The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-16

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HENRY w. GRADY.
versally applauded career. When on the
23d day of December, 1899, the sad
news of his demise was published, and
it was learned that his meteOric fame,
which up to that time was increasing
year by year. and even day by day, had
been shrouded in the shadows of death,
a nation mourned The city of his resi-
dence bowed down in grief. The south
wept. The whole country, that "he
was literally loving into peace"
mourned.
Mr.. Grady was born in Athens, Ga,
in 1851. During his boyhOOd he enjoyed
the best educational advantages, but the
four years of the civil war seriously in
terrupted his studies, and most of his
time during that period was spent in
visiting the various points where his
father, Colonel Grady, was stationed
with his regiment. When peace came
it found the lad fatherless, Colonel
Grady having fallen in battle.
Young Grady found that he had no
time to lose in equipping himself for his
career. He graduated at the State uni
versity, and then took a postgraduate
course at the University of Virginia.
During his terms in each of the institu-
tons he was the youngest student In at
tendance. He studied diligently what
suited his intellectual bent, but paid
little attention to branches in which he
had no interest. History, Belles-lettres,
Anglo-Saxon and Greek attracted his at
tention, and he stood high in all of these.
His command of language was remark
able from the first. In the literary So
cieties of both universities he carried off
the highest hOnOrS as a speaker.
While a student he wrote letter to
the Atlanta Constitution, which pleased
the editor so much that he asked for an
other. When the first press excursion
after the war was rendered by the au-
thorities of the State road, he represented
The Constitution, and his bOyish CORE
spOndence. under the signature of liking
Hans" was the most popular and widely
copied of all the write ups" of the trip.
A year or two later than this, young
Grady was in journalism in earnest as
the editor and one of the owners of the
Rome (Ga.) Daily Commercial. Rome,
however, was not large enough for the
sprightly and enterprising young editor,
and in 1872 Mr.. Grady purchased an
interest in the Atlanta Herald. The
Herald was one of the best newspapers
ever printed i'll the south. The Sund%y
editions and trade issues were the mar
vel of the day. The Herald, however,
was conducted with more zeal than dis
erection, SO far as its business depart
ment was concerned. 1t disappeared
from the field after short time, and Mr..
Grady became southern correspondent
of the New York Herald.
In 1880 Mr.. Grady purchased a fourth
interest in The Constitution, taking the
position of managing editor and retain
ing this post until his death. He was
the genius of that paper, though his
PARTNER, Mr.. Howell, on some occasions
| divided honors with him. This was no
ticeably the case when the great Georgia
Prohibition campaign was in progress.
Mr.. Howell Joined the Vets, Mr.. Grady
the Drys, and as they could not agree
they fought in the columns of the paper
OH both sides. The appearance Of signed
articles in parallel columns and in dl-
rect conflict was novelty in journalism
and helped the paper immensely.
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were we'll known and were considered
remarkable in a man of his temperament
and surroundings. He was, moreover,
| one of the few ProhibitiOnists who did
| not hesitate to avow that he loved drink.
| Probably no better statement OF his pO-
| sition was ever made than that which he
| wrote to his young friend (afterward his
| successor), Mr.. Clark Howell. In letter
inclosing birthday present, he wrote:
| Ny son will be just about your age when you
| arc about mine. and he Will enter the paper
| when you are about where am have got 10
| leaking AT you as a sort of prefguring of what
| my son may be, and OF looking over you ana
| rejoicing in your SUCCESS, rs / shall want
| sou to feel toward him. Let me write to you
| what would be willing for you TO write 10
| him: -
| Never Gamble-Of all the vices that enthraL
1 men, this is the worst, the strongest ana the
| most insidiOus. Outside of the morality OF u
| II Is the poorest investment. the poorest ousi'
| ness and the poorest fun. No man Il sate VINO
| plays at all. 1t Is easier never TO play.
| never knew a man, a gentleman and man o.
| business, who did not regret the time and
| money he had wasted in it. y man Who pla!
| pOker Is unfit for every other business on earth
| Never Drink love liquor and l love the
| fellowship involved in drinking. My safety
| has been that never drink at all. II Is mucI
| easier not TO drink at all than to drink little
| If had to attribute what / nave bolo AZ AlA'
| TO any one thing | should attribute 1t to The
| fact that am a teetotaler. As sure as you are
| born It il the pleasanteSt. the easiest ana the
| safest way. :.
Marry Eary-There is nothing that steadle:
a young fellow like marrying good girl ant
raising a family. BY marrying young you
| children grow up when they are pleasure t.
| YOU. You feel the responsibility OF me- th'
| sweetness of life, and You avoid bad habits.
| If YOU never drink, never gamble and MARI!
| early there is no limit to the useful and dlstln
guished life you may live. You will be TIT
| pride of your fathers heart and the JOY
| sour mothers
l don't know that there Is any happiness oil
enrth worth having outside of the happiness o
| knowing that you have done your duty, an'
that YOU have tried to do good. You try L
build up. There are always plenty others WIT
will do all the tearing down that is necessary
You try TO live in the sunshine. Men who sta
In the shade always get mildewed
Mr.. Grady was called the prophet o
the new south. He was active in ever,
enterprise that promised the development
of her resources and the satisfactor!
| adjustment of the vexatious problem
that appeared to him as retarding he
progress. His speech before the New
England society at its annual banque
In New York In 1886 was published il
] Altnosk avery daily and weekly papef Il