The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-13

| no rest Ifs IA afi orator who makes three
hundred and sixty I'VE speeches q year
combination oi author and playe who
IL held responsible for both the Hines aud
tbs acting Of his piece, and n manager, be-
sides, who 10 required 70 change tba per-
fofmanee every dDy. The ev be does II
rarely forgotten; the good too offer deserved
Tor bis obituary. lie has his comDsnsations
truly. But, ifhe does bis duty and 10 true
/ [, his calling and himself, no must not look
for strength as acandidate for Office TO be
one of these.
II is given out that Mr.. Charles A. Dana
hos the presidential bee In his bonpet.
This may be or II may not BIO true. There
Is no more reason why Mr.. Dana should
not aspire to the presidency than Mr.. Bay
ard or Mr.. Edmunds. Ho is q very able
and very accomplished man, surpassed
by neither of his senatorial contempora.
res In knowledge OF affairs, knowledge OF
men and knowledge Of books. There Is,
indeed, certain intellectual and per-
sonal res mblence.. between him and the
eminent Vermonter; whilst in fearlessness
and probrity he will challenge comparison
with the Delaware statesman. But, alack
the day! he is a journalist; he is the editor
of famous and powerful newspaper; and
the very insinuation of his name as poe.
sible claimant for nomination-most OF
all, for one so important-has the effect OF
starting thousand grind stones to sharpen
a million of knives.
We have had a few journalists in office
who have not wholly Jailed, notably Mr..
Colfax and Mr.. Anthony both OF whom
have occupied the vice presidential chair
Mr. Forney. But what these gained in Off
cial merit was taken from their value as
Journalists. Relatively Mr.. Raymond was
a failure as politician. In the south Par
son BroNnlow and Mr.. John For
syth filled posts of more or, less distinction,
but the journalism they pursued was
of minor and in sense desultory and
amateur sort. 1t cannot be doubted that
Mr.. Bennett greatly strengthened himself
by declining office. So did Mr. Bryant. But
the most notable illustration of our text is
nearer still to Mr.. Dana. If he has any Sc
rious thought of the presidency let him,
some Sunday afternoon, lolling laziiy in the
shade of one of his own trees and looking
dreamily out upon the waves that roll III
upon that island of his, hearken to the les
son of the life and death of Horace Gree
ley.
There was man of many and great
virtues. On the whole, we may say, be
was the strongest, the most persuasive and
captivating writer of simple, idiomatic
English OF his time. He wrote from the
people, for the people and to the people.
His affections were LOT bne WEAK anu puuI'
| A kind and gentle heart he had. and big
brain and far-seeing eye. His excen-
tricities were whimsical and his own,
and, though they sometimes excited deris.
ion, they still found their way into mul,
tifarious and rude popular sympathy, and
rather increased than diminished the good
will of the voting class. He was not. salts
fled to be the greatest of advocates. in the
greatest of causes. The bee got into his
bonnet, and never more beneath that
homely exterior-below that time.beaten
white hat-under those ill-ftting vest,
ments-were there peace and quiet and
sweet content. The blessed consciousness
Of duty done tor dnty's sake; the
sturdy sense OF right in the face OF danger;
the soft sleep which caresses the weary
doer of good works; the honorable indie
pendence OF unselfish patriotism and phil
anthropy, all, all were gone, and, in their
stead mad come troop of eager. cares and
frets, and hapless longings and dire sus'
pense, to end in agony, lunacy and death.
Stand back. uncovered, Mr.. Dana, in the
presence of the memory of Horace Greeley
and be warned by his fate l-[Courier Jour
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