New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11
PART II.
APRIL IL, 1891.
WORDS OF GENERALIZATION
THEY COME FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CoUN-
TRY.

-, opd the wishes and hopes for its future
80 como from all parts of the country Inc
number of letters has been so large that IL Ii o'S
nossible 10 publish here part of them as en-
amples of the sentiments of readers oil Inc iii'
une. Here arc some of the letters
Executive Mansion, Washington, d. c.
The paper has been potent lhnucnOc ia '0O ~
one important Crisis IN OUT BlEgE SIAl HHRRIsoN
President United States.
United states Senate.
Tho Tribune has been great power for !uSIuSte
righteousness truth freedom and progress 10 inc re-
w hIbed il The American people have owed wealth.
nrosperity glory, and happiness In largest meaSI 20
Hean Some occasions when have not agreed with ms
successor But think there Is no great IN pTh"sa
ionrnaI either in this country or in Europe IN WHOSE
Conduct there been less to Tss or F. w HSAR more
entitled TO public gratitude, from Massac6nsets
United states Senate Washington, d. c.
Nv most prominent recolections of the first days
NJ The Tribnne was fourteen when 1t started Is the
pleasure its neat Typography gaye r uAwLEY.
United States Senator.
United states Senate Washington, D; G.
claimed for it, and is truly one Of the greatest in
stltuoas Of America M3SR t1S e F WARREN
United states Senator from wyoming.
It NAV not be out Of place for me to that knew
Greeley the honored founder OF me % pG
1seP rubnc lie period Of more than thirty years
If was nv privilege to board the same house with
him in Fulton-st this city, before he married Al
the time he was married and for some time thereafter
about forty five years ego only Go@en ot boardnS
honse AS boayders always met promptly Ihiee
times day at the becal OF the devoted mSt HC o.
that select private family, as she caIlsd IL; noaeo
Greeley was respected by all as the dean Of the 6nss
hold especially when at the taoie. re rn
lively during these twenty minute ga.neiIIi hoard
granger now and then appeared at our l0Iy DoeLH;
Whatever the makeup Of this nTnaer NV a him
a. sHch way as to bring down the house HIS SIDE
splitting aneedoeS, Were siMSS roaring applause
Wa Ln stated that he was sklful win ihs KILT
Win 4b his tSn sT ana tn toO s' he
MTs greeley his comely bride, appesren, IN ,oTr hons
E one then put on airs and special polish Of ai a
ners which would even now De SISt -, mich we All
PaS hen or expect soon TO be- invited Mr. ,t Hjs
never failed to give us some LIZ his theme and
seemed to tire Of telling yarns about ms eu
trials and successes lie talkeo pemed 10 know fuy
as lie oUo ~ All the leading politicians oil te oUu e
and The numberless anecdotes Ho ''iU "O
always hgE o Rr Greeley made frequent calls at my
Office He one OF our most any subject he always
seemed reauS he permitted to tell the present 0wReI
here ma of The Tribune secret II relates 10 ! ne
bnne and myself and does MOI dt+e stockholders on
know any one OF II t4 HAL Draper PAPER ,oo
One daY an intimate friend OF M. me- he mace
on me S If The Tribune lie told me couI ha nav
"a nnce if would take it. My reply was oment
n,d not even consider the question iT one thu salary
GH1 men mVs aid am authorized TO say thaI 1G S"i1
Snail be satisfactory" naming very IS him could
aaS must not leave The Independent u Gn TO
terms the owners Of Mn NRe greeley does not make it
oonsition that you shall leave .Iae weeEE paper
The inucPe t11d to that giving it an hour or 50
Say. and devote all the rest OF your tinie ~ Inv
uhe think Messrs Editors and owners OF what an
escape YOU had did not accept OF even S4 tine Nj
consider the tempting propUSS ore Intimate than al any
0leeg' inre we had been feowboarders he a%a2s
sau rh Indenandentj and you shall have IT, II pos Pos
eiile orr bound volumes show now oioei dinS
on MN anu u ho tme to give a single incident OF orT
intercourse which Interested anu pi'0''O
uTr' Greeley and myself were both in washington
A. the time of the first inauguration Oh LET had
Grant N botWeen The hours IL and ~ by appoint
ment al the Office of the Postmaster-tIehea;; ui
h bOr S as fast as could the Capitol for wanted
~Sry much to be present at the Inauguration
st The immense crowd of people gathered thefe eao
Rad never seen 50 vast an assemOlage Uelole, "b
the Capitol Fortunately for me- at thst moment Ea1b
saw Mr. Greeley going away MY ms canoI and
NV Sanitation was in these words: You are gong
The wrong way, Mr.. Greeley HIS answer wa. , im
"a" mile Of the Capitol have tried it and failed
t,m %h "a SeI Witness The Inauguration ceremonies"
lie said Il won't risk my life, Mr. Bowen IN any
SUN Take nv arm' exclaimed impeTatvely lie
finally took it, and when got him locked o Sale Wv
Stand back! Make way there at once i" ,,
There great SCm motto onen oh ON n0 eack
side, while continued to shout: Make way Iof -"'
Whether I was taken for a sergeant alarms, OF
some other high official do not know but 90 ioW
Aat in les than ten bd fr0Ht seat Of the reporters
rsIery inst in time to see the great show Of the IN
euguratlon and to hear all that was said from Do
The following is copy Of letter from our s,O cor
resnoDdept I'm Washn gtOn. Mrs. Mary Clenmer Anes
Another point Of observation quite as interesting
10 somebody else the reporters galery, TP t
these hichborn ladies' filled to overlooking with back-
OF The common soil, Horace Greeley, leaning ior"atu
as II nusiDg on the great crowd below, with mana 70
his face whose remarkable wheness and contour put
Charles Sumner's TO the shade and became at oice
the snbect Of admiring comment 10 the ladies in the
cIncStc Sslleries OF course we all know, had the
modest philosopher dreamed such fact possoiT, ne
would have thrust it ont OF sight N L In5eendent
elegant earnest, and enthusiastic thinking ani
euro how much Of the brill ant before him could
become traasfxed and transferred to the columns OF
"' win nigh regard for the paper which Horace ,
crecieI fnnnded and which whlteaw Reid and his
honored associates now so ably cohonct anu HI.n
renewed thanks to y2a geme e is 81 time e Kermit me
in bcRar Of The Independent"-nOw forty-two years
s 70 T6e Se% % York ky Tribune y
" A"0 W" HENRY C. BOWEN.
No so Pferrepontst, Brooklyn, n; y
an honorec by your invitation 70 speak on FRIDAY
evening ri fhe celebration Of the ftieth anniversary
Of The Tribune and sincerely sorry thaS previous
appointment for the same evening VIII prevent my
speakirg or even being present that very Interest
Ing occasion / had had The LoS cabin l9 before i
regularly than any other journal since It's hrst num-
Der was issued. BY means surrenderlng ana NOT
uneauenty eXerc sng the right TO contrary oplnols,
have been heartily glad TO find myself generally in
close accord with It the moral social and polltcs
ouesti0ns principally discussed I'm its columns, whe
] have been Instructed and mentally widened by
familiarity with its rich pages OF correspondence ana
criticism II only for the service which II rendered
10 the anti slavery cause in the dark DAYS preceding
the war. the paper, and the great editor VINO then
poured into II the whole force Of his soul. deserve
always TO be honOrably remembered. The tone OF 1t
was then more important than US parueeniar
teachings 50 COURAGEOUS was IT, so confident Of ths