Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-18

things, Mr. Greeley was not an editor; or,
at least, he was not a good one. The
news aud literary sides OF the great paper
founded by him we're the product OF Dana,
Gay, Smalley, You < and Rcid, who were
the managing editors Of the Tribune, aud
who controlled the work OF as bright an
array OF minds as ever were In the ser.
vice Of any journal Newspaper men,
better than the public, know that In the
exact sense Mr., Greeley was not SO much
OF an editor as he was writer.
As writer his equal or like has never
been developed on the press Of America.
But even here the distinction OF press
writer, instead OF any other kind, must
be made. OF n press writer In
the time of Greeley one sided
ness, vehemerco and capacity Of instan-
taneous uaterance ON behalf OF an ism,
faction or party were required, These
requirements MIR. Greeley had in pre-
eminent degree. They dtfl0e Limitations
~ power ais well ~ powers Within those
Limitations Ills pow6ss were unriyaled.
| Beyond such limitations, CHARLES A, Dana.
ana Alex Mcclure, the one OF the Sun and
the other Of the Philadelphia Times, are
the only newspaper mcn who approach
the degree OF strength Mr.. Greeley had.
Either of them ie able 20 feigu oernestness
and 30 revcl IN levlty, fancy and "slry
persiasge." Mir, Greeley had humor and
fancy, but he made them the grim SER
wants Of profoundly serious purpose.
Yet IN private life he was both the cause
and occasion of humor, and az times he
could be tho prince OF good nature when
the subject of the humors nf others.
A hitherto unpublished intident Ia pre-
scented In the Eagle to-day, which In
homely realism reveals this qnality In MIR.
| Greeley. In the present Issue, too, Is an
article which sketches with faithful and
expert touch the journalistic methods Of
| GreeleY's greatest colleague and antithe-
sis, Charles a. Dana, who managed the
| Tribune during many years OF Mr.. Gree
| LEWIS most characteristic writing for It's
columns, and who hiss since iUeffacebly
| impressed himself on American journal
| lam with the great paper which he has
| lifted from feebleness TO force. There
| is little doubt MIR. Dana could be nearly as
vehement and ardent "a MIR. Greeley, and
no doubt at ali that Mr.. Dana rarely, II
ever, wants to be. MIR. Greeley made the
Tribune the flaming eyapgel OF isms
which he thought were principles. Mr..
Dana makes the Sun the lumlnary not
only TO light the way Of truth, ne he
understands u, but also to burn OF the
dross and costume the ahams OF contem-
porary life. His ID wider culture, n
DETER touch and brighter method Than
Greeley's were, though II iH questionable
that he has the prodiglnus vigor and the
redness of uncommon wrath predicable TO
the philosopher at his worst or best. Pre-
eminently, however, Mr. Dana in journal
ism IL what Mr. Greeley in journalism
was not--an editor In the exact not the
received, sense Of the word. This side OF
his character Is well depicted today, and
newspaper men who recall the founder OF
the Tribune with affection, aud who re-
gard the recTeator OF the Sun with admir-
alton, will recognize In the free hand
sketch OF the latter the evidence Of many
OF the qualities which render him the
leading press man Of the time since the
death OF the only Republican whom the
, Democrats ever nominated for president
Of the Quilted States.