New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-23

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Tbero has ALWAYS been more or less difference
Of opnon among the reading and thinking
classes as TO whether The Evening Post OF TINS
city was more admirable for the extent Vi us
acouirementS and tho encyclopaedia character
Of its erudtiOn or for the perS'IaslNchc>> VI IS
manner the gcntlencSS with Whlch-i"'l '""iiiS
from bulsque cOnuadiction-lt suggests corIec-
ton the amiabllity-indeed. the "Ofd seems III
adeouate-the absolute lovablenes> OF us ne
havior toward its contemporaries. IL mas SOHO
times been a matter of wonder that with the vast
stores of information il has accumulated On every
subject. accompanied with an easy command OF
all the living and dead languages IN Whlch to
communicate knowledge to remote nations ana
to posterity, it should always be so tolerant OF
differences Of opinion on questions regarding
which il has labCriOuSly extracted AL that can
be known while the residue OF mankind beat me
air in bcsotcd ignorance. II Is hard 10 say
whether "Tho Evening Post" Is more admired
by the nations of the earth for the perya>NcncSS
Of It's knowledge or the charming and delightful
manner with which it pipes it all into the con-
seriousness OF an ignorant outlying world. Tn
pleasant peopIc-rntravcicd, uncducatcd and
narrow-minicd-have sometimes intimatcd that
"The Evening Post" had too confident cXpecia-
tons of the millennium. The trouble with them
is thew have no conception Of the extent of tho
reservoirs of knowledge which that able and
amiable newspaper is piping off into the com
mon mind
II is not strange Of course that our c0ntcm-
porary should sometimes lose patience with the
slowness of the common mind. Strange rather
that it should continue It's great work OF enlGht-
onment in the midst, it must be confessed. OF
community not always appreclativc ana some
times even scolng, with such serenity OF tenn
per and such absolute sweetness OF expression.
Some of us who have worShippcd afar OF a the
shrine of pure intellect understand that this re-
markable self-contanment is one OF the SHINING
characteristics of coldIy intellectual llc still
il sometimes happens that human weaknesses
intrlde themselves into that vast cmpyrean which
the whole world recognizes rs the exclusive pos
session and proper residence of "Thc Ncw-lork
Evening Pest" and that cut of that indcscribablc
Bcyond, that intcStcllar space, where the editors
of thar able and amablc journal SIT very much
apart clothed in OmniScicncc, there come NJ
| times signs of impotence. II is a human weak
ness 10 be sure. but il must be remembered thar
our poor, pitifu human weaknesses provoke it,
| And it is not in lis upward-looking common
persons to criticse the lonely great who SIT in
majesty upon tho heights. 1t is for us only to
beat our breasts and say "poccayimus '"
TIE TRIBUNE has, unfortunately, taxed the
PATIENCE Of "Thc Evening Post too far IN com
mcnting upon the relations of This country with
Chill. Our genial contemporary has views on
that subject Views, do We say? II has con
yctions it has knowledge; it does nct express
! opinions; it pronounce, judgments And It's
judgment in this matter is that any person who
intimacs that this country should take any step
to protect its citizens abroad which might lead
to disturbance of the peace j, marine
rlfiian," who ought to be Iddcd with bull
let's" TIE TRIBUNE said the other day tia,
this Nation was for peace. but that great
Nation pushed beyond endurance must fight
We are extremely sorry to have said anything
70 disturb our contemporary serenity, but "Tho
Evening POST says this is nonsense. unless tho
writer of the article" bless his little soul" il
kindly adds" meant to take tho field himself"
II also says that persons who talk in that way
are really not fit TO live; that "cycn in peace"
they not only have no value, hu, are heavy
burden and i hindranco' that they have con
tributcd absolutely nothing to the discussion Of
the Chiliin trouble except occasional tcn-lin'
bits OF abuse OF the Chlllans or 81 The Evening
Post or little schoolboy pieces on patriot
ISM" TO which it adds that If they could
be got to 90 into the Army or Navy, it wosld
be great gain for them as for others for would
it not be nobIer and maner to serve even a 4
private or coal paSSer in war than f. pass long
Yeas writing twad1lo about things they do not
undcrstand?"
We understand now, Of course that having
expressed the opinion above referred to as TO the
duty Of a great Nation to fight when pushed
into it, it is our duty to enlist As ga private or
coal passer' in case Of war while "Thc Evening
Post" sitting up yonder and knowing it all,
settles the business and restores peace. 1t be-
widcrs us little, but when VIC consider the
example "Thc Evening POST habitually sets
OF never expressing an opinion without stepping
out on the sidewalk and rolling up It's sleeve,
and splitting on its hands and taking a fighting
attitude in defence Of it, VIC don't see how We
can escape either the influence Of its logic or the
force of its example. "Privatc or coal -pasScr'' ?
Well which Either or both. Anything to re-
store our contemporaries serenity
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