The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-07-23
THE GREELEY LETTERS.

Horace Greeley, the managing edito
: of the New York Tribune, who was
in Washington at the time referred
to in the correspondence, and Mr.
Dana, the editor of the same paper
III New York, are published anC
give an interesting view, behind the
scenes. of the difficulties and vexa
tions consequent upon the manage
ment of large and widely circulated
daily newspaper.
At one time Greedy had stubborn
old Congressman in the service OF
the Tribune, when in that paper was
published an article upsetting every
thing the senior had done. The
latter then wrote to Dana in this
fashion:
Ii you were to live fifty years and do
nothing but good all the time, you could
hardly atone for the mischief you have
done by that article on Brenton. The
stupid old Ounce had killed himself, and
had decently buried him, whereas now
the purifying carcass" was dug up to
be gloriied as a saint and do infinite
damage.
The next time the Tribune kicked
over the MILK Greeley wrote to Dana
in this bitter vein:
N,,,- 7 ,,.,.;+o o,,,, ,,,,,,,c r., ,,,,+o,. - -.
| may be allowed to conduct the Tribune
with reference to the mile wide that
stretches either way from Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t is but small space and you
have all the world beside. l can not
stay here unless this request be complied
with.
He was left to do as he wished for
few days, but a new grievance
brought from Greeley this stinging
bit of pique:
The internal picayune spirit in which
it (the Tribune) is published has broken
my heart. No Jew ever managed
a pawnbroker's shop in a baser, mar
rover, more short-sighted spirit than the
Tribune is managed. = The Tribune
is doomed to be second-rate paper, and !
am tired.
1t speaks we'll for Mr.. Dana that
even at this late day he consents to
the publication of these criticisms
upon his management. But he knew
that Greeley had the heart of a great
journalist, that he wanted to make
the Tribune a monument to cleanli-
ness and the truth, and he has there
fore overlooked the testiness of the
splendid old man, who wrote Dana
as follows:
DANA: L shall have to quit here or
die, unless you stop attacking people
here without consulting me. You have
a paragraph utterly untrue) from
Boston paper stating that Pennington
was in Boston closeted with Governor
Gardner, which was interpreted here as
an attack on P. Then comes one from
an Ohio paper, CHASING Ball with Moore
and Scott Harrison as opposing Banks,
long after Ball had come back to Banks.
And now comes an awful attack on old '
Brenton, who has been voting steadily .
Tor Banks and the plurality rule for at
least two weeks past-certainly since the
second nominating caucus. This article =
will be handed around and read by every :
3haky man on our side before tomorrow l
noon, as an evidence OF malignity against G
very one who ever opposed Banks, and :,
IN earnest OF what they will all get as /
;oon as Banks is elected. 1t will hurt US S
I'll dreadfully. Do send some one here |
md kill me if you cannot stop this, for
AN bear it no longer. My life is tor 5
ure to me. H.G. u
Later still he wrote to Dana: I
Ii l cannot be trusted here, call the b
wners together and have me discharged. n
And again, when a most important G,
rticle of his had been crowded out T
o give place to a long-winded essay W
n the possibility of sustaining D
opera house in New York: a
FRIEND DANA: What would it cost to II
urn the opera house? Ii the price is
9asonable, have it done and send the La
i'll to me. l see (the Saturday N
apers only got through last night that e.
on have crowded out what little 1 did IL
end to make room for Fry's eleven col W
INNS OF arguments as to the feasibility
sustaining the opera in New York ii
ley would only play his compositions. IN
don't believe 800 people who take the m
rlbune care one chew OF tobacco about
le matter. am sorry we can't discuss "
lch message somehow in the week OF ca
s issue. -
l began this letter to apologize for tax -
lg up three or four columns with a con- is
oversy with Dick Thompson, which | WI
lall send you to-day, probably, bv /.
dams Express. Considering, however, u
lese nineteen columns OF Coroner Fry's ST
quest on the putrefying opera, won't OF
oologize. This controversy concerns
ot'Dlck Thompson only, but the whole III
,eed OF Whig doughfaces, and the room be
well spent. You must give it soon n,
l the outside, Of course. Yours, sore ~
eadedly, HORACE GREELY. HI
There were brighter letters, how wi
'er. For instance, he said to his nc
o-laborer: in
l have labored many years to give the th
1bune reputation for candor and an
nerosity toward unpopular creeds and W W
ces. -. Let us try to cultivate w
nerous spirit in all things. mC
Having had the assistance of a th