New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-02
F0ULAhD SATEENS

which went between covers IN 1s lifetime Il now
cherished or read bat IN thousand q" h'nes 'n ms itnd
especially among the Pain PEOPLE ~ whom aud for
whom was Grccleyaic preserved Oil hc7 ~ I'M Itu-
tNr which their owner, would De slow to sell FOR their
callrciion Of newspaper Iealer, would bc totally
sensation f'r the teT!ry void lr'' WIN fr,p'cl
entcrurisiug publisher. News apcr men only cater 10
,.rrty I'm the most indirect Way aud have no rain
claim even upon regard ~ their own generation.
Bat Greeley was Colossus among newspaper Writers.
II editorials may be sad To- have changed the face ~
history IutIlnsicly many OF them are cli--Ic-. A.
such they worthy OF permanent ACE Ia literature
and ,houlA DE transferred from the nmSy aud crlmhuug
sheets In winch they are Undecided and s'en worther
setting.
accessible only 10 their fortunate Ownrr-, who few
IN number There are SIN many veterans tagging not
aogcthcr snfthu"uS On we t'"lc MAo Wouid IKE 20
ave thcr memories al tlrir Id'Ole editor iOfs"d
and G., ud take pleasure IN ghting er battles DER 10
tie Prfu7'I q" q o"Iir'u"I 81 'I'e'5 'ilt"IId' Iur
nc,, generation whom the Chappalua Horace IL only
a tradition should be gwen chance 10 know Nhat mu
ner "i man thl- was Oh Wh"h th'f I'thcIs lhh' II
young Americans are 10 believe tic tcrtlmUny OF tho
latter there never and r. NOT such an editor ~ he
This perhaps the homage the world pays The heroes
of IL yOutl-magniyng their fame by refusing To admit
the existence Of httcr-day giants but II the youth are
To know Greeley at all ana 40 American student 81
history afford to overlook himtbcy Will fnd him at
presses particularly among the generation OF press
WORKERS. Greeley i chief a"ong the newspaper gods
the hunderer-as James Watson Webb the Nc-tor aud
the more recent MacGdhan the hero mar yr. Tho
sucking Greeicys OF this time cannot Feed on hotter meat
Any one with memory going back sc'Ir or two OF
worthy ~ preservation. In fact, tine dncuy In
preparing such collection ~ We propose wOud bc The
di0riy of making choice where he pums Iin n thick
Perhaps one would he an that required. but
the guiding wOud need To he q discriminating one
Many articles which SIR. Grceciy are timely
enough even for these times: others might require
explanatory notes. There who knew and
ali0red with him who could do themselves and their
author proud editors Of such volume, aud VINO
would, we think. consider the task labor of love.
II may bc urged that there those still living who
were tho objects of Grcceys attacks, and that II would
be harily fair GAUSS their wounds 10 bleed nfrrsh-for
| no collection OF Greelcy's editorials would he
complete which did fairly sample the cut and
thrust yOu-liey yain-y guile variety Bu, time
have healed tho stab wounds and given scars
| the character OF not unpcasing mcmeutos
We earnestly wish that such volume IL here pro-
| posed Mi ht ne put upon the market. We believe
that any publisher would lind the venture a paynl one
And 1t Is no reflection upon g. A. y" 10 say that his
articles" would make book either IA iutelrstlng
| or as valuable as those by I'll G." would.