Telegram-herald., 1889-07-11
MICHIGAN EDITORS


Gaze - Tribass. psesgea - men eg
veteran l-slsllsll s4 eag experience
~ lo-sll4i ss-a. aL1 AAQse e1flLAl AID
ias lllls.llus prompted s Ea h<sl0r2tsls
isf .1s, ~ .ea - even extra a-sklll e4l-
lays t9r press 1lsRzt> 4es &la1 corge-
sf-sl5elge. Hersee NAte was llea
tie heAI - gAe editorial ts{r2rtaaelE e
the Lrs.ass, @fs1 IAlk that lake Aln
al ~ AL, tlere could not lse toiau1 ia
tne & pac.c4n pgtss 81 tie Nation a.
atler or n4oTe aaroig political c0nIIo-
keissaist- / make tals reference L.
hila Aiaa the ffl54as ffesAuse e Is neees-
SAY to psofsr understanding ~ Tue
competition storey had "a encounter la
tie neld - Deas, considered lndepend-
eutsy oI the political complexion q lee
tH0 journals. Ga the Oue -sde there
Nas stranger loaded - iih debt, with
newspaper having but a limited ciTeU-
ial.ou aud Chafacterke by al active
aud intense hostility - the prevailing
POLITICAL sentiment Of the country
Oa the other hand VAS Journal
hong established, With unlimited cap
tai, sustained by tius prevailing
sentiment, without rival iu the
ranks OF It's party IN the Western
states, and under the able manage
mcnt OF the able man have de-
scfb~d IN Horace White.
It will be apparent from this state
ment that Storey had heavy odds
against him, bat he met them with
courage, perseverance and skill which
promised success from tAe commence
ment OF his enterprise, aud the rapidly
increasing circulation of the Tine was
a constant incentive 10 dilgent Effort.
In saying Il WAS hostile 10 the prevail
ing political sentiment of the country,
| would not be understood as saying IL
WAS hostile TO the Administration dur
ing the first one and a-halt years OF
Lincoln's term. Very frequently dur
ing that period the Ismes WAS defending
Lincoln against the assaults OF tine
Tribune and the radical, which was the
majority, wing of the Republican
party. In ths Storey reflected the
Bourbon or conservative sentiments OF
his readers, and he did so not from
motives OF party policy, or because OF
any regard he had for "A sentiment OF
any kind, but for the reason that ne
deemed this course the one best calcu-
lated 10 increase hls subscription list.
This was his motive and cue" Tor ac-
ton, If not OF passion, IN all be
thought, said or did IN connection wiih
the Chicago Times, except when heihad
an enemy TO punish. he never had
any friends TO reward, for the simple
reason that they We're not.
The defiant ,and aggressive tone of
the Times toward the Administration
after September, 1862, and the severity
Of - h.>. Of
war, calling down upon 1t the order Of
suppression 10y Burnside, Were n calcu-
lated policy by Storey. Every assault
made upon the Jines by the Republican
press, or by the leaders of that party
added To the number of Its subscribers
and increased It's strength and influence.
The New York World, then under the
management of Manton Marble, and
claiming TO be the leading Democratic
newspaper of the country, and the
New York Herald, made savage assaults
upon the Times. The Cincinnati Com
merciat-not then merged into the Gu
zstts-was as bitter and vituperatlve in
dealing with the Times rs its master of
inyectlve, Murat Halstead, could be
when inclined to dip his pen in vitrol.
Nothing could have pleased Storey bet
ter than these assaults. They were adj
vertisements of the Times, and of a
character which specially commended
that journal to Democrats. In reply
ing to them he was very careful never
to mention the name of newspaper.
In speaking OF the New York Tribune
the usual style was III. G.," the ini-
tlals of Horace Greeley, says" In
noticing the New York Times the allu-
sion Is to Henry J. Raymond, the for
mula being 1.-The biographer of Wash
ingtOn No. 2 says" The Chicago
Tribune was never spoken of otherwise
than as 1.-The pOoroid morning abolition
newspaper concern" The frequency
with which the Tribune was thus char
acterizcd stung the usual dlgnified and
impasslve Horace White, ami on one &C.
caslOn he made formal protest against
such christening OF his newspaper.
Certainly there was plentiful lack
ing' OF dignity IN such treatment of
his opponents, bur they were not more
courteous toward him.
During the war party passions were
not and ntolerate, and the general
tone of the press OF both parties was, 4
not actually vindictIve, So nearly AKIN
TO such a temper that only q casulsl
could determine the difference As
the Y,mes was tine object OF vehement
assault It WAS natural. IF not proper.
/ that 1t should reply ia kind. and II
must be admitted 10y candid men
irrespective of party that the errors in
| the conduct OF the war and the cor
/ ruphons which were perhaps neces
sary attendants of such contest. furn.
! lshed ample matter for censure TO al
| aggressive Democratic press. The crlti
| clsln OF army operations stuug thos,
who were responsible for them, and il
/ was not surprising that Burnside, who
/ had been savagely assAIlcd by TIA,
| Tunes for the Frederick sburg cam
| paIgn, should have sought an oppor
| tunity TO rctallate. Ills order for tia,
| suppression OF the Timcs was rescinde,
| by Lincoln before the United state
/ Circuit Court, then IN session In Chi
cago, and presided over by Judges Davl
and DrummOud, had eXpre&ed tn,
| opinion that an injunction should issue
| restraining the enforcement OF tn,
| order. Had il not been reScinded ths
| conflict which would have ensued br.
tween the cyil and military powe
must have led to widely extended anC
/ disastrous consequences.
Judge Davis expressed himself II
very emphatic terms as to his purpos'
10 enforce any acton which the cour
might take IN t1e premises. Storey
/ With an lntmtvc perception of pOiicl
which fitted itself To- alt circumstance
/ employed two EN- mont Republican Law
I yers % conduct his case. These men
J. +. Jov. president of the Michigan
{ Central "a road. and Wwf d. rter Cd
/ Chicsgo. The argument of JOY was 0n
hehttlng tie gravity of the issue. Th
I attempt At suppress 0u was au0fbc