New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04
JOHN .SWIYTOpS NEW PAPER

PROPOSING TO FIND OUT SOMETHING "-THH
Project STILL INCHoATE."
John SwintOn sat in a CapaciOus armchair
in The St Office yesterday replied his forci0lo
way to TRIBUNE reporters inquiries concerning the
newspaper which he Is about TO found. 1T WILL" he
said represent those political forces which ara
beginning TO come TO the front in our country Imean
there have been very interesting signs OF extensive
popular apprehension OF dangers which from tho
putocracy that is now dominating the rights ami
welfare of the American people, 1 have found within
the past years significant growth OF thing, which
will calas called it before the BLAIR Committee
"a growth Of Something II has been taking to itself
various vulnerable names, such COnstitutIonalsm.
Free soilism Farmersm, Social Democraces, Workers.
Unions, AntlMonopoes, Amalgamauons, and what not
and even that pallid ghost called Greenbackery But
these things, some OF which apparently iEcOnse-
quenial may contain themselves the germ OF Some.
thing"
But what does this Something mean! Z"
"Wel Wen find out One point IL settled. It Is
Ceran that the present tendency OF things toward the
political notification, the social squadiy Of the great
producing masses Of American men aud women for tue
fatcning OF few hundred most monstrOus cut-pur5as
cannot long continue. We must at last make struggle
against being crushed by this coA5cencele5s gaug Of
bIoUd-suCkeTs."
'And then what do you propose to y" inquired tho
reporter
u Of resources, always equal to any emergency. First
the masses, now only partly conscious must become
fully conscious Of the things wAir!ng and tic
end TO be reached by whlrling that way. When this
point las been nedas in slavery times It gained
when the wckedness cruelty ,devitry ana damnaDiy
uf N-tlUg social pueuCmcnH are Iuy TedIZ a. tucl
depend upon IL you will the swelling the theW5 OF
LUIgIcilOW's Samson"
Then you intend 10 upset things r. was suggested
Rob oh In the words OF the old catch, We Nro
many, they are few We nave many fine ana safe ways
on tins soil Of country to do anything AID
everything we need You will see the new paper
sundays, # It please God; aud II Ouc-haH
the pcOpe who they stand with me join the ranks
sunday before seeing It again. We viii Try 10 suit
readers in respect 10 time
'Will your newspaper be a morning evening
daily a weekly lOurnalP
Il will appear time Sunday morning,
and then perhaps may appear again until another
sunday, according my friends OF IuE TRIBUNE rally
to IL, support Tnc whole thing Is somewhat alter mo
Of late icllOw-cdltOr joan Jclel, who yOI
remember called himself mchOlte citizen and
prescnt is NY newspaper 10 condition mChOatne-s.
The project OF Ouu ding thS paper came mo my
head recently and the whole CCa OF Il Is at present not
uafuTed. Will be the editor well the OF ~,
and my assistants Will be found IpgOpOse To k
edition selling tor cents and perhaps another WHICH
you buy TOR / cent As the paper will In It's aims
and ideas differ rom The Sun, HI TRIBUNE and all
other newspapers in tins CIT and as It will require
muscle possess, it will be impossible Tor
me 10 have any other duties besides those growing
OTit. YOu viii 1t the first time week from next
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