaily every
pnblic man in the country. lll'stock IN
tr ode has been scandal and filth He hes
h zen persistent, nfendscous and yenomous
H.. private malice, his private hatred ana
his private aims have been his Inspirations
o hor mems rcvengcs stop ut hegraVo' Ut
hi, do not. The dark curtain Of the here
after hidesthe victim, but he ttabs through
IL with an insane venom which thinks that
the blades ofihis earth can reach the breasl'
Of the immortals. There could be nc
more satanic pro.iden. than DANA-hc
IN IN would misuse the Office more or maze
it more n vehicle of small malice. He ha'
h ued 30 long aud so generally that he he's
fallen into Il habit Of hatred which can mol
b. cuibed. His mental nature issullen
sul, leious. His judgment died when h'
dro oped the word justice from his lexicon
Public men fear him because of mondaoi
OF assertion and audacity of repetition, nn'
bee ,use OF his great moral debility. lai
dangerous man, who has hidiously use'
tn power which might have MAIDS him
strong and striking figure In American his
tory"
Another journal cAuitically remark
"T ian Mn. DANA no man has shown grti
tor lack OF charity and OF appreciation II
do ding with members OF his protection.
HIS ungreatiul treatment Of HoRAc
GdgELtY, his cowardy assaults upon JONI
r sSKL l. YoUNG. his small envy oi HrSR'
j. RAYMOND, his contemplate malic
toward WHirELAw RTID. his uncallcd =,
rIdculo OF RICHARD SMITH aud GEoRds
, CnlLDs, are striking illustrations Of tho re
} gard for journalistic courtesy" In N
= career Of this lshmaelite. Looking bal
, over the time since he fret entered i'ul
nnlism ons sees only an archipelago Of hat
aud greensick longlngs inA muddy sea {
! envy. Even Mr. JANIS Gokp,N BrNNEr
} himself, whose paper furnishes us wit
70 first qu)iations, need have but light men
Z orr TO recall the time when he himself wa
D his Victim. II is an Insult To the puzzle h
has p'rssteRtly slandrred and to its publ
men, hardly one Ut whom his moudacit
has spared, TO talk Of CnsELB A DASA Ia
such q pre.emlneutly honorable post ON O
the presidency OF the United States"
A Il thus II is that chickens como HON
" 10 to,s,," and q possible slccos' Ia the a
u &C ION Of tho highest Office withiuihc s.
OF the people, might be uippcd in the hu
b by thu very influences ard powers whicl
q ue' or different course Of conLnc', oou'
\ and would have contributed TO HE tltS
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