Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-20
New Series, Vol. 81, No "a
Overhauling of these ancient floating
traps.


The death of George Jones on Wednes-
day morning of last week, removes a vet
eran figure from the newspaper world of
New York. Mr. Jones was the boyhOOd
associate of Horace Greeley. As poor
boys they worked together in Poultney,
VT, under the same employer Mr. Jones
came to New York as a young man, and
was in the business office of the Tribune
at its start. After engaging in the bank
ing business at Albany, he, in 1851, in
partnership with Henry j. Raymond,
started the Times. In 1869 Mr.. Raymond
died, and Mr.. Jones took full control of
the paper. The success of the paper is
due to his splendid management. The
story of the great crisis in his life has
been often told, and is now being reprint
ed all over the world 1t cannot be too
often recOunted. By this act Mr.. Jones
elevated journalism, elevated human ma
ture, and gave shining instance of that
noblest work of GOd-an honest man.
1t was in 1871, when Tweedism had
grown up into rank and noxious stalk.
The ring learned that Mr. Jones had Sc
cured from the city records the figures
to prove its enormous stealings. Great
efforts were made to induce him to sup
press the publication of the truth. Tweed
offered to buy the Times at any figure.
Every offer was refused. Mr.. Jones
would not see the Tweed representatives.
They became desperate. By an ingenious
stratagem an interview was obtained.
The Tweed men abjeetly prayed, threat
ened and offered. Mr.. Jones was firm.
At last the fabulous bribe of S5.OOOOOO
outright was rendered him for merely
foregoing the publication of few col
umns OF matter in the morning paper.
Jones said, Il don't think the devil will
ever make higher bid for me than that"
and ended the interview. The next MORN
ing the Times laid before the public the
damning proofs of the rings fraud.
All honest men should thank God FOR
such man.
*F*
II the great papers of this city did
nothing else but keep alive the interest
in the several enterprises originated by
them of sending poor children into the
country for few days during the hot
weather, they would still be entitled to
the rewards of public benefactors. The
Fresh Air Fund has become one
'f the charitable institutions of the city.
md its fame has extended everywhere.
thousands of pale-faced chill
iren from the most crowded parts of the
own are taken into the country, housed
md fed by kindly farmers for few
weeks, and sent back with renewed vi
ality to fight for their lives the rest of
he year. Many of them do not go back
BY their brightness they make them
elves so acceptable to their hosts. that
hey ARE often adopted Innumerable
tories are told of this beautiful and eff
ective charity. Ine f~yess IIssszsi,se ,-...
egun a similar movement. 1t sends
ally excursions to the adjacent shores,
axes and mountains. By presenting a
Press coupon, the fare is either entirely
aid, or reduced to a trihe Immense
umbers of the poor, who would other
rise be unable to get out of town, are
hus permitted to spend at least one day
ut of the slums, and in good air And
is red-letter day. Many of them
ave never seen the country The fields,
ne brooks, farm-houses, birds the
ommon surroundings of country life are
them aprofound mystery, about which
ley have no more ideas than has the un-
,phisticated rustic of the devious city.
Such charities deserve all praise, and
he newspapers deserve all the advertis-
lg they get from them.