The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-24

Abrams, now of Florida, and the late
Robert Aston, Started the daily Herald in
Atlanta IN 1872. They ran it in opposition to
the Constitution, and an exceedingly bright
paper they made of it. It was q question
for the time whether it or the Constitution
would survive. The expense was more
than the Herald could stand. and it was
finally suspended for want Of money Mr.
Grady then became a correspondent for the
New York Herald and other northern
journals. In this position he attracted
wide attention. His le ters were brilliant,
dealing with the condition of affairs in the
south and discussing the southern questions
in which the whole nation was interested.
AT that time he could easily have obtained
positionon the New York press, but he
preferred to remain in Georgia.
In 1881 he purchased a quarter interest
IN the Constitution, and became managing
editor OF that journal, which position he
held at the time of his death He gave
pretty much all of his time to the paper,
AID was chiefly instrumental in building it
up TO its present position. He not only
managed The paper. but wrote largely for
lt, both in its editorial and news columns.
lie made the paper the instrument to pro-
mote the prosperity of Atlanta, and did as
much, probably, as any other man to build
up that city. Mr.. Grady enjoyed for years
very considerable reputation as an orat or,
Dut 1t was not until 1886, at the an
nual dinner of the New England Society, in
New York city, that he acquitted a
national reputation. The speech that he
delivered on that occasion attracted wide at
tentlon, and probably made him fully ac-
quainted with his own powers as public
speaker. Last October he delivered another
notable speech, at the state fair in Dallas,
Iexas, and in the following November he
delivered another at the Augusta exposi-
tlon. Both his Dallas and Augusta speeches
served to inc ease his reputation His last
speech was delivered Dec IL at the diner
OF the Merchants Ass )ciation of Boston at
the Hotel Veldome. Ex-President
Cleveland was one of the speakers
on that occasion, and Mr.. Grady
more than divided honors with him. The
speech was very brilliant one, and was
generally published by the ne spapers of
the country. 1t was on the trace problem. u
and he dealt with that question in a mas
terly way. Mr.. Grady was sick before ne
left Atlanta for Boston, and his Atlanta
physic ans advised him not to make the
trio. He, no wever felt that he ought to go.
and that if he took cd care of himself no
i'll consequences would follow. He over
exerted himself. however. and besides, he
Contracted additional cold, and was so sick
on his return trip that wnen he reache New
York he was really in a dangerous
condition. The New York physicians ad :
vlsed him to seek warmer climate at once,
and advised him to return home. On
reachi g Atlanta he became rapidly worse
and on last Sunday his physicians had very
slight hopes of his recol cry. Pneumonia
was the immediate cause of his death. AL
though MIR. Grady was not politician, he
took the leading part in political campaigns
of the state that have occurred within the
last ten years. In the Colquit and Gordon
campaign he was one of the most enthusi-
astic supporters of those gentlemen, and did
excellent work for them. He himself was
mentioned frequently for governor and also
for senator.