The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-25
HORACE GREELEY.
His Remarkable Influence IN the
Newspaper World
An Outline of the Success Which Attend
cd His Efforts rs sn Editor-FrnE-
ments of HIS Papers
History.

AhlStOEys
Mr.. Greeley was the sole proprietor OF
the New York Tribune when it first ap-
peared, says a writer in that paper, but,
approaching his obligations, In about
three months he associated with him
Thomas McElrath as partner and
business manager. About fifteen thou
sand copies wero then being circulated
and the success of the venture was as
surcd 1t had started as n penny pa
per. but at the beginning of its second
year the price was raised to two cents,
and the weekly receipts supplied con-
stantly increasing surplus over expen-
ditures. In these earliest years three
other notable men. in addition TO Mr..
Greeley and Mr.. Raymond, wcrr at
tachcd to the enterprises. One 81 these
was Bayard Taylor. another Charles \.
Dana and the third George Jones. Mr.
Taylor and Mr.. Dana werc employed in
the editorial rooms. and Mr.. Jones sold
papers over the counter. The cam
paign Of 1874 brought the Tribune into
the full measure of public favor. Mr..
Greeley loved Henry Clay as man and
admired him beyond comparison Us
statesman No one of the vast army of
MIR. Clay's ardent champions worked
with such zeal and devotion rs the
editor of tho Tribune Personally and
through the paper he argued and
pleaded night and day, and every night
and every day, and it may be doubted il
his grief and bitterness in the hour of
his own defeat, twenty-cight years
later, were SO keen and deep as the
sorrow with which he announced to
his readers the overwhelming defeat Of
Henry Clay. From that moment the
batteries of the Tribune were turned
upon the Shareholders and the abolition
agitators in almost equal degree. Its
fixed policy was the Identification of
the wing party with the cause of
freedom. The Polk administration
was opposed with sturdincss and
vigor. The annexation of Texas
and the Mexican war brought
out n steady fire of protest, and if as
projects they were not beaten, certain
~ they were shorn Of their worst ambi-
tons, and their worst results were pre-
vented During this period Of the
Tribunc's history, from the democratic
triumph of 1914 to the wing victory of
1S4S. it took its place as the leading
American newspaper. 1t was filed
with great achievements. Mr.. Dana
was managing editor, and its news Do
partment was remarkably interesting
and complete. MIR. Taylor was supply
ing his famous letters from Germany.
Science, social philosophy and CONNER
cial affairs were handled with marvellous
skill. and already the paper had won it's
way into the affections of thoughtful
and patriotic people. It was during
this time that Fanny Fern wrote an il
Illustrative account OF the attitude held
toward it by all sorts and kinds of the
population She had sent out for o
copy, but her messenger had returned
without it. The newsstand supplies
were exhausted. So she undertook to
find one herself, and, coming presently
upon ian old huclsster man." seated
under huge, faded umbrella in the
sun. she asked if he had Tribune.
mo. ma'am," he said, decidedly.
And then, as the authorizes told 1t, this
conversation ensued:
Why, yes you have! said I, laying
my hand on the desired number.
D "'Well. you can't have that, a'a-n,'
he replied. for I haven't read it nv
self
"'But I'll give you three cents for itr
"'Nopr
"'Fourr
"'Nopp
"'Tenp
No; you couldn't get it for one dol
lar It's the only copy I've got left,
and l won't sell it till I've had the
chance to read it through myself!
"You should lave seem" said Fanny
Fern. concluding, "the shapclcss hat.
the mosaic coat. the tattered vest and
the amuzing trousers that were e<lu-
Gated up to that Tribune
This sight was rot q rare one as the
years went on. The Tribune was q
class paper. but the class was not dc
termined by the kind of clothes people
wore or tho amount of money they
could command brains and conscience
were the qualities to which the Tribune
appealed. and wherever they lived it
found u home
Found the Station.
Two Egyptians, darls-slinncd and
fez-tOpped, boarded n downtown train
on the Sixth avenue elevated road a
few days ago, says New York paper.
They took seats near tho door One OF
them produced a piece of paper and
Dcncil On tho corpr vvrro nl,,,op